• Song:

    Mind Riot

  • Artist:

    Soundgarden

  • Album:

    Moonlight on Vermont

Mind Riot Tab by Soundgarden


This song is weird because of the tuning, it's fucking nuts. it sounds really cool, but
only Soundgarden make it sound this good. Here's the tuning

Low to High: 
6-E 5-E (same as 6) 4-E (one octavie higher, 3 and 2 are the same) 
3-E 2- E 1 - E (normal) 

the sound you get is almost like the Chorus effect, or like a twelve string i guess

Intro (light distorion)
|-------------|    |--------------------|   |---------------------|
|-------------|    |--------------------|   |---------------------|
|-------------|    |--------------------|   |---------------------|
|-------------|    |---0h7-7h9----------|   |---0h7-7h9-7/5 5-----|
|-0--0-0--0-0-|    |-0---------0-0--0-0-|   |-0---------------0-0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-| 4x |-0---------0-0--0-0-|2x |-0---------------0-0-| 2x
                   |------do these two parts twice----------------|

Pre Verse or Something (little heavier distorion)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-2h4p2p0------2h4p2p0------|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-| 4x

Verse 
|------------------------| I Was Slipping Through the Cracks of a Stolen Jewl
|----------12~-----------| I Was Tight Rope Walking in Two Ton Shoes
|-0-2-3----12~-----3-3-2-| Now Somebodies Talking the Third World War
|-0-2-3-0--12~-----3-3-2-| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)
|-0-2-3-0------0-0-3-3-2-| And the Police Said This is Normal Control
|-------0------0-0-------| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)

Alternate "Every Once and a While" Verse
|-----------------------------|
|----------12h14-12-----------|
|-0-2-3----12h14-12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0--12----12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0-----------0-0-3-3-2-|
|-------0-----------0-0-------|

1st Chorus
  Candles               /Like Somebodies           /I've Been Caught in a 
   Burning Yesterdays     Best Friend  Died                     Mind Riot
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|1x

2nd Verse
|------------------------| I Was Cryin from My Eye Teeth Bleedin from My Soul
|----------12~-----------| And I Sharpened My Wits on a Dead Man's Skull
|-0-2-3----12~-----3-3-2-| I Build an Elevator From His Bones
|-0-2-3-0--12~-----3-3-2-| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)
|-0-2-3-0------0-0-3-3-2-| I Climbed to the Top Floor to Stamp Out the Coals
|-------0------0-0-------| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)

Alternate "More Then Before" Verse
|-----------------------------|
|----------12h14-12-----------|
|-0-2-3----12h14-12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0--12----12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0-----------0-0-3-3-2-|
|-------0-----------0-0-------|

2nd Chorus
Candles               /Like Somebodies           /I've Been Caught in a 
   Burning Yesterdays     Best Friend  Died                     Mind Riot
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     I'm Tired Within 
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4-0-4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|

Candles               /Like Somebodies           /I've Been Caught in a 
   Burning Yesterdays     Best Friend  Died                     Mind Riot
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     I'm Tired Within 
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4-0-4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|

Bridge
 I'm Luck's Last Match Struck  In the Pouring Down Wind
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

Outro
                    Pouring Down Wind 
|-------------|    |--------------------|   |---------------------|
|-------------|    |--------------------|   |---------------------|
|-------------|    |--------------------|   |---------------------|
|-------------|    |---0h7-7h9----------|   |---0h7-7h9-7/5 5-----|
|-0--0-0--0-0-|    |-0---------0-0--0-0-|   |-0---------------0-0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-| 4x |-0---------0-0--0-0-|2x |-0---------------0-0-| 2x
                   |------do these two parts twice----------------|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-2h4p2p0------2h4p2p0------|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-| 4x

|----------------|
|----------12~~--|
|----------12~~--|
|-0-2-3-0--12~~--|
|-0-2-3-0--------|
|-0-2-3-0--------|

This is in my opinion the best song on Badmotorfinger. but fuck it, it's just an opinion
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