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/ Soundgarden / Superunknown (1994) / My Wave bass tab

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My Wave
Soundgarden
Tabbed by Jeff Pineau
jpineau@onlinesupport.pe.ca
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Tuned E, E, B, B


Intro (Rest 5 bars)

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------3--5------------------3--5-----------------
B|-0---3---3-0-3-5-5--0-----3---3-0--3--5-----0-----3---3-0-3-5-----0---3---3--3-5-5--
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3--5----------------3--5----------------3---5-----------------3--|
B|-0----3---3-0-3-5----0----3---3-0-3-5----0----3---3-0-3-5-----0----3---3-0-3-5-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verses 1, 2 and 3 (5 times with small ad lib fills)

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|*-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
B|*-0----3-----3----3-5-5--0----3---3---3-5-5---0---3---3----3-5-5---0---3---3---3-5-5--*|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus build up

E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---5----5-----------------7--|
B|--------------------------------------7--|

Chorus (Time signature implied by the drums)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12----7-----7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12---7---7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12-
B|--7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12----7-----7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12---7---7-\-5---5-\-12-12--12-12-12-

                                                           (x3)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------
E|*---------------------------------------------------------*|----------------------------
B|*-7---7-\-0------5-5-5-5-5----7--7\5---5\-12-12--12-12-12-*|---7--7\-0------5-5--5-5-5--
B|--7---7-\-0------5-5-5-5-5----7--7\5---5\-12-12--12-12-12--|---7--7\-0------5-5--5-5-5--

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------9--6------4---3---------------------------------------------
B|--3-------3-----3--3--3---6------------------------7--7-\-5--5-\-12-12--12-12-12-----7-----
B|--3-------3-----3--3--3---6------------------------7--7-\-5--5-\-12-12--12-12-12-----7-----

                           This is where it switches to 9/8 time, and now to 6/4
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------17--
B|-7-\-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----|---5------5---5-----5-----5-----0---|-----------0-------0----------
B|-7-\-0-----5-5-5-5-5-----|---5------5---5-----5-----5-----0---|-----------0-------0----------

This is where he turns the wah pedal on
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-17-------------17-17--------------17--17--------------17-17------------17-17--
B|-----17-17\12-0--------17-17\-12-0---------17-17\12-0--------17-17\12-0--------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                        Wah off                                 
E|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------17--17---------------|
B|-17-\-12--0--0-----------17-17-\-12-0-|
B|--------------------------------------|

Back to chorus, then go to this

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------9--6----4--3-------
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-------3-----3-----3---3-3---6-------------------7---
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-------3-----3-----3---3-3---6-------------------7---

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12---7----7\-5---5\-12-12--12-12-12-----7---7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-
B|-7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12---7----7\-5---5\-12-12--12-12-12-----7---7\-5--5\-12-12--12-12-12-

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7\--0-----5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-5----5----5----0-----0---------------------|
B|-7\--0-----5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-5----5----5----0-----0----------------12---|

Outro

E|---------------------------|--------|---------
E|---------------------------|--------|---------
B|---------------------------|-Rest---|---------
B|--12-------12----12-----12-|-3-bars-|------7--

Keep it off my wave...

E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------*|
B|-----------------------------------------------------*|(x3) then the fourth time play...
B|--5-----12-12-12--12----7------5----12-12-12--12---7--|  Turn Wah on at the end of the next part

E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|*-----------------------------------*|
B|-----------------------------|*-----------------------------------*|(x12)
B|--5-----12-12-12--12----/12--|---12----3--0---0/12--12--3--0----0--|


And that is it, it is in a lot of different time signatures, 
and it may be a little hard to piece together but that is it.


Soundgarden albums
1996 Down On The Upside
1994 Superunknown
1991 Badmotorfinger
1990 Louder Than Love
1988 Ultramega OK
Superunknown tabs
01Let Me Drown tabbass tab
02My Wave tabbass tab
03Fell On Black Days tabbass tab
04Mailman tabbass tab
05Superunknown tabbass tab
06Head Down tabbass tab
07Black Hole Sun tabbass tab
08Spoonman tabbass tab
09Limo Wreck tabbass tab
10The Day I Tried To Live tabbass tab
11Kickstand tabbass tab
12Fresh Tendrils tabbass tab
134th Of July tabbass tab
14Half tabbass tab
15Like Suicide tabbass tab
16She Likes Surprises tabbass tab

 

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