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Soundgarden  - Black Hole Sun

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Guitar6String  Tabwww.ultimate-guitar.com2011/02/11 19:36:03

---------------------------------------------------------------------#
#                      "BLACK HOLE SUN" by Soundgarden                    #
#                     From the 1994 album "SUPERUNKNOWN"                  #
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Similar to other posts but with rythm and solo differences.
*Includes lyrical corrections (based off album cover) to earlier post

Gtr I (D* A* D* G* B* E*) - Rythm 'Chris Cornell' Distortion
Gtr II (D* A* D* G* B* E*) - Lead 'Kim Thayil' Distortion
Gtr III (D* A* D* G* B* E*) - Solo 'Kim Thayil' With Wah (pre-recorded)

*All are half a semitone sharp

Track 07 Length: 5:18

60 BPM (variable)

Intro 0:00

 Gtr I (Let all notes ring)

    Gsus4                                  F                    Em
e*|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B*|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
G*|----------5--------|-------------5----|----------5--------|-------------4----|
D*|-------5------5----|----------5-------|-------3------3----|----------2-------|
A*|----5------------5-|-------5----------|----3------------3-|-------2----------|
D*|-5-----------------|-5--8-------------|-3-----------------|-0--2-------------|


 Gtr II w/ slide and slight echo effect

e*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B*|------------------12s15==========h17s==10(10)b11=r10\8=====================/=|
G*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Gtr I

      Dsus4#               D7
e*|---------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
B*|---------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
G*|-------------1-------|-------------2----|------------------------------------|
D*|----------1-----1----|----------0-------|------------------------------------|
A*|-------1-----------1-|-------3----------|------------------------------------|
D*|-0--1----------------|-1--0-------------|------------------------------------|


 Gtr II (Hold D note 4 seconds into verse then slide down and off)

e*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B*|-11================s==15=====================================================|
G*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 0:16

 Gtr I  w/ Leslie Effect (similar to chorus effect)

     G/Em                   Gm             F                      G/Em
e*|----------12---------------------10---|---------13------------------------12----|
B*|o-----12------12----12-------11-------|-----13------13----13----------12--------|
G*|--12-------------12------12-----------|-10-------------10------10/12------------|
D*|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A*|o-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D*|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 In my eyes,    indisposed,        in disguis   as  no-one  knows...

 Gtr I

    D#                     Dsus                  G/Em        G7          G#                        
e*|---------11---------------------10-----------|-------12----------10----------11--||
B*|-----11------11----11-------10------10----10-|----12----------12----------13----o||
G*|-12-------------12------12-------------12----|-12-------12-10-------10-13--------||
D*|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
A*|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
D*|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
 Hides the face,     lies the snake,         the sun in my disgrace...
  
 0:35
 
             G/Em                 Gm                   F               G/Em
 Boiling heat,     summer stench,         'neath the black the sky looks dead.
             D#                   Dsus                 G/Em     G7     G#           
 Call  my  name    through    the  cream   and  I'll  hear you  scream again.


Pre-chorus 0:55

 Gtrs I & II

e*|------------------|------------------|------------|------------|---------------|
B*|------------------|------------------|------------|------------|----------3----|
G*|----------1-------|----------2-------|------------|------------|-------3-----3-|
D*|-------1------1---|-------0-----0----|-------5----|-------5----|----3----------|
A*|----1-----------1-|----3-----------3-|----5-----5-|----5-----5-|-1-------------|
D*|-1----------------|-0----------------|-5----------|-3----------|---------------|
 Black hole  sun won't you come      and    wash    away   the   rain?


 Gtr I 

e*|------------------|------------------|----------------|-2--------------------|
B*|------------------|------------------|------5h6-5-----|-3--------------------|
G*|----------1-------|----------2-------|-5----5------5--|-2--------------------|
D*|-------1------1---|-------0-----0----|-5----5------5--|-0--------------------|
A*|----1-----------1-|----3-----------3-|-3-----------3--|-0--------------------|
D*|-1----------------|-0----------------|----------------|-x--------------------|


 Gtr II

e*|------------------|------------------|----------------|-2--------------------|
B*|------------------|------------------|-5----5-6-5-----|-3--------------------|
G*|----------1-------|----------2-------|-5----5------5--|-2--------------------|
D*|-------1------1---|-------0-----0----|-5----5------5--|-4--------------------|
A*|----1-----------1-|----3-----------3-|-3--------------|-5--------------------|
D*|-1----------------|-0----------------|----------------|----------------------|
 Black hole  sun won't you come-- won't you come, won't you come?


Verse 1:14

           G/Em                 Gm                  F                 G/Em
 Stutter-ing,         cold and damp,     steal the warm wind   tired  friend.
             D#                   Dsus              G/Em      G7       G#           
 Times are   gone    for   honest men and sometimes  far too   long for  snakes.


             G/Em                 Gm                   F               G/Em
 In my shoes,         a walking sleep,        and my youth I pray to keep.
             D#                   Dsus        G/Em        G7        G#           
 Heaven   send     hell  away, no-one        sings like   you    anymore.


Pre-chorus 1:53

 Gtrs I & II

e*|------------------|-------------------|------------|------------|---------------|
B*|------------------|-------------------|------------|------------|----------3----|
G*|----------1-------|----------2--------|------------|------------|-------3-----3-|
D*|-------1------1---|-------0-----0-----|-------5----|-------5----|----3----------|
A*|----1-----------1-|----3-----------3--|----5-----5-|----5-----5-|-1-------------|
D*|-1----------------|-0-----------------|-5----------|-3----------|---------------|
 Black hole  sun won't you come      and   wash   away   the   rain?


 Gtr I 

e*|------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
B*|------------------|-------------------|-3----3--3---3--|-1-------3-----|
G*|----------1-------|----------2--------|-5----5--5---5--|-3----3----