Soundgarden – Room A Thousand Years Wide (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Album : 'Badmotorfinger' Drop-D tuning tabbed by jjhand I corrected other versions of this tab. Please comment or rate. 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