SOAK THE SIN by BLIND MELON. Off their 1992 album BLIND MELON.

guitar/bass tuning standard. all music in key of G minor.

gtr. 1 is Rodgers Stevens (lead)
gtr. 2 is Christopher Thorn (Rhythm)


intro
gtr. 2

E-6------------|
B---8----------|
G-----7--------|
D-------8------|
A--------------|
E--------------|

gtr 1

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----10ho12-10-12-10-ho12--15ho17-15-17-15-17-15-17---------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 1 cont.
E---------------------------------|
B--------------18-17--------------|
G--17ho19-17-19-------19-17-------|
D---------------------------17----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

gtr 2 (chords are a mostly palm muted Gm5, B(flat)m5,Cm5,Gm5)
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G---------------3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5------|
D-5----5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5---5--|
A-5----5-5-5-5--1---1-1-1-1---3---3-3-3-3---5--|
E-3----3-3-3-3------------------------------3--|


main riff/'I got to buy some shoes'

gtr. 1

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-2ho3po2-0---0---0-|
D-----------3---3---|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|

gtr. 2 plays Gm5


'Looks like rain up ahead 40 miles'

gtrs 1 & 2 play in unison a C5, Bflat5,Gm5 x2 times

'Tell my mama I love he so...'

gtrs 1 & 2 still in unison play Gm5, Fm5, Bflat5

'Soak it in your soul!'

gtrs 1 & 2 play in unison again this riff untill gtr 1 breaks off for solo

E---6-5-3-----3---6-5-3-----3---6-5-3------3-----3----|
B---------5-6-----------5-6-----------5-6----5-6------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

gtr 1 solo on G string (heavy, heavy wah)


G--0ho12po0--0ho12po0-0-12-12^-12^po10-----12^ (hold)--|
D--------------------------------------12--------------|

'Dont even say a word'

gtr 1 bars acroos the E, B, and G at 3rd fret

gtr 2 plays sparodic Gm5s

'We dont have too'

G---------7-6-5 repeat as needed then-----------19-18-17-|
D---5-5-----------------------------------17-17----------|


end solo

gtr 2 just strums Gm chord

E-------------------------------------------------------10-13^-10ho13po10----|
B--13--13--13--13---------------------------------10-13------------------15--|
G--12^-12^-12^-12^-10-12po10-----------10ho12po10----------------------------|
D----------------------------12--10ho12--------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G----------0----------0-3ho5-3ho5po3po0-----|
D--0ho3ho5----0ho3ho5-----------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

now for this next part of the solo you will need to put your wah on full blast and use 
pinch harmonics (squeals)use them for the bend at 5th fret on G

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--(Pinch harmonics here)-5^-5^-5^--5^-5^-3ho5po3po0------0------0----------|
D----------------------------------------------------3ho5---3ho5------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-6-6-6-6-6666-|
B-8-8-8-8-8888-|
G-7-7-7-7-7777-|
D-8-8-8-8-8888-|
A--------------|
E--------------|



if you have any questions contact me at theoriginalMaxman2@yahoo.com

-this is my favorite song to just jam out to. it can sound real cool if you jam and 
improvise. I can go on for 10 minutes with this song....it sounds real good if you use a lot 
of wah at the apropriate places.

i also gotta give ya kudos for knowing and wanting to play this song.

Yours, Maxelaxel (aka Max)

Melonhead for life, ya'll

"It is imposible to classify Blind Melon to 1 genre. If you did, you have only heard 1 
of our songs"-Shannon Hoon RIP