Stone Temple Pilots - Hickory Dichotomy Tabs

STP - "Hickory Dichotomy"
Tuning: Electric - Standard
        Electric 2 & Acoustic - DGDGBD (the low D may not be needed though)


This song is tough to track for individual guitars due to overdubs, but I 
think this tab works nicely. Great slide guitar here! Please rate & comment.


Intro Riff - play 2x

  Electric 1                *very last note is held with vibrato 
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~|
 |
 | Acoustic
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------0----/3-0-|-------0-----5-4-|-------0-------0-|-------0-----5-4-|
D|-----3-----------|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

lyrics:
"Alright,          Alright,          Alright,          come on"



right before verse, 2nd electric plays:
d|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--3b4--------------|
D|-------5-3-5-------|
G|-------------5-3~--|
D|-------------------|





Verse Riff 1 - play 4x on Acoustic & Electric
   B                                            D                     
d|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--5/6--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--6--|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--5/6--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--6--|
G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--5/6--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
  "Strange, strange, strange,  it's a dichotomy"
  "but it was never quite weird or quite normal for me" 
  "take a break, take a breath, and let's see where we're at"
  "those damn bed bugs are sleeping up in my head" 


   End of Verse Riff 1                  2nd Guitar during C# Chords
   Ddim
d|------------------------|             d|-------------------------|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|             B|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|             G|---------------/9--------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|             D|-----7--/9--7------7__/9-|<- hold 
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0-|             G|-------------------------|   then
D|------------------------|             D|-------------------------|   slide

"all day, all night" (on 4th time)




Chorus - starts on last 1/2 beat of Verse

  G6  G7                    Bb       Bb(b5)
d-2-|-3--3--3--2----------|---------------------2-|-3--3--3--2----------|
B-0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-6--6--6--5----------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|
G-0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|
D-0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|
G-0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3-------------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|
D---|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
 "You tell them a story but you don't know my name its a hickory dichotomy"


   F/C      C
d|-------------------2-|-3--3--3--2----------|---------------------0-|
B|-6--6--6--5--------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-6--6--6--5----------0-|
G|-5--5--5--5--------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|
D|-7--7--7--5--------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|
G|-5--5--5--5--------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
"You're messin with my brain. Selling that story, are you holy or lying?"


   F        Fmaj7
d|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-6--6--6--5--------|-6--6--6--5----------| Second Electric 
G|-5--5--5--5--------|-5--5--5--5----------| plays low F5
D|-7--7--7--7--------|-7--7--7--7----------| chords on these 
G|-------------------|---------------------| two bars
D|-------------------|---------------------|
"Hickory dichotomy, I tell ya the truth ain't divine."





Play intro again, but add ... 

Electric 2 lick before verse 2:
d|------5--------5-----------------|
B|--------3-6b8----6---------------|
G|-5b7---------------6-5-3---5-3b4-| each bend is longer than other notes
D|-------------------------5-------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|




Play verse again with lyrics:

"Brave, brave, brave
as the apostles go
is it a hickory hypothesis
a one man show

take a rest
take a revel and a lot of lights
but the tall tale teases 
keep sneaking in my show tonight
alright"


Play Chorus again



Solo - Electric 2, w/ slide   first 8 bars with Electric 1 playing intro

d|-----12----12-12~~-------|---------------------|-/15-15~--/15-15~---/15-|
B|-/12----12---------12-11-|-10------------------|-/15-15~--/15-15~---/15-|
G|-------------------------|---/10-/10-10____/12-|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

                   fast notes
d|-15~~~~~\0-----|-----12-----10--------------------|---------------------|
B|-15~~~~~\0-----|---12-----10-------12--10--10/12--|--repeat last bar----|
G|---------------|-0------0------0-12----10--10/12--|---------------------|
D|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|

d|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----8---8---8---/11-8-8~~-|-----8---8---8---/11-8-----|
G|-/8----8---8---8-----------|-/8----8---8---8-------8\0-|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|

End solo
d|-------------------|-------------------|---------6---7---|-9~~---17-----17----|
B|-4-----------------|-5-----------------|-6---8-----------|---------15/17--17~-|
G|-----6\4---6/8-----|-----7\5---7/9-----|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
 |
 | Electric 1 - let ring
e|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|-4-----------------|-/7----------------|---------8-------|--8-------8~--------|
G|-4-----------------|-/7----------------|----8-10-----10--|-(10)-10------------|
D|-4-----------------|-/7----------------|-10--------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|




Play Chorus Again, but add Electric 2:
  
   G7        Bb               G7          C          G7          Bb 
d|-12~-----|-/15---15---15\-|-12~-------|----------|---12~-----|-/15---14/15--17\|
B|-12~-----|-/15---15---15\-|-12~-------|-\5~~-----|-12~-------|-/15---14/15-----|
G|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|
D|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|
G|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|
D|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|

   F
e|-10~-----|-------12-----------12----|
B|-10~-----|-10/12----12\10-/12----12-|
G|---------|--------------------------|
D|---------|--------------------------|
G|---------|--------------------------|
D|---------|--------------------------|




Electric 2 Slide Outro (Elec. 1, Acoustic plays intro)

d|-/15~---------|-----------15-|-/17-------------|--------------8/-|
B|---------15-13|-/15----------|------19--17~\13-|-/15~~--------8/-|
G|--------------|----16~~~~~~--|-----------------|--------------8/-|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|


d|-12\10/12\10/12~~~---|/15\14/15\14/15~----|-17\15/17\15/17---/20-|
B|-12\10/12\10/12~~~---|/15\14/15\14/15~----|----------------------|
G|-12\10/12\10/12~~~---|/15\14/15\14/15~----|----------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|

                                      * 2nd Guitar at end (open G tuning)
d|-17----17~------------|-12~~~~-----|-----0-5-----2-----0----------------------|
B|----19-------15-14-13-|-12~~~~-----|-2/3-------2-----0------------------------|
G|----------------------|-12~~~~-----|---------4-----0---------0-------0--------|
D|----------------------|------------|-----------------------0-------0---0------|
G|----------------------|------------|---------------------6------------------0-|
D|----------------------|------------|---------------------------7/8--------4/5-|



KEY
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note
| __ Hold note out