Band: Stone Temple Pilots | Album: Shangri-La Dee Da | Song: Hello, It's Late | Transcribed by: Igor Belogolovsky and Rik Leushuis | --------------------------------------------------------- Acoustic Guitars, Percussion: Robert Keyboards: Robert, Brendan ***You have to listen for when to strum chords backwards, as that's partially what gives this song its erie feel. I. Intro (4x): E--0-----0-0--------0----0-0-0---- B--0-----0-0--------0----0-0-0---- G--2-----2-2--------1----1-1-1---- D--2-----2-2--------2----2-2-2---- A--2-----2-2--------2----2-2-2---- E--0-----0-0--------0----0-0-0---- II. Verse (there are variations of the Em chord, hard to hear them exactly): Em7 Em6 Cmaj7(add F#, E) Em E-0----------------------0----------------------2------------------------0------------ B-3----------------------2----------------------1------------------------0------------ G-0----------------------0----------------------0------------------------0------------ D-2----------------------2----------------------2------------------------2------------ A-2----------------------2----------------------2------------------------2------------ E-0----------------------0----------------------0------------------------0------------ Hello, it's late You know I've tried to stop the rain Em7 Em6 Cmaj7(add F#, E) Em E-0------------------------0--------------------------2------------------0------------ B-3------------------------2--------------------------1----------------- 0------------ G-0------------------------0--------------------------0------------------0------------ D-2------------------------2--------------------------2------------------2------------ A-2------------------------2--------------------------2------------------2------------ E-0------------------------0--------------------------0------------------0------------ Did you read about it? Did you think about it? Did you cry but nothing came? III. Chorus: Am (add B) Emaj9 (B Bass) Am (add B) Emaj9 (B Bass) E--0-------------------0---------------------0-------------------------------0-------- B--0-------------------0---------------------0-------------------------------0-------- G--6-------------------8---------------------6-------------------------------8-------- D--7-------------------9---------------------7-------------------------------9-------- A--7-------------------9---------------------7-------------------------------9-------- E--5-------------------7---------------------5-------------------------------7-------- Nothing matters again I didn't think we'd last that long Am7 Dsus2 (add B) E--0-----------------------------0---------------- B--1-----------------------------0---------------- G--0-----------------------------7---------------- D--2-----------------------------7---------------- A--0-----------------------------5---------------- E------------------------------------------------- But I'm just sittin' on this merry-go-round Am7 Dsus2 (add B) E--0-----------------------------0---------------- B--1-----------------------------0---------------- G--0-----------------------------7---------------- D--2-----------------------------7---------------- A--0-----------------------------5---------------- E------------------------------------------------- And the music is too loud ***For this next part, he picks 4 notes at the start of each line, which I won't include; Cmaj7 Dsus2 (add B) Cmaj7 D6/9 (Bass = B) E--0--------------------0----------------0------------------------------0--------------- B--0--------------------0----------------0------------------------------0--------------- G--9--------------------7----------------9------------------------------11-------------- D--10-------------------7----------------10-----------------------------12-------------- A--10-------------------5----------------10-----------------------------12-------------- E--8-------------------------------------8------------------------------10-------------- It's just a game that we used to play I didn't think we'd take it all the way Am7 Dsus2 (add B) E--0---------------------------0---------------------- B--1---------------------------0---------------------- G--0---------------------------7---------------------- D--2---------------------------7---------------------- A--0---------------------------5---------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- It kills me just because it can't be erased IV. Repeat Intro (I, 2x) We're married V. Verse 2 + Chorus 2 (see above II & III): Hello it's late I know we tried to win the game Did you hear about it? Did you dream about it? I know you cried but nothing changed Nothing matters again I didn't think it'd last that long But I'm just sittin' on this merry-go-round, And the music is too loud It's just a game That we used to play I didn't think we'd Take it all the way It kills me just because It can't be erased - VI. Repeat Intro (I, 2x) We're married VII. Solo: [Cmaj7] [A11 /D Bass] [Cmaj7] [A11 /D Bass] E------------------------------------------------------------- B--10--------------------------------------------------------- G--12b14--9--/12--/9--7---5-7-5--9-7-5---7-------------------- D---------9--/12--/9--7---5-7-5--9-7-5---7--------/7--5~~----- A------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------ B------------------------ G------------------------ D----------0-2p0--------- A------0-3-------3~~----- E--3-1------------------- [Cmaj7] [A11 /D Bass] [Am7] E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--10---------------------------------10------13b--13--10--8--10--8b--8b----- G--12b14--9--/12--/9--7---5-7-5---12b-----12--------------------------------- D---------9--/12--/9--7---5-7-5---------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Am7] [Am7] E------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------- G--12b-b12--10--8--10--8--5-----7b9b7--p5-----5b-----5~~------ D----------------------------7------------h7------7----------- A------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------- [Am7] [Am7] E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------8/10------------8/10---13b--13b15b13--10~~---------- G-------------------7/9--------7b---7/9-------------------------------------- D--7--5--7-------5----------------------------------------------------------- A-----------5h7-------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIII. 2nd part of chorus is repeated (see III for chords) added Arpeggiated sequence: [Am7] [Dsus2 (add B)] But I'm just sittin' on this merry-go-round, Am7 Dsus2 (add B) E-8-----7---5---3-----------5---5-7-> B---10----8---7---5---5-7-8---8-----> G-------------------7---------------> D-----------------------------------> A-----------------------------------> E-----------------------------------> And [..] loud Cmaj7 Dsus2 (add B) Cmaj7 D6/9 (Bass = B) E>-8-----7---5---3-----------5---5-7-8-----7---5---3------------5---5-7---------- B>---10----8---7---5---5-7-8---8-------10----8---7---5----5-7-8---8-------------- G>-------------------7----------------------------------7------------------------ D>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's just a [...] play I didn't [..] it all the way Cmaj7 Dsus2 (add B) E-8-----7---5---3---------------------- B---10----8---7---5---3~--------------- G-------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------- It kills [..] can't be erased IX. Repeat Intro (I) and end on E (4x) We're married