New Damage Tab by Soundgarden

New Damage tab by Soundgarden (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

New Damage

Soundgarden

Tabbed by:Brownbear93

Guitar 1-Chris Cornell DADGBE
Guitar 2-Kim Thayil DADGBE

Had to slow the song 50% just to get through the solos but i think i
got it somewhat close to what Kim plays.Please rate and comment with
any corrections/additions or feedback

Intro:

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G1                        Riff repeats throughout solo
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0----|-----------------------0-------------------------0-----------|
|--------0----|-----------------------0-------------------------0-----------|
|-------------|--5-------------------------5--------------------------------|
|--1-2-1---0--|--5----4----3----1-2-1---0--5----4----3----1-2-1---0---------|

G2 w/wah
|---18tr-----/--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-6p3--3----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5--5p3--3-3h5p3-3h5p3--3-5brb---3h5p3------3~--3------|
|----------------------------5--------------5---------------5p3h5---5-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------6brbr----6p3--3-6p3h6p3-6/8----|
|------------------------5p3-5p3--3-3--3~--3-------------5------------------|
|--5p3h5p3----------------------5-----5-------------------------------------|
|----------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------3b----/\-------------------------------------------------------|


            *at this point just do a buch of random slides
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6h8p6--------------------------------3-6p3-3h6p3--3h6p3h6p3--3h6p3---3----|
|-------7/-----------------6brbrb----5-------------5----------5------5------|
|-----------x/--x/-----/----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------x/--x/-------\--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5p3-5b==================feedback===========r------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st Verse
G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|x8
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|

G2 fill
|---------6-----3h6p3---3-----------------|
|---------------------6---6p3-------------|
|-----------------------------3br---------|
|----------------------------------5~-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7-7\------6-6-6-6\------5-5-5-5\------------------|x2
|-----x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x---5-----/8--------|
|--/5-5-5-5-5\---/4-4-4-4-4\---/3-3-3-3-3\--x------x--------|
|-------------------------------------------5-----/8--------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
|---5---5-----5-----5-----5---5---|
|-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-x---|
|-----------------------------5---|


G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|x2
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|

G2 2nd solo
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17brbr----17b--17b--17b--17b-------------------------------------|
|---------/15---15---15---15---15-17p15---15----------------17brbr--|
|---------------------------------------17---17p15h17p15-17---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-15tr-------------------|
|-----17tr-15tr-15h17~---|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

2nd Verse
G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|x3
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|
G1
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------0-----|x4
|------------------------0-----|
|--5---------------------------|
|--5----/8----3----1-2-1---0---|
G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|

G2 fills during second verse
|--xxxxxxxxx----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--xxxxxxxxx----x/---x\-----19brb----r-19/----------------------------------|
|--xxxxxxxxx----x/---x\----------------------------------pb17--rbr--17-15---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7-7\------6-6-6-6\------5-5-5-5\------------------|x2
|-----x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x---5-----/8--------|
|--/5-5-5-5-5\---/4-4-4-4-4\---/3-3-3-3-3\--x------x--------|
|-------------------------------------------5-----/8--------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
|---5---5-----5-----5-----5---5---|
|-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-x---|
|-----------------------------5---|

G2 during second chorus
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-12-12br-10~------------10-12-12br-10-----|
|---/12-----------------------/12---------------8~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


Post Chorus
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------0-------------0------------0-|
|------------0-------------0------------0-|
|--5/7--7/9--3---5/7--7/9--3--5/7--7/9--3-|
|--x----x----x---x----x----x--x----x----x-|
|--5/7--7/9--3---5/7--7/9--3--5/7--7/9--3-|

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------0-------|
|--5/7--7/9--5---/9--10---5---/9--10---------0-------|
|--x----x----x----x---x---x----x---x-----------------|
|--5/7--7/9--5---/9--10---5---/9--10---1-2-1---0-----|


