Blind Dogs

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Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Blind Dogs is a Badmotorfinger outtake from 1991. It first appeared on the soundtrack

of the 1995 movie The Basketball Diaries. The next release would be in 2014 for the compilation

Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path. It's demo version would be released in 2016

on the 25th anniversary re-issue of Badmotorfinger. Said demo is significantly longer with it's

7:20, rather than this studio version's 4:39. It also has a different guitar intro before the bass

joins, though the verse and chorus have the same structure, an extendedsolo and some different lead

parts and outro (including the lyrics).

Due to the dragged out phrasing and tempo, the time signature could be thought of as either

2/2, 2/4, 4/4, 8/4 or even 16/4. It makes no difference. If you must count, do in a way that comes

naturally to you. A large chunk of this song are two rhythm guitars, playing variations of the same

thing. Then there is a lot of gnarly background noise and feedback coming from another guitar track.

I suggest a wah pedal for that. Another guitar plays some leads. Ultimately, there are three lead

guitars during the bridge, of which two play a little interlude in octaves and a third does a mini

solo. Regarding the interlude, I notated I have seen them play it live - Which is pretty much the

opposite of economy of movement! But such is typical of Soundgarden.

The tuning for all guitars is Drop D (DADGbe), though the penulatimate note played during the outro is

actually the C below. I notated two different ways of reaching this note, depending on whether or not

you have a tremolo system. This will also decide whether you will play some ornamentations behind the

bridge (like Kim Thayil does), or opt for playing them behind the nut instead, or use a tremolo arm to

bend the pitch of or vibrate the string.

Official release: https://youtu.be/FSTEO2Zj5io

Demo version: https://youtu.be/aa8t0gZcfOg

My video lesson: https://youtu.be/4z62Ea3zgXo

[0:01 INTRO - feedback & hi-hat, 0:02 rhythm guitar & bass]

Csus2

fade in w/o trem sys, (pre-)bend and vibrate behind the bridge or the nut

w/ trem sys, use trem arm to raise or lower pitch

0:03 simult. lead guitar w/ wah pedal

e|--|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
b|--|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--|----------15p--12h--15qb-r(p12)------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--|--12**hb------------------------12**-12**qb-12**-|-12**-12**--------------|-12**phb-r--12**-12**-12**wb-|
D|--|-------------------------------------------------|------------(4qb*)-4hb*-|-----------------------------|

0:15 INTRO cont. - 2 guitars simult.

C5 D5

e|------------------------------|  x3           |---------------|  x1
b|------------------------------|               |---------------|
G|------------------(5-7-5-7)---|               |---------------|
D|-2----------5~----------------|               |-2----------5~-|
A|---3------------3--3/5\3/5----|               |---3-----------|
D|-----5v-3~------------------0-|               |-----5v-3~-----|

0:37 VERSE - 2 guitars simult., vox join

D5 Dmaj

e|---(0)---------0--------------------|  x1             e|-2-(0)---------0--------------------|  x7
b|-3-----(3)-------3------------------|                 b|-3-----(3)-------3------------------|
G|-2-----------------2----------------|                 G|-2-----------------2----------------|
D|-0---------3~------------0----------|                 D|-0---------3~------------0----------|
A|---------------------3-2------------|                 A|---------------------3-2------------|
D|---------------------------3~-qb--0-|                 D|---------------------------3~-qb--0-|

1:30 CHORUS - rhythm guitar

e|------------------------------|  x2
b|------------------------------|
G|------------------(5-7-5-7)---|
D|-2----------5~----------------|
A|---3------------3--3/5\3/5----|
D|-----5v-3~------------------0-|

1:31 simult. lead guitar

e|--------------------|  x2
b|-12-----12----------|
G|-14wb-r-14wb-r-wb-\-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

1:42 VERSE - 2 guitars simult.

F6 Dsus2

e|--(0)---0----0-----------------------|  x1           e|-2-0-(0)-----0----------------------|  x7
b|-3--(3)-----3-3----3-----------------|               b|-3-3-----------3--------------------|
G|-2-----2--------2-(2)----------------|               G|-2-2-------------2------------------|
D|-0-----------------3------0----------|               D|-0-0------3~------------0-----------|
A|----------------------3-2------------|               A|--------------------3-2-------------|
D|----------------------------3~-qb--0-|               D|---------------------------3~-qb--0-|

2:34 CHORUS - rhythm guit

e|------------------------------|  x4
b|------------------------------|
G|------------------(5-7-5-7)---|
D|-2----------5~----------------|
A|---3------------3--3/5\3/5----|
D|-----5v-3~------------------0-|

2:36 simult. lead guitar

e|--------------------|  x4
b|-12-----12----------|
G|-14wb-r-14wb-r-wb-\-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

