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Holy Water
Tuning (low to high): BADGBE
Same tuning as Rusty Cage or Searching With My Good Eye Closed.
Based on the Cherry Lane book.
Key:
r - release
b - bend
/ - slide up
- slide down
1X Rhy.Fig 1:/distortion/:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------7--------------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------7--------------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--0----------------------------------------3-----5-----5b6-----------5------------3--------------------
end of Rhy.Fig 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------7--------------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------7--------------------7----------------------------------------------------7-----9-------------------------
A-----------------------0------------------------------------------------------------7-----9------------7h9p7p9----
B--0----------------------------------------------0------3------5-----10----12-------------------------------------
2X Rhy.Fig 1 :
Holy water on the brain and I'm losing sleep
Holy Bible on the night stand next to me
1X Rhy Fig 2:
As I'm Raped by an other monkey circus freak
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4---------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------
B---0--------------------7-----5------------------3------3p5---3p5---5------3-----3---------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7--------------------7-----------------------------
D----------7--------------------7-----------------------------
A------------------------0-------------------------------------
B---0-------------------------------------------------0-3-5---
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7---------7--9--7------------7-------------------
D----------7---------7--9--7--9--7--9-----9--7-------------
A-----------------------------------------------7--9------
B---0--------------------------------------------------------
try'n' to take my indignance away from me
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4---------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------
B---0--------------------7-----5------------------3------3p5---3p5---5------3-----3---------------------------
end of Rhy Fig 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------7--------------------8----------------------------------------------------7------9----------------
A-------------------------------7----------------------------------------------------7------9----------------
B---0--------------------3------7------------------0-----3------5-----10----12------------------------------
1X Rhy Fig 3: Randomly
Yeah Yeah Holy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----------3--5-----3---------3--3--3--5--3--5-----3----------3--------3---------3--3--3--5--3--5----
G---4----------4--4-----4---------4--4--4--4--4--4-----4----------4--------4---------4--4--4--4--4--4----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------
Water's rusting me
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---9----------9--9-----9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---8----------8--8-----8------------------------------------------5--5--3------------------------------
B---8----------8--8-----8---------8--8--8--8p10--0-----3--------3---------------------------------------
Yeah Yeah Holy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----------3--5-----3---------3--3--3--5--3--5-----3----------3--------3---------3--3--3--5--3--5----
G---4----------4--4-----4---------4--4--4--4--4--4-----4----------4--------4---------4--4--4--4--4--4----
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------
water's rusting me It's rusting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---5--------5--0-----5---------5--5--5--7--5--7-----5---------5--0-----5---------5--5--5--7--5--5----
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
me end of Rhy Fig 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------5--5--3-----------------------------------------------4--4--1-----------------------
B---3-----------------------------------------------------2----------2--------------------------------
Guitar Solo with 1X Rhy Fig 1
2X Rhy Fig 1:
Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream
Holy devil in theflesh some might believe
1X Rhy Fig 2:
And they take thine majesty seriously
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed believed.
1X Rhy Fig 3:
Yeah, Holy water's rusting me
yeah, Holy water's rusting me.
It's rusting me, rusting me.
1X Rhy Fig 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3--p--4----------------------------------------------3--p--4------------------------------
A------------------------------4--p--5----------------------------------------------4--p--5-----------------
B---0-----0---------------------------------6-----3------------0----------------------------------6----3----
1X Rhy Fig 4:
*** the water if it's life you want to drink
1X Rhy Fig 4A:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3--p--4----------------------------------------------3--p--4-----------------------------
A------------------------------4--p--5----------------------------------------------4--p--5------------5---
B---0-----0---------------------------------6-----0-----3------3---------------------------------6-----3---
1/2X Rhy Fig 4
1X Rhy Fig 2:
As You're Raped by an other monkey circus freak
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed believed.
1X Rhy Fig 3:
Yeah, Holy water's rusting me
yeah, Holy water's rusting me.
It's rusting me, rusting me.
7X Riff A:(vocal ad lib):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------5--5--3-------------------------------5--5--3---------
B--0----------0-----------------------------0--------0-------------------
1X Riff B:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------5--5--3------------------------------------------------
B--0----------0-----------------------------0----------------------------
Transcribed by Andrew Shepherd (bando@goliat.eik.bme.hu).
Brought to you by the GUITARMASTA - http://www.guitarmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be |
#1 by Punk Rock Princess at Jun 27, 1978 at 6:32 PM EST |
| Only 4 comments? The riff is sick. As for the meaning, it's gotta be about religion confusing him and stopping him from living his life. Best song on Badmotorfinger imo. | |
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No Picture
Flappy Average |
#2 by Flappy Bob at Apr 7, 1984 at 12:08 AM EST |
| Yeah, I really love Cornell's sarcastic attitude towards all religion. He was brought up with strictly religious parents and schooling, and in his music, he seems to be rebelling from this. That is a recurring theme in his music. | |
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żJosh Rhythm Player |
#3 by żJosh Kirkpatrick? at Sep 14, 1991 at 12:36 PM EST |
| Yeah i agree, the song is about religion and how much he grew tired of it and of the attempts of the preachers to try to brain wash him and make him believe in something he doesn't want to: "As you're raped by another monkey circus freak It's the big lies that are more likely to be believed " | |
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Alex Average |
#4 by Alex Zaphiropoulos at Dec 2, 1998 at 2:47 PM EST |
| Wow, nice analysis. Yeah, I think it's about religion now. I love this song. It has a funky vibe to it. One of the gems on an album full of gems, the perfect Badmotorfinger. | |
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No Picture
Musical Genius |
#5 by oh.... THAT guy at Apr 2, 2001 at 9:41 PM EST |
| Too much holy in his life. holy this, holy that. holy shit. anyway, its about defeating the church nazi's while maintaining your own sanity. His mothers probably religious and he respects her. | |
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No Picture
Tom Average |
#6 by Tom Gregory at Dec 27, 2005 at 3:29 AM EST |
| seems to be that the church teachings a growing old and stopping him from living his life | |
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