• Song:

    Birth Ritual

  • Artist:

    Soundgarden

  • Album:

    Telephantasm

Tabbed by: GrUnGe SpOnGe

Soundgarden - Birth Ritual (off 'Singles' Soundtrack - 1992)

DROP D TUNING.

OPENING RIFF (WITH BACKWARDS FEEDBACK):

E------------------------------------------3-----5-----0----------------|
G------------------------------------------5-----7-----2----------------|
G------------------------------------------5-----7-----2----------------|
D------------------------------------------3-----5-----0----------------|
A---0-----0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0-----3-----5-----0----------------|
D---0-----0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0-----3-----5-----0----------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------10-----12--12-----12--10--12----------------------------------|
G---------10-----12--12-----12--10--12----------------------------------|
D---------8------10--10-----10--8---10----------------------------------|
A---------8------10--10-----10--8---10----------------------------------|
D---------8------10--10-----10--8---10----------------------------------|
      When Chris repeats, "Ritual... Ritual..."

REPEAT OPENING RIFF.

RIFF 2:

E------------------------------------------6-----8---8-------8----------|
G------------------------------------------8-----10--10--10--10---------|
G------------------------------------------8-----10--10--10--10---------|
D------------------------------------------6-----8---8---8---8----------|
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D------------------------------------------6-----8---8---8---8----------|

E------8---8---8---8---------6-----10--------10--10--10--10-------------|
G------10--10--10--10--------8-----12--------12--12--12--12-------------|
G------10--10--10--10--------8-----12--------12--12--12--12-------------|
D------8---8---8---8---------6-----10--------10--10--10--10-------------|
A------8---8---8---8---------6-----10--------10--10--10--10-------------|
D------8---8---8---8---------6-----10--------10--10--10--10-------------|

E---10--10--10--10--------8------12--12--12--12--12--13--13--13--13-----|
G---12--12--12--12--------10-----14--14--14--14--14--15--15--15--15-----|
G---12--12--12--12--------10-----14--14--14--14--14--15--15--15--15-----|
D---10--10--10--10--------8------12--12--12--12--12--13--13--13--13-----|
A---10--10--10--10--------8------12--12--12--12--12--13--13--13--13-----|
D---10--10--10--10--------8------12--12--12--12--12--13--13--13--13-----|

E---12--10--12-----7-----8---8------------------------------------------|
G---14--12--14-----(b9)----10--10-----------------------------------------|
G---14--12--14-----(b9)----10--10-----------------------------------------|
D---12--10--12-----7-----8---8------------------------------------------|
A---12--10--12-----7-----8---8------0--0--0--0--------------------------|
D---12--10--12-----7-----8---8------0--0--0--0--------------------------|

REPEAT OPENING RIFF AGAIN.

RIFF 3:

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

KIM'S SOLO:

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

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
When Chris sings, "Yeah right, I don't have much time..."

RIFF 3:

E-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
G------------------------------/--5--7--5--7---5-----2--|---------------|
G------------------------------/--5--7--5--7^--5-----2--|---------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
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