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Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G)
Intro (after guitar):
G|--------------|-------7------|--------------|--------------|
D|*------5-7----|---------5----|-------5-7----|-------5-----*|
A|*-5-----------|--5-----------|--5-----------|--5------8---*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|-3~-----------|-------------*|
A|*7---3~------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|-3~-----------|-------------*|
A|*-5~----------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-6~----------|--------------|-8~-----------|-------------*|
A|*-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
First Verse:
G|--------------|-------7------|--------------|--------------|
D|*------5-7----|---------5----|-------5-7----|-------5-----*|
A|*-5-----------|--5-----------|--5-----------|--5------8---*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|-3~-----------|-------------*|
A|*7---3~------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|-3~-----------|-------------*|
A|*-5~----------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-6~----------|--------------|-8~-----------|-------------*|
A|*-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Break:
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
A|*-5~----------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
First Chorus:
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|*-3~---------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|-0~-----------|-1~----------|-4~-----------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
A|--3~---------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|-0~-----------|-1~----------|-4~-----------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|*-3~---------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|-0~-----------|-1~----------|-4~-----------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
A|--3~---------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|-0~-----------|-1~----------|-4~-----------|
Break:
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
A|*-5~----------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
A|*-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Ending:
G|--------------|--------------|
D|*-------------|-------------*|
A|*-3~----------|-------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jesse Average |
#1 by Jesse R at Feb 24, 2006 at 10:27 AM EST |
| this song kind of makes me feel like i want to die, im cooo though afterwards, thanks... | |
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its leeeeeeeeer Wanna Be |
#2 by its leeeeeeeeeroy jenkins at May 21, 2006 at 1:01 PM EST |
| feelings of not wanting to conform to the world, wanting to get away from it all, longing for change... seems pretty straightforward to me. i love this song. | |
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DEMENTED KID Average |
#3 by DEMENTED KID at Sep 4, 2006 at 6:32 AM EST |
| I love this song. It reminds me of Pink Floyd for some reason. | |
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123 Wanna Be |
#4 by 123 123 at Sep 13, 2006 at 5:11 AM EST |
| This is such a great song - cornells vocals express such emotion in this song - almost hopfullness , the distorted words at the start - are actually a radio station playeded throught a guitar pedal or sumthing like that.. i love the eeriee feel of this song | |
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Never Speak A W Wanna Be |
#5 by Never Speak A Word Again I Will Crawl Away For Good at Oct 27, 2006 at 5:42 AM EST |
| Soundgarden is (was) truly one of the best bands ever to record music. Cornell has a great voice. I feel this song is expressing a feeling of being captive to life and it's norms (or rules). 'there must be something else... something good'. Indeed. | |
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Quinn Wanna Be |
#6 by Quinn Carvalho at Dec 22, 2006 at 7:52 AM EST |
| Uh, it seems like a lot was left off from those lyrics. "There must be something else There must be something good Far away Far away from here But I'll be here for good" Is what I got out of the ending. Anyway, amazing song. So eerie and beautiful... | |
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John Wanna Be |
#7 by John at Dec 30, 2006 at 12:44 AM EST |
| i agree that this song is about conformity. its such a great song to end soundgarden's final album, as it really seems to conclude the way chris feels about society. a lot of his other songs seemed to be about his general dislike for what our society has become (i'm thinking of songs like blow up the outside world, limo wreck, black hole sun here, etc...) i guess he really just wanted to get away from life here in america where everyone is pretty much a clone and where anyone who is different isn't accepted. he certainly seems happier living in france now... i think this song, more than any other soundgarden song, shows the direction chris wanted to go with his music. i really could picture this song on his euphoria morning album. and i realllllly wish this song were longer, but it does sound really cool when on repeat | |
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Lamb Of God Wor Average |
#8 by Lamb Of God Worshiper at Jan 19, 2007 at 7:28 PM EST |
| Can anyone identify the soundbite running in the left channel at the song's beginning? | |
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vcbvcb Wanna Be |
#9 by vcbvcb at Aug 19, 2007 at 9:20 AM EST |
| Easily one of Soundgarden's best songs...clearly underrated. | |
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