Soundgarden - Superunknown
Superunknown
Dropped D, dropped G tuning. Play this tab in full order, just follow it
through. Most of this was transcribed by ear but a few notes were fixed up by
looking at the Guitar magazine version. I hope it is easy to follow. Once you
get it down pat you will appreciate how much fun it is to play. Now and then
when jamming I substitute the fill in here and there to spice it up a little.
Don't overdo it though!
First 4 bars no bass.
Verse riff a x8
G-----------------------|
D*---------------------*|
G*--------10---10-10\--*|
D--5--(5)/--------------|
Verse riff b Fill
G---------------|--------------------------|
D---------------|-------------10-8h10p8----|
G---------------|--------10-------------0--|
D--5--3--3-3-4--|-5--(5)/------------------|
Verse b
(Verse a then Verse b) x5
Interlude
G------------|-----------|------------|
D------------|-----------|------------|
G------------|-5--3--3-3-|-5--3--3-3--|
D--5--3--3-3-|-----------|------------|
Verse b
Verse a
Pre-chorus
G-----------------|-----------------|----------------3----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|------------3-5---5-3---3--------|
G-----------------|-----------------|----------------------5---5-3----|
D--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\3-3-3--3-------------------5--|
G------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
D------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
G------------------|-----------------|------------------5-4---4-4-4----|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\3-3-3--3-0-(0)-----5-------5--|
G------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
G------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Verse a
Verse b
Verse a
Chorus
G--------------|---------------|------------|-----|
D--------------|---------------|------------|-----|
G--------------|-5--3--2-(2)-3-|------------|-----|
D--5--3--3-3h5-|---------------|-3--2-(2)-0-|-(0)-|
Main chorus riff x2
G----------------|-----------------|
D*---------------|----------------*| Second time replace the last open D with
G*---------------|----------------*| an F? (fret 3 on bottom D).
D--6\5--5--5-5-3-|-5-6-5-3--3-3-0--|
G------------------|-----------------|---------|------------|
D------------------|-----------------|---------|------------|
G------------------|-----------------|---------|------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3--2--0-|--3--2-2-0--|
Verse b
Verse a
Verse b
Verse a
Repeat (Verse a + Verse b sequence) 7 times. On the 5th time substitute the
fill and after the last time play Verse a.
Main chorus riff x1
G--6\5-4h5p4-3-------|-----------------|---4---3-------|------------------|
D--------------5-3-0-|-3---------------|-----5---5-3-0-|-3----------------|
G--------------------|---5-4-3-----3---|---------------|---5-4-3-----3----|
D--------------------|---------5-3---5-|-5-------------|---------5-3---5--|
G--6\5-4h5p4-3-------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D--------------5-3-0-|-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G--------------------|---5-4-3-----3----|-----------------|------------------|
D--------------------|---------5-3---5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--|
G----------|------------|
D----------|------------|
G----------|------------|
D--3--2--0-|--3--2-2-0--|
4 Bars of bass silence then
Bridge x12
G--------------------|
D*------------------*| On the 12th repeat gradually bend the 10th fret note on
G*--------10--(10)\-*| the G string one whole step. It sounds good if you do it
D---5-(5)/-----------| slightly out of time with the guitars.
Main chorus riff x6
Main chorus riff x6 on the high D
Ending
G------------------|---4------------|-----------------|-4-3-------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-3--3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----5-3--3-3-4--|
G------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G------------------|---4-------------|---------|----------|---------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-3-3-3-3-0-|-3--2--0-|----------|-3--2--0-|
G------------------|-----------------|---------|----------|---------|
D------------------|-----------------|---------|-3--2-2-0-|---------|
G-----------|---------|----------|
D-----------|-3--2--0-|----------|
G-----------|---------|----------|
D--3--2-2-0-|---------|-3--2-2-0-|
Any comments/suggestions/corrections? Mail me.
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Benjamin
"Control your life through insanity" - Cliff Burton
E-mail: j6872839@ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au
URL: http://ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/~j6872839/westy.html
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