MONOLITH
                            As recorded by Stone Sour
                        (From the 2002 Album STONE SOUR)

Transcribed by David Ferguson

Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Flanged '
Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Jim Root'
Gtr III (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Josh Rand'
Gtr IV (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Lead Guitar (Josh Rand)'
Gtr V (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Pick Scrape'

 Intro
  Moderately slow Q=83
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------7---|------------7---|------------7---|
|-------7h8---8-|-7------7h8---8-|-7------7h8---8-|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|


|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|------------7---|------------7------|
|-7------7h8---8-|-7------7h8---8----|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|


  D5
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------7---|--------------------7---|
|-7--------------7h8---8-|-7--------------7h8---8-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-7-7---7-7-(7)----------|-7-7---7-7-(7)----------|
|-5-5---5-5-(5)----------|-5-5---5-5-(5)----------|
|-0-0---0-0-(0)----------|-0-0---0-0-(0)----------|


|-----------------------------|-------17------------------||
|-----------------------15----|----------15---------------||
|-----------------14h15----15-|-14----------15p14-(14)----||
|-7---------(7)/--------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-7-7---7-7-(7)---------------|--7-7---------7--7--(7)----||
|-5-5---5-5-(5)---------------|--5-5---------5--5--(5)----||
|-0-0---0-0-(0)---------------|--0-0---------0--0--(0)----||


   Verse
    A5         Bb5     A5      Bb5       A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5
      >
||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||--(14)-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|     PM---------------------------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||----7--7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|


  A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5       A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5
  Gtrs II, III
  PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|


  A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5       A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|


  A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5       A5      Bb5     A5      Bb5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-||
|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-||


 Chorus
  D5     Bb5A5    G5        F5   A5
  Gtr I
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-14-----10-9-(9)-7-(7)s5-|-5--5s9-9--9-9s7-|
|--x------x-x-(x)-x-(x)sx-|-x--xsx-x--x-xsx-|
|-12------8-7-(7)-5-(5)s3-|-3--3s7-7--7-7s5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|--7-(7)--3-2-(2)---------|-----------------|
|--5-(5)--1-0-(0)-5-(5)-5-|-3--3s7-7--7-7-7-|
|-----------------5-(5)-5-|-3--3s7-7--7-7-7-|


  D5    Bb5A5         G5             F5     A5
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-7-----10-12-(12)-12---14-(14)s15-|-14--14s9-9--------|
|-x------x--x--(x)--x----x--(x)s=x-|--x---xsx-x--------|
|-5------8-10-(10)-10---12-(12)s13-|-12--12s7-7--------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-7-(7)--3--2--(2)-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-(5)--1--0--(0)----5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-|
|---------------------5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-|


  D5     Bb5A5    G5        F5   A5
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-14-----10-9-(9)-7-(7)s5-|-5--5s9-9--9-9s7-|
|--x------x-x-(x)-x-(x)sx-|-x--xsx-x--x-xsx-|
|-12------8-7-(7)-5-(5)s3-|-3--3s7-7--7-7s5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|--7-(7)--3-2-(2)---------|-----------------|
|--5-(5)--1-0-(0)-5-(5)-5-|-3--3s7-7--7-7-7-|
|-----------------5-(5)-5-|-3--3s7-7--7-7-7-|


  D5    Bb5A5         G5             F5     A5
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|-7-----10-12-(12)-12---14-(14)s15-|-14--14s9-9--------||
|-x------x--x--(x)--x----x--(x)s=x-|--x---xsx-x--------||
|-5------8-10-(10)-10---12-(12)s13-|-12--12s7-7--------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|-7-(7)--3--2--(2)-----------------|-------------------||
|-5-(5)--1--0--(0)----5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-||
|---------------------5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-||


 Interlude
   D5
  Gtrs II, III
   PM-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|


   PM-----------------------|    PM-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|--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||
|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--||


 Guitar Solo
  A5       Bb5      A5       Bb5
  Gtr IV
            ~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-14-------15-------14-------(14)s==9s==|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
|  PM---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7---8--8-8-8-|
|--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7---8--8-8-8-|


     D5                                   ABABb5
                       ~~
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12-------(12)s==9---10-------9-----(9)/-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|    PM------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0--0---------|
|----0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0--0---------|


  A5  Bb5 A5  Bb5
   ~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-14--15--14--(14)\-/14-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


