Temple Pilots - "Silvergun Superman"
From the "Purple" EP
tabbed by jjhand
Tuning - Drop D (DADGBE)
I have seen this tabbed incorrectly in so many sites (This one lists it as 'Silver Gun Superman').
It is one of the heaviest sounding STP songs ever! The only bad part is how the ending
apart, but the solo is awesome. My tab is
I believe there is a strat (chorus) and a les paul (verse chords, solo) playing on this track.
Heavy Intro:
Guitar 1 play this bar 3x End Intro:
E|------- |---------------------------| |----------------------------------|
B|------- |---------------------------| |----------------------------------|
G|------- |---------------------------| |----------------------------------|
D|--3-3-- |--0-----0----0-----0---3-3-| |--0---0-0---0--2--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
A|--3-3-- |--0-----0----0-----0---3-3-| |--0---0-0---0--2--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
D|--3-3-- |--0-----0----0-----0---3-3-| |--0---0-0---0--2--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
| PM PM
|Guitar 2 (w/ wah)
E|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
B|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
G|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
D|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
A|------- |-----0-2-5-3----0-2-5--2b3~| |----0-2-5--2__b___3--2~~---| vibrato here alters
D|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------| pitch significantly
During 'Heavy Intro', a 3rd guitar part plays a ringing D5 chord in each bar:
Guitar 3:
E|--------------|
B|-3------------|
G|-2------------|
D|-0------------|
A|--------------|
D|--------------|
Verses (Both guitars)
play 4x
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7--10-10p7--10-12--|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7-6---5-3~--|
A|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7--10-10p7--10-12--|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7-6---5-3~--|
D|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7--10-10p7--10-12--|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7-6---5-3~--|
Chorus - I included the chords, which are accurate!
D E7(b9) C D Bb/G Cmaj7
E|--2----2--2-0-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2----3---0---|
B|--3----3--3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-1---1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3-3-3----3---0---|
G|--2----2--2-2-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2----0---0---|
D|--0----0--0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2--2-2-|-2---2--2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0----0---2---|
A|--------------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------1---3---|
D|--------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Guitar 2 alternates accents the low and high strings, the other is not as bright sounding
E|--2----2-2-0-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2----------------------|
B|--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-1---1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3----------------------|
G|--2----2-2-2-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2----------------------|
D|--0----0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2--2-2-|-2---2--2--2-2-2--|-0--0--0--0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
A|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|----------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
D|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|----------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
Verse 2 (same as verse 1)
Chorus 2 (same as before)
End Chorus 2 (both parts mixed in)
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
D|-0------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|--7------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|-0----------|
A|-0------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|--10b12--0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|-0----------|
D|-0------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|---------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|-0----------|
Break (let strings ring)
play bar 3x fourth bar is:
E|------------------------7----| -----------------7-7-7-7-7---|
B|----------5-------------6----| ----------5------6-6-6-6-6---|
G|-------7-----7-------5-------| -------7-----7---------------|
D|--6/7-----------6/7----------| --6/7------------------------|
A|--5-------------5------------| --5--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| -----------------------------|
play bar 3x eighth bar is:
E|------------------------7----| -----------------------------|
B|----------5-------------6----| -----------------------------|
G|-------7-----7-------5-------| -------7---------------------|
D|--6/7-----------6/7----------| --6/7--------------------3-3-|
A|--5-------------5------------| --5----------------------3-3-|
D|-----------------------------| -------------------------3-3-|
Play Intro again
Play Chorus again 2x
In 8th bar of chorus before repeat, Solo begins
Solo * Chorus begins repeat
E|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------|-11---11-----11/12\11-10-|-(10~)----------10--10h12-|
D|--10-11-12----------|-------------------------|--------/12~--------------|
A|-----------12-11-10-|-9~---9~------9/10\9---8-|-(8~)---------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|------10-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------13--13b15-13b15-|
G|-12b14r12-10h12-10----10h12-12b14r12-10h12-10-12-|-10b11---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------10b12--|----------------------------------|
B|-13b15--13b15~~~------------|-13--12h13-10b12------------10-12-|
G|----------------------------|----------------------11~---------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-12h13p12-10-12--10h12p10--10------------------------|
G|----------------------------12----12h14p12-11-12-11-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------------13____----------10_____-------|
G|-12b14r12b14r12b14---------------------------|-12b14r12b14__(14)r12--10b11__11r10-------|
D|---------------------12-12-12------12------x-|------------------------------------12/14-|
A|-----------------------------10b11---10b11-x-|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12-14-14b17-|-14b17~~~--14bbbb17---12-14-14b17-|
D|-10~~----10-12-12b15-12b15~~------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----
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