The Day I Tried To Live Chords & Tabs
The Day I Tried To Live Tab
SOUNDGARDEN
THE DAY I TRIED TO LIVE
tabbed by dan
TUNING (low to high): E E(down) B(down) B(up) B B(down)
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|---15--14---12-15-14-\-9---9--9-/-12-12-----|
|----0---0----0--0--0---9---9--9-/-12-12--0--|
|-----------------------0---0--0-/--0--0-----|
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intro g1 repeat as necessary
|-------14-\-9--9--9-|-/-12--12-/-14-\-9--9-------9-/-|
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intro g1 w/slide
|--/-12---12-/-14-\-9---9----9--/--|-/-12--12-/-14--14-\12---12-/-|
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intro g1 continued
|--/--22-\--17---17-/-22-\-17--17-/--|--/-22-\-17--17-/-22-\-12---12--|
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intro g1 continued
PM----------------|
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|------5--5--0----12------|
fill into verse
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------12-------------------------------8-----------------5-/-|
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-0-10-0-9-0----8-8-8-8-8---7-6-0-5-5-5-5-5-/-|
verses |----no PM last time-------------|
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|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-------10-------9-------|
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-------10-------9-------|
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9---|
g1
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-------10-------9-------|
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-------10-------9-------|
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-------10-------9-------|
|--12-12-12-12-12---12-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9---|
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g2
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|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
g1
|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--8-8-8-8-8---7--6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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g2
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|--7--7--7--7---8--8--8--8---12--12-12--12--9--9---9--9---|
|--7--7--7--7---8--8--8--8---12--12-12--12--9--9---9--9---|
|--7--7--7--7---8--8--8--8---12--12-12--12--9--9---9--9---|
|--7--7--7--7---8--8--8--8---12--12-12--12--9--9---9--9---|
g1 chorus (one more time around...)
|--15--14--12--15-14--8--8-8-8--11--11--|
|--15--14--12--15-14--8--8-8-8--11--11--|
|--15--14--12--15-14--8--8-8-8--11--11--|
|--15--14--12--15-14--8--8-8-8--11--11--|
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g2 chorus
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|---12--12--12--12--12--12---7---7--7-7--7---|
|---12--12--12--12--12--12---7---7--7-7--7---|
|---12--12--12--12--12--12---7---7--7-7--7---|
|---12--12--12--12--12--12---7---7--7-7--7---|
g1 chorus end (the day, i tried to.....)
|--15--14--12--15-14---7---7--7--7---10--10----|
|--15--14--12--15-14---7---7--7--7---10--10----|
|--15--14--12--15-14---7---7--7--7---10--10----|
|--15--14--12--15-14---7---7--7--7---10--10----|
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g2 chorus end
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|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8-------7-------6--------|
|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8-------7-------6--------|
|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8--8-8--7--7-7--6--6-6---|
g1 then play this (liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive......)
|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8-------7-------6--------|
|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8-------7-------6--------|
|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8-------7-------6--------|
|---9-9-9-9-9--9--8--8-8--7--7-7--6--6-6---|
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g2
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|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3-------2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3-------2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3--3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2----|
g1
|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3-------2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3-------2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3-------2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---5-5-5-5-5--4--3--3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2----|
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g2
|----------------7---------|
|-------------5------------|
|---0-----------------0----|
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g1 interlude repeat as necessary
harmonics
|---12---|
|---12---| play this twice, then play g1 intro part a few times
|---12---|
|---12---|
|---12---|
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g2 interlude
the rest is just repeats. easy to figure out what goes where.