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SOUNDGARDEN
LIKE SUICIDE
SUPERUNKNOWN
Ben has no tone on his bass in this song and the amp is also low so it`s kinda hard to hear
what he`s playing, that`s why I wrote out some of the times. Just listen to it find out
what goes where
TUNING: GDAD i`ll only write the dropped D cause that`s all he plays
INTRO/FILL(0:10)
D-00000000--1212121212121212--------------
END OF INTRO ETC.(0:38)(3:30)(3:50)(4:09)
D-12---0--14-0----------------------------
VERSE 1 2(1:40)
D00000000--1212121212121212--00000000--5-33-00000000-1212121212121212
then play the intro a couple of times until
CHORUS(1:40)(3:50)play the intro once after every chorus
D--5--5--5--3(2)--00
WITH GUITARS(3:31)
D--00000000--1212121212121212--00000000--99999999
FILL(3:40(4:00)
D-3-55--3-55--10-12-12
ALT.FILL(4:20)(6:10)
D-3--55-3--55-10--12-12--10-12-12--
GUITAR SOLO(4:31)
D--00000000--121212--55555---00000000-h5-0000000h5
OUTRO(6:48)
D--3--00
I only wrote out some of the times so just listen to find the structure. This is easily
one of the best songs of all time from one of the best albums of all time
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Mike Average |
#1 by Mike Perron at Mar 13, 1974 at 12:55 AM EST |
| I think this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, if only for the lyrics and what they mean to me. It reminds me of the girl I love, how she's been mistreated through her life, it's like she's the bird that's flown into the window. The bird doesn't see the glass, just like people never know when someone could come along and fuck up their lives. As soon as it's hit the glass it's damaged and in a lot of pain, and not that I blame Chris for putting it out of its misery but that's like a synonym for all the people that have given up on this girl and let her down. It's very hard to explain but it makes me cry whenever I hear it, the line about wielding a ton of rage reminds me of Dylan Thomas' line, "rage, rage against the dying of the light". I love this song though, Chris Cornell is a genius. | |
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bob Rhythm Player |
#2 by bob at Jan 26, 1982 at 8:23 PM EST |
| yeah that bird thing seems spot on, wouldn't have guessed that on my own though - the song goes a bit deeper than that. He compares lots of things (successfully) to suicide: the bird killing itself, the harshness of love, the "ounce of pain" -depression that leads to a "ton of rage" -suicide; and the difference between the way the bird had lived - in control, like murder, and the way the bird had died - like suicide. Thank god this song wasn't inspired by yet another "girl". Beautiful lyrics. Chris Cornell and Billy Corgan are the best songwriters of our era. Who disagrees? | |
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Claus Average |
#3 by Claus Kronmueller at Feb 8, 1982 at 12:40 PM EST |
| I read somewhere that this is about a bird that flew into Chris's window late at night, and Chris killed it to put it out of its misery. | |
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esuvee ® Lead Player |
#4 by esuvee ® at Aug 18, 1982 at 11:50 AM EST |
| chris is underrated lyricist | |
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cash Wanna Be |
#5 by cash putnam at Dec 29, 1983 at 2:48 PM EST |
| its about having your heart broken, and the last lines mean that girl might have lived her life in a flashy way, just like a murder is, but died alone and sorrowed, like a suicide | |
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Mr. Shen Average |
#6 by Mr. Shen at Sep 28, 1986 at 11:02 AM EST |
| The song is about using crack | |
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Stephen Average |
#7 by Stephen Meier at May 11, 1987 at 6:43 PM EST |
| it's funny how when something tragic happens (like the bird seeming to commit suicide) your mind tries to escape it by thinking of something sweeter (such as love) but in the end your mind realises how closely related the two thoughts are. Love .............. and ............... suicide We fly straight into love with one another, but so often it ends in heartbreak and pain - and so predictably, too. It's as if we were inflicting pain/suicide upon ourselves. Brilliant song. | |
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kyle Professional |
#8 by kyle mcdonough at Jul 26, 1988 at 11:00 AM EST |
| Wow, I never thought that the "murder" could have referred to a murder of crows. | |
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ricky Average |
#9 by ricky Garraton at Mar 13, 1991 at 11:43 PM EST |
| Safe outside my gilded cage With an ounce of pain I wield a ton of rage Just like suicide Great lines. I know the feeling... I also heard the bird story. I hunted around online until I found it, I wondered so much about the "story" behind the song. But of course the bird story is just the inspiration -- the song has a more universal meaning as well. | |
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emma Average |
#10 by emma davidson at Nov 10, 1997 at 3:06 AM EST |
| I cant get this song out of my head the music or the pictures, the Images are incredibly graphic This song could mean so many things I first felt it could be about ending a relationship with someone you love when under impossible circumstances despite it being so painful knowing its for the greater good I Knew he was destroying something But the bird theory fits but then again He could've just drawn inspiration from it, the brilliant Thing bout cornell is the way he uses metaphors... he uses them to keep songs multi-dimensional so every individual can interpret his work depending on their own experiences and mindsets not having to pertain to to his own interpretation or interpretations THAT is why cornell is a genius, soundgarden kicks audioslave's buttocks and audioslave kicks anything else around today ;) long live | |
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