3:00 BRIDGE - rhythm guitar

e|--2---0-0------0--0--0-0----------------|-(2)-0---------0----0---0-------------------|
b|--3-------(3)---3--3--------------------|--3---3---------3----3----------------------|
G|--2--------2-----2----------------------|--2----(2)----------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------0----------|--0---------3----3----3---------0-----------|
A|-------------------------3-2------------|----------------------------3-2-------------|
D|-------------------------------3~-qb--0-|-----------------------------------3~-qb--0-|
e|-2--0----0--0--0--0----------------|-(2)-0--------0--0---0------------------|
b|-3---3-------3--3------------------|--3---3--------3--3---------------------|
G|-2----2-------2--2-----------------|--2----(2)------2-----------------------|
D|-0----------------------0----------|--0--------3-------3--------0-----------|
A|--------------------3-2------------|------------------------3-2-------------|
D|--------------------------3~-qb--0-|-------------------------------3~-qb--0-|

[3:00 simult. 1st lead guitar - high octave]

e|---------------------------------------|-----0-----0---------------------------|
b|-10v--\7-hb-r--7-hb-r--5-\3-0--5v--3-0-|---3-----3---3-----5---5--5/6~--5-3--/-|
G|---------------------------------------|-5-----5-------5-----5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|-----0-----0----------------------------|
b|-10v--\7-hb-r--7-hb-r--5-\3-0--5v--3-0-|---3-----3---3-----5---5--5/6-~--5-3-p0-|
G|---------------------------------------|-5-----5-------5-----5------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

simult. 2nd lead guitar - low octave

e|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---0-2----0-2-0----2---2--2/3~--2-0-|
A|-12v--\9-hb-r--9-h-b-r--7-\5-2--7v--5--2-|-3------3-------3----3--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---0-2----0-2-0----2---2--2/3~--2-0-|
A|-12v--\9-hb-r--9-h-b-r--7-\5-2--7v--5--2-|-3------3-------3----3--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

3:13 simult. 3rd lead guitar - solo

e|-17~--------15---14----------------------------15-14------14h15-15h-17-17~-|
b|--------13----------15--13p(12)-12h13-12~---13-------15~-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[3:26 BRIDGE cont. - 2 rhythm guitars simult.]

D D F

maj sus2 maj

e|-2-0--1-1--1~--(1)-------------------------------|-2-0-1-1-1~-(1-1)-----------------------------|
b|-3-3-------1~--(1)-------------------------------|-3-3-----1~-(1-1)-----------------------------|
G|-2-2-------2~--(2)---------------5-4v------------|-2-2-----2~-(2-2)--(0)-------5-4v-------------|
D|--------------------(5p0)-----5-------5-----3p0--|---------------------------5-------5-----3p0--|
A|--------------------------3h5-----------3h5------|-----------------------3h5-----------3h5------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|-2-0-1-1-1~-(1-1)--------------------------|-2-0-1-1-1~-(1-1)-------------------------------|
b|-3-3-----1~-(1-1)--------------------------|-3-3-----1~-(1-1)-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-----2~-(2-2)---------5-4v-------------|-2-2-----2~-(2-2)--(2p0)-------5-4v-------------|
D|------------------------5-------5-----3p0--|-----------------------------5-------5-----3p0--|
A|--------------------3h5-----------3h5------|-------------------------3h5-----------3h5------|
D|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-0-1-1-1~-(1-1)-------------------------------|-2-0-1-1-1-(1-1)----------------------------|
b|-3-3-----1~-(1-1)-------------------------------|-3-3-----1-(1-1)----------------------------|
G|-2-2-----2~-(2-2)--(2p0)-------5-4v-------------|-2-2-----2-(2-2)--------------5-4v----------|
D|-----------------------------5-------5-----3p0--|----------------------------5-------5-------|
A|-------------------------3h5-----------3h5------|------------------(5p0)-3h5-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------3qb-0-|

3:27 simult. lead guitar

e|-------------------------------| x3           e|---------------------------------| x3
b|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---\-|              b|-(6---6---6---6---6---6---6---\)-|
G|-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-\-|              G|-(8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-8wb-\)-|
D|-------------------------------|              D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|              A|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|              D|---------------------------------|

4:04 OUTRO - 2 rhythm guitars simult.

D5 D5 C5

e|------------------|  x3
b|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-0-----12--10-10~-|
A|-0-----12--10-10~-|
D|-0-----12--10-10~-|

1st rhythm guitar

e|------------------|  x1
b|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-0-----12--10-10~-|
A|-0-----12--10-10~-|
D|-0-----12--10-10~-|

simult. 2nd rhythm guitar

e|-----------------|  x1
b|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-0-----12--10-10-|
A|-0-----12--10-10-|
D|-0-----12--10-10-|

4:08 simult. lead guitar

e|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
b|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
A|-----------12**-12**-|-------------12**-(12**)-12**hb-12**-(12**)-|------12**-12**-(12**)---|-12**-phb-r---|
D|-4*---qb-r-----------|-4*---qb-r-v--------------------------------|-4*v------------------hb-|-----------14-|

w/o trem sys, (pre-)bend and vibrate behind the bridge or the nut

w/ trem sys, use trem arm to raise or lower pitch

[4:33 1st rhythm guitar cont.] [alternatively]

w/ trem sys w/o trem sys

e|-----------------|                       e|----------------|
b|-----------------|                       b|----------------|
G|-----------------|                       G|----------------|
D|-----------------|                       D|----------------|
A|-----------------|                       A|----------------|
D|-0pwd------r-10\-|                       D|-0----------12\-|

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