#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# STORIES As recorded by Trapt (From the 2003 Album TRAPT) Transcribed by Ryan Lamothe Words and Music by Trapt Arranged by Trapt Emaj7 0 7 6 8 0 0 B 7 9 9 11 x x E5 0 7 9 9 0 0 Esus2 0 7 9 11 x x C#sus4 9 11 11 11 x x Asus2 x 0 2 4 0 0 Bsus4/F# 2 2 4 4 0 0 D#5 x 6 8 8 0 0 Esus4 0 0 x x x x E5(type 2) 0 2 2 4 0 0 Bsus4 x 2 2 x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Intro Moderately Fast Q=116 Emaj7 4/4 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--| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1. B E5 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|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Verse 2. Emaj7 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-------||--------------------------------| |----------------------------4---||-4----4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |--------------------------------||--------------------------------| |--------------------------------||-2----2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--------------------------------||--------------------------------| 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---| |-----------------------------------| B E5 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----|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| Emaj7 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-| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B E5 Emaj7 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----|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| Chorus $ Emaj7 Esus2 B C#sus4 Esus4 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------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||--8--8-8---11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11--11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||--6--6-6----9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||o-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-0-| ||------------0--(0)-------------------|--7---7--7--7--9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0-| | | 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------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||--8--8-x-x--4--(4)--4--4--4--4-------|---------------------------------------| ||--6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2-------|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||o-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||--4---------0--(0)--0--0--0--0-------|--7---7--7--7--9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0-| Emaj7 Esus2 E. S E E +S S S S E S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-8--8-8---11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-6--6-6----9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-----------0--(0)-------------------| | | E. S S S E +S S S S E E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-8--8-x-x--4--(4)--4--4--4--4-------| |-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2-------| |-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----| |-4---------0--(0)--0--0--0--0-------| B C#sus4 Esus4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--11-11-11-11-11------|| |--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11-11-11-11-11------|| |--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11-11-11-11-11-0-0-o|| |--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-0-0--|| | | E. S S S E +S S S S S S E |---------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |--9---------9--9--9-11----(11)-11-11-11-11-11------|| |--9---------9--9--9-11----(11)-11-11-11-11-11-----o|| |--7---------7--7--7--9-----(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0----|| 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 |-----------------|---------|| |-----------------|---------|| |-9---8---6----4--|-(4)-----|| |-----------------|---------|| |---0---0---0-----|---------|| |-----------------|---------|| Emaj7 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 B E5 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|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Bridge & 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 ||--------0-(0)-0---------0-(0)-0----|-------0-(0)-0----------0-(0)-----| ||o-------0-(0)-0---0-----0-(0)-0----|-------0-(0)-0----------0-(0)-0---| ||--------4-(4)-4---4-8-8-8-(8)-8----|-------4-(4)-4----------4-(4)-4---| ||---4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-8-8-8-(8)-8--8-|--2--2-2-(2)-2--2--2--2-2-(2)-2-2-| ||o--2--2---------2-2-6-6----------6-|--2--2----------2--2--2---------2-| ||---2--2---------2------------------|--0--0----------0--0--0-----------| | | Gtr II | ~~~ | H. E E Q. E E E E E ||--------------------------------11-|-12------------12-12-11-----------| ||o-12----------------------14-------|--------------------------14------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1. 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)-0---0-----0-(0)-0----|-------0-(0)-0----------0-(0)--0---o|| |-------4-(4)-4---4-8-8-8-(8)-8----|-------4-(4)-4----------4-(4)--4----|| |--4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-8-8-8-(8)-8--8-|--2--2-2-(2)-2--2--2--2-2-(2)--2-2--|| |--2--2---------2-2-6-6----------6-|--2--2----------2--2--2----------2-o|| |--2--2---------2------------------|--0--0----------0--0--0-------------|| | | ~~~ | H. E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------11-|-12-14---12----11----11---12--14----|| |-12----------------------14-------|------------------14---------------o|| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| 2. 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)-0---0---------0-(0)-0----|-------0-(0)-0---------0-(0)-0---|| |------4-(4)-4---4---8---8-8-(8)-8----|-------4-(4)-4---------4-(4)-4---|| |--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---8---8-8-(8)-8--8-|--2--2-2-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|| |--2-2---------2-2---6---6----------6-|--2--2----------2--2-2---------2-|| |--2-2---------2----------------------|--0--0----------0--0-0-----------|| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H +E E E E E Q E H |-12---------------(12)------11----12-|-11------------11----------------|| |-----------------------14------------|----12------------12-------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Bsus4/F# D#5 Bsus4 PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S |-0--------------------|-0--------------------| |-0--------------------|-0--------------------| |-4----------------4---|-8--------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-|-8--8-8-8-8-8--8--2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-|-6--6-6-6-6-6--6--2-2-| |-0----------------0-0-|----------------------| | | H. +E