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Loaded by Hole
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From 1991's 'Pretty on the Inside'. So, I'll be honest, this song is INSANE. It is all
over the place, so I simplified it enough to make a coherent tab for it. There's tons of
stuff going on in here, from slides to bends to wahs to finger-picking and ridiculous
distortion and feedback, some of which I believe was probably improvised, at least in the
outro. You can improvise in the bridge as well; what I tabbed was just a rough guide to
what I hear going on in there. Regardless, this sounds close enough and if anything can
be a guide for more experienced guitarists to build on. There are no tabs out there for
this song which is a shame because it's an awesome track. Good luck! (NOTE: There are two
guitars present here, but it's possible to play with one as well. The tab denotes the
verses where Riff A and B are played together ("Riff A/B"), but if using one guitar, only
play Riff B during these. Riff D and E are also played together at the end of the song,
which is indicated in the tab).
Tabbed by: Scott H.
Tuning: Standard
"/" = slide up
"\" = slide down
"b" = string bend
Play with HEAVY distortion
Riff A (Verse):
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-3333333/444444-----------|
A|-3333333/444444-----------|
E|-1111111/222222-----------|
Black lung coat and a little crown
Riff A
That's the crown that you get for falling down
Riff A
Hey, baby let me look in your eyes
Riff A
I see you standing in a weird red light
Riff B (Verse):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\10-10-10/14-14-14-14-14-14-14\9/15\14------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\10-10-10/14-14-14-14-14-14-14\9/15\14------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-8--8--8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12\7/13\12------|
The pump and grind that I call my head
The suck-milk nebula I use instead
Riff A/B
The sick milk clot and the sweet cream udder
The weird red light that pulls you under
Riff C (Bridge):
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5b---------------------------------------------------|
D|------3b-------------------9b-------------9b----------------------|
A|--2222---2222--2222/9b\2222---2222/9b\2222------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rip my scars, let out my stars
Riff C
Slut me open and suck my scars
Riff D (Chorus):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hole/loaded_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------88888/999----------88888/10-10-10------|
D|-55555555-88888/999-55555555-88888/-8--8--8------|
A|-55555555-66666/777-55555555-66666/-8--8--8------|
E|-33333333-----------33333333---------------------|
And now I'm loaded
Riff D
Yeah, now I'm loaded
Riff A
Blood-red coat and a little crown
Riff A
That's the crown that you get when you fall down
Riff A
Hey, baby, won't you wave goodbye
Riff A
As you go up the fuckin' weird red light
Riff A/B
The sun spits on your rawhide
As you dance to the sound of a suicide
Riff A/B
He only laughs when you're trying to hide
That you're the rat poison daughter of a suicide
Riff C
Slut me open and suck my scars
Riff C
You better open your eyes when I come down
Riff D
And now I'm loaded
Yeah, now I'm loaded
Riff A
Don't blush when I rip you open
Riff A
Don't blush when I rip you open
Riff A
Hey, baby, let me look in your eyes
Riff A
As you go off into your weird red light
Riff A/B
The pump and grind that I call my head
The suck-milk nebula I use instead
Riff A/B
The sweet cream-clot and the sick milk udder
The weird red light that pulls me under
Riff C
Leave me open and suck my scars
You better open your eyes when I come down
***Note: from this point on, while playing Riff D, play the G power chord (3/5/5)
normal, but bend the hell out of the strings on the other chords***
Riff D
And now I'm loaded
I just get loaded
Riff D
And I just get loaded
I just get loaded
Riff E (Verse):
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-55555555/15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b------|
A|-55555555/15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b------|
E|-33333333/13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-13b------|
***Now play riffs D and E in unison if on two guitars***
Riff D/E
And now I'm loaded
Riff D/E
So am I, and so am I, and I, I just got, I just got
Riff D/E
I just get, I just get, I just get loaded
Riff D/E
I just get loaded
Riff D/E
The sun, the sun, the sun....
***Now, on the outro riff, bend the strings and hold them for about 5 seconds on each
descending power chord, and then slide your hand up and down the fretboard at the end,
laying your fingers on all the strings***
Riff F (Outro):
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-15b---13b--8b--7b--5b--4b--------------|
A|-13b---11b--6b--5b--3b--2b--------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
