"Big Empty" by Stone Temple Pilots UNPLUGGED

Riff Rundown

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ok. You will be playing some slide in this song. The tuning is standard, so if you haven't played slide before, this lesson may be considered Advanced. It's not really that hard, but it is VERY tricky.

I usually don't cover the entire song, but I just had to with this one. I hope it sounds ok. What you will hear below is an MP3 of the song, played entirely from beginning to end. All of the parts are also broken down in each section.

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Big Empty

Intro

Here is the full intro :

Here are just the chords so you can practice your slide :

Verse 1

Chorus 1

The opening of the Chorus is played twice. That's why you see the bold dotted ends in the first bar.

Verse 2

Chorus 2

The same applies here. The first bar is played twice.

Chorus 3

This chorus is actually broken down. You will play this straight through as you see it.

Resources

Complete Transcription In PDF Format

Complete Transcription In PTB Format