Soundgarden - "Zero Chance"
From "Down on the Upside" Album
Standard Tuning.
tabbed by jjhand, with help from http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/tabs/
Some rhythms below are difficult due to the changing time signature in this song.
I labeled those changes for easier counting. In particular, the 11/8 measures have
3 extra eighth notes (one and a half beats more), and 7/8 bars are shorter than 4/4
by an eighth note (half a beat shorter). Please comment or rate.
Acoustic Intro Riff (let strings ring)
11/8
e|-11-----12------0---0-0----0-x-x-|-11-----12------0---0-0----0-x-x-|
B|--0-0-0--0-0---/12---------------|--0-0-0--0-0---/12---------------|
G|--8------9------0---0-0----0-x-x-|--8------9------0---0-0----0-x-x-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
e|-11-----12-----0----------0-----0--|-11-----12------0---0-0----0-x-x-|
B|--0-0-0--0--0--/12--0--0--0---0-0--|--0-0-0--0-0---/12---------------|
G|--8------9-----0----0--0--0--------|--8------9------0---0-0----0-x-x-|
D|--------------------4--2--2--------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------5--3--3--------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
e|-11-----12------0---0-0----0-x-x-|-11-----12-------0--------------0---|
B|--0-0-0--0-0---/12---------------|--0-0-0--0---0--/12-0--0--0-----0---|
G|--8------9------0---0-0----0-x-x-|--8------9-------0--0--0--0-----0---|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------4--2--2--0--0---|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------5--3--3--2--2---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3--3---|
After playing G chord, count time in 4 beats:
4/4 * < Drum roll stops at this point
e|--0---------0-------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--0---------0-------------|----------------------------1p0-------------|
G|--0---------0-------------|--4p2-----0----0h2p0-------------0----------|
D|-(0)------------------0---|---------------------0h2p0----------0-------|
A|-(2)---------------0------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-(3)----------------------|-------3-------------------------------3/5--|
Electric Rhythm 1, w/ light distortion
4/4
e|-5----5-----5---5\--|-------3--3-----3-----3/---|
B|-5----5-----5---5\--|-------3--3-----3-----3/---|
G|-7----7---7-7---7\--|-5--4--5--5-----5-----5/---|
D|-7----7-----7---7\--|-5--5--5--5-----5-----5/---|
A|-5----5-----5---5\--|-3--3--3--3-----3-----3/---|
E|-5----5-----5---5\--|-------3--3-----3-----3/---|
"Yeah..... yeah............"
Verse (Electric):
4/4 7/8 4/4
e|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|------------3--0---3--|---------3--0------3-|---------3-0-------|-----------------|
G|---------0---------0--|-------0-----------0-|-------0------4----|-0---0---2-------|
D|------0------------0--|-----0---------------|-----0--------4----|-3---3---3-------|
A|---2---------------2--|---2-----------4-----|---2---------------|-0---0---0-------|
E|-3-----------------3--|-3-------------------|-3---------------0-|-1---1---1-------|
"I think I know the answer I stumbled on and all the world fell down"...
Chorus:
4/4 play 3x
e|------------3----3---3/-|-5---5-----5---5----|
B|------------3----3---3/-|-5---5-----5---5----|
G|-5--4--5----5----5---5/-|-7---7---7-7---7\---|
D|-5--5--5----5----5---5/-|-7---7-----7---7\---|
A|-3--3--3----3----3---3/-|-5---5-----5---5\---|
E|-------3----3----3---3/-|-5---5-----5---5\---|
"They say if you look hard...
you'll find your way back home..."
Chorus Ending
5/4 (5 beats)
e|------------3----3---3--|
B|------------3----3---3--|
G|-5--4--5----5----5---5--|
D|-5--5--5----5----5---5--|
A|-3--3--3----3----3---3--|
E|-------3----3----3---3--|
Play Acoustic Intro, Electric Rhythm 1, then Verse Riff
Play Chorus Ending, then Bridge (below)
Bridge
4/4
e|-------------0---------0---0----|-------------0---------0---0-----|
B|-------------5---------0---0----|-------------5---------0---0-----|
G|----------0---------------------|----------0----------------------|
D|-------0----------9--9-9--------|-------0----------9--9-9---------|
A|----7-------------9--9-9--------|----7-------------9--9-9---------|
E|-8--------------7-7--7-7--------|-8--------------7-7--7-7---------|
"Why doesn't any - one believe.....
e|------------0-----------------|----------------------0-|-0----0----------0-0--|
B|------------5-----------0-0---|-------------3--0-----0-|-0----0----------0-0--|
G|---------0--------------0-0---|----------0--------4----|-0----0--0--0----0-0--|
D|------0--------9\---5---5-----|-------0-----------4----|-3----3--3--3---------|
A|---7-----------9\---5---5-----|----2-------------------|-0----0--0--0---------|
E|-8-------------7\---3---3-----|-3----------------------|-1----1--1--1---------|
........ in loneliness..."
2/4
e|-------------0-------0---0------|-------------0--------0---0-----|------------0-------|
B|-------------5-------0---0------|-------------5--------0---0-----|------------5-------|
G|----------0---------------------|----------0---------------------|---------0----------|
D|-------0----------9--9---9------|-------0----------9---9---9-----|------0--------9\---|
A|----7-------------9--9---9------|----7-------------9---9---9-----|---7-----------9\---|
E|-8--------------7-7--7---7------|-8--------------7-7---7---7-----|-8-------------7\---|
Play Chorus again
Ending
4/4
e|-------------0---------0---0----|-------------0---------0---0-----|
B|-------------5---------0---0----|-------------5---------0---0-----|
G|----------0---------------------|----------0----------------------|
D|-------0----------9--9-9--------|-------0----------9--9-9---------|
A|----7-------------9--9-9--------|----7-------------9--9-9---------|
E|-8--------------7-7--7-7--------|-8--------------7-7--7-7---------|
slow
e|------------0-----------------|----------------------0-|-0----0---------0---|------3---3----|
B|------------5-----------0-0---|-------------3--0-----0-|-0----0---------0---|------3---3----|
G|---------0--------------0-0---|----------0--------4----|-2----2---2-----2---|--5---4---4----|
D|------0--------9\---5---5-----|-------0-----------4----|-3----3---3-----3---|--5---5---5----|
A|---7-----------9\---5---5-----|----2-------------------|-0----0---0---------|--3---3---3----|
E|-8-------------7\---3---3-----|-3----------------------|-1----1---1--1------|----------3----|
Key:
/ or \ slide
h hammer-on
p pull-off
