Bass tabs
Song: Rusty Cage Artist: Soundgarden Album: Badmotorfinger (1991) Standard tuning, Drop B (BADG) 🏷Legend: / = slide up \ = slide down h = hammer on p = pull off ^ = 1/4 bend s = 16th note (appears above bar)
INTRO: (Rest x8) 5/8 G |-------------------------||------------------------------| D |-------------------------||------------------------------| A |-------------------------||-------------12h14------------| B |-r-----------------------||-10/12-12-12-------10---10/12-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 PRE-VERSE (x8): 4/4 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------12h14------------| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12-------10---10/12-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 1 (x7): s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------12h14-------------| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12-------10----10/12-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 1: (x6) s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |-------------------------------------------------||----------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------||-------------------------12-r-12--------------| A |-------------------------------12h14-------------||----------------------------------------------| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-------10----10h12-||-12-12-12-12-12-\--10-/------------12-\--3-/--| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------8-|(8)8-7-7-5-/-----5-0-5-------------------12h14------------| B |-10--------------------------|-------------12\-------------10/12-12-12-------10---10/12-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
PRE-VERSE (x4): 4/4 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------12h14-------------| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12-------10----10/12-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 2 (x7): s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------12h14-------------| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-10/12-12-12-------10----10/12-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 2: (x6) s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s G |-------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------||-------------------------12-r-12-------------| A |-------------------------------12h14-------------||---------------------------------------------| B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-------10----10h12-||-12-12-12-12-12-\--10-/-------------12-\-3-/-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 s s s s s s s s s G |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------8-|(8)8-7-7-5-5/----5-0-5---------------------------| B |-10------------------------------|-------------12\---------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & PRE-BRIDGE: 5/4 4/4 sssssssssssss ss ssssssss ss sssssss ss sssssss G |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |--------------------p|----------------p|----------------p|----------------p| A |-22222222222257-8-950|-2-22222257-8-950|-2-22222257-8-950|-2-22222257-8-950| B |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & BRIDGE: 7/4 5/4 4/4 s s sssssssssssss sss sssssss sss G |-4---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| D |-4---------------------------|--------------------p|----------------p| A |-2-------57-8-90-------------|-22222222222257-8-950|-2-22222257-8-950| B |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 7/4 5/4 4/4 s s sssssssssssss sss sssssss sss G |-4-------------9-------------|---------------------|-----------------| D |-4-------------7-------------|--------------------p|----------------p| A |-2-------57-8-90-------------|-22222222222257-8-950|-2-22222257-8-950| B |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 7/4 5/4 5/5 s s sssssssssssss sss ssssss s G |-4-------------9-------------|---------------------|------------------------------| D |-4-------------7-------------|--------------------p|-----------------12r12--------| A |-2-------57-8-90-------------|-22222222222257-8-950|-2-222222---------------------| B |-----------------------------|---------------------|---------/12--12-------12\-3-/| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 4/4 (tempo slows) s s s s s s s s s G |--------------------------|----------------------------------| D |--------------------------|----------------------------------| A |------------------------8-|(8)8-7-7-5-5/------5p0-5----------| B |-10-----------------------|-------------12-\-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & NEW MUSICAL DIRECTION (Half-time feel; the actual timing on this transition is a bit hinky, so refer to the song for timing): 6/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5--^--2-r---7--^--|-2-r-------2-5---2---5-\-|-0-----5-----2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------0-r---------|-0-r---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|---------------------|-0---------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----0-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|---------------------|-------0---------|-----0-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|-------0-------------|-----------------|-----0-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-------------2---| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5---2---0---| B |-------------------------|-----0---------------|-----------------|-----0-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 5/4 4/4 G |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-------------------------|---------------------|-2---------------|-----------------| A |-2-r---5-^---2-r---7-^---|-2-r---5-^---2---5-\-|-0-----5---^-2-r-|-r-2-5-^-2---2-/-| B |-------------------------|-------0-------------|-------0---------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & OUTRO: G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-12--12----------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------| B |---12----12\-3-/-|(10)---------\-r-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
