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By Crooked Steps by Soundgarden
By Crooked Steps
D A D G B E
Tuning - Drop D
Intro
e|-----------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
B|-----------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
G|-----------------|-12--------|----------------|------------|
D|---12------10----|-----------|---12------10---|-0----------|
A|-9----10h12---12-|-----------|-9----10h12--12-|------------|
D|-----------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
|------------|--------------------|
|------------|--------------------|
|------------|--------------------|
|------------|---12----12---------|
|-9---9------|-9---9h10-----------|
|------------|--------------10-12-|
Intro continues after sound effects w/ bass
Melody Riff, played 2x
e|------------------|-----------|
B|------------------|-----------|
G|------------------|-12~-------|
D|--------10----10--|-----------|
A|-9/11h12----12--12|-----------|
D|------------------|-----------|
Verse Riff - repeat throughout verses (5 beats per bar)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12-12-12-12------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12------|
A|-10h12-12-12-12------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12------|
D|-10h12-12-12-12------10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12------|
"I'm addicted to feeling,
Stealing love isn't stealing,
Can't you see that I understand your mind?"
"I'm a walking believer,
I'm a ghost and a healer,
I'm the shape of the home inside your mind"
(1:06) - Melody riff added
(1:14) Chorus Part 1 - changes to 4/4 time
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------8-8-8-8-----|
|-10h12-12-12-12-----8-8-8-8-8-----|
|-10h12-12-12-12-----6-6-6-6-6-----|
|-10h12-12-12-12-------------------|
Chorus Part 2 (1:16)
Guitar 1 4/4 time
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-8h10-10-10-10----8h10-10-10-10---| continue below
|-8----8--8--8-----8----8--8--8----| with 2 parts
|----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 3/4 time
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-8h10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10-|
|-8----8--8--8-----8--8--8--8--|
|------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------------------|------|
|--------------------6-5-------|------|
|------------------5-------5---|------|
|------------------------------|------|
|------------------------------|-5\3--|
|------------------------------|------|
Guitar 1 plays Verse Riff once, then repeats Part 1 and 2 above on Guitar 1
Chorus Lyrics, starting with Part 2 riff:
"Not looking for a brighter side,
Crooked steps will take me higher,
I don't care if you want to cry"
Verse 2 - Similar to Verse 1 (1:26)
"I'm a soldier for hire,
Killing all you admire,
And you live in the cloud but that will change"
(1:54) Chorus 2 - Similar to first time
(2:08) Short Solo
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------10-13p10h13~~~~--------------|--------------------------10-|
|-12b14------------------12h14p12h14-|-9h10p9---------------9-12---|
|------------------------------------|--------10p9h10/12-----------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------10h12_______/15--|----14----------16-------14--|
|---13------------------|-13----13~~~-13----13-13-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bridge - play this 4x
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-7h9-9-----------------|-7h9-9\-4---------|
|-------9-9--12________-|--------5---------|
|---------------10_____-|--------0---------|
Blood raining down,
Cuts a deep, deep river,
And we're diving
(2:41) on last time through bridge, play this in 2nd bar:
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-0---------------------| guitar 2 plays melody riff
|-5---------------------|
|-3---------------------|
(2:48) Bridge Pt 2 Riff - Guitar 3
|---------3----0-----3/8--------|
|-7--7----5----2-----5/10-------|
|-7--7----5----2-----5/10-------|
|-7--7----5----2-----5/10-------|
|-5--5----3----0-----3/8--------|
|-------------------------------|
"My crooked steps, right behind you"
Solo 2 - With Bridge Pt 2 riff and Verse Riff overlapping
|----------------------|---------------------|-----------10-----------------|
|-13\10----------------|---------------------|------10-10--13b15---13-10-10-|
|---------12-10-12~~~~-|-9h10p9--------------|-12b14------------------------|
|----------------------|-------12p10p9-10h12-|------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|--------10~~~~~--------|
|-12h13-----------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
Continue playing Bridge Pt 2 riff and Verse Riff until 3:15
"By crooked steps,
Right behind you"
I'm a walking believer,
I'm a ghost and a healer"
(3:15) Guitars 1 & 2, play this 4x
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----12-12\10______----------|-----------------------|
|-10----------8-8-8--8p7h8p7-|-8p7h8p7h8p7-----------|
|----------------------------|------------12--10-12--|
"Can't you see that I understand your mind?"
Ending - play Verse Riff, guitar 2 plays these notes with bends
|-15______b16r----------|
|-13______b14r----------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
"By crooked steps, right behind you" (repeated)
I'm addicted to feeling
Stealing love isn't stealing
Can't you see
That I understand your mind?
I'm a walking believer
I'm a ghost and a healer
I'm the shape of the hole
Inside your heart
Not looking for a brighter side
Crooked steps will take me higher
I don't care if you want to cry
I'm a soldier for hire
Killing all you admire
And you live in denial
But that will change
Not looking for a brighter side
Crooked steps will take me higher
I don't care if you want to cry
When blood is raining down
It cuts a deep deep river
And we're diving
Yeah we're diving
My crooked steps right behind you
My crooked steps right behind you
My crooked steps right behind you
My crooked steps right behind you
Right behind you
Right behind you
Right behind you
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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