Spoonman Guitar Tab

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Drop D tuning

intro/verse
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-10h12--12--12--12----x----12\7-----5---7\--3---0--0--3h5--5--5--0--0---0-|
-10h12--12--12--12----x----12\7-----5---7\--3---0--0--3h5--5--5--0--0---0-|
-10h12--12--12--12----x----12\7-----5---7\--3---0--0--3h5--5--5--0--0---0-|

other bit of verse
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-10h12--12--12--12----x----12\5-------------(5)----------------------(5)/-|
-10h12--12--12--12----x----12\5-------------(5)----------------------(5)/-|
-10h12--12--12--12----x----12\5-------------(5)----------------------(5)/-|

chorus
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----------------------5p3---------|
------------------*-------5p3-0---|
--5p3-5p3-5p3-0-5-3/3-5-----------|

bit before solo
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-------10---------------------------------------|
-------12brfull-10h12---------------------------|
-10h12----------------10h12---------------------|
----------------------------10--(10)------------|
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-5p3-5p3-5p3-0----------------------------5p3-5p3-5p3-0------|
----------------3---------------------------------------5----|

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-------10-------------10h13-3bfull--------------------------|
-------12brfull-10h12---------------------------------------|
-10h12------------------------------------------------------|
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Solo

-(10)-----------10h13-13brfull-13p10-13-10-----------------------------|
-(13)--------------------------------------13-10h13p10h13p10-----------|
-------------------------------------------------------------12-10h12p-|
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----------------------13----13----13----13----13---------------|
-p10----10-10-12bfull----12----12----12----12----12-12-r-12-10-|
-----12--------------------------------------------------------|
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-12-10-10------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------12-12-10-12-12-10-------10-10-12bfull-(12)-(12)---r-|
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-------10-10-12bfull-(12)----rb--rb---r-12-12-10-10-12---|b
-12-12---------------------------------------------------|
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----------13------------13--------------13bfull---13p10--|
------13--13bfull----------------------------------------|
-(12)----------------------------------(13)b1/2----------|
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-13p10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------13-13p10----10-13p10-10--------------------------------------------|
----------------12-------------12p10-12p10-12-12brfull-(12)-b-------(12)\-|
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-\4/7/14-14-14-14-12p11-14-14p12p11h14-14p12p11--------------|
------------------------------------------------12-10--------|
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------12b1/2-13------13-------13-(13)b2--(13)-r(13)\---------------|
-(10)--------12bfull-12-r------------------------------------------|
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Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/s/soundgarden/343289.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Trey Average	#1 by Trey Davis at Jun 28, 1973 at 2:15 PM EST
	its about doing heroine

No Picture cody Rhythm Player	#2 by cody watts at Feb 2, 1981 at 12:52 PM EST
	WAHTTHE FUCK?? about heroine.. IM SICK OF SEING SONGS INTERPRETED AS BEING ABOUT DRUGS... FOR FUCK SKAE UR THE CUNT ON HEROINE...

No Picture Average	#3 by KitCat at Aug 19, 1982 at 12:49 PM EST
	it's about Artis the Spoonman, a guy from seattle who plays spoons around the world... and he plays the spoon solo in this song

No Picture bob Average	#4 by bob fred at Dec 19, 1983 at 7:01 AM EST
	"come together with your hands"? I swore it was about masturbating....damn, and I used this song to get off.

No Picture brandon Rhythm Player	#5 by brandon q at Jan 24, 1994 at 3:57 AM EST
	its about doing heroine

No Picture Average	#6 by KitCat at May 20, 1997 at 5:41 PM EST
	I read that during filming of "Singles", Jeff Ament gave Cornell a list of song titles, and bet him he couldn't make a song out of them. Obviously, "Spoonman" was one of the titles, and this is the song. The title might be inspired by Artis, but the song isn't directly about him (this also explains how Ament gets credit for the title in the CD booklet.)

No Picture Dark Lead Player	#7 by Dark Avenger at Sep 27, 2006 at 4:33 AM EST
	I agree

No Picture Daniel Average	#8 by Daniel Rainbolt at Feb 16, 2007 at 2:14 PM EST
	aldeayeah was right. this song is about a man named Artis and he used to play spoons in the Pike Place Market and gather enormous crowds. I saw him in person twice it was quite amazing. Soundgarden Rocks

No Picture chris the pirat Lead Player	#9 by chris the pirate. arr at Apr 9, 2007 at 7:21 PM EST
	lol, tylenol funny, good song who cares what its about....

No Picture Razor Wanna Be	#10 by Razor Edge at Jun 19, 2007 at 3:10 AM EST
	you guys are all drug crazy...do you have any idea how many times i've seen a song interpreted as being about drugs? some chick thought that because in the song control by puddle of mudd he says "I love the way you smack my ass" it was about smack (heroin). This song is simply about Artis the Spoonman just like aldeayeah said. The band is from the seattle area. actually one of my friends cousin used to party with them all the time till they broke up. so yeah... It's not about white domination, or herion, or jacking off...sorry to burst your bubble tylenol.;)

No Picture austin Rhythm Player	#11 by austin ballard at Jun 24, 2007 at 1:38 PM EST
	i rhink they brought that guy after the song was written i dont think its about him it make much more sense thats its about heroine

No Picture Adam Average	#12 by Adam Favro at Aug 3, 2007 at 4:26 PM EST
	Me Seven