🎸 Chord Soundgarden - Room A Thousand Years Wide

soundgarden – ’room a thousand years wide’
album : ’badmotorfinger’
drop – D tuning
tabbed by jjhand

i corrected other versions of this tab . please comment or rate .

riff 1 ( intro & verses )

D F D A#maj9
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 0 – – – – 3 – – 0 – – 1 – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – – – – 3 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
pm * * * * *

lyrics :
“listen , hear , he is inside
one who lives while others lie
i close my eyes and walk a thousand years
a thousand years that aren’t mine”

riff 2 ( 0 : 52 ) – lyrics stop

pm * * * * *
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 7 – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | play 4
xd | – 7 – – – – 10 – – – – – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 5 – – – – 8 – – – – 0 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – |

( 1 : 05 ) riff 1 returns for a few with kim thayil playing nh’s and bends :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – nh – nh – nh – nh – – – – – – – – – | – 4b5_______________r4 – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – 12 – 12 – 12 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – 12 – 12 – 12 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
before lyrics ( played 4x ) during lyrics * *

lyrics :
“it seems he’s near me as i walk
one who loved what love denied
he lives these years that i walk blind
all these years cannot be mine”

( 1 : 43 ) chorus
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 5 – – 5 – – – | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 7 – – 7 – – – | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 5 – – 5 – – – |
D | – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 5 – – 5 – – – | – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 7 – – 7 – – – | – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 5 – – 5 – – – |
A | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 3 – – 3 – – – | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 5 – – 5 – – – | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 3 – – 3 – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

“tomorrow begat tomorrow , tomorrow begat tomorrow , tomorrow begat tomorrow”

play riff 1 again with kim’s nh part and bend part

lyrics :
“a thousand doors a thousand lies
rooms a thousand years wide
he walks in the cold sun and wind
all these years will not begin”

( 2 : 31 ) play chorus again

( 2 : 42 ) play riff 2 8x , and continue through to ending

( 3 : 07 ) ending part 1 ( abstract saxophone part comes in )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | repeat as needed
D | – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – – – – – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | ( 8 beats per bar )
A | – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – – |
D | – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – |
pm * * * pm * * *

ending pt 2 ( 3 : 41 )

play 4x end!
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – | – – 10 – 10 – 10 – – – – – – – |
A | – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – | – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – | – – 8 – – 8 – – 8 – – 0 – – – – – |
( 4 beats/Bar )

key :
pm = palm mute
B = bend note
r = release bent note
nh = natural harmonic