Soundgarden – Black Saturday (Guitar Tab)

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From the album 'King Animal' Tabbed by jjhand Cool number with acoustic guitar in there as well. This was tabbed from the album and live footage. Please rate or comment. [Acoustic Intro]
   played 4x
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-11---11-11-11---11-11-11----12----|
E|-0----0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0-----|
[Acoustic Verse Riff] play these 3 bars 4x - note slight eighth note time changes
   7/8 time                        6/8 time
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-12--11--12--11--12--11-----|
A|-11-11-12--13--14______________|-0---0---0---0---0---0--12--|
E|-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---|------------------------0---|

   4/4 time
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-11-11-12--13--14________________--|
E|-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
[Chorus] Acoustic and Electric with mild distortion
play 3x
e|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--|
B|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--|
G|-9-----9-----9--9--9--9-----9-----9--9--9--|
D|-11----11----11-11-11-11----11----11-11-11-|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-9-----9-----9--9--9--|
E|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--|

e|-0-----0-----0--0-------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0--0-------------------------|
G|-9-----9-----9--9-------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9--9--9--10----10---10-10-10-|
A|-7-----7-----7--7--9--10----10---10-10-10-|
E|-0-----0-----0--0--7--8-----8----8--8--8--|

Chorus Ending Part 1
e|-0-----0-----0--0--0--------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0--0--0--------------------------|
G|-9-----9-----9--9--9--------------------------|
D|-11----11----11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-0-----0-----0--0--0--------------------------|

Chorus Ending Part 2:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7---7---------7---7-------|  6/4 time (6 beats per bar, this line only)
E|-0---0-6---7---0---0---6-7-|
[Electric Preverse]
   4/4 time
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----11-12--13--14________________--|
E|-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
[Verse 2] play these 3 bars 4x - note slight eighth note time changes
   7/8 time                        6/8 time
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-12--11--12--11--12--11-----|
A|-11-11-12--13--14______________|-0---0---0---0---0---0--12--|
E|-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---|------------------------0---|

   4/4 time
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-11-11-12--13--14________________--|
E|-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
[Chorus 2 Electric]
e|-0----------0------0---------0-----|-0----------0--------------------|
B|-0----------0------0---------0-----|-0----------0--------------------|
G|-9----------9------9---------9-----|-9----------9--------------------|
D|-11---------11-----11--------11----|-9----------9---9-10-----10------|
A|-10---------10-----9---------9-----|-7----------7---9-10-----10------|
E|-0----------0------0---------0-----|----------------7-8------8-------|
   play through 3x with acoustic playing its previous Chorus riff

   Chorus 2 Ending Part 1
e|-0----------0------0---------0-----|
B|-0----------0------0---------0-----|
G|-9----------9------9---------9-----|
D|-11---------11-----11--------11----|
A|-10---------10-----9---------9-----|
E|-0----------0------0---------0-----|

Chorus Ending Part 2:
   6/8 time
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|  Play 4x
A|-7---7---------7---7-------|  
E|-0---0-6---7---0---0---6-7-|
[Bridge]
  Acoustic - played 4x
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-| continue 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| below
E|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|
 |     Electric
e|-17------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------16------|-17------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  Acoustic
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|
 |     Electric
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-16------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Final Chorus]
   Acoustic - play 2x, Electric plays similarly to before
e|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--|
B|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--|
G|-9-----9-----9--9--9--9-----9-----9--9--9--|
D|-11----11----11-11-11-11----11----11-11-11-|
A|-10----10----10-10-10-9-----9-----9--9--9--|
E|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--|

e|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0-|
B|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0-|
G|-9-----9-----9--9--9--9-----9-----9--9--9-|
D|-9-----9-----9--9--9--9-----9-----9--9--9-|
A|-7-----7-----7--7--7--7-----7-----7--7--7-|
E|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0-|

  Chorus Ending
e|-0----------0------0---------0-----|-0----------0--------------------|
B|-0----------0------0---------0-----|-0----------0--------------------|
G|-9----------9------9---------9-----|-9----------9--------------------|
D|-11---------11-----11--------11----|-9----------9---9-10-----10------|
A|-10---------10-----9---------9-----|-7----------7---9-10-----10------|
E|-0----------0------0---------0-----|----------------7-8------8-------|

e|-0----------0------0---------0-----|
B|-0----------0------0---------0-----|
G|-9----------9------9---------9-----|
D|-11---------11-----11--------11----|
A|-10---------10-----9---------9-----|
E|-0----------0------0---------0-----|
[Ending]
   6/8 time
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|  Play 8x
A|-7---7---------7---7-------|  
E|-0---0-6---7---0---0---6-7-|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------|  
E|-0-------------------------|
KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release | __ Hold out note (underline after number) ************************************