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Never the Machine Forever

Soundgarden
Bass Tab
4.4(3)

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

Verse Riff

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------3--3---3--------------------|
C|----0--0----0----3--3---3-----------------5--5----5----3---|

Chorus Riff

G|----5--5---5---------------3--3---3---------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------5--5---5-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------3--3---3---------------------------3---|

“Get up” ...

Bridge Riff

G|----------------------|------------------|------------------|
C|----------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--5--5--5-------------|-3--3--3----------|------------------|
C|----------------------|------------------|-7--7--7----------|

"Forever means" ...

G|----9-/-10-\-9--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-/-10-\-9--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|

Interlude

G|---------------------------------------------|
C|----------------12--10----------------10-----|
G|--------------------------12--9--12----------|
C|--0---0---0----------------------------------|

This Riffs are approximate. Ben Sheperd has a tendency to follow the guitar

parts.

Remember with the Rhythm, it’s not a triplet feel, it’s a eighth note

pattern. It’s easily divided into 2-2-3.

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