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Kyle Petty Son of Richard

Soundgarden
Bass Tab

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

Song

Soundgarden

Kyle Petty, Son Of Richard

Dropped D tuning (tune E string down at 7th fret).

Beginning:

G------------------|
D------------------|
A------------------|
D---10-10-10-10-10-|

Main riff: (repeat)

G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
D--0-0-3--0--0---1-2-3------|

Chorus:

repeat 3x |

G-----------------------------|------------------|

D-----------------------------|------------------| 2nd time through

A-----------------------------|------------------| rest after this part

D---7--7-7---12---7--7-7---11-|-12--12-----------|  while drums play

|

repeat 4x

G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
D--5--7---0--5---0--0------12--12----------------|

repeat this part 4x

G--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--5--7---0--5---0-0-12-12-|---5--7--0---5--0--0---12--12--------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
D---5--7---0---5--10-10-10-10-10-----------------|

Go back to main riff.

Bass plays during guitar solo.

repeat

G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
D---12---12----5--7-----0----5----0--0-----------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
D---10--10--10--10--10---------------------------|

Ending:

G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
D----5---7---0---5--10-10-10-10-10-10-----|

These riffs repeat throughout the song. The bass part basically follows the guitar part, so you can look at this (if it's

decipherable) and just play power chords along to it.

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