Stories Lyrics

As recorded by Trapt
(From the 2003 Album TRAPT)
Words and Music by Trapt
Arranged by Trapt
E5(type 2)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Moderately Fast Q=116
Gtr I
E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S
Gtr II
E. S +S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E +S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||--4----4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s6-x-x--|
||o-2----2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2s4-x-x--|
E S S S S E +S S S S E E E S S +S S E +S S S S E E
a E S S +S S E +S S S S S E. a E E E a E +E E Q
|----------------------------------|-5h7-5----4---4-5-(5)---4-------o||
|-6s8-8-8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-8s9----|----------------------------4----||
|-4s6-6-6-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s7----|--------------------------------o||
E S S +S S E +S S S S E E E S S +S S E S S S S E S S
a E E E a E +E E Q E. S +S S E +S S S S E S S
|-5h7-5----4---4-5-(5)---4-------||--------------------------------|
E S S +S S E S S S S E S S
E S S +S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s6-x-x---|
|-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2s4-x-x---|
E S S S S E +S S S S E E E S S +S S E +S S S S E E
a E S S +S S E +S S S S S E. a E E E a E +E E Q
|----------------------------------|-5h7-5----4---4-5-(5)---4-------|
|-6s8-8-8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-8s9----|----------------------------4---|
|-4s6-6-6-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s7----|--------------------------------|
E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S
E. S +S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-4----4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s6-x-x-|
|-2----2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2s4-x-x-|
E S S S S E +S S S S E E E S S +S S E +S S S S E E
a E S S +S S E +S S S S S E. a E E E a E +E E Q
|----------------------------------|-5h7-5----4---4-5-(5)---4-------||
|-6s8-8-8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-8s9----|----------------------------4---||
|-4s6-6-6-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s7----|--------------------------------||
$
Gtr I
E. S E E +S S S S E S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
||o------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
||o-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
| Gtr II
| E. S S S E +S S S S E E E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
||o------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
||o-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---|
E. S E E +S S S S E S S
| E. S S S E +S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11-11-11-11-11-0-0-o||
| E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|--9---------9--9--9-11----(11)-11-11-11-11-11-----o||
To Coda
N.C. Asus2
E E E E E E Q +W
|-------------^0--|-(0)-----||
|-------2-----^0--|-(0)-----||
|-------------^4--|-(4)-----||
|-----------2-^2--|-(2)-----||
|-0-0-0---0---^0--|-(0)-----||
| E E E E E E Q +W
Gtr I
E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S
Gtr II
E. S +S S E +S S S S E S S E S S +S S E +S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--4----4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s6-x-x-|
||o-2----2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2s4-x-x-|
D.S. al Coda
E S S S S E +S S S S E E E S S +S S E +S S S S E E
a E S S +S S E +S S S S S E. a E E E a E +E E Q
|----------------------------------|-5h7-5----4---4-5-(5)---4-------o||
|-6s8-8-8-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-8s9----|----------------------------4----||
|-4s6-6-6-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s7----|--------------------------------o||
&
Bsus4/F# D#5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
E S S +S S S S E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +E S S
||o-------0-(0)-0---0-----0-(0)-0----|-------0-(0)-0----------0-(0)-0---|
||o--2--2---------2-2-6-6----------6-|--2--2----------2--2--2---------2-|
| Gtr II
| H. E E Q. E E E E E
||o-12----------------------14-------|--------------------------14------|
||o----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bsus4/F# D#5 E5(type 2)
E S S +S S S S E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +E S S
|-------0-(0)-0---0-----0-(0)-0----|-------0-(0)-0----------0-(0)--0---o||
|--2--2---------2-2-6-6----------6-|--2--2----------2--2--2----------2-o||
| H. E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----------------------14-------|------------------14---------------o||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
Bsus4/F# D#5 E5(type 2)
E S S +S S S S E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +E S S
| H +E E E E E Q E H
#
PM--------| PM--------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
| H. +E S S H. +E S S
PM----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
|----------------------|-------------------||o--0--------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||o--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|
| H. +E S S W Q. E H
|----------------------|-------------------||o-----------------------|
|-2------------(2)-2-2-|-2-----------------||o-----------------------|
s4
PM------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-17----17s16-17-16s14-----|-14----(17)------------14----|
E E E E E E E S S 5x
|---------------------------o||
|--2--2--2--2---2---2-2-2-2-o||
| E E E E +E E Q 5x
|-17----14------------------o||
|---------------------------o||
E. S E E +S S S S E S S
||o------------------------------------|
||o-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
| E. S S S E +S S S S E E
||o------------------------------------|
||o-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------------o||
|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-0-o||
| E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------------o||
|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---o||
Out-Chorus
E. S E E +S S S S E S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
||o------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
||o-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
| E. S S S E +S S S S E E E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
||o------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
||o-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---|
E. S E E +S S S S E S S
| E. S S S E +S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11-11-11-11-11-0-0-o||
| E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|--9---------9--9--9-11----(11)-11-11-11-11-11-----o||
N.C. Asus2
E E E E E E Q +W
|-------------^0--|-(0)----||
|-------2-----^0--|-(0)----||
|-------------^4--|-(4)----||
|---2-------2-^2--|-(2)----||
|-0---0---0---^0--|-(0)----||
| E E E E E E Q +W
N.C. Bsus4/F#
>
E E E E E E Q +H H +W
|-------------^0--|-(0)----!0----|-(0)----*|
|-------------^0--|-(0)----!0----|-(0)----*|
|-----------4-^4--|-(4)----!4----|-(4)----*|
|-----------4-^4--|-(4)----!4----|-(4)----*|
|-7-6-6-4---2-^2--|-(2)----!2----|-(2)----*|
|-0---0---0---^2--|-(2)----!2----|-(2)----*|
| >
| E E E E E E Q +W +W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths