----------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTER, SOFTEST by Hole ----------------------------------------------------------------- Low key ballad track from 1994's Live Through This. It builds to a crescendo and uses some standard chords and selective strumming on individual strings. The album version is hard to pin down because there's a lot going on between the two guitars and the bass, but if you play it this way it sounds pretty damn close. None of the tabs on here seem very accurate so I figured I'd give my two cents. Tuning: Standard Played clean except where noted Riff A: e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-----------3-----------3-------------------------3---| G|--0-----------0-----------0-------------------------0---| D|--0-----------0-----------0------------2-2-2-2-2----0---| A|--2-----------2-----------2------------3-3-3-3-3--2-2---| E|--3--3-3-0-3--3--3-3-0-3--3--3-3-0-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3---| I tell you everything I hope that you won't tell on me And I'd give you anything I hope that you won't tell on me Riff B: e|--------------------------------------| B|--0-0-0---1-1-1-----3-3-3-3-----------| G|--2-2-2---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------| D|--2-2-2---2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-----------| A|----------3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-----------| E|-----------------3--3-3-3-3-----------| Pee girl gets the belt Your milk makes me mind Your milk is so sour And I can only cry And I can only cower And I can only cry You have all the power Riff A I've got a blister from touching everything I see Riff A The abyss opens up, it steals everything from me Riff B Pee girl gets the belt Riff B Your milk makes me mind Riff B Your milk is so sick Riff B Your milk has a dye Riff B Your milk has a dick Riff B Your milk has a dye Riff B Your milk has a dick Riff C: e|--2-2-2-----------------------| B|--3-3-3--1-1-1--3-3-3---------| G|--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0---------| D|---------2-2-2--0-0-0---------| A|---------3-3-3--2-2-2---------| E|----------------3-3-3---------| Burn the witch The witch is dead Riff C Burn the witch Riff C (distorted heavily, and only play the G chord on this line) Just bring me back her head Riff B (distorted throughout rest of song) Pee girl gets the belt Riff B Your milk makes me mind Riff B Your milk is so mean Riff B Your milk turns to cry Riff B Your milk turns to cream Riff B Your milk turns to cry Riff B Your milk turns to cream Riff B Your milk turns to cry Riff B Your milk turns to cream Riff B Your milk turns to mine Riff B Your milk turns to cream