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Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 18:08:27 -0500
From: Keith Barron 
Subject: Gun - Soundgarden

Song: Gun
Band: Soundgarden
Album: Louder Than Love
Tuning: DADGBE

The coolest thing about this song is that it starts off really slow (60
bpm?) And gets faster and faster and faster and faster and faster and faster
until a really fast and short guitar solo.

D-/7--| 
A-/7--|
D-/7--|

  Intro Riff A:
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|      
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2--(2)--|      
D|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-3-2-0-2-2--(2)--|      

D|------------------|
A|-------2-2---x-x--|
D|-3-2-0-2-2---x-x--|

  Intro Riff B:
D|---2-3---2-3-----|---2-3---2-3-2---|-3-2---2-2--(2)--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2--(2)--|
D|-0-----0-----0-0-|-0-----0-------0-|-----0------------|

D|-----------------|
A|-------2-2--(2)/-|
D|-3-2-0-2-2--(2)/-|

  Verse Riff: (palm muted)
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-2-2--x-x-0-|
D|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-2-2--x-x-0-|

D|--------------------|
A|-3-2-0-2-2--x-x-x-x-|
D|-3-2-0-2-2--x-x-x-x-|

Then play Riff A twice again. Then the verse again ending it with this:

D|-/7--|
A|-/7--|
D|-/7--|

 Riff after 2nd verse:
D|---------------|-------/7-----|
A|-2-2-0-2-2---0-|-2-2-0-/7---0-|
D|-2-2-0-2-2---0-|-2-2-0-/7---0-|

Pre-Solo Riff:
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
D|-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-0-/7-7-7-7-0-|

Solo Riff:
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------/7----|-------/5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------/7----|-------/5---|
D|-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-0-0-/7----|-2-0-0-/5---|

Then play the pre-solo Riff 4 times again and start the Intro Riff A and B
and the original tempo.

Third Verse (outro):
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------/7--------||
A|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-/7--------||
D|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-0-|-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-0-/7--------||

Lyrics:    

     1st Verse:
     I got an idea of something we can do with a gun
     Sink load and fire till the empire
     Reaps what they've sown
     Shoot shoot shoot till their minds are open
     Shoot shoot till thei eyes are closed
     Push push push till we get some motion
     Push push till the bombs explode

     2nd Verse:
     I got an idea. We can do it all on our own.
     Nothing to worry. Regret must weigh a ton
     Kick kick kick till the laws are broken
     Kick kick till the boots are worn
     Hit hit hit till the truth is spoken
     Hit hit till the truth is born

     3rd Verse:
     I got an idea of something we can do with a gun

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Darren Wanna Be	#1 by Darren Pilton at Jan 9, 1998 at 11:31 AM EST
	Wow. This song has to be one of the most underlooked Soundgarden songs out there. Simply amazing...

No Picture Rebecca Average	#2 by Rebecca Lira at Jul 29, 2001 at 12:30 PM EST
	i think this is about our right to shoot government officials once they start coming after us. just look at s.w.a.t. teams. gun control and abortion are the only two things i really agree with the republicans on, both are wrong.

No Picture !Ace Rhythm Player	#3 by !Ace Youngs at Dec 5, 2001 at 4:00 PM EST
	I got an idea of something we can do with a gun Sink load and fire till the empire Reaps what they've sown (Obviously highly against 'the empire' AKA late 80's US Gov, suggesting we take to revolution or just take a gun and. . .) Shoot shoot shoot till their minds are open Shoot shoot shoot till their eyes are closed Push push push till we get some motion Push push push till the bombs explode (Progress toward more open minded culture. The entire song is just about what to do about our mentally imperialistic government, and eventually letting the truth become an ingrained part of the people)