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Mailman by Soundgarden




                                    Mailman 






Tuning: CGDGBE, so tune A string down a full step, and E down two full steps to C


  Intro              * Feedback
E-------------------------
B-------------------------       This Eb/F chord occurs several times  
G--12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--      in the song. The bass plays the low root  
D--13-13-13-13-13-13-13\--
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--
C-------------------------


Main riff (both guitars)
E----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D-5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8--|--5-----------5-----------5------------------|
G-5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8--|--5-----------5-----------5----------3-------|
C----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---4--3--|

E--------------------------------------------|-1st Ending-----------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G----------------------------12-12-12-12-12\-|------------------------------------|
D--5------------5------------13-13-13-13-13\-|--5------------5--------------------|
G--5------------5------------10-10-10-10-10\-|--5------------5---------------3-5--|
C-----0------0-----0------0------------------|-----0------0-----0------0-5-3------|

repeat first three bars then play Pre-Chorus ending:
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D--5------------5-------------|
G--5------------5--------0----|
C-----0------0-----------0----|


Chorus - 
E------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D---------------1---/3--3--0--0------5---0-|---------------1---/3--3--0--0------5---0-|
G--3h5--3--3----1---/3--3--0--0------5---0-|--3h5--3--3----1---/3--3--0--0------5---0-|
C--3h5--3--3-------------------------------|--3h5--3--3-------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D---------------1---/3--3--0--0--0--0----|
G--3h5--3--3----1---/3--3--0--0--0--0----|
C--3h5--3--3-----------------------------|  

After first Chorus:
Guitar 1
E----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G-5-----------5-----------5-----------10--9--8-|-------------------------------------10--9--8-|
D-5-----------5-----------5-----------10--9--8-|--5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8-|
G-5-----------5-----------5-----------10--9--8-|--5-----------5-----------5----------10--9--8-|
C-0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-----------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|

E------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------12-12-12-12-12\-|--------------------------------------|
D--5-----------5-----------13-13-13-13-13\-|--5-----------5-----------------------|
G--5-----------5-----------10-10-10-10-10\-|--5-----------5-----------------3--5--|
C--0--0-----0--0--0-----0------------------|--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--5--3--------|

On bars 2 & 3 above, Guitar 2 plays:
 
  Riff Bit 1 (with fluttering chorus pedal effect):
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----5b7---gr----(5)---------------| gr - gradual release of bend 
D-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------| 
C-----------------------------------|



Play Verse again


Play Chorus again, but Guitar 2 adds a harmony part:

Guitar 2 (play 3x with Chorus 2)
E---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G--5----------3-5---------3-|-5----5-----3-5---------3-|-5-----------3-5---5------|
D-------------------5-------|--------------------------|------5-------------------|
G-----5-5---------5---------|----5-----------5-5-------|----5------------5---5----|
C---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|


After Chorus 2:
Heavy Part (play this 4x)
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D--5------------5------------5------------3--2--1-|  Guitar 2 plays "Riff Bit 1" on bars 2 and 4
G--5------------5------------5------------3--2--1-|
C-----0------0-----3------3-----5-----5-----------|

  then play this 3x
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------12---12-------------|
D--5----------5------------13---13-------------|
G--5----------5------------10---10-------------|
C-----0----0-----0----0--------------4-4--3--3-|

Play Verse again

Play Chorus 2 again (Guitar 1 & 2 parts)

Break (Guitar 2 only)
E------------0--------x\--|
B--------7---0--------x\--| do a pick slide 
G--0-----7-------0x---x\--|
D--0-----7-------0x-------|
G----------------0x-------|
C-------------------------|

Then, Guitar 1 Plays 'Heavy Part' 6x while Guitar 2 plays:
E---------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-----11~~~~11~~~~11~~~--------0---0----|-0-0-0--5-7b8~~--7b8~---|----------------------------------|
G-/12~~~~12~~~~12~~~~12--0-0-0---0---0--|-0-0-0--5-7b8~~--7b8~-5-|-8b10r8b10r8b10r8-----------------|
D---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------10-8~~-10--------|
G---------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------8-8-8/10|
C---------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------6b8~~~~~-----|  Play Heavy part 2x with Guitar 1
G-------8-10b12~-b12---5h8p5--5h8p5--5h8p5-----5b8~~~~~-----|
D--8/10---------------------8------8------8-----------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------------|


Ending (Both Guitars):
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G---12---12---------------------|
D---13---13---------------------|
G---10---10-----------------5-5-|
C--------------4-4--3--3----0-0-|











KEY:

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| PH pinch harmonic
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| TP tremelo pick
| x  Mute note (or rake)
| b  bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r  release bend











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version 2











Tuning: C G D G B E


Intro:
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\----|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\----|
|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12\----|
|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13\----|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\----|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\----|


