Poison Eye bass tab by Chris Cornell

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A


The biggest trick in this song is every third bar has 6 beats.

Intro:


G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-15\-15\-15\-15\--------15\|

  6/4 bar
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-15\-15\-15\-------------------------|

Verse 1:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5-------3---------------|
A|-----------------3-------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
E|-3---5---5-----------------------|-3-------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------2-------------------3----------------|
E|-----------------3---5---5-------5------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------3---------------|
A|-----------------3-------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
E|-3---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------2-------------------3----------------|
E|-----------------3---5---5-------5------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5-------3---------------|
A|-----------------3-------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
E|-3---5---5-----------------------|-3-------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------2-------------------3----------------|
E|-----------------3---5---5-------5------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------5-------3---------------|
A|-----------------3-------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
E|-3---5---5-----------------------|-3-------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------2-------------------3----------------|
E|-----------------3---5---5-------5------------|

Short Prechorus:

G|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-------------3-------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-3---5---5-------5---------------|------------------|


Chorus:

G|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
D|-----------------9---------------|-7-------9---------------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------7-------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
E|-6-------6-6-----------6-6-----0-|-1-------3-------5---------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|

G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4---3-----------|
A|-4-------4---4-----------4-------|
E|-----------------------------2---|

G|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
D|-9-------9---9---9---9---9-------|-7-------9---------------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---|-------------------------3-------|
E|-6-------6---6---6---6---6-------|-1-------3-------5---------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---|-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------/17\---------|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Verse 2:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| g  Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| t  Tapping
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N  Tremolo

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