Black Hole Sun Chords & Tabs
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Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
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Tabbed by: Scot-Guitarist
Intro:
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E----------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|
B-------3--------|-------3---|-------3---------|-------2----|
G-----2----2-----|-----2-----|-----0----0------|------------|
D---2--------2---|---2-------|---0--------0----|-----4------|
A-0------------0-|-3---------|-----------------|---4--------|
E----------------|-----------|-3-------------0-|-2--------0-|
E----------------|-----------|
B----------------|-----------|
G-------3--------|--------4--|
D-----3----3-----|------2----|
A---3--------3---|----5------|
E-1------------1-|--0--------|
Verses:
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E----------14-------|-------12--|--------15--------|-------14--|
B-------14----14----|----13-----|-----15----15-----|----14-----|
G----14----------14-|-14--------|--12----------12--|-14--------|
D-------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------|
A-------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------|
E-------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------|
A C G F#
E--------13----------|--------12----------|-------14----------12----|
B-----13----13----13-|-----12----12----12-|----14----14----12----12-|
G--14----------14----|--14----------14----|-14----------12----------|
D--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
F E A G
E--------13--|
B-----15-----|
G--15--------|
D------------|
A------------|
E------------|
Bb
Chorus:
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"Black hole..."
E-------------------|---------------|------------------|
B-------------------|---------------|------------------|
G----------3--------|--------4------|------2-------2---|
D--------3-----3----|------2---2----|----2---2---2---2-|
A------3---------3--|----5-------5--|--0---------------|
E----1--------------|--0------------|----------3-------|
"...sun won't you come and ....
E------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B----------5-------|------------------|-----------------|
G-------5-----5----|--------3---------|--------4--------|
D-----5---------5--|------3-----3-----|------2----2-----|
A---3--------------|----3----------3--|----5---------5--|
E------------------|--1---------------|--0--------------|
"rain. Black hole sun won't you ...
After the FIRST chorus
E------------------|------|
B---7---7h8p7------|--9---|
G---7---7-----7----|--9---|
D---7---7-------7--|--9---| then back to verse
A---5---5----------|--7---|
E------------------|--0---|
"come"
After the SECOND and THIRD chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/soundgarden/black_hole_sun_tab_ver_5.html ]
E----------------|---------|
B---7--7h8p7-----|--5--5---|
G---7--7-----7---|--5--5---| then repeat chorus once
D---7--7-------7-|--5--5---|
A---5--5---------|--3--3---|
E----------------|---------|
"come"
"Black hole..."
E-----------------|
B---7--7h8p7------|
G---7--7-----7----|
D---7--7-------7--|
A---5--5----------|
E-----------------|
(Repeat)
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B--5--5h6p5-----|-9--9h10p9-----|--10--7h8p7------|
G--5--5-----5---|-9--9------9---|--7---------7----|
D--5--5-------5-|-9--9--------9-|--7-----------7--|
A--3--3---------|-7--7----------|-----------------|
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|
"Won't you come Won't ...
Rhythm for solo and used once to end the song:
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(Repeat)
E-------------------------------|
B----------------------------2--|
G----------------------------0--|
D----------------------------2--|
A--5--4---2---5---0-------------|
E--------------------4--3-------|
E------------|
B------------|
G------------|
D--5-/-7--7--|
A--5-/-7--7--|
E--3-/-5--5--|
Here's the first bit of chorus from Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun. I
played it with my chorus cranked all the way to the right for short
bandwith to give it that 70s' oscillatory effect, with lots of distortion and flange/echo.
It's from memory so be forgiving...
A Cmaj7 D B
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------0--------------------------4-----4---------|
G -------------------0---0------------------------4---4---4-------|
D --2-------------2-------------------------------4---------------|
A --0-----2-------3--------------(3s--5)----3-----2---------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
Black -hole sun, wo- nt you co- ome, ...
IMPORTANT: You MUST use dropped-D tuning (tune your low E string down to D)
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--------1-------------2-----------------------------7--------------------|
------1---1---------0---0---------5-------3-------8---8------------------|
----1-------1-----0-------0-----5---5---3---3---8-------8----------------|
--1-----------1-0-----------0-5-------3-------8-----------8--------------|
..sun won't you come and wash away the ...
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-------------------------------5--5----7---------------------------------|
--------1-------------2--------5--5----7---------------------------------|
------1---1---------0---0------5--5----7---------------------------------|
----1-------1-----0-------0----3--3----5---------------------------------|
--1-----------1-0-----------0--------------------------------------------|
sun won't you come won't you.....
After the first chorus, I believe the barre chords in subsequent choruses
are C-A#-D (instead of C-D shown above).