Room a Thousand Years Wide

Song

Soundgarden - 'Room a Thousand Years Wide'

Album : 'Badmotorfinger'

Drop-D tuning

tabbed by jjhand

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Riff 1 (Intro & Verses)

D F D Bbadd9

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------10-10-10----------|
A|-0------3--0--8--8--8----------|
D|-0------3--0--8--8--8--0-0-0-0-|

PM*****

Lyrics:

"Listen, hear, he is inside

One who lives while others lie

I close my eyes and walk a thousand years

A thousand years that aren't mine"

Riff 2 (0:52) - lyrics stop

PM*****

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7----10-----------------------| play 4x
D|-7----10------10-10-10---------|
A|-5----8----0--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------8--8--8----------|

(1:05) Riff 1 returns for a few with Kim Thayil playing NH's and bends:

e|-------------------------------          |------------------------|
B|-----------NH-NH-NH-NH---------          |-4b5_______________r4---|
G|-----------12-12-12-12---------          |------------------------|
D|-----------12-12-12-12---------          |------------------------|
A|-------------------------------          |------------------------|
D|-----------------------0-0-0-0-          |------------------------|

before lyrics (played 4x) during lyrics**

Lyrics:

"It seems he's near me as I walk

One who loved what love denied

He lives these years that I walk blind

All these years cannot be mine"

(1:43) Chorus

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-2---2-----2--5--5---|-2---2-----2--7--7---|-2---2-----2--5--5---|
D|-3---3-----3--5--5---|-3---3-----3--7--7---|-3---3-----3--5--5---|
A|-1---1-----1--3--3---|-1---1-----1--5--5---|-1---1-----1--3--3---|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

"Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow, Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow, Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow"

Play Riff 1 again with Kim's NH part and bend part

Lyrics:

"A thousand doors a thousand lies

Rooms a thousand years wide

He walks in the cold sun and wind

All these years will not begin"

(2:31) Play Chorus again

(2:42) Play Riff 2 8x, and continue through to ending

(3:07) Ending Part 1 (abstract saxophone part comes in)

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|  repeat as needed
D|-10-10-10--------10-10-10--------------|  (8 beats per bar)
A|-8--8--8--0-0-0--8--8--8--0-0-0--------|

D|-8--8--8--0-0-0--8--8--8--0-0-0--0--0--|

PM*** PM***

Ending Pt 2 (3:41)

play 4x End!

e|-------------------------|     -----------------|
B|-------------------------|     -----------------|
G|-------------------------|     -----------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|     --10-10-10-------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|     --8--8--8--0-----|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|     --8--8--8--0-----|

(4 beats/bar)

Key:

PM = palm mute

b = bend note

r = release bent note

NH = Natural Harmonic