Loaded tab

Loaded

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                             Loaded by Hole
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From 1991's 'Pretty on the Inside'. So, I'll be honest, this song is INSANE. It is all
over the place, so I simplified it enough to make a coherent tab for it. There's tons of
stuff going on in here, from slides to bends to wahs to finger-picking and ridiculous
distortion and feedback, some of which I believe was probably improvised, at least in the
outro. You can improvise in the bridge as well; what I tabbed was just a rough guide to
what I hear going on in there. Regardless, this sounds close enough and if anything can
be a guide for more experienced guitarists to build on. There are no tabs out there for 
this song which is a shame because it's an awesome track. Good luck! (NOTE:  There are two
guitars present here, but it's possible to play with one as well. The tab denotes the
verses where Riff A and B are played together ("Riff A/B"), but if using one guitar, only
play Riff B during these. Riff D and E are also played together at the end of the song, 
which is indicated in the tab).

Tabbed by: Scott H.

Tuning: Standard

"/" = slide up
"\" = slide down
"b" = string bend

Play with HEAVY distortion


Riff A (Verse):

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-3333333/444444-----------|
A|-3333333/444444-----------|
E|-1111111/222222-----------|

    Black lung coat and a little crown


Riff A
    That's the crown that you get for falling down

Riff A
    Hey, baby let me look in your eyes

Riff A
    I see you standing in a weird red light



Riff B (Verse):

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\10-10-10/14-14-14-14-14-14-14\9/15\14------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\10-10-10/14-14-14-14-14-14-14\9/15\14------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-8--8--8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12\7/13\12------|

    The pump and grind that I call my head
    The suck-milk nebula I use instead

Riff A/B
    The sick milk clot and the sweet cream udder
    The weird red light that pulls you under


Riff C (Bridge):

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5b---------------------------------------------------|
D|------3b-------------------9b-------------9b----------------------|
A|--2222---2222--2222/9b\2222---2222/9b\2222------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rip open my sky, let out my stars


Riff C
    Slut me open and suck my scars


Riff D (Chorus):

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------88888/999----------88888/10-10-10------|
D|-55555555-88888/999-55555555-88888/-8--8--8------|
A|-55555555-66666/777-55555555-66666/-8--8--8------|
E|-33333333-----------33333333---------------------|

    And now I'm loaded


Riff D
    Yeah, now I'm loaded

Riff A
    Blood-red coat and a little crown

Riff A
    That's the crown that you get when you fall down

Riff A
    Hey, baby, won't you wave goodbye

Riff A
    As you go up the fuckin' weird red light

Riff A/B
    The sun spits on your rawhide
    As you dance to the sound of a suicide

Riff A/B
    He only laughs when you're trying to hide
    That you're the rat poison daughter of a suicide

Riff C
    Slut me open and suck my scars

Riff C
    You better open your eyes when I come down

Riff D
    And now I'm loaded
    Yeah, now I'm loaded

Riff A
    Don't blush when I rip you open

Riff A
    Don't blush when I rip you open

Riff A
    Hey, baby, let me look in your eyes

Riff A
    As you go off into your weird red light

Riff A/B
    The pump and grind that I call my head
    The suck-milk nebula I use instead

Riff A/B
    The sweet cream-clot and the sick milk udder
    The weird red light that pulls me under

Riff C
    Leave me open and suck my scars
    You better open your eyes when I come down


***Note: from this point on, while playing Riff D, play the G power chord (3/5/5)
normal, but bend the hell out of the strings on the other chords***


Riff D
    And now I'm loaded
    I just get loaded

Riff D
    And I just get loaded
    I just get loaded


Riff E (Verse):

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-55555555/15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b------|
A|-55555555/15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b------|
E|-33333333/13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-13b------|


***Now play riffs D and E in unison if on two guitars***


Riff D/E
    And now I'm loaded

Riff D/E
    So am I, and so am I, and I, I just got, I just got

Riff D/E
    I just get, I just get, I just get loaded

Riff D/E
    I just get loaded

Riff D/E
    The sun, the sun, the sun....


***Now, on the outro riff, bend the strings and hold them for about 5 seconds on each
descending power chord, and then slide your hand up and down the fretboard at the end,
laying your fingers on all the strings***


Riff F (Outro):

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-15b---13b--8b--7b--5b--4b--------------|
A|-13b---11b--6b--5b--3b--2b--------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

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