Soundgarden- "No Attention" Written by Chris Cornell From "Down on the Upside" Tuning (low to high): DADGBE Thanks to Andrew Shepherd ([email protected]) for half the riffs in this tab. I added all lead parts and tried to indicate rhythm where possible. Intro/ Verses - play 4x e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|---------------------x--x--| A|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-9-------------------x--x--| D|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-9-------------------x--x--| e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|---------------------x--x--| A|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-7-------------------x--x--| D|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-7-------------------x--x--| Chorus E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------7-----7--9------------7-----7--9----------| A|-0-7h9-----9-----------0-7h9-----9----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| "And I'll pay no attention ..." E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------7-----7--9------------7-----7---7b--------| A|-0-7h9-----9-----------0-7h9-----9----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| Play Verses Riff again Play Chorus, then repeat the first line only (one guitar uses wah) End second chorus with this: Guitar 1 (Dist) E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------7---9---9b11-b11-b11-| D|--------7-----7--9---------9-----------------------| A|-0-7h9-----9---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 (Dist. & wah) E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------7-----------------------| G|-----------------------7-9----9b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-| D|--------7-----7--9--9------------------------------| A|-0-7h9-----9---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| Pre-Solo Riff Let ring... E|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| B|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| G|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| D|--9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9-----------| A|--9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9-----------| D|--9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9-----------| "no attention! no attention! ..." Solo - let ring play 3x E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---9-----------------------------------------------| G|---9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| Solo (cont) E|------------------------------------|--------------------------| B|----------------------7--7------7---|--9b10r9--7---9b10r9-7----| G|----------------------7--7------7---|--9b11r9--7---9b11r9-7----| D|--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9---------9------|--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------------------|--------------------------| | | Guitar 2 comes in (sounds like a motorcycle revving) e|------------------------------------|--------------------------| B|------------------------------------|--------------------------| G|------------------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------------------|--------------------------| A|----------7/------------------------|--------------------------| D|----------7/------------------------|--------------------------| Solo (cont) e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------7--7-----7---|-9b10--9--7-----------------| G|----------------------7--7-----7---|-------------7--------------| D|--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9---------9-----|----------------9--7--------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| | | Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|--7/------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|--7/------------------------| Solo (cont) e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--10----------------------------------| G|------8--------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|--/9-------------------------9---|--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9---| D|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9---| Solo E|---------------------------------|---10b12r10---------------------------| B|--12b14r12--10-------------------|--------------12------10----------10--| final note G|------------------11-------------|----------------------------11--------| on next riff D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9---| D|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9---| Transition Riff (2:01) - Guitar 2, but final solo note is shown in [] e|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| B|-[/12~~~~~~~~~~~]---|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| G|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| D|------------9-------|-----------------|-----------9-------|------------------| A|---7b9r8------------|-----------------|-7b9r8-------------|------------------| D|-----------------/9-|--9---7----------|----------------/9-|--9---7-----------| "I'll pay no attention, I'll pay no attention ..." e|-------------------|------------------------| B|-------------------|------------------------| G|-------------------|------------------------| D|-----------9-------|------------------7---7-| next line A|--7b9r8------------|------------0-7p9---9---| D|----------------/9-|--9---7-----------------| play 3x ending bar (each guitar plays a note) e|------------------------| ------------------------| B|------------------------| ------------7b10--------| G|------------------------| ------------------------| D|-9----------------7---7-| ---7b8------------------| A|------------0-7p9---9---| ------------------------| D|------------------------| ------------------------| Guitar 1 Guitar 2 (on 3rd beat) Play Pre-Solo Riff and hold on last chord Play Intro/ Verses Riff 4x at slower tempo on Guitar 2. Meanwhile, Guitar 1 plays offset rhythms from Guitar 2: e|------------|--------9-7-7-|------------|--------------|--------------| B|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------| G|------------|--------------|------------|-----7qb\-----|--------------| D|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------| A|---rest-----|--------------|---rest-----|--------------|---rest-------| D|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------| B|----------7------7-7-7-10b12~---7h10p7---------|-------------|---------------| G|------9b11--9b11----------------------9p7-9-7~-|-------------|----------7--7-| D|-----------------------------------------------|----rest-----|---------------| A|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------| e|-------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------|------------------|--------------|--7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7--| G|-------------|----------7/8-----|--------------|--7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7--| D|---rest------|--------------9---|----rest------|---------------------------------| A|-------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------|------------------|--------------|--seven bends and releases here--| Slow Chorus- Play 4x E|-----------------------------------|----------------14-14-14-14-14---14---14--| B|-----------------------------------|----------------15-15-15-15-15---15---15--| G|-----------------------------------|----------------14-14-14-14-14---14---14--| D|-----------------------------------|----------0-------------------------------| A|-14-14-12-9--12-12-10-7---9--7--5--|-7-7-5-2--0-------------------------------| D|-14-14-12-9--12-12-10-7---9--7--5--|-7-7-5-2--0-------------------------------| Outro (free time) Guitar 1 note: trill slowly e|---14tr15-----------------------------------------------------------14-----| B|---15------------------------------------------------------------15----15--| G|---14----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 e|---------------------------17TP-----20TP----19TP-17TP--------17TP----------| B|------------------------------------------------------20TP-----------------| G|---------------------------14TP-----17TP----16TP-14TP--------14TP----------| D|------------------------------------------------------17TP-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 - w/ feedback e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| G|--(14)------(14)p0-----------------|----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| A|---------------------------0-1-0---|--(0)-----------------------| D|---------------------------0-1-0---|--(0)-----------------------| End! Key: h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend r - release / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato tr - trill (hammer-on and pull off repeatedly between notes) Andrew's tab version is located at http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/tabs
