SOUNDGARDEN - "Gun" Tablature

e: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 18:08:27 -0500
From: Keith Barron <ponies2@computek.net>
Subject: Gun - Soundgarden

Song: Gun
Band: Soundgarden
Album: Louder Than Love
Tuning: DADGBE

The coolest thing about this song is that it starts off really slow (60
bpm?) And gets faster and faster and faster and faster and faster and faster
until a really fast and short guitar solo.

D-/7--|
A-/7--|
D-/7--|

Intro Riff A:
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2--(2)\--|
D|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-3-2-0-2-2--(2)\--|

D|------------------|
A|-------2-2---x-x--|
D|-3-2-0-2-2---x-x--|

Intro Riff B:
D|---2-3---2-3-----|---2-3---2-3-2---|-3-2---2-2--(2)\--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2--(2)\--|
D|-0-----0-----0-0-|-0-----0-------0-|-----0------------|

D|-----------------|
A|-------2-2--(2)/-|
D|-3-2-0-2-2--(2)/-|

Verse Riff: (palm muted)
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-2-2--x-x-0-|
D|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-2-2--x-x-0-|

D|--------------------|
A|-3-2-0-2-2--x-x-x-x-|
D|-3-2-0-2-2--x-x-x-x-|

Then play Riff A twice again. Then the verse again ending it with this:

D|-/7--|
A|-/7--|
D|-/7--|

Riff after 2nd verse:
D|---------------|-------/7-----|
A|-2-2-0-2-2---0-|-2-2-0-/7---0-|
D|-2-2-0-2-2---0-|-2-2-0-/7---0-|

Pre-Solo Riff:
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
D|-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-0-/7-7-7-7-0-|

Solo Riff:
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------/7----|-------/5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------/7----|-------/5---|
D|-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-0-0-/7----|-2-0-0-/5---|

Then play the pre-solo Riff 4 times again and start the Intro Riff A and B
and the original tempo.

Third Verse (outro):
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------/7--------||
A|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-/7--------||
D|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-/7--------||

Lyrics:

1st Verse:
I got an idea of something we can do with a gun
Sink load and fire till the empire
Reaps what they've sown
Shoot shoot shoot till their minds are open
Shoot shoot till thei eyes are closed
Push push push till we get some motion
Push push till the bombs explode

2nd Verse:
I got an idea. We can do it all on our own.
Nothing to worry. Regret must weigh a ton
Kick kick kick till the laws are broken
Kick kick till the boots are worn
Hit hit hit till the truth is spoken
Hit hit till the truth is born

3rd Verse:
I got an idea of something we can do with a gun