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Drown Soda by Hole
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Tabbed by: Scott H.
The tab on here is pretty much on the mark, but I'm just gonna brush it up a little bit
and add some stuff. I'm basing this tab off of the first recorded version of the song
from the 1991 "Teenage Whore" single, it has been re-recorded several times and the
lyrics differ a bit from version to version, but the chord progression is the same. The
song is
composed of barre chords and a few power chords, but it's pretty easy and mostly
requires sliding technique. I believe that Courtney is occasionally strumming power chords
(Riffs B and D), while Eric is playing the barre chords (Riffs A and C) and really
focusing on the D and G strings. The song is also played with a wah-pedal I believe that give the
chords a siren-like texture to them. There is particularly heavy distortion in the last
few verses, but distortion is present throughout the song.
Note: Verses not annotated with a riff are bass and drums only.
"/" indicates slide
Tuning: Standard
Riff A (Guitar 1):
e|--333/5/77777-------|
B|--333/5/77777-------|
G|--555/7/99999-------|
D|--555/7/99999-------|
A|--333/5/77777-------|
E|--333/5/77777-------|
Riff B (Guitar 2):
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-5/77/99999---------|
D|-5/77/99999---------|
A|-3/55/77777---------|
E|--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hole/drown_soda_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff A/B
Oh, yeah, he wants to take you
Take you away from your life
Oh, yeah, he wants to take you
Take you away from your lives
Oh, yeah, he wants to take you
Get you away from my life
Oh, yeah, he wants to take you
Take you away from my life
Riff A/B
Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked
Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked
Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked
Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked
Riff A/B
Oh, yeah, he wants to take you
Take you by the hand
Oh, I wanna kill you
Baby, I know you'd understand
Oh, you're gonna watch me
Watch me while I go down
Oh, yeah, you're gonna watch me
I take you by the hand
Oh, yeah, I wanna kill you
Baby, I know you'd understand
Oh, yeah, you're gonna watch me
Watch me while I go down
Oh, you're gonna watch me
Watch me while I drown
Riff C, heavy distortion (Guitar 1):
e|--777/--9--9--9-------|
B|--777/--9--9--9-------|
G|--999/-11-11-11-------|
D|--999/-11-11-11-------|
A|--777/--9--9--9-------|
E|--777/--9--9--9-------|
Riff D, heavy distortion (Guitar 2):
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-999/-11-11-11--------|
D|-999/-11-11-11--------|
A|-777/--9--9--9--------|
E|----------------------|
Riff C/D
Oh, yeah, he wants to take you
Take you away from your lives
Oh, yeah, I wanna kill you
Tell you about my life
Riff C/D
It's my life and I believe in it
It's my life and I wanted him
It's my bed and I believe in it
It's my bed and my life
(Lots of experimental, noisy playing here)
I sit on the corner and drink drown soda
I wanna bomb the whole state of Minnesota
The whole state of Minnesota
