Spoonman - Soundgarden
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10h12-12-12-12-x-10-12\-7-5-7\-3-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0-----------|
A|--10h12-12-12-12-x-10-12\-7-5-7\-3-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0-----------|
E|--10h12-12-12-12-x-10-12\-7-5-7\-3-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0-----------|

Dont forget to have that Droped D tuning
which means tune the D string (lowest) down two frets
for those who dont know.

Riff B
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--10h12-12-12-12-x-10-12\-5----|
A|--10h12-12-12-12-x-10-12\-5----|
E|--10h12-12-12-12-x-10-12\-5----|

Riff C

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------5p3---------|
A|--------------------------5p3-0---|
E|--5p3-5p3-5p3-0-5-3---------------|

Intro - riff A four times
Verse - B (sing), Riff A, Riff B (sing), riff A twice
Chorus - riff c four times, riff A twice



************************************

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| p Pull-off

************************************
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Tabbed by:enjoyincubus69
Drop D tuning

[intro/verse]

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12--12--12--12----x--10--12\7-----5---7\--3---0--0--3h5--5--5--0--0---0-|
A|-10h12--12--12--12----x--10--12\7-----5---7\--3---0--0--3h5--5--5--0--0---0-|
D|-10h12--12--12--12----x--10--12\7-----5---7\--3---0--0--3h5--5--5--0--0---0-|

other bit of verse
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12--12--12--12----x--10--12\5-------------(5)----------------------(5)/-|
A|-10h12--12--12--12----x--10--12\5-------------(5)----------------------(5)/-|
D|-10h12--12--12--12----x--10--12\5-------------(5)----------------------(5)/-|


[Chorus]

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------5p3---------|
A|------------------*-------5p3-0---|
D|--5p3-5p3-5p3-0-5-3/3-5-----------|

bit before solo
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10---------------------------------------|
G|-------12brfull-10h12---------------------------|
D|-10h12----------------10h12---------------------|
A|----------------------------10--(10)------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5p3-5p3-5p3-0----------------------------5p3-5p3-5p3-0------|
D|----------------3---------------------------------------5----|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-------------10h13-3bfull--------------------------|
G|-------12brfull-10h12---------------------------------------|
D|-10h12------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo]

E|-(10)-----------10h13-13brfull-13p10-13-10-----------------------------|
B|-(13)--------------------------------------13-10h13p10h13p10-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------12-10h12p-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13----13----13----13----13---------------|
G|-p10----10-10-12bfull----12----12----12----12----12-12-r-12-10-|
D|-----12--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-10-10------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------12-12-10-12-12-10-------10-10-12bfull-(12)-(12)---r-|
A|-----------------------------------------12-12-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------10-10-12bfull-(12)----rb--rb---r-12-12-10-10-12---|
D|-12-12---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------13------------13--------------13bfull---13p10--|
B|------13--13bfull----------------------------------------|
G|-(12)----------------------------------(13)b1/2----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13p10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13-13p10----10-13p10-10--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------12p10-12p10-12-12brfull-(12)-b-------(12)\-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-\4/7/14-14-14-14-12p11-14-14p12p11h14-14p12p11--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------12-10--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------10--------------------------------------|
B|------12b1/2-13------13-------13-(13)b2--(13)-r(13)\---------------|
G|-(10)--------12bfull-12-r------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



************************************

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
________________
/ Soundgarden / The inspiration for this song came from the weird musician called
/ Spoonman / Artis the Spoonman, which Cornell met once. He literally played with
/ Superunknown / spoons on strings. The background ticking in the Interlude is actually
/_______________/ spoons! But I really don't what this song is about deeper than that.


Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Gtr I - Distorted (lead, left speaker)
Gtr II - Distorted (lead, right speaker)
Gtr III - Lightly Overdriven (pre-solo)
Gtr IV - Distorted (solo)


Intro:
Q=90 bpm
7/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--|
S S S S e S S +S S a E S a E S a E S S S S S S S S E 4x
||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||--10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12p10S7---10p7S5---7p5S3---0-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0----||
||o-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12p10S7---10p7S5---7p5S3---0-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0---o||
||--10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12p10S7---10p7S5---7p5S3---0-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0----||
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|




1st Verse:
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S e S S +S S Q. +H +Q. +E
||--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
||--10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12-5-----------|-(5)---------------(5)-----------(5)/---|
||o-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12-5-----------|-(5)---------------(5)-----------(5)/---|
||--10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12-5-----------|-(5)---------------(5)-----------(5)/---|
...feel the rhythm with your hands...


7/4
PM--|
S S S S e S S +S S a E S a E S a E S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12p10S7---10p7S5---7p5S3---0-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0----||
|-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12p10S7---10p7S5---7p5S3---0-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0---o||
|-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12p10S7---10p7S5---7p5S3---0-0-3h5-5-5-0-0-0----||


Rhy Fig 1 x1




Chorus:
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S E 4x
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||------------------------5p3----------||
||o---------------------------5p3-0---o||
||--5p3-5p3-5p3-0-5-(5)-3--------------||
||-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
|
|Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S +S S e Q 4x
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||--5p3-5p3-5p3-0-5-(5)-3-5------------||
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
...spoonman, come together with your hands...


