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Day I Tried To Live by Soundgarden
Day I Tried To Live
The intro is played by two guitars, one slightly distorted, the other
with a clean tone....the distorted guitar's riff is played a few more
times in different parts of the song. Just listen to it to get all
the parts right:
guitar 1 (a little distortion):
e |--12----10--9-12\7--6---|-6--6/8-8/10----------------| Repeat
B |------------------------|----------------------------| this 6 times
G |------------------------|----------------------------|
guitar 2 (clear tone):
comes in on second measure the first cycle of the riff guitar one is playing
e |------------------------|-7\12--12--12/7--7--7\12----| repeat 4
B |------------------------|----------------------------| times
G |------------------------|----------------------------|
on fourth time play this for second guitar:
e |-12/7--7--7\12--12-13/7-| e |--14/8-8\14-14\8-14/7-|
B |------------------------| then this B |----------------------|
G |------------------------| G |----------------------|
then the bass and drums come in for their little intro and during that
the distorted guitar plays something close to this slowly in rythym
with the bass:
D -12-12-12-12-12---12-12/11-11/10--10-10-10-10-10---10/9-9/8--8-8-8-8-8
then comes the main riff, and oh how nice it is:
all strums are DOWN-
e |-7-7-7-7-7--7-7/6-6/5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5/4-4/3-3-3-|
B |-7-7-7-7-7--7-7/6-6/5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5/4-4/3-3-3-|
G |-8-8-8-8-8--8-8/7-7/6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6/5-5/4-4-4-|
D |-9-9-9-9-9--9-9/8-8/7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7/6-6/5-5-5-|
A |-9-9-9-9-9--9-9/8-8/7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7/6-6/5-5-5-|
E |-7-7-7-7-7--7-7/6-6/5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5/4-4/3-3-3-|
I'm not sure but I think that right before the main riff is played
this chord is strummed once :
e 6
B 6
G 7
D 8
A 8
E 6
the main riff is repeated it I think 5 times and then goes back into
the intro riff the distorted guitar played and then back into the main
riff later and then....
I woke the same as any other day
Except a voice was in my head
It said seize the day, pull the trigger, drop the blade
And watch the rolling heads
The day I tried to live
I stole a thousand beggar's change
And gave it to the rich
The day I tried to win
I dangled from the power lines
And let the martyrs stretch
Singing
One more time around
Might do it
One more time around
Might make it
One more time around
Might do it
One more time around
The day I tried to live
Words you say never seem
To live up to the ones
Inside your head
The lives we make
Never seem to ever get us anywhere
But dead
The day I tried to live
I wallowed in the blood and mud with
All the other pigs
I woke the same as any other day you know
I should have stayed in bed
The day I tried to live
I wallowed in the blood and mud with
All the other pigs
And I learned that I was a liar
Just like you
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version 2
Guitar 1 play 6 times
e|-10-9-7-10/4-4-4/7-7-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7--7-0--0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 play 4 times
e|---------10/4--7-9-9/7-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After that is play 4 times back to back, guitar 2 plays this 4 times
e|-15/10-15/10-15/10-15/7------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then play this twice for the intro, it is also the verse
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---14-14-14-14-14---14-13-12-11-11-11-11-11-----10-10-10-10-10---------------|
E|-0-12-12-12-12-12---12-11-10--9--9--9--9--9---0--8--8--8--8--8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-9-9-8-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
I woke the same as any other day
Except a voice was in my head
It said seize the day, pull the trigger, drop the blade
And watch the rolling heads
The day I tried to live
I stole a thousand beggar's change
And gave it to the rich
The day I tried to win
I dangled from the power lines
And let the martyrs stretch
Singing
One more time around
Might do it
One more time around
Might make it
One more time around
Might do it
One more time around
The day I tried to live
Words you say never seem
To live up to the ones
Inside your head
The lives we make
Never seem to ever get us anywhere
But dead
The day I tried to live
I wallowed in the blood and mud with
All the other pigs
I woke the same as any other day you know
I should have stayed in bed
The day I tried to live
I wallowed in the blood and mud with
All the other pigs
And I learned that I was a liar
Just like you
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