G1 Backing for solo                x7
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------0----|
|----------------3h5-----------------|--5---/9--10--------0----|
|---/3--2------3-----1--3------------|--x----x---x-------------|
|---------5--3------------3---5-0----|--5---/9--10---1-2-1--0--|


G2 3rd solo
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--(12)~--------(12)~---------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------15b-13h15p13----13---------------------------|
|-17~---------------------------------------15----15-13-13h15p13----13------|
|-------x\---x\---x-x--------------------------------------------15----15-12|
|-------x\---x\---x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------x-x--x/---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------x/---------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------15h18p15----15---------------------------------|
|-------15-15h18p15----15-18----------18----18------------------------------|
|-15-17-------------17-------------------------15---15--15-17brbr---17br----|
|-------------------------------------------------17--17--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------xxxxx--------xxx/--|
|-15h17p15----15~-x--x-------------17-xx17p15-x17p15-----xxxxx----x/--xxx/--|
|----------17-----x--x---x-/-------------------------x17-xxxxx----x/--xxx/--|
|-----------------x--x---x-/------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--18tr/----xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--------17-19b-|
|-----------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--19p17--------|
|-----------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


3rd Verse
G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|x3
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|
G1
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------0-----|x4
|------------------------0-----|
|--5---------------------------|
|--5----/8----3----1-2-1---0---|
G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|

G2 fill during 3rd verse
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------pb17----------r-15h17-15~/-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------13----17b---17b---17b---15-17-18------------------|
|---15----15----15----15-----15---------17-15~-/---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7-7\------6-6-6-6\------5-5-5-5\------------------|x2
|-----x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x---5-----/8--------|
|--/5-5-5-5-5\---/4-4-4-4-4\---/3-3-3-3-3\--x------x--------|
|-------------------------------------------5-----/8--------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
|---5---5-----5-----5-----5---5---|
|-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-x---|
|-----------------------------5---|


G1 Backing for last solo
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|x4
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|

G1
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------0-----|x8
|--/5----/8----/10---------0-----|
|---x-----x------x---------------|
|--/5----/8----/10---1-2-1---0---|

G1
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|x4
|-----------------------0-------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----4----3----1-2-1----0----|

G1 Ends on
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------|
|--5----------------------------|


G2 Final solo
|------------------------------------------18---------------|
|--------------------------------------------17-----------x-|
|--17b-----rbr----------------xx/--------------15---------x-|
|-----------------xxx----xxx--xx/-----xx/------------xx/----|
|-----------------xxx----xxx----------xx/------------xx/----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------15-18b-/------------------------------------------------------|
|---15--18-18---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------xx/---------12-10-12p10--12p10h12p10---12brp10---10--|
|----------------------xx/-----xx/------------12------------12--------12----|
|----------------------xx/-----xx/------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------10-12-12/15-15-17-15h17p15-----15-17brbr--17p15--15------------|
|12p10h12p10---------------------------15h17----------------17---17p15h17p15|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------15-18b---18-15h18p15--15--------------------------------|
|-----------15h18p15--------------------18--18-18br-18p15-18p15-20b---------|
|------15-17----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----r-18p15-18p15--15------------------------------------------3-3---------|
|-----------------17--17p15-17p15-15h17p15--15-17brbr---------5-----5b-5-3--|
|-----------------------------------------17--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------6br--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------6-8tr/-------|
|-5p3-3~------3h5p3h5p3-5p3---3br-5-----------------------------------------|
|---------3h5p3-------------5------5brbr-x\-----x\--------------------xx/---|
|----------------------------------------x\--x/---x\--x/--------------xx/---|
|--------------------------------------------x/-------x/--------------------|

    *again, just do a bunch of slides and pickscrapes
|------------------------------------------18-------------------------------|
|------------------------18-20-20p18-20p18---20-18----18--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------15----18-15--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------15h17-10b----|
|-x/--x/----/xxxxxx\------------------------------------------------------x/|
|-x/------\---------------------------------------------------------------x/|

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| ()  Volume swell

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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