Rusty Cage Bass Tab by Soundgarden

Rusty Cage bass tab by Soundgarden

Bass Tab

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)

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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 &

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