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Holy Water by Soundgarden

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Composers: Chris Cornell

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Holy Water
Tuning (low to high): BADGBE
Same tuning as Rusty Cage or Searching With My Good Eye Closed. 
Based on the Cherry Lane book. 

Key:
    r - release
    b - bend
    / - slide up
    \ - slide down

1X Rhy.Fig 1:/distortion/: 

   1      2      3      4      5      6     7     8     1      2      3     4      5     6    7     8 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------7--------------------7-\------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------7--------------------7-\------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--0----------------------------------------3-----5-----5b6-----------5------------3-------------------- 

                                                                                             end of Rhy.Fig 1  
   1      2      3      4      5     6     7     8       1      2     3      4       5     6     7      8 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------7--------------------7-\------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D---------7--------------------7-\---------------------------------------------------7-----9------------------------- 
A-----------------------0------------------------------------------------------------7-----9------------7h9p7p9---- 
B--0----------------------------------------------0------3------5-----10----12------------------------------------- 

2X Rhy.Fig 1 : 
  Holy water on the brain and I'm losing sleep 
  Holy Bible on the night stand next to me 

1X Rhy Fig 2: 
As I'm Raped  by  an  other monkey circus freak 
    1      2      3      4     5      6     7     8      1     2     3      4     5     6    7    8 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4--------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------- 
B---0--------------------7-----5------------------3------3p5---3p5---5------3-----3--------------------- 
 

    1      2      3      4      5      6      7     8 
E--------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------7--------------------7---\-------------------------- 
D----------7--------------------7---\-------------------------- 
A------------------------0------------------------------------- 
B---0-------------------------------------------------0-3-5--- 

    1      2      3     4     5     6     7     8 
E------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------7---------7--9--7------------7------------------- 
D----------7---------7--9--7--9--7--9-----9--7------------- 
A-----------------------------------------------7--9------ 
B---0-------------------------------------------------------- 

try'n' to take my indignance away from me 
    1      2      3      4     5     6     7      8      1     2     3      4     5     6     7     8 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4--------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------- 
B---0--------------------7-----5------------------3------3p5---3p5---5------3-----3--------------------------- 
 

                                                                                            end of Rhy Fig 2 
    1      2      3      4      5      6     7     8     1      2     3      4       5      6      7     8 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G----------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D----------7--------------------8----------------------------------------------------7------9---------------- 
A-------------------------------7----------------------------------------------------7------9---------------- 
B---0--------------------3------7------------------0-----3------5-----10----12------------------------------ 

1X Rhy Fig 3: Randomly 
     Yeah                                              Yeah                                     Holy 
    1      2      3     4      5     6     7     8     1      2      3     4     5      6     7     8 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B---3----------3--5-----3---------3--3--3--5--3--5-----3----------3--------3---------3--3--3--5--3--5---- 
G---4----------4--4-----4---------4--4--4--4--4--4-----4----------4--------4---------4--4--4--4--4--4---- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------- 

    Water's                           rusting          me 
    1      2      3     4      5     6     7     8     1     2     3     4     5     6      7     8 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---9----------9--9-----9------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---8----------8--8-----8------------------------------------------5--5--3------------------------------ 
B---8----------8--8-----8---------8--8--8--8p10--0-----3--------3--------------------------------------- 

     Yeah                                              Yeah                                     Holy 
    1      2      3     4      5     6     7     8     1      2      3     4     5      6     7     8 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B---3----------3--5-----3---------3--3--3--5--3--5-----3----------3--------3---------3--3--3--5--3--5---- 
G---4----------4--4-----4---------4--4--4--4--4--4-----4----------4--------4---------4--4--4--4--4--4---- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------- 

    water's                         rusting          me                                 It's rusting 
    1     2     3     4     5      6     7     8     1      2     3     4     5      6     7     8 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---5--------5--0-----5---------5--5--5--7--5--7-----5---------5--0-----5---------5--5--5--7--5--5---- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

        me                                                                        end of Rhy Fig 3 
    1      2      3     4      5     6     7     8        1      2      3     4     5    6    7    8 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------5--5--3-----------------------------------------------4--4--1----------------------- 
B---3-----------------------------------------------------2----------2-------------------------------- 

Guitar Solo with 1X Rhy Fig 1 

2X Rhy Fig 1: 
  Bloody murder is the best I've heard  her scream 
  Holy devil in theflesh some might believe 

1X Rhy Fig 2: 
   And they take thine majesty seriously 
   'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed   believed. 

1X Rhy Fig 3: 
     Yeah,   Holy water's rusting me 
      yeah,   Holy water's rusting me. 
      It's rusting me, rusting me. 

1X Rhy Fig 4 
   1      2       3     4      5     6      7     8     1      2       3     4      5     6       7    8 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-----------------3--p--4----------------------------------------------3--p--4------------------------------ 
A------------------------------4--p--5----------------------------------------------4--p--5----------------- 
B---0-----0---------------------------------6-----3------------0----------------------------------6----3---- 

1X Rhy Fig 4: 
    *** the water if it's life you want to drink 

1X Rhy Fig 4A: 
    1     2       3     4      5     6      7     8     1      2       3     4      5     6      7     8 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-----------------3--p--4----------------------------------------------3--p--4----------------------------- 
A------------------------------4--p--5----------------------------------------------4--p--5------------5--- 
B---0-----0---------------------------------6-----0-----3------3---------------------------------6-----3--- 

1/2X Rhy Fig 4 

1X Rhy Fig 2: 
  As You're Raped  by  an  other monkey circus freak 
  'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed   believed. 

1X Rhy Fig 3: 
     Yeah,   Holy water's rusting me 
      yeah,   Holy water's rusting me. 
      It's rusting me, rusting me.


7X Riff A:(vocal ad lib):
   1      2       3     4     5     6       7    8      9    10 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------5--5--3-------------------------------5--5--3--------- 
B--0----------0-----------------------------0--------0-------------------


1X Riff B:
   1      2       3     4     5     6       7    8      9     10 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------5--5--3------------------------------------------------ 
B--0----------0-----------------------------0----------------------------
Transcribed by Andrew Shepherd (bando@goliat.eik.bme.hu).
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Grunge MasterGrunge MasterAugust 01, 2008 at 5:18 pm
sweet but where's the guitar solo at?

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