Switch Opens Guitar Tab

Down On The Upside Tabs:

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Switch Opens
Dropped D tuning. 
These tabs are pretty accurate. The music is all there, but I haven't arranged it. That's 
up to you. 

Intro
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G------14--------------7----7-
D----12--------12----5----5---
A--14--------10----7----------
D----------12-----------------
Play two times

E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G------14--------------7----7-----7-
D----12--------12----5----5-----4---
A--14--------10----7----------------
D----------12-----------------------

E-------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------0--
G--14---x-14---h12141211--x-11--11--0--x-0--
D-------x-------0---------x-0---0---14-x-14-
A--14---x-14--------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
  
Verse
E------------------------- ------------------
B------------------------- ------------------
G--7--6----12--11----7--6- --7--6---5--4-----
D--7--7----12--12----7--7- ---------5--5-----
A------------------------- ------------------
D--7--7----12--12----7--7- --7--7---5--5-----
                        "Hey you slaves..."
E------------------                          
B------------------
G--12--11----7--6--
D--12--12----7--7-- 
A------------------
D--12--12----7--7--

Play this throughout the verses. The notes are all harminics (the
number indicates the fret that the harmonic is played on). It is the
same rythym as the chords.

E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------5-----------------------
D--5----------4----5----------5----
A-----4---------------4----------4-
D----------------------------------

E--12----------------------
B-----12-------------------
G------------5-------------
D---------------4----5-----
A-----------------------4--
D--------------------------

Pre chorus
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G------7--------------------
D----5------------h454------
A--5---------0-5-0----------
D--------0--------------3-0-
   "Here ....."  Play six times

E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G-----2---------------------
D--0----0---------h454------
A-----------0-3-0-----------
D----------------------3-0--

Chorus
E-------------------------- -----------------
B-------------------------- -----------------
G--------7-6----------5-4-- --2--------------
D--------7-7----------5-5-- --0--------------
A--0-5-0--------0-5-0------ --0--------------
D-------------------------- --0--------------
  "Switch is on......"    
 Play three times 

Outro
E---------------------------------- -------
B---------------------------------- -------0
G--14---x-14--h12141211--x--11--11- ---0-x-0
D-------x------0---------x--0---0-- --14-x14
A--14---x-14----------------------- ---------
D---------------------------------- ---------
  Play three times

E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--7--6----12--11----7--6----5--4----5--4--2-
D--7--7----12--12----7--7----5--5----5--5--0-
A------------------------------------------0-
D--7--7----12--12----7--7----5--5----5--5--0-
Sent by Jamie Brogan (broganb@ca.com.au).

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jesus Professional	#1 by Jesus at Sep 26, 1974 at 12:59 AM EST
	I love that second verse. The whole song has this surreal quality that makes me think it's about being confused and you just need to stop everything ("Switch opens") to figure it out.

No Picture †grave† Lead Player	#2 by †grave† f at Mar 12, 1975 at 4:33 AM EST
	i'd guess you DO understand this song...

No Picture Bloody Mess All Musical Thunder	#3 by Bloody Mess All Over My Clothes at Aug 1, 1975 at 7:11 AM EST
	I think this song is about rising up and taking action. Not against anything in perticular, just moving forward. It's like it's your time to do something. "Hey you slaves, your switch is on. Go do somthing." I think that it's about action. "Hey you slaves, go hang your owners. It's your time." then there's the second verse. To me, it's about not doing anything. You've got your heart out on the table, and you let somebody else put it there. Why aren't you doing anything. And then there's the chorus. I've been clueless on this part for a long time, but I'll try and take a shot. "Stumbling and wander in the moonshine" = Confusion. You don't know what to do, either because you've acted and broken free from whatever was holding you back (be it your masters, or just your daily routine). "Nothing is when everything is all right." Normal is not alright. It's nothing. It's average. It's a daily routine (like in PJ's Slight of Hand) I think this song is about self-awakening. About coming to life. About turning your switch on, and letting the gears in your head work. It's about breaking free, and living. To me, it's about living.

No Picture Marks Average	#4 by Marks at Oct 11, 1979 at 12:57 AM EST
	this song does have a sort of surreal quality to it..that may be why i like it so much....it tends to stand out againts their other songs, but fits perfectly onto this album...i believe its about re-evaluating upon whom you rely on...

No Picture taris Average	#5 by taris leoncho at Jul 30, 1982 at 10:34 PM EST
	yah its about role reversals, slaves for masters, children in roles of authority(thrones) do we need those above us the second verse shows that they have important roles and without those above us we would be in chaos like a patient without a surgeon left with your insides open it is a graphich description to emphasise the point that those above us have a purpose. i am not saying u should not aim high but don't condemn those doing their jobs which can be seen as being above us. its the way of the world.

No Picture GRIM Professional	#6 by GRIM at Jan 19, 2006 at 3:23 PM EST
	This is my favorite Soundgarden song, and i am a HUGE HUGE fan. This never really is talked about at all, especially when seeing the comments so few on so many of the best soundgarden songs. I honestly have tried so hard to understand this song, but I can't. My best guess is that it is about just changing things. The slaves hanging the owners, the patients STOP getting surgery. Think about hollywood and how many people give up their hearts and pride just to look beautiful. "Feel the air now, stumbling and wander in the moonshine" basically is saying now that you've had surgery, feel the changes, can you live with it? When the switch is on, things change.