  D5
|-------13-17-13p12----------13-17-13p12----------13h17p13h17-13h17p13--------------------------------------|
|----15-------------15----15-------------15----15----------------------15----15b17==(15)r(15)b17==(15)r(15)-|
|-14-------------------14-------------------14----------------------------14--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  A5               Bb5              A5          Bb5
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------15---------15-------------------------|
|-17b19-17b17.5----17b17.5----17-15-14-15-15-15-15-14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


  D5
|-17-15--------------------------------|
|-------18-18-17-15-17-18-(18)---(18)\-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  A5                      Bb5                     A5                               Bb5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------13----------------------------------13-15h16----16-15-|
|----------------------------------------------12-14h15----15-14-12-------------12-12-14-15-------------------|
|----------------13-15-13-------------12-14-15----------------------15-15p14-15-------------------------------|
|-------12-13-15----------12-12-13-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  F5                                              A5
|-------------------15-17-17-18-17p15----------15----18-15--17-19-17-15-20-18-20-22-22b24-22b24-||
|----------15-16-18-------------------18-17-18--------------------------------------------------||
|-17-15-17--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtrs II, III
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--3--------------------------3-------------------/7----(7)-----------7--------------7-----7----||
|--3--------------------------3-------------------/7----(7)-----------7--------------7-----7----||


 Chorus
  D5     Bb5A5      G5         F5       A5
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-22-22--22-22-(22)-22-------|-(22)\---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|--------5s9-9--9-9s7-|
|----------------------------|--------xsx-x--x-xsx-|
|----------------------------|--------3s7-7--7-7s5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|--7-(7)--3--2--(2)----------|---------------------|
|--5-(5)--1--0--(0)--5-(5)-5-|---3----3s7-7--7-7-7-|
|--------------------5-(5)-5-|---3----3s7-7--7-7-7-|


  D5    Bb5A5         G5             F5     A5
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-7-----10-12-(12)-12---14-(14)s15-|-14--14s9-9--------|
|-x------x--x--(x)--x----x--(x)s=x-|--x---xsx-x--------|
|-5------8-10-(10)-10---12-(12)s13-|-12--12s7-7--------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|-7-(7)--3--2--(2)-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-(5)--1--0--(0)----5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-|
|---------------------5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-|


  D5     Bb5A5    G5        F5   A5
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-14-----10-9-(9)-7-(7)s5-|-5--5s9-9--9-9s7-|
|--x------x-x-(x)-x-(x)sx-|-x--xsx-x--x-xsx-|
|-12------8-7-(7)-5-(5)s3-|-3--3s7-7--7-7s5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|--7-(7)--3-2-(2)---------|-----------------|
|--5-(5)--1-0-(0)-5-(5)-5-|-3--3s7-7--7-7-7-|
|-----------------5-(5)-5-|-3--3s7-7--7-7-7-|


  D5    Bb5A5         G5             F5     A5
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|-7-----10-12-(12)-12---14-(14)s15-|-14--14s9-9--------||
|-x------x--x--(x)--x----x--(x)s=x-|--x---xsx-x--------||
|-5------8-10-(10)-10---12-(12)s13-|-12--12s7-7--------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-------------------||
|-7-(7)--3--2--(2)-----------------|-------------------||
|-5-(5)--1--0--(0)----5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-||
|---------------------5-----(5)--5-|--3---3s7-7--7-7-7-||


   Outro
    D5
    Gtrs II, III
      PM----|   PM----|   PM----|   PM----|
||----------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------|
||--7---------7---------7---------7---------5-5-|
||o-5---------5---------5---------5---------3-3-|
||----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|


                                          C5
    PM----|   PM----|   PM----|   PM----|
|-----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------------||
|-7---------7---------7---------7---------5-5---||
|-5---------5---------5---------5---------3-3--o||
|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-------||


  D5                                      C5
    PM----|   PM----|   PM----|   PM----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------9-9-|
|-7---------7---------7---------7---------x-x-|
|-5---------5---------5---------5---------7-7-|
|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|


    D5                                       C5
       PM----|   PM----|   PM----|   PM----|
||--------------------------------------------------||
||o------------------------------------------------o||
||--10---------------------------------------9-9----||
||---x---------7---------7---------7---------x-x----||
||o--8---------5---------5---------5---------7-7---o||
||-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------||


  D5                                       C5    D5
     PM----|   PM----|   PM----|   PM---------------|PM
|----------------------------------------------|--------------*|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------*|
|-10---------------------------------------9-9-|--------------*|
|--x---------7---------7---------7---------x-x-|-7--(7)\------*|
|--8---------5---------5---------5---------7-7-|-5--(5)\------*|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|-----x\-------*|