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Song

Tuning: Standard

Bassist: D'arcy Wretzky

Year: 1991

Album: Gish

Riff 1 (Verse)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-4-6----8-----6-----------------------|
A|----------3-4-6---------6---4-4-------------------------|
E|----4--6---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|

Riff 2 (Verse)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-4-6----8-----6-----------------------|
A|----------3-4-6---------6---4-4---4---------------------|
E|----4--6-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

Repeat Riff 2 until the Chorus

Chorus

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3-4-6-----6----6----------------------------|
A|-----1-3-4----------------------------------------------|
E|---2---------------44---44---4--------------------------|

End Chorus with the following riff:

(All that matters is love, love, your love)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3-4-6--------8\-----------------------------|
A|-----1-3-4-------------6----4---------------------------|
E|---2---------------44-----------------------------------|

Break

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4/9----11-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff 2/Verse

Repeat Chorus

After the Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

End song with this:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-4-6----8-----6---/6------------------|
A|----------3-4-6---------6---4-4---4---------------------|
E|----4--6------------------------------------------------|

That’s it, fairly easy. It’s nice to throw in some kind of chorus effect or reverb to

to the atmosphere of the song. I heavily recommend Gish; a great album to daydream to. 

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