Soundgarden – Mailman (Guitar Tab)

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From "Superunknown" Album tabbed by jjhand & Vic Changed the Eb/F chord for easier changes. The 10-13-12 thingy was giving me problems, lol!

  Intro              * Feedback
E|--3----------------------|
B|--4----------------------|      Eb/F chord 
G|--3----------------------|      
D|--3----------------------|
G|--3----------------------|
C|--x----------------------|

Main riff (both guitars)
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8--|--5-----------5-----------5----------3--------|
G|-5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8--|--5-----------5-----------5----------3--4--3--|
C|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----4--3--|

E|----------------------------3--3--3/--------|-1st Ending---------------------------|
B|----------------------------4--4--4/--------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------3--3--3/--------|--------------------------------------|
D|--5------------5------------3--3--3/--------|--5------------5-----------------3/5--|
G|--5------------5------------3--3--3/--------|--5------------5-----------5\3---3/5--|
C|-----0------0-----0------0--3--3--3/--------|-----0------0-----0------0-5\3--------|

repeat first three bars then play Pre-Chorus ending:
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--5------------5-------------|
G|--5------------5--------0----|
C|-----0------0-----------0----|

Chorus -
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------1---/3--3p0--0------5-----|---------------1---/3--3p0--0------5-----|
G|---3/5--3--3----1---/3--3p0--0------5---0-|--3/5--3--3----1---/3--3p0--0------5---0-|
C|---3/5--3--3----------------------------0-|--3/5--3--3----------------------------0-|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------1---/3--3p0--0-----------|
G|---3/5--3--3----1---/3--3p0--0-----------|
C|---3/5--3--3-----------------------------|  

After first Chorus:
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------5-----------5-----------10--9--8-|-------------------------------------10--9--8-|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-----------10--9--8-|--5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8-|
G|-5-----------5-----------5-----------10--9--8-|--5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8-|
C|-0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|

E|--------------------------3-3-3\-------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------4-4-4\-------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3-3-3\-------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5-----------3-3-3\-------------|--5-----------5-----------------3/5---|
G|--5-----------5-----------3-3-3\-------------|--5-----------5-----------5\3---3/5---|
C|--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--3-3-3\-------------|--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--5\3---------|

On bars 2 & 3 above, Guitar 2 plays:

  Riff Bit 1 (with fluttering chorus pedal effect):
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----5b7---gr----(5)---------------| gr - gradual release of bend
D|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|

Play Verse again Play Chorus again, but Guitar 2 adds a harmony part:

Guitar 2 (play 3x with Chorus 2)
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--5----------3-5---------3-|-5----5-----3-5---------3-|-5-----------3-5---5------|
D|-------------------5-------|--------------------------|------5-------------------|
G|-----5-5---------5---------|----5-----------5-5-------|----5------------5---5----|
C|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

After Chorus 2:
Heavy Part (play this 4x)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------------5------------5------------3--2--1-|  Guitar 2 plays "Riff Bit 1" on bars 2 and 4
G|--5------------5------------5------------3--2--1-|
C|-----0------0-----3------3-----5-----5-----------|

  then play this 3x
E|--------------------------3---3-------------|
B|--------------------------4---4-------------|
G|--------------------------3---4-------------|
D|--5----------5------------3---3-------------|
G|--5----------5------------3---3-----4--3--3-|
C|-----0----0-----0----0----3---3-----4--3--3-|

Play Verse again Play Chorus 2 again (Guitar 1 & 2 parts)

Break (Guitar 2 only)
E|------------0---------x\--|
B|--------7---0---------x\--| do a pick slide
G|--0-----7-------0-x---x\--|
D|--0-----7-------0-x-------|
G|----------------0-x-------|
C|--------------------------|

Then, Guitar 1 Plays 'Heavy Part' 6x while Guitar 2 plays:
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----11~~~~11~~~~11~~~--------0---0----|-0-0-0--5-7b8~~--7b8~---|----------------------------------|
G|-/12~~~~12~~~~12~~~~12--0-0-0---0---0--|-0-0-0--5-7b8~~--7b8~-5-|-8b10r8b10r8b10r8-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------10-8~~-10--------|
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------8-8-8/10|
C|---------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------6b8~~~~~-----|  Play Heavy part 2x with Guitar 1
G|-------8-10b12~-b12---5h8p5--5h8p5--5h8p5-----5b8~~~~~-----|
D|--8/10---------------------8------8------8-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Ending (Both Guitars):
E|---3---3---------------------|
B|---4---4---------------------|
G|---3---3-----------------5---|
D|---3---3-----------------5---|
G|---3---3-------4--3--3---5---|
C|---3---3-------4--3--3---0-0-|