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Soundgarden - Attrition
From 'King Animal' album
Drop D Tuning, 2 guitars
tabbed by jjhand

This tab includes both guitar parts except for Kim's random natural harmonics 
that are played in the intro and partway through the song. Please rate/comment.


(0:06) Rhythm Guitar - Main Riff - Played with low octave fuzz pedal
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------5-----5--5--------|----5--------5--5-----5--|
D|-------5-----5--5--------|----5--------5--5-----5--|
A|-7--7-----7--------7--5/-|/7-----7--7--------7-----|
D|-7--7-----7--------7--5/-|/7-----7--7--------7-----|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------5-----5--5--------|-------------5--5-----5--|
D|-------5-----5--5--------|-------------5--5-----5--|
A|-7--7-----7--------7--5--|-5---5-5-5-7-------7-----|
D|-7--7-----7--------7--5--|-5---5-5-5-7-------7-----|



Rhythm repeats, Lead plays (light distortion):
e|-----------|------------|----------|-----------|
B|-----------|------------|----------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|----------|-------2---|
D|-7---------|-5----------|-4--3--2--|-1--0--2---|
A|-7---------|-5----------|-4--3--2--|-1--0--0---|
D|-7---------|-5----------|-4--3--2--|-1--0------|



(0:18) Lead Guitar adds melody to main Riff:
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------1--1h3--/5--3--1h3---|--------1h3--3-3-3p1p0-1-1-0h1p0---|
G|-0h2---------------------2-|---0h2---------------------------0-|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------1--1h3--/5--3--1h3---|--------1h3--3-3-3p1p0-1-1-0h1p0---|
G|-0h2---------------------2-|---0h2---------------------------2-|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|



Verse

   Rhythm
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7----0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7----0-|-(0)-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 |
 | Lead
e|-----------------------|-----3--2--0-/5--5--0-----|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------5-----5---------|--------------------------|
D|-------5-----5---------|--------------------------|
A|-7--7-----7--------7---|--------------------------|
D|-7--7-----7--------7---|--------------------------|


   Rhythm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------7-|-(7)---7-----5--5--5--5--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7----5-|-(5)---5-----3--3--3--3--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7------|-------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------7-----5-------7-|-------7-----5-----------|
D|-------7-----5-------7-|-------7-----5-----------|
A|-7--7-----7-------7--5-|-------5-----3-----------|
D|-7--7-----7-------7----|-------------------------|


   Rhythm
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
 |
 | Lead
e|------------------------|----3--2--0-/5--5--0-----|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------5-----5----------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-----5----------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7-----7--------7----|-------------------------|
D|-7--7-----7--------7----|-------------------------|


   Rhythm
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5/|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5/|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--|
 |
 | Lead
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------7-----5----------|-------5-----5-----------|
D|-------7-----5----------|-------5-----5-----------|
A|-7--7-----7--------7--5/|-7--7-----7--------7--0--|
D|-7--7-----7--------7--5/|-7--7-----7--------7--0--|




Turnaround to Verse repeat (0:43)

   Rhythm
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-|----5--5--5--5/7---7--7--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-|----5--5--5--5/7---7--7--|
 |
 | Lead
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------5-----5----------|-------------5--5--------|
D|-------5-----5--------5-|----5--5--7--------7-----|
A|-7--7-----7--------7----|-------------------------|
D|-7--7-----7--------7----|-------------------------|



Play Main Riff - Lead and Rhythm Parts



Chorus - play 2x

e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-10\7-----10\5--5--5/7---|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-10\7-----10\5--5--5/7---|



Play Main Riff Again 2x


Play Verse Again


Play Chorus 2x again



Ending Riff (1:57) - repeat unitl end
   Rhythm
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
 |
 | Lead
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------5----------------|-------5-----------------|
G|----------5~~~-----5----|----------5~~~-----5-----|
D|----------------7-----7-|----------------7-----7--|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|

   Rhythm
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5--5/7---7--0--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5--5/7---7--0--|
 |
 | Lead
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------5----------------|-------------------------|
G|----------5~~~-----5----|-------------------------|
D|----------------7-----7-|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5/7---7--0--|
D|------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5/7---7--0--|




2:29 - Last Repeat of Ending Riff

Same as before but hold A chord at End (7th fret)



KEY
************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend

************************************

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