Soundgarden – Show Me (Guitar Solo Tab)
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Show Me was made with Stuart Hallerman during a one-day recording session and is not actually an outtake
from the Badmotorfinger sessions. It was soon, as a B-side, featured on some releases of Rusty Cage in
1991. Then on the No Alternative comp in 1993. Later, on Soundgarden's own compilation, Echo Of Miles:
Scattered Tracks Across The Path in 2014.
The time signature is 4/4 and the tuning is standard EADGbe. There are two guitars playing variations of
chords and licks for the verse/chorus/verse etc. pattern. Guitar 1 plays on the left channel. Guitar 2 on
the right channel. There are two guitar solos, one on each channel. They are not played consecutively, but
simulatenously. Remember, kids: Soundgarden ain't easy peasy lemon squeezy, it's stressy depressy lemon zesty!
The vibrato of the licks and solos is played with the fingers of the fretting hand. The vibrato of the
final chord of each chorus bar is played with a tremolo arm. If you do not have one, you may just play
it with the fretting hand, as well. You could instead also press down on the strings behind the nut.
Or behind the bridge, should yours have that extra string spacing running there. Another option is to
lightly depress or even hit the bridge itself.
See my video lesson: https://youtu.be/FTN_Fb-i9Os
[0:00 DRUM FILL]
[0:01 INTRO/VERSE guitar 1 - left channel]
A G# G E A5 B6sus e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0----------0-|--------5-5-4-3-0----0-x-0-----------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0--0~-| b|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0-----0---0--|--------5-5-4-3-0----0-x-0--0-x-x----|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0--0~-| G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1--3hb-0h1---|--------6-6-5-4-1----1-x-1--------4\-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1--1~-| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------------|-x--7---7-7-6-5-2--2-----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2-----| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------------|-x--7---7-7-6-5-2--------------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2-----| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0------------|-x--5---5-5-4-3-0-0------------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0-----| e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0----0-|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0-----0--|-5-5--5-5-4-3-0~-| b|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0---0--|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0----0-0-|-5-5--5-5-4-3-0~-| G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1------|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1--------|-6-6--6-6-5-4-1~-| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2--------|-7-7--7-7-6-5-2~-| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2--------|-7-7--7-7-6-5-2~-| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0--------|-5-5--5-5-4-3-0~-|
[simult. guitar 2 - right channel]
E5
e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0---0~-|-5-5--5--5-4-3-0-------0.--0-0-|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0---0~-|
b|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0---0~-|-5-5--5--5-4-3-0---------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0---0~-|
G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1------|-6-6--6--6-5-4-1---------------|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1------|
D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------|-7-7--7--7-6-5-2---------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------|
A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------|-7-7--7--7-6-5-2---------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2------|
E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0------|-5-5--5--5-4-3-0---------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0------|
e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0-----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0--0.0-0--|-x-5-5-5--5--5-4-3-0-------|
b|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0-----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0--0.0--0-|-x-5-5-5--5--5-4-3-0---(0)-|
G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1--3hb-r-4v-4v-4v-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1--1.1----|-x-6-6-6--6--6-5-4-1-------|
D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2-----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2---------|-x-7-7-7--7--7-6-5-2-------|
A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2-----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2---------|-x-7-7-7--7--7-6-5-2-------|
E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0-----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0---------|-x-5-5-5--5--5-4-3-0-------|[0:28 CHORUS 2 guitars simult.]
