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Song
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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.
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