This song is weird because of the tuning, it's fucking nuts. it sounds really cool, but
only Soundgarden make it sound this good. Here's the tuning
Low to High:
6-E 5-E (same as 6) 4-E (one octavie higher, 3 and 2 are the same)
3-E 2- E 1 - E (normal)
the sound you get is almost like the Chorus effect, or like a twelve string i guess
Intro (light distorion)
|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
|-------------| |---0h7-7h9----------| |---0h7-7h9-7/5 5-----|
|-0--0-0--0-0-| |-0---------0-0--0-0-| |-0---------------0-0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-| 4x |-0---------0-0--0-0-|2x |-0---------------0-0-| 2x
|------do these two parts twice----------------|
Pre Verse or Something (little heavier distorion)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-2h4p2p0------2h4p2p0------|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-| 4x
Verse
|------------------------| I Was Slipping Through the Cracks of a Stolen Jewl
|----------12~-----------| I Was Tight Rope Walking in Two Ton Shoes
|-0-2-3----12~-----3-3-2-| Now Somebodies Talking the Third World War
|-0-2-3-0--12~-----3-3-2-| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)
|-0-2-3-0------0-0-3-3-2-| And the Police Said This is Normal Control
|-------0------0-0-------| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)
Alternate "Every Once and a While" Verse
|-----------------------------|
|----------12h14-12-----------|
|-0-2-3----12h14-12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0--12----12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0-----------0-0-3-3-2-|
|-------0-----------0-0-------|
1st Chorus
Candles /Like Somebodies /I've Been Caught in a
Burning Yesterdays Best Friend Died Mind Riot
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|1x
2nd Verse
|------------------------| I Was Cryin from My Eye Teeth Bleedin from My Soul
|----------12~-----------| And I Sharpened My Wits on a Dead Man's Skull
|-0-2-3----12~-----3-3-2-| I Build an Elevator From His Bones
|-0-2-3-0--12~-----3-3-2-| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)
|-0-2-3-0------0-0-3-3-2-| I Climbed to the Top Floor to Stamp Out the Coals
|-------0------0-0-------| (I've Been Caught in a Mind Riot)
Alternate "More Then Before" Verse
|-----------------------------|
|----------12h14-12-----------|
|-0-2-3----12h14-12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0--12----12-----3-3-2-|
|-0-2-3-0-----------0-0-3-3-2-|
|-------0-----------0-0-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/soundgarden/mind_riot_tab.html ]
2nd Chorus
Candles /Like Somebodies /I've Been Caught in a
Burning Yesterdays Best Friend Died Mind Riot
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm Tired Within
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4-0-4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
Candles /Like Somebodies /I've Been Caught in a
Burning Yesterdays Best Friend Died Mind Riot
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm Tired Within
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4---4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|---11-12-7-9--5-4-0-4--4--4--4-0-0-0---11-12-7-9-5-4-0-|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------------|
Bridge
I'm Luck's Last Match Struck In the Pouring Down Wind
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
Outro
Pouring Down Wind
|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
|-------------| |---0h7-7h9----------| |---0h7-7h9-7/5 5-----|
|-0--0-0--0-0-| |-0---------0-0--0-0-| |-0---------------0-0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-| 4x |-0---------0-0--0-0-|2x |-0---------------0-0-| 2x
|------do these two parts twice----------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-2h4p2p0------2h4p2p0------|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-|
|---------2--2---------4--4-| 4x
|----------------|
|----------12~~--|
|----------12~~--|
|-0-2-3-0--12~~--|
|-0-2-3-0--------|
|-0-2-3-0--------|
This is in my opinion the best song on Badmotorfinger. but fuck it, it's just an opinion
