• Song:

    Pretty Noose

  • Artist:

    Soundgarden

  • Album:

    The very best of

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Well I was looking for Pretty Noose, a favorite song of mine by Soundgarden, but the tabs were in, I believe, C Tuning. 

I really didn't want to go through a whole tuning process, and then have to go back the next time I picked up the guitar. Because of this, I have created what in my ears, sounds correct, and is in STANDARD tuning. It sounds really good. 
If you have questions: smloveskittycats@gmail.com
By the way, this is my first tab. All symbols and accents will be explained inside the tab.

Tuning--EADGBE

Intro---
Use some sort of WAH effect, I didn't have that, so I suggest going through this just bend the strings real gently for each note.
If a note has looks like "4eb", it means emphasized bend, so bend it further than usual.

Guitar 1
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---------eb8---------------------eb8--------------------------------------------------
-----10--------8--7----------10-------7--8---eb10(And on the second time "eb8")-------
--8------------------6--8-------------------------------------------------------------x4

Guitar 2
After two of the above:
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------8-8---------8-8-6-6----6-6-5--------
-8-8---------8-8--------------------------
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Verse---
Considering it's not in C, it's not spot on, but It's almost impossible to tell it's different by just the ear. Anyways, a note like "4b" means bend, and since theres only one symbol, it's a long bend. A note like "0py" will mean a Pull-off, After bending release the string and you'll get the sound.

Guitar 1
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-10-10-10-10-10--11--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--6-6-6-6-6--7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----5-5-5-5-5-
--8--8--8--8--8---9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--4-4-4-4-4--5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----1-1-1-1-1-

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-----------------------------5b---5b\0py--
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-4---6-6-6-6-6--7--8-8-8-8----------------
-2---4-4-4-4-4--5--6-6-6-6----------------x3

I can't really get what you do at the end of the third one, but this sounds enough like it, slide it all:
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-9-10-11-13-12-------
-7--8--9-11-10-------
I'll call it the embellishment in the Index.

Then for the fourth time change it up:
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-10-10-10-10-10--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8---11-11-11-11-11-----------------------------
--8--8--8--8--8--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6----9--9--9--9--9-----------------------------

Chorus---
Nothing I need to point out here, there are some bends.

Guitar 1
Strum these in times each (Or four times slowly, listen to the song and play as preferred.), You can cut the last half of the third chord and play Guitar 2, Also.
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-8------------------------------------------
-6--------------------6------------9--------
----------------------4------------7--------
AndIDon'tlikewhatyougotmehangingfrom      x3

Guitar 2
This is playable by one guitar, just do this after Guitar 1, I think it's two guitars in Soundgarden doing it though. Keep strumming the 6 while you bend it.
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-----------------------------------------6b-
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AndIDon'tlikewhatyougotmehangingfrom      x3

Intermission---
That seems a suitable name. It's basically just this:
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-10-10---13-13---10---
--8--8---11-11----8---x1

And then you play a bit of the intro:
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---------eb8---------------------eb8--------
-----10--------8--7----------10-------7--8--
--8------------------6--8-------------------

Verse---
Now play the verse twice, the second guitar should be playing a more distorted version of the intro in the background, but instead of the third time, add the:
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-9-10-11-13-12-------
-7--8--9-11-10------- On the second time.

Then do the change-up third. At the change-up, the intro bit stops playing.

Chorus---
Play the Chorus 4 times, then Solo

Solo and Other---
It's a sort of WAH solo thing, I'll guide through the background of it, but please use this along with the video for more guidance. It's pretty much everything you've been playing in a more simple manner. The solo is done in very specific picking patterns so I couldn't even try to tab it. I could make a simpler version, but I'll add it in later. And as for what's going on after the solo, it's what you've been doing, so not to be lazy, but it's easy to figure out, I'd be wasting space and energy by posting it.

So do two of the "Simple riffs" <--(Read Above), then do the:
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-9-10-11-13-12--------
-7--8--9-11-10--------

And the change-up, then something new:
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-5-5-5--8-7--3--------
-3-3-3--6-5--1--------x3
I don't care what you got!

Then something like:
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-3-5-7-5-8-8-7-5------
-1-3-5-3-6-6-5-3------x1

Chorus---
Now do the Chorus 4 more times, then after that, play it softer, in single strokes. This effect is also helped by the drums slowing down. 

After two Slow Chorus' do:
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AndIDon'tlikewhatyougotmehangingfrom      x1
make sure you strum while you bend, and make a crescendo ( Get louder with each strum ) into the embellishment.

Then scream YEEAAHH! (Like Chris Cornell) And play one last:
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-9-10-11-13-12-10-----
-7--8--9-11-10--8-----

And there you have it. Some parts may be off, but if you believe you have solved some of my problems, email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible and fix the problems.

Index:
Intro x4
Verse x3
-Embellishment-
Pre-Chorus x1 ( In the tab described as Change-Up )
Chorus x3
-Intermission- ( Just the three chords )
Intro x1
Verse with Intro x2
-Embellishment-
Pre-Chorus x1
Chorus x4
-Solo- and 2 Simple Verses
-Embelishment-
Pre-Chorus x1
Bridge x3
Bridge-end x1
Chorus x4
Interlude x2 (Softer Chorus)
-Embellishment- and "YEEEAAHH!"
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