Soundgarden - Bones of Birds
From 'King Animal' Album
Drop-D Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
Intro - played 2xe|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|B|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|D|-------4-----|-4-6-6b7--6--4--|-------4-----|-4-6-6b7--6~~---|A|-----------5-|----------------|-----------5-|----------------|D|-0---0-------|----------------|-0---0-------|----------------|
Verse Riff - Both Guitars, 7 beats per bare|--------------------------|-----------------------|B|--------------------------|-----------------------|G|--------------------------|-----------------------|D|------4-----4-6-6b7--6~~--|------4-----4-6-7------|A|----------5---------------|----------5-----0------|D|-0------------------------|-4---------------------|
1 "Time is my friend, Till it"
2 "ain't, and runs out"
3 "And that is all that I"
4 "have till it's gone"
Prechorus -
A7sus2 Fm C5 G#(b5) G#e|------------------------|-------------------------|B|-0---0-0-0--------------|-------------------------|G|-0---0-0-0---1---1-1----|-5---5-5-5----7---5-5----|D|-2---2-2-2---3---3-3----|-5---5-5-5---(6)--6-6----|A|-0---0-0-0---3---3-3----|-3---3-3-3----6---6-6----|E|-------------3---3-3----|--------------6---6-6----| PM PM
"Try to build on bones of birds"
Change to 4 beats per bare|------------------------|---------------|------------------|B|-0---0-0-0--------------|---------------|------------------|G|-0---0-0-0---1---1-1----|-5---5-5-5---7-|----5-5---5-5-5-0-|D|-2---2-2-2---3---3-3----|-5---5-5-5-----|----6-6---6-6-6-0-|A|-0---0-0-0---3---3-3----|-3---3-3-3---6-|----6-6---6-6-6-0-|E|-------------3---3-3----|-------------6-|----6-6---6-6-6---|
"singing in the corner and fall to earth"
Chorus - Strum same chords as Prechorus in eighths (8 per bar)
A7sus2 8x, Fm 8x, C5 8x, G#(b5) 3x, G# 5x
Guitar 2 plays this 2x:e|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|B|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|G|-------------|-----------|-5NH-------|------------|D|---------5NH-|-----------|-----------|-5NH--------|A|---5NH-------|-----------|-----------|------------|D|-------------|-2.6NH-----|-----------|------------|
Lyrics:
1. "Hey, sometimes she won't cry and the smallest one is"
2. "trapped. Too weak to survive... probably"
Play Verse Riff once, then
Pre Verse 2 (1:19)e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|B|----------15--------14--12-10/-|-14\-------------------------|G|-------------------------------|----------11-----------------|D|----------12--------11--9---7/-|-11\----------------4-6-6b7--|A|-------------------------------|-----------9-----5-----------|D|-0-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Play Verse Riff 4x Again, Lyrics:
"Tried to look out,
Through a hole in the vague
Circle above, looking down,
Bird of prey"
Play Prechorus Riff again, but Guitar 2 plays this 2x:
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|B|----------------------------|---------------------------|G|----------------------------|-------3~----------5~------|D|-------5~----------6~-------|-5---5-----5---------------|A|-0---0-----0-----------3----|---------------------------|D|-------------3---3----------|-------------6---6----6----|
Play Chorus again as before, except Chorus ending:
3 beats per bar End on e|---------------|-----------------| |-------------|B|---------------|-----------------| |-------------|G|-1------1------|-5----5----5\----| play 4x |-------------|D|-3------3------|-6----6----6\----| |-------------| A|-3------3------|-6----6----6\----| |-------------|D|-3------3------|-6----6----6\----| |-0-----------|
Play Prechorus Again, no drums at first
Play Chorus Again
Play Chorus Ending above, then bass plays end of song.
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| () ghost note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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