• Song:

    No Attention

  • Artist:

    Soundgarden

  • Album:

    Down on the Upside

Soundgarden- "No Attention"
Written by Chris Cornell
From "Down on the Upside"
Tuning (low to high): DADGBE 

Thanks to Andrew Shepherd (s6496pas@sun10.vsz.bme.hu) for half the riffs 
in this tab. I added all lead parts and tried to indicate rhythm where possible.

Intro/ Verses - play 4x 
 e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|---------------------x--x--|
 A|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-9-------------------x--x--|
 D|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-9-------------------x--x--|
                   
 e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|---------------------x--x--|
 A|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-7-------------------x--x--|
 D|--14-14-12-9---12-12-10-7---14-14-12-|-7-------------------x--x--|


Chorus
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----7--9------------7-----7--9----------|
A|-0-7h9-----9-----------0-7h9-----9----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
"And I'll pay no attention ..."

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----7--9------------7-----7---7b--------|
A|-0-7h9-----9-----------0-7h9-----9----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|


Play Verses Riff again

Play Chorus, then repeat the first line only (one guitar uses wah)
 
End second chorus with this:
   Guitar 1 (Dist)
 |E--------------------------------------------------|
 |B--------------------------------------7b--7b--7b--|
 |G------------------------------7---9---------------|
 |D--------7-----7--9---------9----------------------|
 |A-0-7h9-----9--------------------------------------|
 |D--------------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (Dist. & wah)
 |E--------------------------------------------------|
 |B---------------------------7--7b--7b--7b--7b--7b--|
 |G-----------------------7-9------------------------|
 |D--------7-----7--9--9-----------------------------|
 |A-0-7h9-----9--------------------------------------|
 |D--------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Solo Riff                                          Let ring...
E---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
G---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D--9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9-----------|
A--9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9-----------|
D--9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9----9\--|-9----9\---9-----------|
 "no attention! no attention! ..."


Solo - let ring                             play 3x
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---9-----------------------------------------------|
G|---9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9-b-10-r-9--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|--------------------------
B|----------------------7--7------7---|--9b10r9--7---9b10r9-7----
G|----------------------7--7------7---|--9b11r9--7---9b11r9-7----
D|--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9---------9------|--------------------------
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------
 |
 | Guitar 2 comes in (sounds like a motorcycle revving)
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------
A|----------7/------------------------|--------------------------
D|----------7/------------------------|--------------------------

   Solo
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
B|----------------------7--7-----7---|-9b10--9--7-----------------
G|----------------------7--7-----7---|-------------7--------------
D|--7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9---------9-----|----------------9--7--------
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
A|-----------------------------------|--7/------------------------
D|-----------------------------------|--7/------------------------

   Solo
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--10------------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--/9-------------------------9---|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |                                                     
 | Guitar 2      
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9-----|
D|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9-----|
   
E|---------------------------------|---10b12r10---------------------------|
B|--12b14r12--10-------------------|--------------12------10----------10--| final note 
G|------------------11-------------|----------------------------11--------| on next riff
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |                                                    
 | Guitar 2      
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9---|
D|--9--7-9--7-9-7--9--7-9--7-9-7---|--/12\9/12\9-12-9---/12\9/12\9-12-9---|
 

Transition Riff (2:01) - Guitar 2, but final solo note is shown in []
e|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------
B|-[/12~~~~~~~~~~~]---|-----------------|-------------------|------------------
G|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------
D|------------9-------|-----------------|-----------9-------|------------------
A|---7b9r8------------|-----------------|-7b9r8-------------|------------------
D|-----------------/9-|--9---7----------|----------------/9-|--9---7-----------

  "I'll pay no attention, I'll pay no attention ..."

e|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------9-------|------------------7---7-| next line
A|--7b9r8------------|------------0-7p9---9---|
D|----------------/9-|--9---7-----------------|


  play 3x                             ending bar (each guitar plays a note)
e|------------------------|          ------------------------|
B|------------------------|          ------------7b10--------|
G|------------------------|          ------------------------|
D|-9----------------7---7-|          ---7b8------------------|
A|------------0-7p9---9---|          ------------------------|
D|------------------------|          ------------------------|
                                      Guitar 1   Guitar 2 (on 3rd beat)


Play Pre-Solo Riff and hold on last chord



Play Intro/ Verses Riff 4x at slower tempo on Guitar 2.
Meanwhile, Guitar 1 plays offset rhythms from Guitar 2:

e|------------|--------9-7-7-|------------|--------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|------------|-----7qb\-----|--------------|
D|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
A|---rest-----|--------------|---rest-----|--------------|---rest-------|
D|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
B|----------7------7-7-7-10b12~---7h10p7---------|-------------|---------------|
G|------9b11--9b11----------------------9p7-9-7~-|-------------|----------7--7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|

e|-------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------|------------------|--------------|---7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7--|
G|-------------|----------7/8-----|--------------|---7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7--|
D|-------------|--------------9---|--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|--------------|---seven bends and releases here--|



Slow Chorus- Play 4x                                            
E------------------------------------|----------------14-14-14-14-14---14---14--|
B------------------------------------|----------------15-15-15-15-15---15---15--|
G------------------------------------|----------------14-14-14-14-14---14---14--|
D------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A--14-14-12-9--12-12-10-7---9--7--5--|-7-7-5-2--0-------------------------------|
D--14-14-12-9--12-12-10-7---9--7--5--|-7-7-5-2--0-------------------------------|


Outro (free time)
   Guitar 1 note: trill slowly
e|---14tr15-----------------------------------------------------------14-----|
B|---15------------------------------------------------------------15----15--|
G|---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|---------------------------17TP-----20TP----19TP-17TP--------17TP----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------20TP-----------------|
G|---------------------------14TP-----17TP----16TP-14TP--------14TP----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------17TP-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 - w/ feedback
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
G|--(14)------(14)p0-----------------|----------------------------
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
A|---------------------------0-1-0---|--(0)-----------------------
D|---------------------------0-1-0---|--(0)----------------------- End!



Key:
    h  - hammer on
    p  - pull off
    b  - bend
    r  - release
    /  - slide up 
    \  - slide down
    ~  - vibrato
    tr - trill (hammer-on and pull off repeatedly between notes)

Andrew's tab version is located at http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/tabs
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