Soundgarden – Room A Thousand Years Wide (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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1.0x
Chords
Album : 'Badmotorfinger'
Drop-D tuning
tabbed by jjhand
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Riff 1 (Intro & Verses)
D F D Bbadd9 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------10-10-10----------| A|-0------3--0--8--8--8----------| D|-0------3--0--8--8--8--0-0-0-0-| PM*****
Lyrics:
"Listen, hear, he is inside
One who lives while others lie
I close my eyes and walk a thousand years
A thousand years that aren't mine"
Riff 2 (0:52) - lyrics stop
PM***** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-7----10-----------------------| play 4x D|-7----10------10-10-10---------| A|-5----8----0--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-| D|--------------8--8--8----------| (1:05) Riff 1 returns for a few with Kim Thayil playing NH's and bends: e|------------------------------- |------------------------| B|-----------NH-NH-NH-NH--------- |-4b5_______________r4---| G|-----------12-12-12-12--------- |------------------------| D|-----------12-12-12-12--------- |------------------------| A|------------------------------- |------------------------| D|-----------------------0-0-0-0- |------------------------| before lyrics (played 4x) during lyrics**
Lyrics:
"It seems he's near me as I walk
One who loved what love denied
He lives these years that I walk blind
All these years cannot be mine"
(1:43) Chorus e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G|-2---2-----2--5--5---|-2---2-----2--7--7---|-2---2-----2--5--5---| D|-3---3-----3--5--5---|-3---3-----3--7--7---|-3---3-----3--5--5---| A|-1---1-----1--3--3---|-1---1-----1--5--5---|-1---1-----1--3--3---| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
"Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow, Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow, Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow"
Play Riff 1 again with Kim's NH part and bend part
Lyrics:
"A thousand doors a thousand lies
Rooms a thousand years wide
He walks in the cold sun and wind
All these years will not begin"
(2:31) Play Chorus again
(2:42) Play Riff 2 8x, and continue through to ending
(3:07) Ending Part 1 (abstract saxophone part comes in)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| repeat as needed
D|-10-10-10--------10-10-10--------------| (8 beats per bar)
A|-8--8--8--0-0-0--8--8--8--0-0-0--------|
D|-8--8--8--0-0-0--8--8--8--0-0-0--0--0--|
PM*** PM***Ending Pt 2 (3:41)
play 4x End! e|-------------------------| -----------------| B|-------------------------| -----------------| G|-------------------------| -----------------| D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| --10-10-10-------| A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| --8--8--8--0-----| D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| --8--8--8--0-----| (4 beats/bar)
Key:
PM = palm mute
b = bend note
r = release bent note
NH = Natural Harmonic