Jane's Addiction – Ocean Size (Guitar Tab)

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From "Nothing's Shocking" Album tabbed by jjhand (Ultimate-Guitar.com) I used Marmite's initial tab as a starting point, then fixed it up and added the solos. Enjoy and rate or comment please.

Intro, for 12-String Acoustic 
|-------------0-------0---|-------------0-----------|
|-------0-------0---3---0-|-------0-------0---------|
|-----0---4-------4-------|-----3---3-------3-----3-|
|---5-------5-------------|---4-------4---------4---|
|-5-----------------------|-4-----------------4---4-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------0-----------|-----------0--0--0--0-|-------------0-----------|
|-------0-------0---------|-------0------0--0--0-|-----0---0-----0---------|
|-----2---2-------2-----2-|-----1---1----1--2--3-|---4---4---0-----4-----4-|
|---3-------3---------3---|---2----------2--3--4-|---------------------5---|
|-3-----------------3-----|-2------------2--3--4-|-5-----------------5-----|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

                             slow down         even slower, add chorus pedal at end
|-------------0-----------|--------------0----------|-0----------------|
|-------0-------0---------|--------0-------0--------|-0----------------|
|-----3---3-------3-----3-|------2---2-------2------|-2----------------|
|---4-------4---------4---|----3-------3-------3----|-3----------------|
|-4-----------------4-----|--3-------------------3--|-3----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|

Main Rhythm Riff, Electric with Distortion - play repeatedly until Prechorus
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--|-4---4-4-4-2---4--2--2-------|
|-0--0--0--0--0h3-3--3--3--|-5---5-5-5-3---5--3--0--12\--|

Lead Riff 1 (0:25)
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--9----9------12--12--12--|-12/14-14-14--14\12---9-9-9-9-9-|
|--9----9------12--12--12--|-12/14-14-14--14\12---9-9-9-9-9-|
|--9----9------12--12--12--|-12/14-14-14--14\12---9-9-9-9-9-|
|--7----7------------------|--------------------------------|
|--0----0------------------|--------------------------------|

Continue playing Main Rhythm Riff during vocals

Lead Solo 1 (0:51)
|--12-----------------|-------------------------|--16----------------|
|--15b17~---------15--|-14---12-----------------|--19b21~------------|
|---------------------|-----------14-12b13------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------14---|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-(b21)-----------r19-17--17-19b21-|-19---17---14---14b15---|
|-----------------------18---------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|

|-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------|
|-14---12---/11-12-/11----|-9----7----6---------|--------------------|------|
|----------------------14-|----------------9----|--7----5----7b8r7p5-|------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-7----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------|
last note overlaps next set of lyrics

(1:32) Pre-Chorus, play 2x on 12-String Acoustic

e|-0---0---0---0-0---------0--0-0-|---------0---0-----0-0-0---0---|
B|-0---0---0---0-0-2---0---0--0-0-|-2---0---0---0-----0-0-0---0---|
G|-1---1---1---1-1-1---1---1--1-1-|-1---1---1---1-----1-1-1---1---|
D|-2---2---2-------2---2---2------|-2---2---2---2---------2---2---|
A|-2---2---2-------2---2---2------|-2---2---2---2---------2---2---|
E|-0---0---0-------0---0---0------|-0---0---0---0---------0---0---|

This part overlaps the distorted guitar at the end of the verse and just before the chorus lyrics start

(1:40) Chorus- Rhythm Electric 
e|----------------------|-3----3----3----3----|-2----2----3p2--2----|
B|----------------------|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3----3----3----|
G|-------------------0--|-0----0----0----0----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-------------------0--|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0----|
A|----2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2----2----2----2----|---------------------|
E|----0--0--0--0--0--3--|-3----3----3----3----|---------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|-2----2----2--2--2------|
G|-2----2----2--2--2------|
D|-2----2----2--2--2------|
A|-0----0----0--0--0------|
E|--------------------3qb-|

After Chorus (1:50): Last chord is quickly muted & delay echo is heard

e|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----
B|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----
D|-2------------|-(2)----------|-2-------2-2-2-|-----------------|-----
A|-2------------|-(2)----------|-2-------2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4\2-2-2-|-2---
E|-0------------|-(0)----------|-0-------3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-|-3---

Pre Solo on 12 String Acoustic -

|--0-----|--3-----|--0-----|
|--0-----|--3-----|--0-----|
|--1-----|--0-----|--7-----|
|--2-----|--0-----|--7-----|
|--2-----|--x-----|--0-----|
|--0-----|--3-----|--------|

