Hunger Strike
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Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)
Dropped D tuning (DADGBE)
MAIN RIFF
I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already overfilled
But it's on the table
The fire is cooking
And their farming babies
While the slaves are working
The blood is on the table
And their mouths are choking
But I'm growing hungry
G Cadd9 G (organ: Gsus4)
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------0---3-----3-|-----0---3-----3-|-----0---3-----3-|-----0---3-----3-
----0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----
--0-----------0---|-2-----------2---|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---
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This part is later on doubled until the fourth measure, which is:
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--3/5--3--0--3~~--
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BRIDGE
D5 E5 D5 E5
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--0--2----0--2-----4b5r4b5r4~~~----
--0--2----0--2---------------------
--0--2----0--2---------------------
From: Peter Fabok <Peter.Fabok@econ.umb.sk>
I would like to correct your tabulature in the song:
"hunger strike"from "temple of dog".
There is this verse and I think,it's false:
D5E5
E------------
B-------------
G-------------
D--0-2----------
A--0-2----------
E--0-2----------
Try to play it in this verse:
E-------------
B-------------
G-------------
D--0-2----------
A--0-2----------
E--0-0----------
-it means only small change in E5.Bye!
~From: P.vdBerg@kub.nl (P.VD BERG)
HUNGER STRIKE - TEMPLE OF THE DOG
LYRICS BY CHRIS CORNELL (SOUNDGARDEN)
I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already overfilled
But it's on the table
The fire is cooking
And their farming babies
While the slaves are working
The blood is on the table
And their mouths are choking
But I'm growing hungry.........
Guitartab :
E -----------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------
D --0-----------0-----1-----------1--------------------
G ----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0------------------
B ------0---1-------------0---1------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------------
Enjoy, create, post.
-T-
... Dangerfield of Borg: I tell ya, I get no respect, I told them resistan
~~~ Blue Wave/RA v2.12 [NR]
How to play Hunger Strike
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.