Chris Cornell - 'Moonchild'
From 'Euphoria Morning' Album
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
Intro - Note: the beginning slide is an extra beat, but is not repeated when
Intro is replayed. Two Guitars used here.
Both parts mixed
e|---10-----10-----10----10/12-----10---------|
B|------------------------------------12---8--|
G|------0------0---------------0-----------0--|
D|--------0------0----0----------0-------0----| continue below
A|-5/10---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
play this part 2x:
Rhythm
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------0----|
G|-----------13--------------------13---13-|
D|------11/12---12\11----12\11-9-11--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Verse (with fast delay/reverb) - Guitar 2
E7
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------13--------------------|-----------13--------------------|
D|------11/12--12\11---12p11-9-----|------11/12--12\11---12p11-9-----|
A|------------------11______-------|------------------11______-------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----------13-----------------13-|-----12-12\11--11-11\9--9-9\7-------|
D|------11/12--12\11---12p11-9-----|------------------------------------|
A|------------------11______-------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-8-----------------------------8-10-|
G D7 Bm
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------7----------|
B|--------8--------------------------|--------------------7-----------|
G|----0-0-----0-0-----11---11-11-----|------11\9-9\7-9/11----7------7-|
D|--------------------10---10-10-----|-------------------------9------|
A|-10-----------10----12-------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------10-10---------10\-|-7------------------------------|
A G F# E/G#
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------10-----10\8------8---------8\7-|-----7--7b8r7--------0--------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------1-----------|
D|------------------5---------5--------|-4-----------------2------2---------|
A|-0-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------5-4------------0------|
** see below
** Verse Ending Lick (2nd Guitar)
e|------------------------------------|
B|-1/16-------------------------------|
G|-1/16--gradual slide----------------|
D|-1/16-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Chorus - 2 Guitars
Rhythm
B Bb D F Bb E/G#
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4------4-4---3------3-3---|-7-----7-7----------------|---------------------------|
D|-4------4-4---3------3-3---|-7-----7-7-----3----3-3---|-8-----8-8-----6-----6-6---|
A|-2------2-2---1------1-1---|-5-----5-5-----3----3-3---|-8-----8-8-----7-----7-7---|
E|---------------------------|-------------0-1----1-1---|-6-----6-6---5-4-----4-4---|
|
| Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------3-------------3-----|-------6-5----------------|-----3---------------5------|
G|-----4---4---------3---3---|-----7-----7---------2----|---------------4---4----4---|
D|---4-------4-----3-------3-|---7---------------3----3-|---3-------------6--------6-|
A|-2-------------1-----------|-5---------------3--------|-1---------0----------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------0-1----------|----------------------------|
Rhythm
Asus4 G
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7------7-7-----------------|
A|-7------7-7-----------------|
E|-5------5-5------3----------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|-----------------------0--------|
B|-------2h3-3---------------3----|
G|-----2-------2-------0-------0--|
D|---2-----------2---0------------|
A|-0------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|
Play Intro again
Play Verse Riff again (keyboard part plays additional melody)
Play Chorus again 2x, but change last Bar of this chorus to:
Rhythm (use filtering effect at end)
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------**--|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------5/--|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|-----------0-------------------|-----------0---------------------|
B|-------2h3---3p2--------2------|-------2h3---3p2--------2--------|
G|-----2--------------2h3--------|-----2--------------2h3----------|
D|---2----------------------2----|---2----------------------2------|
A|-0-----------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Interlude- Both parts continue during solo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chris_cornell/moonchild_tab.html ]
Rhythm w/ Overdrive & filter
e|------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B|-/9------------5/-|-/8------5-----5/-|-9---------9b10r9--5/-|-8_______\5-----5/-|
G|------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (* are overdubs) * *
e|-------4----------|-------3-------7\-|-------4---4b5r4---7\-|-------3-----------|
B|-----3------------|-----0------0-----|-----3----------------|-----0------0------|
G|---4--------------|---4-------4------|---4------------------|---4-------4-------|
D|-2----------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-4----------------|----------------------|-4-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-0--------------------|-------------------|
For solo section, there are 3 guitars but Guitar 2 is the quietest/least significant part.
Solo
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-b15r13~~~---12h13p12---------|------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-----------------------14b16~~\-|------14-16------------12b14~~r12---------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-14/16-----14_b16r14\12----------14h16p14\12p11-|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (3rd line of verse riff)
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------7----------|
B|--------8--------------------------|--------------------7-----------|
G|----0-0-----0-0-----11---11-11-----|------11\9-9\7-9/11----7------7-|
D|--------------------10---10-10-----|-------------------------9------|
A|-10-----------10----12---12-12-----|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------10-10---------10\-|-7------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm (Overdrive/Filter)
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8____________b10r8--7_____\3------|-/7____________\5\3--5\3\1------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------2----|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------0----0--0------0--0-----0-0-------|
D|-14--16-14\12--14-12\11-12-11\9-----12--14-12\11--12-11\9--11-9\7-----|
A|-0---0--0------0---0----0--0------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10----------10\8---------------------8---------------8\7--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5--------------------5----------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------------------------------8-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Ending
e|--------------------------------10---|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------9---11b14--12-14p12-11\9------|
D|-/11---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------10---|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-6TP-------6TP-----7TP---------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|
|Rhythm
e|-9----------------10----------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Bridge
Guitar 2/Acoustic () are notes by distorted Rhythm track
e|-2-------2--------|-------------2----2-2---|(7)-------------(6)---------------|
B|-3-------3--------|-3---3-3--3--3----3-3---|-------3---------------2----------|
G|-2-------2--------|-0---0-0--0--2----2-2---|-----4-----4---------------3------|
D|-0-------2--------|-2---2-2--3--0----0-0---|---4---------4-------4-------4----|
A|------------------|-3---3-3--4-------------|-2-------------2---4-----------4--|
E|------------------|------------------------|-----------------2----------------|
Bridge Ending - creschendo shown by <
Guitar 2/Acoustic Guitar 2 only Both
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3---3-5-6-7---7-7-|-3---3-5-6-7---7-7-|-------4--------------|-----------<---<---<---<-|
|-3---3-5-6-7---7-7-|-3---3-5-6-7---7-7-|-6---6----6-----------|-rest--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1---1-3-4-5---5-5-|-1---1-3-4-5---5-5-|---5--------5---------|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------0------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Overdrive Guitar
|-7----7/9\7-6\0----|-7---7/9\7-6/10-10~|-10~--------------13\-|-10~~------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Overdub Guitar plays the Verse Ending Lick at the Bridge ending
Play Second Chorus again (Chorus Riff 2x, then the Second Chorus Ending)
Ending - 6 beats
Rhythm
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-3-------5-----5-5---------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-------5-----5-5-------5-------------|
A|-1-----1-1-------3-----3-3-------5-------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------|
|
|Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------5-----------------------|
G|-----3-----3---------5-----5-------------------|
D|---3---------3-----5---------5---5-------------|
A|-1---------------3---------------5-------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------|
End with Intro Part:
e|---10-----10-----10----10/12-----10---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|------------------------------------12---8--|-9~----|-9~----|-9~----|-9~----|-9-----|
G|------0------0---------------0-----------0--|-7~----|-7~----|-7~----|-7~----|-7-----|
D|--------0------0----0----------0-------0----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
|TP tremelo pick
| B bend
| r release bend
| __ hold note
| () note from previous bar, or a second Guitar part
