"SPOONMAN" SOUNDGARDEN

As heard on SUPERUNKNOWN (A&M)

Words and Music by Chris Corne ll * Transcribed by Paul Pappas *Bass transcribed by Steve Gorenberg
All guitars are in drop D tuning (low to high, D A D G B E)

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[Al Intro (0:00)

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Bass Fig. 1 ... . ..... . . . . .......................... _______________........ ....... .............. . . . .... . __________,
Bass (play 4 times)

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00Verses (0:18, 1:03)

1. Feel the rhythm with your hands steal the rhythm while you can
2. All my friends are Indians all my friendsare brown and red
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Spoon
man Speakthe rhythm on your own
Spoon
man And all my friendsare skeletons
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5 G trs. 1 and 2 (w/dist.)

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speak the rhythm all alone Spoonman
theybeat the rhythms with theirbones Spoonman
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[] Chorus (0:43, 1:28,3:29)

hmm Spoonman cometogether with your hands Save me
F5 05 F5G5 D5 N.C.(G)
12 Gtr. l (repear pr evious bar)

Gtr.2

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I'm together with your plan Save

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(2.) save a-save me
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19 Gtrs. l and 2 (w/disl.)

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Save me yeah Save a withyour
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[Q]Int erlude (1:57)

Comeon comeon comeon
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[Q]Guitar Solo (2:14)

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A withyour hands
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Come on come on comeon
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IB]Breakdown/Spoon Solo (2:33)

come on
yeah (wldrums and chanting)

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(3:09) go back to (g Chorus

(2:48)
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save yeah A IIY8 me yeah
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Feel therhythm with yourhands steal the rhythm whlle youcan Spoo
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