------------------------------------------- THE DAY I TRIED TO LIVE - Soundgarden ------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Brandon e-mail: brandonvin@gmail.com I tabbed this out because all of the tabs I have seen were missing a lot in the chorus! Here's something that's much more accurate. Tuning: standard EADG (After guitar intro) MAIN RIFF - Play 10 times 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-----7-6---5---4---|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------0---0---0-|-------------------0-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + CHORUS PART (One more time around, might do it) - Play 1 time 4/4 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-2-----2---2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-----7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-2-----2---2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-----7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----9---9-9-\-4-----4---4-4---| (Not sure if the 2s on the A string A|-7-----7---7-7-\-2-----2---2-2---| are actually power chords, but it E|---------------------------------| sounds alright that way) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + MODIFIED MAIN RIFF - Play 1 time 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-----4-3---2---1---|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| E|-------------------0---0---0-|---------------4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to MAIN RIFF - Play 6 times 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-----7-6---5---4---|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------0---0---0-|-------------------0-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to CHORUS PART (One more time around, might do it) - Play 1 time 4/4 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-2-----2---2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-----7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-2-----2---2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-----7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----9---9-9-\-4-----4---4-4---| A|-7-----7---7-7-\-2-----2---2-2---| E|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to MODIFIED MAIN RIFF - Play 1 time 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-----4-3---2---1---|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| E|-------------------0---0---0-|---------------4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + BRIDGE 4/4 G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Hit these notes hard and choke them off fast. G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-0-------5-------|-0-------5-------|-0-------5-------|-12------17------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to MAIN RIFF - Play 1 time 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-----7-6---5---4---|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------0---0---0-|-------------------0-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Then to MODIFIED MAIN RIFF - Play 6 times 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-----4-3---2---1---|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| E|-------------------0---0---0-|---------------4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to CHORUS PART (One more time around, might do it) - Play 1 time 4/4 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-2-----2---2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-----7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-2-----2---2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-----7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----9---9-9-\-4-----4---4-4---| A|-7-----7---7-7-\-2-----2---2-2---| E|---------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to MODIFIED MAIN RIFF - Play 1 time 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-----4-3---2---1---|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| E|-------------------0---0---0-|---------------4-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Back to MAIN RIFF - Play 4 times 7/8 4/4 G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-----7-6---5---4---|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------0---0---0-|-------------------0-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + OUTRO - That's all folks! 4/4 G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-12----11------------------------| E|-------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| (A tiny scratch on the E string to finish it off!) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Key: ~ Let note ring \ Slide