WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Soundgarden - Been Away Too Long Tabs | Ver. 2
Soundgarden - "Been Away Too Long"
"My Wave" Tuning - EEBBbb - Double low E, double low B, double high b
(standard 2nd string pitch).
Good first single from the new Soundgarden. Not quite as polished as
"Live to Rise" but still a unique song with that Soundgarden sound. Please
rate/comment. The tab was updated with actual tuning (see Letterman Show
video of this song for help) but standard tuning version is at the bottom.
Intro - Freely
b|------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
B|-3/5\3--10---8---5--3/5--8--8--5--3-------|
E|-3/5\3--10---8---5--3/5--8--8--5--3-------|
E|-3/5\3--10---8---5--3/5--8--8--5--3-------|
Main Riff- Guitar 1
b|-----------------|------------------|
b|-----------------|------------------|
B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5----------------|
B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------|
E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------|
E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------|
|
| Guitar 2
b|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------5----------|
b|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------5----------|
B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5-----5----------|
B|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5-----0----------|
E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5-----0----------|
E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------|
Verse Singing Part - with fast chorus effect
|-------------|------------------------|
|-2----3----5-|---3-----8______b9------|
|-2----3----5-|---3-----8--------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
repeat main riff
|-------------|------------------------|
|-2----3----5-|---3-----9~~~~~~~~------|
|-2----3----5-|---3-----9--------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
repeat main riff
**Play entire Verse Part 2x**
Chorus
|-------------------|-0------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-0------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|
|-6---4-3-----3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|
|-6---4-3-----3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|
|-6---4-3-0---3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--|
"Nobody loves me"
|-0------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-0------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------|
|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------|
|-7----------6-|-5-3------3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------|
|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|-10------11-------|
"No one saves me No one loves me, hates me"
Guitars Pause
"I've been away for too long"
Play Verse and Chorus Again
Bridge (1:39) play 4x
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|-/12-12-12-12-10/12-----|-3-----0-0-0-3----|
|-/12-12-12-12-10/12-----|-3-----0-0-0-3----|
|-/12-12-12-12-10/12-----|-3-----0-0-0-3----|
|-/12-12-12-12-10/12-0-0-|-3-----0-0-0-3----|
Creepy Solo (1:52)
play this 2x (with main riff):
|-/17~~----15--14--|-15--14h15p14\11~~~-|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------| play main Riff again
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
at 2:04 - 2 Guitar parts (top/bottom):
|----5---5-5------|-5------5-------|
|----5---5-5------|-5------5-------|
|-----------------|----------------| played 4x
|----5---5-5------|-5---7----------|
|----6---6-6------|-6---0----------|
|----6---6-6------|-6---0----------|
During Bass part (2:20),
Guitar 1 plays these short notes 2x with delay pedal on:
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|-8-------|-9------|-14-----|-12-----|
|-8-------|-9------|-14-----|-12-----|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
(2:28) Guitar 1 play 6x
|------------------------|------------------|
|-5p3p0-7p5p0-5p3p0----0-|-9____p7-0--------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
(2:42) Guitar 2, with effects on
|-/17~~----15--14--|-15--14h15p14\11~~~-|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
(2:48) Guitar 2 - play 2x
|-0---------0---------|-0-------0----0---0-----|
|-15--------17-15h17--|-10------12-------12----|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
(2:52) Guitar 2 - play 2x similarly
|-7--7--7-----7--7-----|-/17---17---------------|
|-0--------0--------0--|----------10---10--7-0--|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
(3:01) w/ effects
|-------------|------------------------|
|-2----3----5-|---3-----8--------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
"On my way home"
Repeat Bridge Riff, lyrics:
"But I take, and all they ever wanted a break, I've been away for too long
Though i never really wanted to stay. I've been away for too long."
