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My Wave
Soundgarden
Tabbed by Jeff Pineau
jpineau@onlinesupport.pe.ca
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Tuned E, E, B, B
Intro (Rest 5 bars)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------3--5------------------3--5-----------------
B|-0---3---3-0-3-5-5--0-----3---3-0--3--5-----0-----3---3-0-3-5-----0---3---3--3-5-5--
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3--5----------------3--5----------------3---5-----------------3--|
B|-0----3---3-0-3-5----0----3---3-0-3-5----0----3---3-0-3-5-----0----3---3-0-3-5-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verses 1, 2 and 3 (5 times with small ad lib fills)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|*-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
B|*-0----3-----3----3-5-5--0----3---3---3-5-5---0---3---3----3-5-5---0---3---3---3-5-5--*|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus build up
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---5----5-----------------7--|
B|--------------------------------------7--|
Chorus (Time signature implied by the drums)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12----7-----7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12---7---7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12-
B|--7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12----7-----7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12---7---7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12-
(x3)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------
E|*---------------------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
B|*-7---7-\-0------5-5-5-5-5----7--7\5---5\-12-12--12-12-12-*|---7--7\-0------5-5--5-5-5--
B|--7---7-\-0------5-5-5-5-5----7--7\5---5\-12-12--12-12-12--|---7--7\-0------5-5--5-5-5--
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------9--6------4---3---------------------------------------------
B|--3-------3-----3--3--3---6------------------------7--7-\-5--5-\-12-12--12-12-12-----7-----
B|--3-------3-----3--3--3---6------------------------7--7-\-5--5-\-12-12--12-12-12-----7-----
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/soundgarden/my_wave_btab.html ]
This is where it switches to 9/8 time, and now to 6/4
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------17--
B|-7-\-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----|---5------5---5-----5-----5-----0---|-----------0-------0----------
B|-7-\-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----|---5------5---5-----5-----5-----0---|-----------0-------0----------
This is where he turns the wah pedal on
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-17-------------17-17--------------17--17--------------17-17------------17-17--
B|-----17-17\12-0--------17-17\-12-0---------17-17\12-0--------17-17\12-0--------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wah off
E|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------17--17---------------|
B|-17-\-12--0--0-----------17-17-\-12-0-|
B|--------------------------------------|
Back to chorus, then go to this
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------9--6----4--3-------
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-------3-----3-----3---3-3---6-------------------7---
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-------3-----3-----3---3-3---6-------------------7---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12---7----7\-5---5\-12-12--12-12-12-----7---7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12---7----7\-5---5\-12-12--12-12-12-----7---7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7\--0-----5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-5----5----5----0-----0---------------------|
B|-7\--0-----5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-5----5----5----0-----0----------------12---|
Outro
E|---------------------------|--------|---------
E|---------------------------|--------|---------
B|---------------------------|-Rest---|---------
B|--12-------12----12-----12-|-3-bars-|------7--
Keep it off my wave...
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------*|
B|-----------------------------------------------------*|(x3) then the fourth time play...
B|--5-----12-12-12--12----7------5----12-12-12--12---7--| Turn Wah on at the end of the next part
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|*-----------------------------------*|
B|-----------------------------|*-----------------------------------*|(x12)
B|--5-----12-12-12--12----/12--|---12----3--0---0/12--12--3--0----0--|
And that is it, it is in a lot of different time signatures,
and it may be a little hard to piece together but that is it.
