Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 09:35:14 PST
From: Ryan Long 
Subject: TAB: Tighter and Tighter by Soundgarden

Tighter & Tighter
Written By Chris Cornell
>From the "Down on the Upside" album, 1996
(Tabbed by ryan long [boodledang@hotmail.com]

Notation:
b Bend
r Release Bend
h Hammer on
p Pull off
 Harmonics
/ or \ Slide
Intro:

e---------------------|------------------------|
B------------------|------------------------|
G-o----------------|-------------------o|
D-o--------5~~~-------|-------------------o|
A---------------------|-----------7~~~---------|
E---0--5/7------------|--0--(5)/7--------------|
          *repeat 3x*                   *repeat whole figure twice*

Main Riff
         "Shadow Face....         Blowing smoke and talkin'
G------------------------|----------------------------|
D---------5b(7)r5--------|---------5b(7)r5------------|
A-----------------5--7~~~|-----------------5--7-----8-|
E--0----0----------------|--0----0---------------5----|
   Wind...."
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A---------5---5-5~~~|
E--7----7---7-------|
           (End Main Riff)

"And I hope it's a sweet...."
e----------------------|------0-----0--0--|--2--2--2----|
B------1---0-----0--0--|------0-----0--0--|--3--3--3----|
G------0-----0---0--0--|------0-----0--0--|--2--2--2----|
D--2---2---------2--2--|--2---2--2--2--2--|-----0--0----|
A--3-------------3--3--|--2------2--------|-------------|
E----------------------|--0------0--------|-------------|
   Let ring throughout....

Main Chorus Riff
  "Tight for me....   Sleep  Tight for me.........I'm
e--------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|
D----------5b(7)r5---------|---------5b(7)r5----------|
A-------------------5--7~~~|-----------------5--7---8-|
E--0----0------------------|--0----0--------------5---|
  "Gone...."
e----------------|
B--1---1-1--0----|
G--0---0-0----0--|
D--2---2-2-------|
A--3---3-3-------|
E----------------|
         let ring (End Chorus Riff)

(Main Riff)
Warm and sweet, singing from a window's ledge
Tight and deep, one last sin before I'm dead
A sucking, holy wind takes me from this bed tonight
And bloody wits, another hits me and I have to say good-bye

(Straight to Chorus Riff)
Sleep tight for me, sleep tight for me
I'm gone

  "And I hope it's a sweet...     ride...
e----------------|----0-----0--|--2---2--|
B--1---1-1--0----|----0-----0--|--3---3--|
G--0---0-0----0--|----0-----0--|--2---2--|
D--2---2-2-------|--2-2-2-2-2--|--0---0--|
A--3---3-3-------|--2---2-2----|---------|
E----------------|--0---0-0----|---------|
"Here for me     tonight, Cause I"
e----0------0--|------------|
B----0------0--|---2---2-2--|
G----0------0--|---2---2-2--|
D--2-2----2-2--|---2---2-2--|
A--2------2----|-0-0---0-0--|
E--0------0----|------------|

Power Chords:

C5            G5
Feel I'm go-ing

D5        G    F#  E5
Feel I'm slo-wing
(End Riff)

During Solo:

D----------------------------------|---------|
A----3-3-3-3-3-5-------------------|-1--2--3-|
E-0---------------0-3-3-3-3-3-5--0-|---------|


(Play "Hope it's a sweet ride" riff)
(Play Intro again)

Then:
 "Sleep tight for me, I'm gone"
e--------------|-----------|
B--------------|-1--1--0---|
G--------------|-0--0----0-|
D---------5~~~-|-2--2------|
A--------------|-3--3------|
E--0--5/7------|-----------|
     repeat 2x     repeat entire riff

Ending is much like the solo, with improvizations all over the place.
Finish on Em chord. That's it. Correct me if I'm wrong.


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