Soundgarden - "Like Suicide"
From "Superunknown"
Tuning- Guitar 1 (rhythm- C. Cornell): DGDGBC
Guitar 2 (lead - K. Thayil ): DGDGBE
tabbed by jjhand
I disagree with some of the tunings for this tab, so I made my own.
I wrote out both parts during the solo section. During the solo, the lead is panned left
and the rhythm to the right speaker only so its easy to practice each part.
Intro (w/ dist, heavy reverb) -
play 3x Intro Ending
c|--------0-------0-|------0-------0-| --------0-------0-|------0-----------|
b|------0-------0---|----0-------0---| ------0-------0---|----0-------------|
G|----2-------2-----|--2-------2-----| ----2-------2-----|--2-------7--6--9-|
D|--0---------------|----------------| --0---------------|------------------|
G|------------------|----------------| ------------------|----------7--6--9-|
D|------------------|----------------| ------------------|------------------|
Verse Riff 1:
c|---------|-----------|-----------|---------------|--------0--------|---------------|
b|---------|-----------|-----------|---------------|------0---0------|---------------|
G|-7-------|-6b7r6-----|-2---------|-4b5r4---------|----0-------0----|---------------|
D|---------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-5---------------|--3--5--5------|
G|-7-------|-6b7r6-----|-2---------|-4b5r4---------|-----------------|---------------|
D|---------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-5---------------|--3--5--5------|
Play Intro Ending
Play Verse Riff 1 Again
Altered Intro Ending
c|--------0-------0-|-----0-------0---|
b|------0-------0---|---0-------0-----|
G|----2-------2-----|-2-------2-------|
D|--0---------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|------------------|-----------------|
b|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|--11-12-14-12-11-|
D|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|--11-12-14-12-11-|
D|------------------|-----------------|
Verse Riff 2 - Guitar 2
play this 2x
Guitar 1
c|---------------------------|---------------------------|
b|-----7---------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------7---------------|---------------------------|
D|--7-----7------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--17----16/17\16-14--------|------11-12-14-12-11-------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--17----16/17\16-14--------|------11-12-14-12-11-------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
1 "And my last gitch"
2 "was my last brick"
continue:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
b|-----7---------------------|----7--------------------|
G|-----------7---------------|----------7--------------|
D|--7-----7------------------|-7-----7-----------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr 2
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
b|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--17----16/17\16-14--------|-17----16/17\16-14-12-12-|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--17----16/17\16-14--------|-17----16/17\16-14-12-12-|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
"left to finish her finish"
Guitar 1
c|-------0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-0-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-\9--11_______________-----|
D|---------------------------|
G|-\9--11_______________-----|
D|---------------------------|
"her"
Chorus
Guitar 1
c|---------0--------|---------0--------|----------------|--------------|
B|-------0---0------|-------0---0------|----------------|--------------|
G|-----0-------0----|-----0-------0----|------0---------|--------------|
D|---12----------0--|---12----------0--|----0---------0-|--------------|
G|-10---------------|-9----------------|-10--------12---|-9---11-11----|
D|------------------|------------------|--------10------|-10--12-12----|
"She lived like a mother but she died so sweetly"
c|---------0--------|---------0--------|----------------|--------------|-0---
B|-------0---0------|-------0---0------|----------------|--------------|-0---
G|-----0-------0----|-----0-------0----|------0---------|--------------|-0---
D|---12-------------|---12-------------|----0---------0-|--------------|-0---
G|-10------------10-|-9-------------9--|-10---------0---|-9---11-11----|-----
D|------------------|------------------|--------10------|-10--12-12----|-----
"She lived like a mother but she died just like suicide"
Play Verse Riff 1
Play Intro Ending
Play Verse Riff 1
Play Altered Intro Ending
Play Verse Riff 2
Play Chorus, except ending bar
"Heavy Part", both guitars shown on one part - (play 2x, but on repeat play final bar 2x)
e|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|
b|---------|-----------|-6b7b6-----|---------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|
G|---------|-----------|-6b7b6-----|-2-------|-4b5r4-----|----------|----------|-5-7-7-----|
D|---------|-----------|-6b7b6-----|-2-------|-4b5r4-----|-3-5-5----|-3-5-5----|-5-7-7-----|
G|-7--6--9-|-7---------|-6b7b6-----|-2-------|-4b5r4-----|-5-7-7----|-5-7-7----|-5-7-7-----|
D|-7--6--9-|-7----0----|-----------|---------|-4b5r4-----|-3-5-5----|-3-5-5----|-5-7-7-----|
Bridge - play 4x
e|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
G|-9-10-12/15~-|-14-12-10/15-|-10-9-10-12-10-9-|-(9)--------|
D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
"I feel for you"
On 4th time, bridge ending is:
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-(9)----7--7\5--|
|----------------|
For ease of coordinating the two guitar parts, I placed the rhythm parts below the entire solo.
I'll note the solo part in each line to help you keep track.
