The Day I Tried To Live Bass Tab

A-Sides Tabs:

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Song: The Day I Tried To Live
Artist: Soundgarden
Album: Superunknown
Tabbed by: Jase Warner (trip_through_your_wires@hotmail.com)

Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G)

Intro:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

First Verse:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

Pre-Chorus:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

Chorus:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*-2--2---2-2--2-|-3----3---3--3-|-7--7---7--7--7-|-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*2--2---2--2--2-|-3----3---3--3-|-7--7---7--7--7-|-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|-2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-0--0---0--0--0-|----------------|

Break:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

Second Verse:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

Pre-Chorus

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|


Chorus:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*-2--2---2-2--2-|-3----3---3--3-|-7--7---7--7--7-|-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*2--2---2--2--2-|-3----3---3--3-|-7--7---7--7--7-|-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|-2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-0--0---0--0--0-|----------------|

Break:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

Interlude:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-12~------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-0--------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|-9--------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|---12-----11----|
E|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Third Verse:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

Interlude:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

Break:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

Chorus:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*-2--2---2-2--2-|-3----3---3--3-|-7--7---7--7--7-|-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*2--2---2--2--2-|-3----3---3--3-|-7--7---7--7--7-|-4--4---4--4--4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|-2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-0--0---0--0--0-|----------------|

Break:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--|-9--8-0-7-0-6-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--|-4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2|

Outro:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-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|

Ending:

G|----------------|
D|*---------------|
A|*-12---11-------|
E|-------------12-|

That's another Soundgarden one.  Comments are welcome.


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Eric Wanna Be	#1 by Eric Nowariak at Sep 20, 1979 at 11:13 PM EST
	Fools! It's basically their song that says how disgusted they are with the rest of the human race; how corrupt everyone is deep down - But in a first person, sarcastic tone. I really wish more people could put sarcasm meaningfully into a song like this. The day he "tried to live" is the day that Chris decided he would try to fit in with everyone else; and by doing so, he gave up all moral integrity for the purpose of just getting along and doing well, unfortunately.

No Picture cliff Average	#2 by cliff burton at Nov 1, 1983 at 9:46 AM EST
	This is one of my all-time favorites. Like most great songs, it seems to mean different things to different people -- but here's my two cents. As an "outsider", the narrator has viewed the corruption of our world with distaste, but from a distance, without participating. One day he awakes feeling a drive to take some kind of action. Diving into life, he discovers that despite good intentions, it is not so easy to live in this world without sometimes lying, cheating, and doing harm to other people. But "one more time around might do it." So maybe it is not hopeless -- maybe it is worth trying again until you learn to get it right. In the end, he feels somewhat ashamed -- he did not live up to his own high standards; he couldn't keep from getting his hands dirty in the "blood and mud", and he learned that he too is a liar, just like all the other pigs he has always despised. Favorite line: Words you say never seem To live up to the ones inside your head And remember, Chris is a "rock star"... When he says: "I stole a thousand beggar's change And gave it to the rich" -- is he thinking about teenagers spending their money on CDs and concert tickets, and how the money mostly ends up in the hands of the rich record companies?

No Picture bill Average	#3 by bill i am at Apr 8, 1984 at 12:37 AM EST
	With the comment daddio made on the lines The day I tried to win, I dangled from the power lines and let the martyers strech I think that means, hanging from power lines would be instant death for anyone, and you would fry yourself doing it. Martyers, those willing to die for a cause, would stretch upward to try to save him, thus, becomming a martyer by dying to save his life. I think his meaning was to kill himself or try to kill himself and kill those who are willing to sie for his cause, in otherwards, it would be pointless to save him, because he would already be dead. Making their effort utterly worthless. I might be 100 percent wrong, but it goes with the rest of the song, stealing from the poor, giving to the rich, taking from people who are needy and giving to those who are not. Trying to live as those who have no heart, no soul, in other words, living like most people do day by day. I might be wrong....I usually am.

No Picture ari Average	#4 by ari o at Jun 8, 1993 at 3:25 PM EST
	I think it's the exact opposite, Timmay. Instead of trying to be like society, I think the figure protrayed in the song woke, deciding he was gonna go out, change the world, and do something memorable and worthwhile. At the very end he realizes that he's just like everyone else, no matter what he does, that he's not special. This is after the day is done, him reflecting on what's happened. The voice in his head when he woke up, for instance, was himself, but he's been distanced from that. In the morning, he was an idealist, but by the time he fell asleep, he was a realist, finally having realized that "words you say never seem to live up to the ones inside your head."