C5 G5 D5 A5 A G# G E e|------------------0----|---3----5---------0----| b|------------------0~-v-|---3----5---------0~-v-| G|-5----7-----6-5-4-1~-v-|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-| D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-| A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-| E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|
[0:37 VERSE guitar 1 - left channel]
e|----5---5-5-4-3-0~-----------0--|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0-x-0-x-0~-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~---0---|
b|----5---5-5-4-2-0~-----0----0---|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0-x-0-x-0~-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-----0-|
G|----6---6-6-5-4-1~--3hb--0h1----|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--1-x-1-x-1~-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-------|
D|-x--7---7-7-6-5-2~------------2-|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------|
A|-x--7---7-7-6-5-2~--------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------|
E|-x--5---5-5-4-3-0~--------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-------|
e|---5--5--5-4-3-0~-----------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~----0--|
b|---5--5--5-4-2-0~-----------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0-0~-|
G|---6--6--6-5-4-1~-----------|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--3hb-r-3hb-v--/-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~----1~-|
D|-7-7--7--7-6-5-2~-----------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----2~-|
A|-7-7--7--7-6-5-2~-----------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----2~-|
E|-5-5--5--5-4-3-0~-----------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~----0~-|
-scrap-[simult. guitar 2 - right channel]
e|----5---5-5-4-3-0~---------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------0-| b|----5---5-5-4-2-0~---------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--(0)-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~---0----| G|----6---6-6-5-4-1~--3hb-r-hb-v-/-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~------|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--------| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~---------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~--------| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~---------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~--------| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~---------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--------| e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------0-0-|----5---5-5-4-2-0~----0~-| b|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--12------12----|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-------0--|----5---5-5-4-2-0~----0~-| G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--14wb-r-14wb-\-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--3hb-----|----6---6-6-5-4-1~----1~-| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----2~-| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----2~-| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~----------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~----0~-|
[1:04 CHORUS 2 guitars simult.]
e|--------5---------0--v-|------------------0--v----(0)-| b|--------5---------0~-v-|------------------0~-v--(0)---| G|-5----7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v--------| D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v--------| A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v--------| E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v--------| e|---3----5---------0~-v-|------------------0~-v-| b|---3----5---------0~-v-|------------------0~-v-| G|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-| D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-| A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-| E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|
[1:23 VERSE guitar 1 - left channel]
e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~--0--0-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0----| b|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0-0--|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--11hb-8h10v-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-----0-| G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--1----|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-------------|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-------| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-------------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-------| e|-4-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-|-5-5-5--5--5-4-3-0~----0---|-4-5-5--5--5-4-2-0~------| b|-4-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-|-5-5-5--5--5-4-3-0~------0-|-4-5-5--5--5-4-2-0~----0-| G|-5-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-|-6-6-6--6--6-5-4-1~--------|-5-6-6--6--6-5-4-1~--1---| D|-6-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-|-7-7-7--7--7-6-5-2~--------|-6-7-7--7--7-6-5-2~------| A|-6-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-|-7-7-7--7--7-6-5-2~--------|-6-7-7--7--7-6-5-2~------| E|-4-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-|-5-5-5--5--5-4-3-0~--------|-4-5-5--5--5-4-2-0~------|
[simult. guitar 2 - right channel]
e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~--------------0-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0----|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------| b|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------------0---|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--0-0--|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~----0-| G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--3hb-r-0h1-----|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--1----|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--1---| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~------| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~----------------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-------|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~------| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~----------------|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-------|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------| e|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~------------0-| b|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-----0-----0--| G|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~-|-6--6---6-6-5-4-1~--3hb---0h1---| D|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~--------------| A|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~-|-7--7---7-7-6-5-2~--------------| E|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-|-5--5---5-5-4-3-0~-|-5--5---5-5-4-2-0~--------------|
[1:50 CHORUS 2 guitars simult.]
