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                                    "Bones of Birds" - SOUNDGARDEN
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Album: King Animal (2012)
Bassist: Ben Sheperd
Tabbed by: Tydogg2443/TheBrokeBassist
Tuning: Drop-D (D-A-D-G)
Last Revised: 5/22/2014
Author's Note(4/14/2014): This was tabbed by ear first, then I watched a number of live performances
of the song that I could find to verify the correctness of my tab. There are multiple ways it can be
played. Some probably slightly easier than how Sheperd plays it. But I tabbed it the way he plays it.
I should also clarify the A|-15h17[x8] part in the choruses. It's as it says, 15h17, repeated 8 times
very quickly. Plucking the 15th, and hammering-on the 17th each time. Alternatively, if you're having
trouble with the hand positioning or speed, playing 10h12 on the high D-string is a good substitute.
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INTRO [0:00-0:14] No Bass

VERSE [0:15]
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| x2
D|-0-----0-2-3-2-0---4----0-4-6-7----|-0-----0-2-3-2-0---4----0-4-6-7----|

PRE-CHORUS [0:42]
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
D|--7-\----3x3-3----10-\----6x--6----|-7--7\----3x--3----10--10\----6x--6-(6-6-6-6)|  

CHORUS [0:55]
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------15h17[x8*]| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------| *[Repeat 15h17 eight times]

CHORUS END [1:10 to 1:17]
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|-0--[let ring]----------------|

BRIDGE [1:18]
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-0--12---12-11--9--7--11\-4----0-4-6-7--|-0--12---12-11--9--7--11\-4----0-4-6-7--|

VERSE [1:31]
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| x2
D|-0-----0-2-3-2-0---4----0-4-6-7----|-0-----0-2-3-2-0---4----0-4-6-7----|

PRE-CHORUS [1:58]
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
D|--7-\----3x3-3----10-\----6x--6----|-7--7\----3x--3----10--10\----6x--6-(6-6-6-6)|  

CHORUS [2:12]
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------15h17[x8*]| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------| *[Repeat 15h17 eight times]

POST-CHORUS [2:27]
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------| x2
D|--3----3----3--6--6--6--|--3----3----3--6--6--6--|

BREAK [2:39]
G|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|(0)----0-2-0-4-2-0--|-------4-2-0-2-0--|-----0-2-0-4-2-0--|-------4-2-0-2-0--|

ACAPELLA [2:53 to 3:05] No Bass

CHORUS [3:06]
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------15h17[x8*]| x4
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------| *[Repeat 15h17 eight times]

POST-CHORUS [3:37]
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------| x2
D|--3----3----3--6--6--6--|--3----3----3--6--6--6--|

OUTRO [3:48]
G|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|(0)---0-2-0-4-2-0--|-------4-2-0-2-0--|-----0-2-2-4-2-0--|-------4-2-0-2-0--|
 
 |------------------|------------------|------------------||
 |------------------|------------------|------------------||
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|| END
 |-----0-2-0-4-2-0--|-------4-2-0-2-0--|-----0-2-0-4-2-0--||

TABLATURE KEY|=====================================
(): Optional or Hard-To-Hear Note
 x: Mute Note/Mute String
 /: Slide Up
 \: Slide down
 h: Hammer-On
 p: Pull-Off
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