Solo, with Wah
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
b|---------10TP---10-----------------13---|-13b15~--10h13p10-10h13p10----------------------|
G|-12b14--------12--12-10TP--12p10-10--10-|--------------------------10-12-10-10-10-12-10~-|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm (let notes ring)
c|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-7h8--10--8----8p7---7h8---7------------|-7h8--10---8---8-------8-8p7-7-----|
G|-7--------7----7-----7-----7------------|-7---------7---7-------7-7---7-----|
D|-0--------0----0-----0-----0------------|-0---------0---0-------0-0---0-----|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Solo
e|-----------------|------------------------|--------------10~-----------------------------|
b|-----------------|------------------------|------10h13p10-----13-10-10-13-10-10-13-10----|
G|-----------------|--------12b14~-10h12p10-|-12b14-------------------------------------12-|
D|------------12---|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|--10b12----------|-10b12------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm (lines at end of bars were)
c|-9--9--9--9----------|-9----9----9----9--------|----------------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7--7--8-8-8-7-|-7----7----7----7--------|-7h8--10--8----8p7---7h8---7------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7----7----7----7--------|-7--------7----7-----7-----7------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0--------|-0--------0----0-----0-----0------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Solo
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12~-------12-12-10h12p10-9h10p9-|-9\7--7-----7--7--7-7--7------|
D|---------------------------------------|--------10-----------10-10-10-|
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|
c|---------------------------------------|-9----9----9----9-----------|
B|-7h8--10---8---8-------8-8p7-7---------|--------------------8-8-8p7-|
G|-7---------7---7-------7-7---7---------|-7----7----7----7---7-7-7---|
D|-0---------0---0-------0-0---0---------|-0----0----0----0---0-0-0---|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Solo
E|---------------------------------------10b12r10------|
B|-12b13--12--10h12p10----------10--13-10--------------|
G|-12b13--12--10h12p10-----10-12--12-------------12-10-|
D|----------------------12-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|
e|-9------9------9------9----------------|
B|-7------7------7------7--------7h8-7h8-|
G|-7------7------7------7--------7---7---|
D|-0------0------0------0----------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
Solo
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13p10-10-13-10-----------10-13-10-10-13-10------------|
G|---------------12-10-10-12-----------------12-10-10-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13p12----12---13p12------------13p12-----------------|
G|--------12--------------14p12------------14p12---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-13-10-10-13-10--10--10----10-12-13-12-10---|
G|----------------------12----12--------------12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--13p12------------------12-----12-----12\-----|
G|-----------14p12---------12-----12-----12\-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-------------------------|-12b14-gr-----------12-------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------13b15-----|-----------------------10-10-|-10----12----10--13b15--------13-|
G|-12b14-12-10h12----------|------------------0----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|
e|-9--9--9--9-----------|-9----9----9----9----------|--------------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7--7---8-8-8-7-|-7----7----7----7----7/12--|-13p12---12------13p12-----13p12------|
G|-7--7--7--7---7-7-7-7-|-7----7----7----7----7/12--|------12----14p12-----14p12-----14p12-|
D|-0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0----------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-13--12--10--12b13---12--|-10\8-8--8\6-6-6\5-5-5\3-3------|-3--5--3--3-3--5-6p5-6p5p3--3-|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------5-5-|---------------------------5--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|
c|-------------------------|-9-----9-----9-----9------------|--9----9----9----9----9-------|
B|-13p12-------12--12--12\-|-7-----7-----7-----7----8-8-8p7-|--7----7----7----7----7----8--|
G|------14p12--12--12--12\-|-7-----7-----7-----7----7-7-7---|--7----7----7----7----7----7--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Solo
e|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-10b12-10---------12~-12~--|-13-12-13b15r13---13b15~~-------|
G|----------12-12------------|---------------12---------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|
c|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12--13--15--13--12--13p12-|--13---12---15----13---12-------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0-----|--0----0----0-----0----0--------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------0---|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Solo - a note below is a pinch harmonic that is tremelo picked [play 4x]
e|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13-10-10h13p10-12p10--0-12-10--12-10--12-12-10---|------------PH----------------|
G|---------------------------12------------------------12-|-10---------10TP--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|-----10-12-----------[10h12]--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|
c|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--17-----17------17------16-------16-------16---|--17p16---14------14------12----12-----|
D|--0-------0-------0-------0--------0--------0---|--0-------0-------0-------0-----0----0-|
G|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Solo
e|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-10-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-10----------10-12b14-10~~-10--10-12-10-|
D|------------10---10h12--12-10-|-10-12-12-12-----------------12---------|
G|-10-12-12-12----------10------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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|
c|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-12---13---15---12---13p12----|--13----12----/15-----15-----15----15---|
G|-0----0----0----0----0--------|--0-----0------0------0------0-----0----|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15r13--10h13p10------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12b14TP----|-b14-b14-b14-b14-r12-10-12-10-12-10------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------12-10-12---|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|
c|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--15-----15-----15----15----15-|-15-----15------15b--15b--15b--15b--15b--15b---|
D|--0------0------0-----0-----0--|-0------0-------0----0----0----0----0----0-----|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
play final notes to drum beat but add slight bends
Solo Guitar ending
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
b|-10----10----10----|-10----10----10----|-13b15~~-----|-(b15~)------|
G|-12b14-12b14-12b14-|-12b14-12b14-12b14-|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
|
|Rhythm Guitar
c|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
b|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-5-7-7-------|-5-7-7-------|
D|-3-5-5-------------|-3-5-5-------------|-5-7-7-------|-5-7-7-------|
G|-5-7-7-------------|-5-7-7-------------|-5-7-7-------|-5-7-7-------|
D|-3-5-5-------------|-3-5-5-------------|-5-7-7-------|-5-7-7-------|
Octave part after solo - play 4x
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
G|-9/11--11----------|< Guitar 2
D|-------------------|
G|-9/11--11----------|< Guitar 1
D|-------------------|
Play Chorus to end song
|Key:
===================
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| PH pinch harmonic
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| TP tremelo pick
| x Mute note (or rake)
| b bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r release bend
| () let note ring from prevous bar
