Ugly Truth tab by Soundgarden

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Intermediate

Band: Soundgarden
Album: Louder Than Love
Song: Ugly Truth
Album: Louder Than Love (1989)

Intro:
GTR I
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1/----------------------------|

e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A augmentedA|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|
A augmentedA|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|

e|---------------|--------------|
BB|---------------|--------------|
G+G|---------------|--------------|
D MajorD|---12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|----x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--|
E MajorE|---10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--|

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|  (repeat those 4 bars roughly 3 times, they fade out)
D MajorD|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
A augmentedA|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------|
E MajorE|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|

GTR II (all natural harmonics)
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|   (Repeated under gtr 1)
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|

Verse 1:
"you hide, your eyes..."
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|   (Repeat 8x after vocals come in)
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--------------5--|
E MajorE|-7-5------7------7-5-5----|

Chorus:
e|----------------------------|-----------------------|
BB|----------------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------7--------------5-----|--7--------------5-----|
E MajorE|-7-5-----5------7-5-5---7-5-|----5------7-5-5-------|

Pre-Chorus:
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|    (Repeat 4x, before "I painted...")
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--------------5--|
E MajorE|-7-5------7------7-5-5----|

Verse 2:
"I painted, my eyes..."
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|   (Repeat 8x)
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--------------5--|
E MajorE|-7-5------7------7-5-5----|

Chorus:
e|----------------------------|-----------------------|
BB|----------------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------7--------------5-----|--7--------------5-----|
E MajorE|-7-5-----5------7-5-5---7-5-|----5------7-5-5-------|

Post-Chorus:
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|    (Repeat 4x)
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--------------5--|
E MajorE|-7-5------7------7-5-5----|

e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5~~~~-------------|
E MajorE|-7-5----------------------|

NOODLE ON THESE NOTES FROM 2:05 - 2:25

e|--0------------------------|
BB|----4----------------------|
G+G|------4--------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

AND THEN
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------4~~~-------2~~~-------------|
A augmentedA|-2~~~~------2----------2----------2-------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------0~~~~-|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------4~~~-------2~~~-------------|
A augmentedA|-2~~~~------2----------2----------2-------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------0~~~~-|

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------2'~~~-------|
D MajorD|---------2~~~~~--------2~~~--|
A augmentedA|-0~~~~-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

NOODLE ON THESE AGAIN FROM 2:58 - 3:10
e|--0------------------------|
BB|----4----------------------|
G+G|------4--------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

Solo:
Here's all I could get, sounds similar
e|--9h12h9h12h9-------------9h12h9h12h9-------------|-9h12h9h12h9------------------------------------|
BB|--------------9h12h9h12h9-------------9h12h9h12h9-|-------------9h12h9h12h9-------------9h12h9h12h9|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------9h11h9h11h9------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
repeat about 4 and a half times, verse is played underneath

Outro:
(add in 5/7 on the high e every now and then)
e|---------------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD|---------------------------|    (Repeat roughly from 3:24-4:35)
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|   (Repeat until end)
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--------------5--|
E MajorE|-7-5------7------7-5-5----|


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| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| (Repeat roughly from

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