Lead Guitar Solo (2:09)- Rhythm Guitar plays Main Riff during solo

   < Play this 4x     >           < Play this 2x     >
e|-12h16p12--12h16p12-----------|-12h16p12--12h16p12----------19TP-19b21~~--|
B|---------15--------15---------|---------15--------15----\12---------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e|-17--15h17p15-14h15p14--19-15h17p15\14-15h17/19-17p15p14------------------|
B|----------------------17--------------------------------15h17-14h15-17b20-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-(b20)\----------------------------14--12--|------12-12-12-14b15r14-12----|
G|-------------16-14-12-14b15r14~-12-14--12--|------14-12-14-14b15r14-12----|
D|-------------------------------------------|-14~--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------12--14b15r14--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|/12-----12--14b15r14-12-12qb---14/|/16--14p12--12--12--11h12p11--11---------------|
D|----14----------------------14----|----------14--14------------14--12/14-11h12p11-|
A|------12--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12p11---|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------12-----14-|-14---\12---\11----\9----|
A|-10h12-10h12b13r12-10--10--12-----------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------12-----------------|-------------------------|
                                           * Rhythm holds E chord

Acoustic plays prechorus section where Rhythm holds the E chord

(2:35) Cleaner sound, with echo                   * start Chorus on Rhythm Guitar
e|-17p14--14--14------------------12-------------|--------------------------------|
B|------15------15-14\12--------12--15-12-----12-|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------14-12/13---------14b16---|-16p14h16-14p12h14-12qb---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------14\------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Play Chorus At 4th bar of chorus (2:48),

Pentatonic Solo begins:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------12--12-14p12h14-|
D|---------------------------------12--12-14p12h14--14------------|
A|---------10--10-12p10h12-14p12h14--14---------------------------|
E|-12p10h12--12---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------12--12-15b17---15p12--12--12-|
B|-12--12-15p12h15--15----------------15--15---|
G|---14----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|--15b17-------17-17b19r17-15-17-17b19r17-15-|-17-17b19r17-15-17-17b19r17-15-19b22---|
B|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

(2:58) Rhythm Guitar repeats Chorus

Lead Guitar Re-Enters (3:06)
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------15b17--12h15p12---------------|-------12\-------------|
G|---------------------12h14-12~------|-------12\-------------|
D|------------------------------14p12-|-14--------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------|

e|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|-----------14b15r14p12-|-------------------|
D|---rest---------|-----------------------|-14~~\-------------|
A|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

e|-------------------------|------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------|----------------|
A|------------------12tr14-|------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------|-0----------------|-----------3~~~~|

(3:23) In fourth bar, last note cuts off & echoes are heard
e|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|---------10-----|-10/12----10----|
E|-0----------3----|-5----------3--|-/12------------|----------------|

Twelve String Acoustic Plays Presolo

Lead Outro (at 3:42, Rhythm Guitar plays Main Riff):
e|--------0------------0------|--------3----3-3-----------|
B|--------0------------0------|--------3----3-3--------15-|
G|--------1------------1------|--------4----4-4----/12-14-|
D|--------2------------2------|--------5----5-5-----------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-3qb--0-------3qb--0--------|-3qb--0--------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-12~-14p12--12---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------14-----14p12-----14p12---|---14p12-----14p12---------------------------|
A|----------------------14p12-----14-|-12-----14p12-----14-13-12b13r12~-12b13r12~--|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------12h14p12--12h14p12---|
D|---------------------------------------12--------14--------14-|
A|---------------12p10--12p10-12b13-12/14-----------------------|
E|-10h12p10h12p10-----12----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-12h15p12--12h15-15b17____b19~-------------|
G|---------14----------------------12-14-12~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

(3:58)
e|---15b17r15-----------------15b17r15-12-----------15b17r15-12-----------15b17~~|
B|-----------15--------------------------15b17r15-12-----------15b17r15-12-------|
G|-------------14-14b15r14p12----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-19-17-15-17-15\14-19b21~~-19-17-15-17-15\14-19b21~~-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-19-17-15-17-15\14-19b21~~-21-19-17-17-15\14-19b21~~-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-17p15--15----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------17--17p15-17p15--15-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------14--14\12-14p12--14p12--12~~-|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------14-----14-----|-14p12-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------14-13-12-----------/10~\-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------12-15-12~~-------|

Ending
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--2-----------------------|---------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------|--chord fades out----------|