Ending
|-------5---------5----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-------5---------5----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-3-3---5---5-5---5----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3-0-3-5/6--------|
============================================================================
TO PLAY THE SONG IN STANDARD TUNING (not as recorded)
Intro - Freely
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------7--5----------5--5----------------|
D|-5/7\5--7--5--7--5/7--5--5-7--5-----------|
A|-5/7\5--5--3--7--5/7--3--3-7--5-----------|
E|-3/5\3--------5--3/5-------5--3-----------|
Main Riff- Guitar 1
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-2----------------|
D|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-2---2-2----------|
A|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-0---2-2----------|
E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-----0-0----------|
|
| Guitar 2 - plays entire chords instead of E5, G5
e|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------0----------|
B|-0-----0-----0-0-|-------0----------|
G|-1-----1-4-4-1-1-|-6-----1----------|
D|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-7-----2----------|
A|-2-----2-5-5-2-2-|-7-----2----------|
E|-0-----0-3-3-0-0-|-5---0-0----------|
Verse Singing Part - with fast chorus effect
e|-------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|---------8______b9------|
G|-6----7----9-|---7--------------------|
D|-------------|---------5--------------|
A|-4----5----7-|---5--------------------|
E|-------------|------------------------|
repeat main riff
e|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------|-9~~~~--------------------|
G|-6----7----9----7----|--------------------------|
D|---------------------|-6------------------------|
A|-4----5----7----5----|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------|
repeat main riff
**Play entire Verse Part 2x**
Chorus
e|-------------------|-7----------6-|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-7----------6-|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-8----------7-|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-9----------8-|-----------------|
A|-8---6-5-----5-7-8-|-9----------8-|-7-5------5-7-8--|
E|-6---4-3-0---3-5-6-|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--|
"Nobody loves me"
e|-7----------6-|-----------------|-7-------5--------|-5------6-------|
B|-7----------6-|-----------------|-7-------5--------|-7------8-------|
G|-8----------7-|-----------------|-8-------6--------|-7------8-------|
D|-9----------8-|-----------------|-9-------7--------|-7------8-------|
A|-9----------8-|-7-5------5-7-8--|-9-------7--------|-5------6-------|
E|-7----------6-|-5-3-0----3-5-6--|-7-------5--------|----------------|
"No one saves me No one loves me, hates me"
Guitars Pause
"I've been away for too long"
Play Verse and Chorus Again
Bridge (1:39) play 4x
e|------------------|----------------|
B|------------------|----------------|
G|-/9-9-9-9-7/9-----|----------------|
D|-/9-9-9-9-7/9-----|-5---2-2-2-5----|
A|-/7-7-7-7-5/7-----|-5---2-2-2-5----|
E|--------------0-0-|-3---0-0-0-3----|
Creepy Solo (1:52)
play this 2x (with main riff):
e|-/12~~----10--9---|-10---9h10p9\6~~~-|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------| play main Riff again
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
at 2:04 - 2 Guitar parts (top/bottom):
|----0---0-0------|-0---0----------|
|----5---5-5------|-5---0----------|
|-----------------|----------------| played 4x
|----8---8-8------|-8--------------|
|----7---7-7------|-7---7----------|
|----6---6-6------|-6---0----------|
During Bass part (2:20),
Guitar 1 plays these short notes 2x with delay pedal on:
|-4-------|-5------|-9------|-7------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|-4-------|-5------|-9------|-7------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|---------|--------|--------|--------|
(2:28) Guitar 1 play 6x
|------------------------|------------------|
|-5p3p0-7p5p0-5p3p0------|-9____p7-0--------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
(2:42) Guitar 2, with effects on
e|-/12~~----10--9---|-10---9h10p9\6~~~-|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
(2:48) Guitar 2 - play 2x
|-0---------0---------|-0-------0----0---0-----|
|-15--------17-15h17--|-10------12-------12----|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
(2:52) Guitar 2 - play 2x similarly
|-0--0--0-----0--0-----|-/12---12---------0-----|
|-0--------0--------0--|----------10---10----0--|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
(3:01) w/ effects
e|-------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|---------8~~~~~---------|
G|-6----7----9-|---7--------------------|
D|-------------|---------5~~~~~---------|
A|-4----5----7-|---5--------------------|
E|-------------|------------------------|
"On my way home"
Repeat Bridge Riff, lyrics:
"But I take, and all they ever wanted a break, I've been away for too long
Though i never really wanted to stay. I've been away for too long."
Ending
|-------0---------0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-------0---------0----|-6---4-3---3-5/6--------|
|-4-4---1---6-6---1----|-7---5-4---4-6/7--------|
|-5-5---2---7-7---2----|-8---6-5---5-7/8--------|
|-5-5---2---7-7---2----|-8---6-5---5-7/8--------|
|-3-3---0---5-5---0----|-6---4-3-0-3-5/6--------|
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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