If I know Jeff Mangum like I think I do, this guy hardly ever changes tuning for any of his songs. Going Down is no exception. I may be off with some of the strumming here, but this sounds pretty damn accurate to me: CHORDS USED: e|------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| B|------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| G|------| |------| |------| |------| |--9---| |------| |--7---| D|--2---| |--5---| |--7---| |--14--| OR |--9---| |--12--| OR |--7---| A|--2---| |--5---| |--7---| |--14--| |--7---| |--12--| |--5---| E|--0---| |--3---| |--5---| |--12--| |--X---| |--10--| |--X---| Main Riff: This is actually the trickiest part of this song. This is the closest I could come to it, and while it isn't 100%, its still pretty spot on: v e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2--------0-0-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------------------------------------------| A|-2---0h2------------------2p0---------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------| Don't be afraid to hit the E string while playing any singular notes. Main riff plays throughout Verse: I crush the world I was in Will I destroy the world I will find? I'll work the tools with my hands I'll stick the needles in my eyes Chorus: