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Soundgarden - "Been Away Too Long" From "King Animal" "My Wave" Tuning - EEBBbb - Double low E, double low B, double high b (standard 2nd string pitch). Good first single from the new Soundgarden. Not quite as polished as "Live to Rise" but still a unique song with that Soundgarden sound. Please rate/comment. The tab was updated with actual tuning (see Letterman Show video of this song for help) but standard tuning version is at the bottom. Intro - Freely b|------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| B|-3/5\3--10---8---5--3/5--8--8--5--3-------| E|-3/5\3--10---8---5--3/5--8--8--5--3-------| E|-3/5\3--10---8---5--3/5--8--8--5--3-------| Main Riff- Guitar 1 b|-----------------|------------------| b|-----------------|------------------| B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5----------------| B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------| E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------| E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------| | | Guitar 2 b|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------5----------| b|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------5----------| B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5-----5----------| B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5-----0----------| E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5-----0----------| E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------| Verse Singing Part - with fast chorus effect |-------------|------------------------| |-2----3----5-|---3-----8______b9------| |-2----3----5-|---3-----8--------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| repeat main riff |-------------|------------------------| |-2----3----5-|---3-----9~~~~~~~~------| |-2----3----5-|---3-----9--------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| repeat main riff **Play entire Verse Part 2x** Chorus |-------------------|-0------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-0------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--| |-6---4-3-----3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--| |-6---4-3-----3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--| |-6---4-3-0---3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--| "Nobody loves me" |-0------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |-0------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------| |-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------| |-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------| |-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------| "No one saves me No one loves me, hates me" Guitars Pause "I've been away for too long" Play Verse and Chorus Again Bridge (1:39) play 4x |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-/12-12-12-12-10/12-----|-3-----0-0-0-3----| |-/12-12-12-12-10/12-----|-3-----0-0-0-3----| |-/12-12-12-12-10/12-----|-3-----0-0-0-3----| |-/12-12-12-12-10/12-0-0-|-3-----0-0-0-3----| Creepy Solo (1:52) play this 2x (with main riff): |-/17~~----15--14--|-15--14h15p14\11~~~-| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| play main Riff again |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| at 2:04 - 2 Guitar parts (top/bottom): |----5---5-5------|-5------5-------| |----5---5-5------|-5------5-------| |-----------------|----------------| played 4x |----5---5-5------|-5---7----------| |----6---6-6------|-6---0----------| |----6---6-6------|-6---0----------| During Bass part (2:20), Guitar 1 plays these short notes 2x with delay pedal on: |---------|--------|--------|--------| |---------|--------|--------|--------| |-8-------|-9------|-14-----|-12-----| |-8-------|-9------|-14-----|-12-----| |---------|--------|--------|--------| |---------|--------|--------|--------| (2:28) Guitar 1 play 6x |------------------------|------------------| |-5p3p0-7p5p0-5p3p0----0-|-9____p7-0--------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| (2:42) Guitar 2, with effects on |-/17~~----15--14--|-15--14h15p14\11~~~-| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| (2:48) Guitar 2 - play 2x |-0---------0---------|-0-------0----0---0-----| |-15--------17-15h17--|-10------12-------12----| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| (2:52) Guitar 2 - play 2x similarly |-7--7--7-----7--7-----|-/17---17---------------| |-0--------0--------0--|----------10---10--7-0--| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| (3:01) w/ effects |-------------|------------------------| |-2----3----5-|---3-----8--------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| |-------------|------------------------| "On my way home" Repeat Bridge Riff, lyrics: "But I take, and all they ever wanted a break, I've been away for too long Though i never really wanted to stay. I've been away for too long." Ending |-------5---------5----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-------5---------5----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-3-3---5---5-5---5----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3-0-3-5/6--------| ============================================================================ TO PLAY THE SONG IN STANDARD TUNING (not as recorded) Intro - Freely e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------7--5----------5--5----------------| D|-5/7\5--7--5--7--5/7--5--5-7--5-----------| A|-5/7\5--5--3--7--5/7--3--3-7--5-----------| E|-3/5\3--------5--3/5-------5--3-----------| Main Riff- Guitar 1 e|-----------------|------------------| B|-----------------|------------------| G|-----------------|-2----------------| D|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-2---2-2----------| A|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-0---2-2----------| E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0----------| | | Guitar 2 - plays entire chords instead of E5, G5 e|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------0----------| B|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------0----------| G|-1-----1-4-4-1-1-|-6-----1----------| D|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-7-----2----------| A|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-7-----2----------| E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------| Verse Singing Part - with fast chorus effect e|-------------|------------------------| B|-------------|---------8______b9------| G|-6----7----9-|---7--------------------| D|-------------|---------5--------------| A|-4----5----7-|---5--------------------| E|-------------|------------------------| repeat main riff e|---------------------|--------------------------| B|---------------------|-9~~~~--------------------| G|-6----7----9----7----|--------------------------| D|---------------------|-6------------------------| A|-4----5----7----5----|--------------------------| E|---------------------|--------------------------| repeat main riff **Play entire Verse Part 2x** Chorus e|-------------------|-7----------6-|-----------------| B|-------------------|-7----------6-|-----------------| G|-------------------|-8----------7-|-----------------| D|-------------------|-9----------8-|-----------------| A|-8---6-5-----5-7-8-|-9----------8-|-7-5------5-7-8--| E|-6---4-3-0---3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--| "Nobody loves me" e|-7----------6-|-----------------|-7-------5--------|-5------6-------| B|-7----------6-|-----------------|-7-------5--------|-7------8-------| G|-8----------7-|-----------------|-8-------6--------|-7------8-------| D|-9----------8-|-----------------|-9-------7--------|-7------8-------| A|-9----------8-|-7-5------5-7-8--|-9-------7--------|-5------6-------| E|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|----------------| "No one saves me No one loves me, hates me" Guitars Pause "I've been away for too long" Play Verse and Chorus Again Bridge (1:39) play 4x e|------------------|----------------| B|------------------|----------------| G|-/9-9-9-9-7/9-----|----------------| D|-/9-9-9-9-7/9-----|-5---2-2-2-5----| A|-/7-7-7-7-5/7-----|-5---2-2-2-5----| E|--------------0-0-|-3---0-0-0-3----| Creepy Solo (1:52) play this 2x (with main riff): e|-/12~~----10--9---|-10---9h10p9\6~~~-| B|------------------|------------------| G|------------------|------------------| play main Riff again D|------------------|------------------| A|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------| at 2:04 - 2 Guitar parts (top/bottom): |----0---0-0------|-0---0----------| |----5---5-5------|-5---0----------| |-----------------|----------------| played 4x |----8---8-8------|-8--------------| |----7---7-7------|-7---7----------| |----6---6-6------|-6---0----------| During Bass part (2:20), Guitar 1 plays these short notes 2x with delay pedal on: |-4-------|-5------|-9------|-7------| |---------|--------|--------|--------| |-4-------|-5------|-9------|-7------| |---------|--------|--------|--------| |---------|--------|--------|--------| |---------|--------|--------|--------| (2:28) Guitar 1 play 6x |------------------------|------------------| |-5p3p0-7p5p0-5p3p0------|-9____p7-0--------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| (2:42) Guitar 2, with effects on e|-/12~~----10--9---|-10---9h10p9\6~~~-| B|------------------|------------------| G|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------| A|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------| (2:48) Guitar 2 - play 2x |-0---------0---------|-0-------0----0---0-----| |-15--------17-15h17--|-10------12-------12----| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| (2:52) Guitar 2 - play 2x similarly |-0--0--0-----0--0-----|-/12---12---------0-----| |-0--------0--------0--|----------10---10----0--| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| (3:01) w/ effects e|-------------|------------------------| B|-------------|---------8~~~~~---------| G|-6----7----9-|---7--------------------| D|-------------|---------5~~~~~---------| A|-4----5----7-|---5--------------------| E|-------------|------------------------| "On my way home" Repeat Bridge Riff, lyrics: "But I take, and all they ever wanted a break, I've been away for too long Though i never really wanted to stay. I've been away for too long." Ending |-------0---------0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-------0---------0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------| |-4-4---1---6-6---1----|-7---5-4---4-6/7--------| |-5-5---2---7-7---2----|-8---6-5---5-7/8--------| |-5-5---2---7-7---2----|-8---6-5---5-7/8--------| |-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3-0-3-5/6--------| KEY ************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release ************