Ugly Truth Tab by Soundgarden

Ugly Truth tab by Soundgarden

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

b = bend note
x = mute string or don't play it
[5] = natural harmonic at 5th fret
v = vibrato
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off


GUITAR I
  F  G  B
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-1b-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

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     D
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
E---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
REPEAT back and forth between the B and D

GUITAR II - Natural Harmonics (Not 100% on this)
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--[5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5]-|
E---------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--[5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5]-|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E--[7][7][7][7][7][7][7][7]-|
REPEAT this harmonic progression

VERSE:
  D B    B A A D B A
e--------------------|--------------------|
B--------------------|--------------------|
G--------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|
A--5-----------5-----|-5-----------5------|
E----7---7-5-5---7-5-|---7---7-5-5---7-5--|
REPEAT

Until this:
   E A   D  A A B A D
e---------------------|------------------|
B---------------------|------------------|
G---------------------|------------------|
D---------------------|------------------|
A--7-----5----------5-|--7-----5---------|
E----5------5-5-7-5---|----5-----5-5-7-5-|

Back to VERSE
e--------------------|--------------------|
B--------------------|--------------------|
G--------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|--------------------|
A--5-----------5-----|-5-----------5------|
E----7---7-5-5---7-5-|---7---7-5-5---7-5--|

Then play this a bunch of times:
   E D#B
e--0------0-----0------0----|
B----4------4-----4------4--|
G------4------4-----4-----4-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

  B          B F#       B E        B E
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D--------------4vvv-------2vvv-------------|
A-2vvvv------2----------2----------2-------|
E------------------------------------0vvvv-|

e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D--------------4vvv-------2vvv-------------|
A-2vvvv------2----------2----------2-------|
E------------------------------------0vvvv-|

e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------2vvvv-------|
D---------2vvvvv--------2vvv--|
A-0vvvv-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|

Play for a while
  B
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E---------------------------|

Solo: It's something like this
e----------------9h12p9----------------|
B---------9h12p9--------9h12p9---------|
G--9h11p9----------------------9h11p9--|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

e----------------9h12p9----------------|
B---------9h12p9--------9h12p9---------|
G--9h11p9----------------------9h11p9--|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|


Then:
(the other B (4th fret on G) is optional but adds sound
  B
e---------------------------|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Just keep strumming fast

Listen for when Kim Thayil plays
the high notes.
e-------7/9-9-9-------7/9-9-9-|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

e---------5-5-5-------------|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

e---------5-5-5-------------|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

VERSE
e--------------------|---------------------|
B--------------------|---------------------|
G--------------------|---------------------|
D--------------------|---------------------|
A--5-----------5-----|-5-----------5-------|
E----7---7-5-5---7-5-|---7---7-5-5---7-5---|

The last note played is a D (5th fret on A string)

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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