1st Solo:
G2: 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------x--------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8\-------------------|
|--7b------r--5-5-x--5-5-5-x-----5-------------------------5-5-5~----8-8-8-8-8\--7b-7b----r--5-5~-|
|--------------------------x-3/5---3-2-1----b-------r----------------8-8-8-8-8\-------------------|
|----------------------------3/5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse Riff:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------5------10-9-8\---5--------5--------5-----------------|
|--5--------5--------5------10-9-8\---5--------5--------5-------3b`-------|
|--0-0----0---0----0---0---0----------0-0----0---0----0---0---0-----4-3~--|

|-------------------10-10-10-10-10\---------------------------------|       
|-------------------10-10-10-10-10\---------------------------------|
|-------------------12-12-12-12-12\---------------------------------| 
|--5--------5-------13-13-13-13-13\---5--------5------------3/5-----|
|--5--------5-------10-10-10-10-10\---5--------5------------3/5-----|
|--0-0----0---0---0-10-10-10-10-10\---0-0----0---0----0-5-3---------|



Ending right before chorus:
|--------------------10-10-10-10-10\-----------------|
|--------------------10-10-10-10-10\-----------------|
|--------------------12-12-12-12-12\-----------------|
|--5--------5--------13-13-13-13-13\---5--------5----|
|--5--------5--------10-10-10-10-10\---5--------5--0-|
|--0-0----0---0----0-10-10-10-10-10\---0-0----0----0-|



Chorus:
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------1--/3-3-0-0--x-5-0--------------1--/3-3-0-0--x-5-0--|
|--3h5-3-3-x---1--/3-3-0-0--x-5-0--3h5-3-3-x---1--/3-3-0-0--x-5-0--|
|--3h5-3-3-x---1--/3-3-0-0--x-5-0--3h5-3-3-x---1--/3-3-0-0--x-5-0--|
|--3h5-3-3-x-----------------------3h5-3-3-x-----------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------1--/3-3-0-0-0-0-----|
|--3h5-3-3-x---1--/3-3-0-0-0-0-----|
|--3h5-3-3-x---1--/3-3-0-0-0-0-----|
|--3h5-3-3-x-----------------------|



Main Riff:x3

G2:
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------3-------------|
|--5b-------r~----------------5b--------r~--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
 

Chorus

G2
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|x3
|--5---5-5---5-----5---5-5-5-----|
|----8-----8-----8---8-------5---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


Post Chorus:
G1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|x4
|--5--------5--------5--------3-2-1---|
|--5--------5--------5------5-3-2-1---|
|--0-0----0---3----3---5----5---------|

G2
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------3-------------|
|--5b-------r~----------------5b--------r~--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


Bridge:
G1
|-------------------8-8\---------------------------8-8\---------------------------8-8\---------|
|-------------------8-8\---------------------------8-8\---------------------------8-8\---------|
|-------------------8-8\---------------------------8-8\---------------------------8-8\---------|
|-5--------5--------8-8\---------5--------5--------8-8\---------5--------5--------8-8\---------|
|-5--------5--------8-8\---------5--------5--------8-8\---------5--------5--------8-8\---------|
|-0-0----0---0----0------4-3-3~--0-0----0---0----0------4-3-3~--0-0----0---0----0------4-3-3~--|

|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|
|-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|
|-------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--|
|-5--------5--------13-13-13-13-13-13-13\--|
|-5--------5--------10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|
|-0-0----0---0----0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--|


Synth?? part:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-----8/10---12------5------8/10---12------5------8/10---12------5------15~----19b\----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Main Riff:x2


chorus


Post Chorus: (backing for Solo)
G1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|x6
|--5--------5--------5--------3-2-1---|
|--5--------5--------5------5-3-2-1---|
|--0-0----0---3----3---5----5---------|

|-----8-8\--------------|
|-----8-8\--------------|
|-----8-8\--------------|
|-----8-8\----------5-5-|
|-----8-8\----------5-5-|
|---0-------4-3-3~--0-0-|


Solo:
G2
|-<12>--------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
|-<12>----------------------11tr--\-x-0-x-------------x-3-----------------|
|-<12>--7--9---12\----------12tr--\-x-0-x-x-5-x-x-5-0-x-5b----(5)-r----3--|
|-------7-------------------------------x-x-5-x-x-5-0----------------5----|
|--------------------x\---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------x\---------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7b---rb--rb-x-3h5p3br~-x---------x-------x-3-5-5b-x-x-3-5p3---5p3---3h5p3---5b----|
|-------------------------x-x--5-3b-x-3-5-x-x------------------5-----5-------5-------|
|---------------------------x-------------x------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------0---0---0---------------------------------------|
|-x-x---x-x-x--13b--rbrb-10-13p10h13p10h13p10-13-15b-16b-17b--17tr-x-x-3--3-----------------------|
|-x-x-0-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------15tr-x-x-5b-5b-7b----5b-5b\---------|
|-x-x-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|












| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| b`  quarter bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| ()  strike note while string is bent
| tr  tremelo pick
| <>  natural harmonic











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