Halfway There Tab by Soundgarden

Halfway There tab by Soundgarden

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice




Acoustic Intro

   F           D5  Ab
e|-1-1---1-1-1-----4-----------|
B|-1-1---1-1-1-----4-----------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-----5-----------|
D|-3-3---3-3-3-7---6-----------|
A|-3-3---3-3-3-5---6-----------|
E|-1-1---1-1-1-----4-----------|

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Verse Riff
    C               Fm/Ab             Am               Abdim
e|----------------------------------|-0---0---0-0-0-0------------------|
B|-5---5---5-5-5-5------------------|-1---1---1-1-1-1--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
G|-5---5---5-5-5-5--5---5---5-5-5-5-|-2---2---2-2-2-2--4---4---4-4-4-4-|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-5--3---3---3-3-3-3-|-2---2---2-2-2-2--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0--2---2---2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------4---4---4-4-4-4-|------------------4---4---4-4-4-4-|

   Ab               Ab(b5)            C                Fm/Ab
e|-4---4---4-4-4-4--4---4---4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------|
B|-4---4---4-4-4-4--4---4---4-4-4-4-|-5---5---5-5-5-5------------------|
G|-5---5---5-5-5-5--7---7---7-7-7-7-|-5---5---5-5-5-5--5---5---5-5-5-5-|
D|-6---6---6-6-6-6--6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
A|-6---6---6-6-6-6--5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3---3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
E|-4---4---4-4-4-4--4---4---4-4-4-4-|------------------4---4---4-4-4-4-|


repeat verse Riff but in last bar, change to these chords:

Ending #2
   E                E7
e|-0---0---0-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
B|-0---0---0-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
G|-1---1---1-1-1-1--1---1---1-1-1-1-|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2-2-2-2--2---2---2-2-2-2-|
E|-0---0---0-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-|



Repeat Verse Riff as Described above (8 bars)


Chorus - Part 1 (0:40), play 3x

   F                Fm/Ab             C                Bb(b5)
e|-1---1---1-1-1-1------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-1-1-1------------------|-5---5---5-5-5-5--1---1---1-1-1-1-|
G|-2---2---2-2-2-2--5---5---5-5-5-5-|-5---5---5-5-5-5--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
D|-3---3---3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|-5---5---5-5-5-5--2---2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3-3--1---1---1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1---1-1-1-1--4---4---4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------|


Chorus Part 2
   Am               G                 D/F#
e|-0---0---0-0-0-0------------------|------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-1-1-1------------------|------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2-2-2--0---0---0-0-0-0-|-2----------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2--0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0----------------------|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0--x---x---x-x-x-x-|-x----------------------|
E|------------------3---3---3-3-3-3-|-2----------------------|

Play Intro again, then play Verse Riff





Electric Riff 1 (1:02)
e|---6---8---------|---6-------------|
B|-6---6---6-5-6---|-6---8~~~--------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|




Verse 2 - Electric Part (w/ wah, overdrive pedal)

                             Ending 1                  Ending 2
e|-----------3-------------|----------------------|  ------------------------|
B|-----5-3-----5-3---------|----------------------|  ------------------------|
G|-----------------5-4---7-|-5--------------------|  --5---------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----7-6--/10\-5------|  ------7-6--/10-9---6----|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|  ------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|  ------------------------|




Play Chorus Again on both guitars, add Electric riff 1 in spots


Solo (Acoustic plays Chorus Chords throughout)

e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-6---4-3-------|-----3--------3-|-6--------------|-----------------|
G|---------5---2-|-3-5---5----5---|-----7-5h7-5--7-|-(7)-------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|---------------|-------15-------------17_______--|
B|-6----3b4r-------|-----3---------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------5---2-|-3-5---5-------|----17----17-14-15-17----15b17---|
D|-----------------|---------------|-15------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------------|



Acoustic Riff 2  - play this 4x
e|----------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5-5-5-5------------------|
G|-5---5---5-5-5-5--5---5---5-5-5-5-|
D|-5---5---5-5-5-5--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------4---4---4-4-4-4-|


Play Verse Riff once


Lead begins playing again around Chorus

(2:30)
e|-----------------|
B|---------6-5-----|
G|-7-5-5h7---------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

(2:46)
e|----------15----17-|
B|-------------------|
G|-14h15-17-------14-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


Play Acoustic Riff 2 again, Lead plays this to end:

(3:00)
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|-----5---7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
D|-------------------|-7-5-------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-----8-7-5-------|-3---------------|---Acoustic--|
E|-------------------|-----------8-7-5-|-----------------|-3-----------|

KEY
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r   Bend release
| __  hold out note

THE END!

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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