Chords for Top 10 Grunge Bands

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_ We're not saying that we're the smartest guys in the world, [G#] but our music is good.
[C] Our music is great.
_ _ _ [E] Distorted guitar, disgruntled lyrics and [F#] flannel.
These [E] bands exemplified the Seattle [B] sound.
Welcome to WatchMojo [F].com and today we're counting down our picks for [A] the top 10 most influential [B] grunge bands in [E] history.
Number 10.
[Fm] L7.
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_ _ _ [F#] _ With [B] their background as a heavy metal act, this all-female [E] band from Los Angeles [F#] rocked even harder than some of their male counterparts.
[E] L7 was soon linked to the grunge movement [F#m] as a result of their [B] punk influences and tough attitudes.
They earned even more grunge cred with their breakthrough success, Bricks [F#] Are Heavy, as the album was produced by [E] Butch Vig, the man [A] behind Nirvana's Nevermind.
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[A] Number 9.
[G#] The Melvins.
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While they're considered [G#] more a sludge metal band, the [D] Melvins are the most commonly cited influence of grunge [Cm] rockers everywhere.
[F] Their raw sound and experimental attitude towards [G#] music made them truly unique, and the fact that they're [D] still making music serves as a testament to [C] their talent and long [E]-standing impact. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Number 8.
[F#] Sonic Youth.
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_ [C#] _ _ These New Yorkers broadened the [C] definition of grunge with [F#] their do-it-yourself punk philosophy and their use of [F#m] fuzz pedals and distortion.
[C] Sonic Youth also changed [F#m] the way we thought about the guitar by playing with tone and unconventional tunings.
[Em] While they achieved cult status early [A] on, they remain one of alternative rock's [Am] most legendary bands.
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What you have to do about all the work I wear is sleeve.
Number 7.
The [F#] Pixies.
Hey!
Must [Bm] be a devil between [D] us or whores in my hair, whores at the door.
[F#m] Without this Boston band, grunge as [Bm] we know it may never have existed.
Kurt [C#] Cobain [D] himself admitted that he was [G] attempting to imitate the Pixies' musical style of [F#] radical dynamics.
In [F#m] fact, this [B] contrast between quiet and loud soon became [D] one of alternative rock's most [F#m] recognizable features.
By combining angry vocals with their indie, punk and surf rock-influenced [E] sound, the Pixies left such a mark on [G#] music they were prompted to reunite 11 years after their 1993 breakup.
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_ _ _ _ [C#] Number [A#] 6.
Mudhoney.
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_ Before [F] Pearl Jam, there was Mudhoney.
But before [D#] Mudhoney, there was Green River.
[G#m] Green River innovated with their hard rock and hardcore punk blend and was the first [D#] band to issue a grunge release.
[G#] The group's members splintered off into other influential bands and Mudhoney introduced a down and dirty sound with the grunge classic,
Touch Me I'm Sick, that [C#] left an undeniable impression [B] on later bands.
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[G#] _ _ _ [G] Number 5.
Stone [B] Temple Pilots.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Despite their San Diego roots, STP [A] was one of grunge's most successful acts [F#] thanks to their fusion of hard, classic and alternative rock,
as well [D#] as Scott Weiland's rich [A] baritone vocal style and [B] dark lyrics.
Though [G#] both their music and Weiland's singing evolved throughout the [D#] decades,
the Stone Temple Pilots are still [F] remembered for their grunge days and remain highly [D] influential to this day.
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[G] _ _ _ [F] Number 4.
[D#m] Alice in Chains.
Alice in Chains [F] distinguished themselves with their striking [F#] riffs, broody melodies [D#m] and Layne Scaley and Jerry Cantrell's [F] harmonized vocals.
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They became one of the Big Four [F] of grunge by [F#] adding blues and acoustic touches [A#] to their blend of heavy metal and [F] punk rock.
[F#] Indeed, they so struck a chord among the youth that they've continued to find [C#] success despite [G#] Scaley's death. _
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_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] Number 3.
Soundgarden.
_ _ [E] _ _ Soundgarden.
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[B] With their aggressive [Em] mix of punk, metal and psychedelic [D#] influences, Soundgarden was the first [C#] grunge band to land a major label [D#] deal in the late 80s.
They broke through to the mainstream with [G#m] 1994's Super Unknown, [G] once fellow Seattleites Nirvana and Pearl [G] Jam paved the way for the [F#] grunge explosion.
Thanks to their technical [Fm] prowess, willingness to [Em] experiment and the versatility of Chris Cornell's vocals, Soundgarden took [F] their place in grunge's Big [G] Four. _
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_ _ _ [D] Number 2.
Pearl Jam. _
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With a grunge lineage consisting of Green River, Mother Love Bone and Temple of the Dog, it's no wonder Pearl Jam became one of the subgenre's biggest acts.
However, Pearl Jam did this via their own merits which included memorable hooks and choruses as well as socio-politically driven lyrics.
They cemented themselves as one of the Big Four thanks to their classic and punk rock inspired sound as well as Eddie Vedder's often imitated but never duplicated growl.
Decades after Ten's breakthrough success, Pearl Jam is [E] still enjoying popularity. _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Number [C] 1.
Nirvana.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ Alternative rock and music in general were never the same after these Seattle rockers burst onto the scene with Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Thanks to Nevermind's incomparable success and their blend of heavy music with pop tendencies, the band brought the Seattle sound to the masses and became leaders of grunge's Big Four in the process.
[D] When it's all said and done, [Gm] no other musicians spoke to [G] a generation quite [A#] like Nirvana and Kurt [G] Cobain.
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