C C
e|-3----------------0~-v----(0)-|--------5---------0~-v-|
b|-5----------------0~-v----(0)-|-5------5---------0~-v-|
G|-5----7-6---6-5-4-1~-v--(1)---|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-|
D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v--------|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|
A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v--------|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|
E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v--------|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|
e|--------5---------0~-v-|---3----5---------0~-v-|
b|--------5---------0~-v-|---3----5---------0~-v-|
G|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-|
D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|
A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|
E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-| [2:08 SOLO guitar 1 - left channel]
G/B A#/D D5 A5 A/C# A#/C# e|---------------(0)----------------------------------------------------------------0----------9--10---------| b|----------------0-2-------------------------------0h1-0--0-0-------3-------------0----3-/10--10-10hb-v-r-\-| G|-0-x-0-x---x-0-x----2-2qb-2hb-2tqb-2tqb-2wb-2wb--0----0------0--0--2hb-p0-x-x-x-x--0-(2-/9-)---------------| D|---x---x-0-x---x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---x---x---x---x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-8-8--8hb-v---------------------------------------8------------8-10wb-v~---\-| G|--9-9------9-7h9-9v--9v-9v-x-x---9hb-p7---7-7h9~---9-7-7--7-7h9--------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------9-------------------| A|----------------------------------------9------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[simult. SOLO guitar 2 - right channel]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12h15-17hb-r-15v-|
b|--------------------------------------------------15wb-r-wb-15--15-------14-15------------------|
G|-14wb-v--14-12-14p12-----12~--/14.-------12--14wb-------------16---14-16------------------------|
D|--------------------14p12----------12-14--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-trem-
e|-15p12h15p12-10----------10----------------------------------------------------15hb---r-|
b|----------------10h12p10----12--10p8-8-10wb-10-8-10p8-8wb-r-v---(/5)---10h12-15---------|
G|------------------------------------9----------------9----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------12-9h10h12-14-17qb-19hb-r-17-15-14-14h15p14-|
b|-17wb-v--17p15-14h15p14p12-10-12-10--10-10h12~---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------11------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[2:25 CHORUS/SOLO guitar 2 - right channel cont.]
e|-12~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------15-hb-r-12-15-------------------15-------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------14p12---12-12-14wb--14wb-r-12v-\---9---------9----12~--wb-r-\--14pwb-14-12~| D|--------------------------14-----------------------------12p-9-9---12--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12h15-17hb-15--12-15-12\10-----------------------------| b|--------15-wb-15wb-r-12-15p12---12-14h15--------------------------12------------12hb-----------| G|----14wb----------------------14-------------------------------------12-14p12-------14v-12~--\-| D|-14--------------------------------------------------------------------------14----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2:25 CHORUS/SOLO guitar 2 - right channel cont.]
e|-12~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------15-hb-r-12-15-------------------15-------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------14p12---12-12-14wb--14wb-r-12v-\---9---------9----12~--wb-r-\--14pwb-14-12~| D|--------------------------14-----------------------------12p-9-9---12--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12h15-17hb-15--12-15-12\10-----------------------------| b|--------15-wb-15wb-r-12-15p12---12-14h15--------------------------12------------12hb-----------| G|----14wb----------------------14-------------------------------------12-14p12-------14v-12~--\-| D|-14--------------------------------------------------------------------------14----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2:25 CHORUS/SOLO guitar 2 - right channel cont.]
e|-12~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|------15-hb-r-12-15-------------------15-------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------14p12---12-12-14wb--14wb-r-12v-\---9---------9----12~--wb-r-\--14pwb-14-12~| D|--------------------------14-----------------------------12p-9-9---12--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12h15-17hb-15--12-15-12\10-----------------------------| b|--------15-wb-15wb-r-12-15p12---12-14h15--------------------------12------------12hb-----------| G|----14wb----------------------14-------------------------------------12-14p12-------14v-12~--\-| D|-14--------------------------------------------------------------------------14----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[simult. 2 rhythm guitars]
e|--------5---------0~-v---(0)-|------------------0~-v-------|
b|--------5---------0~-v---(0)-|------------------0~-v---(0)-|
G|-5----7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-------|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v--(1)--|
D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-------|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-------|
A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-------|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-------|
E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-------|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-------|
e|------------------0~-v-|--------5~---------------------|
b|------------------0~-v-|--------5~---------------------|
G|-5-4--7-6---6-5-4-1~-v-|-5-4--7-6~---------------------|
D|-5-5--7-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-5-5--7-7~-----7\6\5-2.--------|
A|-3-5--5-7---7-6-5-2~-v-|-3-5--5-7~-----7\6\5-2.--------|
E|---3----5---5-4-3-0~-v-|---3----5~-----5\4\3-0.--------|
-scrap-[2:46 fin]
Tab legend
. stop
~ let ring
v vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
qb quarter step bend
hb half stepo bend
tqb three quarter step bend
wb whole step bend
r release bend
x muted stroke
( ) ghost note
trem tremolo picking
scrap drag plectrum across strings horizontally