------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drown Soda by Hole ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Scott H. The tab on here is pretty much on the mark, but I'm just gonna brush it up a little bit and add some stuff. I'm basing this tab off of the first recorded version of the song from the 1991 "Teenage Whore" single, it has been re-recorded several times and the lyrics differ a bit from version to version, but the chord progression is the same. The song is composed of barre chords and a few power chords, but it's pretty easy and mostly requires sliding technique. I believe that Courtney is occasionally strumming power chords (Riffs B and D), while Eric is playing the barre chords (Riffs A and C) and really focusing on the D and G strings. The song is also played with a wah-pedal I believe that give the chords a siren-like texture to them. There is particularly heavy distortion in the last few verses, but distortion is present throughout the song.
Note: Verses not annotated with a riff are bass and drums only. "/" indicates slide Tuning: Standard Riff A (Guitar 1): e|--333/5/77777-------| B|--333/5/77777-------| G|--555/7/99999-------| D|--555/7/99999-------| A|--333/5/77777-------| E|--333/5/77777-------| Riff B (Guitar 2): e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-5/77/99999---------| D|-5/77/99999---------| A|-3/55/77777---------| E|--------------------| Riff A/B Oh, yeah, he wants to take you Take you away from your life Oh, yeah, he wants to take you Take you away from your lives Oh, yeah, he wants to take you Get you away from my life Oh, yeah, he wants to take you Take you away from my life Riff A/B Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked Just you wait 'til everyone is hooked Riff A/B Oh, yeah, he wants to take you Take you by the hand Oh, I wanna kill you Baby, I know you'd understand Oh, you're gonna watch me Watch me while I go down Oh, yeah, you're gonna watch me I take you by the hand Oh, yeah, I wanna kill you Baby, I know you'd understand Oh, yeah, you're gonna watch me Watch me while I go down Oh, you're gonna watch me Watch me while I drown Riff C, heavy distortion (Guitar 1): e|--777/--9--9--9-------| B|--777/--9--9--9-------| G|--999/-11-11-11-------| D|--999/-11-11-11-------| A|--777/--9--9--9-------| E|--777/--9--9--9-------| Riff D, heavy distortion (Guitar 2): e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-999/-11-11-11--------| D|-999/-11-11-11--------| A|-777/--9--9--9--------| E|----------------------| Riff C/D Oh, yeah, he wants to take you Take you away from your lives Oh, yeah, I wanna kill you Tell you about my life Riff C/D It's my life and I believe in it It's my life and I wanted him It's my bed and I believe in it It's my bed and my life (Lots of experimental, noisy playing here) I sit on the corner and drink drown soda I wanna bomb the whole state of Minnesota
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