Soundgarden - Holy Water guitar tab
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/:
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E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------7--------------------7-\-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------7--------------------7-\-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--0----------------------------------------3-----5-----5b6-----------5------------3--------------------
end of Rhy.Fig 1
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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
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4---------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------
B---0--------------------7-----5------------------3------3p5---3p5---5------3-----3---------------------
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E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7--------------------7---\--------------------------
D----------7--------------------7---\--------------------------
A------------------------0-------------------------------------
B---0-------------------------------------------------0-3-5---
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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
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4---------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------
B---0--------------------7-----5------------------3------3p5---3p5---5------3-----3---------------------------
end of Rhy Fig 2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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):
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------5--5--3-------------------------------5--5--3---------
B--0----------0-----------------------------0--------0-------------------
1X Riff B:
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------5--5--3------------------------------------------------
B--0----------0-----------------------------0----------------------------
Transcribed by Andrew Shepherd (bando@goliat.eik.bme.hu).