S S H. +E S S |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |------------------4-4-|-4------------(4)-----| |------------------4-4-|-4------------(4)-----| |-2------------(2)-2-2-|-2------------(2)-----| |-0------------(0)-----|------------------0-0-| E5 B5 Bsus4/F# 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 |----------------------|-------------------||---0--------------------| |----------------------|-------------------||o--0--------------------| |----------------------|---------------4-4-||---4----------------4---| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-||---4--4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-| |-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-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||---0----------------0-0-| | | H. +E S S W Q. E H |----------------------|-------------------||--14------14-----------| |----------------------|-------------------||o-----------------------| |------------------4-4-|-4-----------------||------------------------| |------------------4-4-|-4-----------------||------------------------| |-2------------(2)-2-2-|-2-----------------||o-----------------------| |-0------------(0)-----|-0-----------------||------------------------| D#5 Bsus4 E5 PM------------| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |--0-----------------------|-----------------------------| |--0-----------------------|-----------------------------| |--8-----------------------|-----------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-2-2-|--2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2-| |--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-2-2-|--2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2-| |--------------------------|--0--0---0---0---0---0--0--0-| | | ~~~~~~~ | E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |----19--------------------|-----------------------------| |-17----17s16-17-16s14-----|-14----(17)------------14----| |--------------------------|----16------16-(16)-16----16-| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| B5 E E E E E E E S S 5x |----------------------------|| |---------------------------o|| |-----------------------4-4--|| |--2--2--2--2---2---2-2-4-4--|| |--2--2--2--2---2---2-2-2-2-o|| |--0--0--0--0---0---0-0------|| | | ~~~~~~~ | E E E E +E E Q 5x |----------------------------|| |-17----14------------------o|| |----16----16-(16)-16--------|| |----------------------------|| |---------------------------o|| |----------------------------|| Pre-Chorus Emaj7 Esus2 E. S E E +S S S S E S S ||-------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------| ||--8--8-8---11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| ||--6--6-6----9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9-| ||o-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-| ||------------0--(0)-------------------| | | E. S S S E +S S S S E E ||-------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------| ||--8--8-x-x--4--(4)--4--4--4--4-------| ||--6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2-------| ||o-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----| ||--4---------0--(0)--0--0--0--0-------| B C#sus4 Esus4 E. S S S E +S S S S S S E |----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11----|| |--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11----|| |--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-0-o|| |--7---7--7--7--9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0--|| | | E. S S S E +S S S S S S E |----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|| |--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11----|| |--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---o|| |--7---7--7--7--9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0--|| Out-Chorus Emaj7 Esus2 B C#sus4 Esus4 E. S E E +S S S S E S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S E ||-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||--8--8-8---11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11--11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||--6--6-6----9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||o-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-0-| ||------------0--(0)-------------------|--7---7--7--7--9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0-| | | E. S S S E +S S S S E E E. S S S E +S S S S S S E ||-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||--8--8-x-x--4--(4)--4--4--4--4-------|---------------------------------------| ||--6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2-------|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||o-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----|--9---9--9--9-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11---| ||--4---------0--(0)--0--0--0--0-------|--7---7--7--7--9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0-| Emaj7 Esus2 E. S E E +S S S S E S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-8--8-8---11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-6--6-6----9--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-7--7-7----7--(7)--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-----------0--(0)-------------------| | | E. S S S E +S S S S E E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-8--8-x-x--4--(4)--4--4--4--4-------| |-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2-------| |-6--6-x-x--2--(2)--2--2--2--2--0----| |-4---------0--(0)--0--0--0--0-------| B C#sus4 Esus4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--11-11-11-11-11------|| |--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11-11-11-11-11------|| |--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--11-11-11-11-11-0-0-o|| |--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9--9--9-0-0--|| | | E. S S S E +S S S S S S E |---------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |--9---------9--9--9-11----(11)-11-11-11-11-11------|| |--9---------9--9--9-11----(11)-11-11-11-11-11-----o|| |--7---------7--7--7--9-----(9)--9--9--9--9--9-0----|| 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 |-----------------|--------|| |-----------------|--------|| |-9---8---6----4--|-(4)----|| |-----------------|--------|| |---0---0---0-----|--------|| |-----------------|--------|| Outro 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 |-----------------|--------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------------|--------*| |-7---6---4----2--|-(2)----------|-(2)----*| |---0---0---0-----|--------------|--------*| 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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