Hunger Strike Bass Tab

Temple Of The Dog Tabs:

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Hunger Strike
by Temple of the Dog
transcribed by Travis Higgins
travis@primenet.com
http://www.primenet.com/~travis/bass.html


Dropped D tuning  (D,A,D,G)

Bass doesn't come in until the second verse
                    
|-----------------------------|----------------------|-
|---------12/14---10-----10--|--9-----9--10-----10--|-
|--10-------------------------|----------------------|-
|-----------------------------|----------------------|-
       

    
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---------------10-----10--|--9-----9--9--10-----10/12--|-
10-----10--10-------------|----------------------------|-
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9-----12/14---10-----10--|--9-----9--9--10-----10--|-
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---------------10-----10--|--9-----9--9--10-----10/12--|-
10-----10--10-------------|----------------------------|-
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-------------------10-----10--10--|-
10-----10--10--10-----------------|-
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9-----9--9--10-----10--10--10--|-------------10-----10--10--|-
-------------------------------|--10-----10-----------------|-
-------------------------------|----------------------------|-
      

        
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9-----9--9--10-----10/12--|--------------------------------|-
--------------------------|--10-----10--10--12-----12--12--|-
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14-----14--14--15--15--15--15--15|-
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Chorus   
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-10-----10--10--12-----12--12--12--|-
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14-----14--14--14--15--15--15--15--15|-
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10-----10--10--12-----12--12--|--14-----14--14--15-----15--14--12--|-
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10-----10--10--12-----12--12--|--14--14--14--14--14--14--15-----15|-
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10-----10--10--12-----12--12--|-
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14--14--14--14--14--15--15--15--15--15--15--|-
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Fill A                                         (2 times)
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||*--------------2--------2/|--------------2--------*||-
||*-------------------------|-----------------------*||-
||---0--2--0--2-------------|--0--2--0--2------------||-
               

                  
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------------2--------2/|-
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0--2--0--2-------------|-
              


This is played twice.  The second time through it is the 
chorus part.  It is also played again for the chorus at
the end of the song.
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||---5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-


          
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9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-
         

      
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5--5--5--5--5-----5-----10--10--10--10--10-----10--|-
         

                                        (2 times)
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9--9--9--9--9-----9-----9--9--9--9--9-----9--9---||
             

Then play Fill A, then play the lines above for the chorus and outro


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rory Wanna Be	#1 by Rory Burlet at Feb 12, 1976 at 7:29 AM EST
	Considering the song is called hunger strike, I feel that the message of the song was both intended to be and also how I interpret the song personally: I have no problem taking from the rich and giving to the poor (or myself) but I would rather go hungry than hurt those who are already hurting. So I'm gonna go on hunger strike. Also, it may have to do with some other the drug using band members quitting drugs "going hungry" for Andrew Wood.

No Picture TC Wanna Be	#2 by TC Clark at Apr 27, 1979 at 5:30 AM EST
	This song is about 3rd world countries having a litter of kids and only enough food for a small family.

No Picture Jaymz Average	#3 by Jaymz Lemaitre at Aug 11, 1979 at 12:21 AM EST
	isn't it "i'm going hungry" not "i'm growing hungry"?

No Picture stuart Professional	#4 by stuart finlayson at Aug 4, 1980 at 6:09 PM EST
	I always thought that the "farming babies" line had to do with the birth of babies for the master to raise as slaves. Not so much "3rd world countries having a litter of kids and only enough food for a small family." Either meaning is close enough, but callyouout's interpretation is more disparaging and ignores WHY they don't have enough to feed their families - because the dominant classes of the world hoard all the resources for themselves. There's a good Time cover story titled "How to End Poverty" on this topic, and of course numerous books written on it. It's an interesting but controversial topic, and clearly nobody has the answers to world inequality.

No Picture Batmanuel Badass	#5 by Batmanuel at Aug 31, 1986 at 2:45 PM EST
	Temple of The Dog...Not sure with this combination of Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell you could find any better musicians, (at least during that time). But anyway, this is indeed one of my favorite songs all time. And good God, can Chris Cornell hit some high notes or what!?

No Picture drew Average	#6 by drew huh at Sep 8, 1991 at 12:27 AM EST
	Sounds like johnny depp and his minions need to be flogged senseless.

No Picture they call me to Average	#7 by they call me tommy K at Jul 24, 1993 at 11:52 PM EST
	Yes Pearl Jam rules... but this is temple of the dog lol ;)

No Picture Al Rhythm Player	#8 by Al Menzies at Jan 15, 1994 at 3:09 AM EST
	This song is awsome, Pearl Jam RULES.

No Picture Dylan Average	#9 by Dylan at Mar 14, 1999 at 5:39 AM EST
	It's obviously a song about white, liberal guilt, the shame of the overpriveleged. I love it.

No Picture Dave Average	#10 by Dave Led at Jan 9, 2005 at 1:25 PM EST
	Its a bit more obvious in meaning than some of the songs vedder had sung with pearl jam.This song is definitely one of the greatest songs of the grunge folllowing [as well as being one of the songs to giive birth to the "movement"]. I dont believe its too often that u find a grunge song that is depressing in a way but also reaches out to a noble cause[ this and "polly" bu nirvana would be exceptions]. I just wish his words would still be heard in hearts not ears for those of a greddy natures:" But I can't feed on the powerless When my cup's already overfilled"