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Tuning: E A D G
Song: Burden In My Hand
Artist: Soundgarden
Album: Down On the Upside (1996)
Bassist: Ben Shepherd
Tabbed by LoudLon for Big BassTabs.com
Standard tuning, Drop D (DADG)
NOTE: Shepherd plays this in CGCG tuning, but you don't
actually need to tune down that low as there isn't a single
open 4th string C in the entire song. Drop D works just fine.
Also, don't worry about playing this precisely. Shepherd
never played it the same way twice, so there's lots of
wiggle room.
VERSE 1:
(Rest x16)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
D |-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
hp
G |---------------------------------|-----5-5-5---4-4-4-----------454-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------5----5|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-r-------------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|-----5-5-5---4-4-4---------------|
D |---------------------3---3-------|-r-----------------------------3-|
A |-6-----------6-------------------|----------------------------36---|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-5-------------------------------|-----5---5-----------------------|
D |---------3---1-------------------|-------3-----3---1-----3-1-------|
A |---------------------3---1-------|-r-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----5---5-----------------------|-----5---5-----------------------|-------5-3-----------------------|
D |-r-----3-----3---1-----3-1-------|-r-----3-----3---1-----3-1-------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1:
G |------12----12---------------------12-------|---------10-----10-----10---10-8-r---|
D |-10------10-------10-13-10--------------10-\|-8------------8------8------8--6-r---|
A |---------------------------12---------------|-------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3---|-10--\---6---5-------5---5---5-/-|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8---\---4---3-------3---3---3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12--------------------------12-------|---------10----10----10--10-8-----|
D |-10------10-13---10---------13-10------10--|-8-------8-----8-----8---8--6-----|
A |--------------------11---------------------|----------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10--\---6---5-------5---5---5-\-|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1---1---1-/-|-8---\---4---3-------3---3---3-\-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2:
G |---------5-----------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---3-----------------------5---|-6---6-----------------------6-\-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---1-----------------------3---|/3---3---3-----------------------|
D |-----------------1-r-1-----------|-----------------------------5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------5-----------------------|-----8-----------------------8-\-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---3-----------------------5---|-6-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------3-----------------------|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---1-----------------------1-/-|-3---3---------------------------|
D |-----------------1-r-1-----------|-----------------------------5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------5-----------------------|---------8-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------5-------4-----------|
A |-3---3-----------------------5---|-6-----------------------5---3---|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------3-----------------------|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---1-----------------------1---|-3---3---------------------------|
D |-----------------1-r-1-----------|-----------------------------5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------5-----------------------|---------8------ls---------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------5--/6-------5-------|
A |-3---3-----------------------5---|-6---------------------------6-\-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------3-----------------------|---------5-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-/-|
A |-1---1-----------------------1-/-|-3---3---------------------------|
D |-----------------1-r-1-----------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 2:
G |-------12--------------------------12---------|---------10-----10-----10---10-8-r---|
D |-10-------10-13---10---------10-13----10-13-\-|-8-------8------8------8----8--6-r---|
A |---------------------11-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-----3---------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12---------------------------12--------|-10------10----10----10---10-8-----|
D |-10------10-13-10------------10-13------10-\-|-8-------8-----8-----8----8--6-----|
A |--------------------11-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10--\---6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8---\---4---3-----3-3-------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12--------------------------12---------|---------10----10-----10---10-8-r--|
D |-10------10-13---10---------10-13------13-10-|-8-------8-----8------8----8--6-r--|
A |--------------------12-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-------3-------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12--------------------------12---------|-10------10-----10-----10---10-8-----|
D |-10------10-13---10---------10-13----13-10-\-|-8-------8------8------8----8--6-----|
A |--------------------11-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-----3-----3-------|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-------3-------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BRIDGE:
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-6---------------------------6-\-|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-1-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-10----\-6---5-------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-8-----\-4---3-------------------|
A |-3-------------------------------|-6---------------------------/---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 3:
G |---------5-----------------------|---------8-----------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---3-----------------------5---|-6---------------------------6-\-|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------3-----------------------|---------5-----------------------|
D |-------------1-r-1---------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---------------------------1---|-3---3---------------------------|
D |-------------1-r-1---------------|-----------------------------5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------5---------------5---7---|-8---r--/10----8-----7---5-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---3---------------3-------5---|-6---r--/8-----6-----5---3-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-3-r-3---------------------------|-5-r-5---------------------------|
D |-----------------1-r-1-----------|-----------------------------5---|
A |-1-r-1---------------------------|-3-r-3-------------------------3-|
D |-----------------1-r-1-----------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
hp
G |---------------------------------|-----5-5-5-r-4-4-4-----------454-|
D |---------------------3---3---3---|-r-------------------------5----5|
A |-6-------6---6-------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |---------------------------------|-----5-5-5-r-4-4-4---------------|
D |---------------------3---3---3---|-r-----------------------------3-|
A |-6-------6---6-------------------|---------------------------3-36--|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-5-------------------------------|-----5---5-----------------------|
D |---------3---1-------------------|-------3-----3---1-----3-1-------|
A |---------------------3---1-------|-r-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----5---5-----------------------|-----5---5-----------------------|-------5-3-----------------------|
D |-r-----3-----3---1-----3-1-------|-r-----3-----3---1-----3-1-------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
OUT-CHORUS:
G |-------12----12----------------------------12-|----------10-----10-----10---10-8-r---|
D |-10-------10------10-13-----------------13----|-8--------8------8------8----8--6-r---|
A |-----------------------------11---10----------|--------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-----3---------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12---------------------------12---------|-10-------10-----10-----10---10-8-r---|
D |-10------10-13-10------------10-13----10-13-\-|-8--------8------8------8----8--6-r---|
A |---------------------11-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-------3-------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12--------------------------12---------|-10-------10-----10-----10---10-8-r---|
D |-10------10-13---10---------10-13----13-10---|-8--------8------8------8----8--6-r---|
A |--------------------11-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-------3-------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |------12--------------------------12---------|-10-------10-----10-----10---10-8-r---|
D |-10------10-13-10-----------10-13----13-10-\-|-8--------8------8------8----8--6-r---|
A |--------------------11-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------8-\-3-------3---3---3-/-|-10----\-6---5-----------5-------|
D |-6-------6-\-1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-------3-------3-/-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-8-------\---3-----3-----3-------|-10----\-6---5-------------------|-------5-3-----------------------|
D |-6-------\---1-------1-------1-/-|-8-----\-4---3-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---\---|-3-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down