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Guitar Tab

"Pretty Noose"
       by SouNDGaRDeN

someone tell me what's up wit Chris Cornell's new hair...

Tune guitars to:

1st- e
2nd- G
3rd- G
4th- C
5th- G
6th- C

This is probably wrong but it sounds kewl anywayz...

- --- - -  -    - -=Intro=- -    -  - - --- -

G1 (Kim)    w/wah     ~~~           slow bend
e--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
G-----0--3^4---------------0--3^4-------5^7--|
C--0----------5-4------------------4-5-------|
G------------------3-3/5---------------------|
C--------------------------------------------|

G1 (Kim)                            slow bend
e--------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------5----|
G-----0--3^4---------------0--3^4-------5^7--|
C--0----------5-4------------------4-5-------|
G------------------3-3/5---------------------|
C--------------------------------------------|

- --- - -  -    - -=Verse=- -    -  - - --- -
Enter Band...
G1&2 w/ heavy dist.                      slow bend
e--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-7------7p0--|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-6^7----7p0--|<--hold bend
C--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|   and pull off
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|   to 0
C--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|
(Repeat)
G1&2                                     slow bend
e--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-7------7p0--|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-6^7----7p0--|
C--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|
C--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-------------|

G1&2
e--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-5--X-X-|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-5--X-X-|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-5--X-X-|
C--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-5--X-X-|
G--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-5--X-X-|
C--7--7-7--9--10--10-10-\3--3-3--4--5--5-5--X-X-|

- --- - -  -    - -=Bridge=- -    -  - - --- -

G1&2
e-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
C-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
C-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
            Comin round silver chain pretty noose is pretty pain and I

- --- - -  -    - -=Chorus=- -    -  - - --- -

G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|  Strum both repeatedly
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|<-while gradually bending
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|<-3rd string upward...
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I
(Repeat)
G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I

G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from...

- --- - -  -    - -=Fill 1=- -    -  - - --- -
                  (or whatever)
G1&2
e--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-0--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-0--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-0--|
C--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-0--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-0--|
C--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-0--|

G1 (Kim) wit da wah                  slow bend
e--------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------5----|
G-----0--3^4---------------0--3^4-------5^7--|
C--0----------5-4------------------4-5-------|
G------------------3-3/5---------------------|
C--------------------------------------------|

______________________________________________________
Play the verse and chorus again, then goto the solo...
   - --- - -  -    - -=Solo=- -    -  - - --- -
F*ck this...

- --- - -  -    - -=Solo Backing=- -    -  - - --- -

G2 (Chris)
e--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
C--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
C--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|

e--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
C--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
C--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|

e--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
C--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
G--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|
C--7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5--5-5--X-X--|

e--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
G--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
G--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
C--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
G--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
C--0--0-0--2--3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-5-6-7-10-9-7--|

- --- - -  -    - -=2nd Bridge=- -    -  - - --- -

G1&2
e-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
C-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
C-5-6-7-10-9-7--7-7--X-X-3--3-3--X-X-5--5-5--X-X-8--8-8-X-X--|
             Comin round dirty face  pretty noose is pretty hey and

G1&2
e--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
C--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
C--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
   I don't care what you've got...

G1&2
e--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
C--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
C--5-7-7-7-10-9--5--|
   I don't care what you've lived...(?)

G1&2
e--5-7-7-7-10-9--5----5-7-7-7-10-10-9--7--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5----5-7-7-7-10-10-9--7--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5----5-7-7-7-10-10-9--7--|
C--5-7-7-7-10-9--5----5-7-7-7-10-10-9--7--|
G--5-7-7-7-10-9--5----5-7-7-7-10-10-9--7--|
C--5-7-7-7-10-9--5----5-7-7-7-10-10-9--7--|
   I don't want anything...             and I

- --- - -  -    - -=Chorus=- -    -  - - --- -

G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I

G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I

G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I

G1&2
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I

- --- - -  -    - -=Outro=- -    -  - - --- -

G1&2 Clean Electric
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from, and I

G1&2                                 Dist. On...
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-13-----|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-12^14--|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11--------|
   don't like what you got me hangin from...

G1&2
e-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--|   Do a few
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--|   pick scrapes
C-5-6-7-10-9-7--|   and ya got it...
G-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
C-5-6-7-10-9-7--|
            Yeah...

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so the words are wrong and aint in sync with the tab... big deal.
The CD aint even out yet! =:) Any changes or comments just e-mail me.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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