Rhy Fig 1 x2




2nd Verse:
similar to 1st Verse




Chorus:
Rhy Fig 2 x4

Rhy Fig 1 x4




C'mon-Interlude:
4/4
W 4x
||-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------||
...come on, come on, come on...




Pre-Solo:
2/4 4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S +W
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-5p3-5p3-5p3-0-3-|-(3)-----------------------------------------|
|---------------3-|-(3)-----------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr III
| H S S S E +S S S S S Q.
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------10----------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------12b14r(12)-10h12--------------------|
|-----------------|-10h12--------------------10h12--------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------10-----------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|



2/4 4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S +W
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--5p3-5p3-5p3-0---|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------5-|-(5)-----------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr III
| ~~~~
| +H S S S E +S S S S S Q.
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------10---------------10h13-13b15--------|
|------------------|---------12b14r(12)-10h12--------------------|
|------------------|-10h12---------------------------------------|
|-(10)-------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr IV
| ~~~
| H H E Q.
|------------------|--------------------------------10-----------|
|------------------|--------------------------------13-----------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|




Solo:
w/Rhy Fig 1 x4 (I've split the 7/4 bars to let you assess the situation)
4/4
Gtr III
~~~
Q Q H
|--10\-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--13\-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~
| |-------6-------|
| +E. T T E +S +S +S S S S S S T T T T T T T T
|-(10)------10h13-13b15=(13)r(13)-(13)-13p10-13-10-----------------------------|
|-(13)b15------------------------------------------13-10h13p10h13p10-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------12-10h12p=|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


3/4
Gtr IV
T T T T S +T S T T T T T T T T T T T T +T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------13----------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------------------------|
|-10----10-10-12b14=(12)------12pb14----12pb14----12pb14----12pb14----12pb14----12pb14-12pb14r(12)-12-10-|
|----12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


4/4
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------6------|
T T Q T T T T T T T T T T S +E +E. +S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-10-10----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-12-10-12-12-10-------10-10-12-(12)b14=(12)r(12)-|
|----------------------------------12-12----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


3/4
T T T T E. +E +T +T +T +T T T T T S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-10-12b14=(12)-(12)r(12)b14r(12)b14=(12)r-12-12-10-10-12b14-|
|-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


4/4
+S E. Q +S Q E T T
|---------------13----------(13)-----13-------13b15---13p10-|
|----------13---13b15-------(13)pb15-----------x------------|
|-(12)pb14------------------------------------13b14---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


3/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S +E +S +S
|-13p10------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------13-13p10----10-13p10-10------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-------------12p10-12p10-12-12b13r=(12)b13=(12)-(12)\-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


4/4
~~~
|-------6-------| |----3----|
S T T S S S S S S T T T T S S E E Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-7-14-[14]-14-14-12p11h14-14p12p11h14-14p12p11---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------12--10-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


3/4
S S E E +E T T +E.
|--------------------------------10--------------|
|----12b13-13------13---------------13-(13)b17---|
|-10-------12b14---12pb14r(12)-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|




Interlude:
3/4
Gtr IV
+E +S +S H H. 7x
|-------------------------------------||---------------------------||
|-(13)pb17r(13)-(13)\-----------------||o-------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------||---------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||---------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||o-------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------||---------------------------||


4/4
W 8x
||-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|| (bass goes on here)
||-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------||


W 3x H. E. S
||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------||-------------------------------0-|
...come on, we like it all...


Gtr I
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S E 4x
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||----------------5-(5)-3--------------||
||o-5p3-5p3-5p3-0---------5p3---------o||
||----------------------------5p3-0----||




Chorus:
similar to previous




Outro:
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S e S S +S S Q. +H +Q. +E
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12-5-----------|-(5)---------------(5)-----------(5)/---|
|-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12-5-----------|-(5)---------------(5)-----------(5)/---|
|-10h12-12-12-12---x-10-(10)-12-5-----------|-(5)---------------(5)-----------(5)/---|
...feel the rhythm with your hands...


S S S S E +E H
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12---(12)\-------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12---(12)\-------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12---(12)\-------------------|
...spoonman...



Feel the rhythm with your hands
Steal the rhythm while you can
Spoonman

Speak the rhythm on your own
Speak the rhythm all alone
Spoonman

Spoonman
Come together with your hands - save me
I'm together with your plan - save me

All my friends are indians
All my friends are brown and red
Spoonman

All my friends are skeletons
They beat the rhythm with their bones
Spoonman

Come on, come on, come on

Come on, come on, come on
Come on, we like it all


- 17th /April /06
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Song info
Spoonman
Soundgarden
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Hard Rock
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