Black Hole Sun Chords & Tabs
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
as heard on Superunknown
words and music by Chris Cornell
Transcribed by Drew Atkinson
e-mail drewatkinson@hotmail.com
Legend: h= Hammer on
p= Pull off
/= Slide Down
\= Slide up
^= Bend
~= Vibrato
()= Ghost Note
Drop D Tuning
Intro (Clean)
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------------0
e-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-------1---------|-------2---------|
D-----1-----1-----|-----0-----------|
A---1---------1---|---3-------------|
D-1-------------1-|-0---------------|
Verse w/Leslie Effect
e-------12--------|-------10--------|-------13--------|-------12------
B-----12----12--12|-----11----------|-----13----13--13|-----12--------
G---12--------12--|---12------------|---10--------10--|---12----------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
e-------11--------|-------10--------|-----12-------10--|-----11-------
B-----11----11--11|-----10----10--10|---12-------12----|---13---------
G---12--------12--|---12--------12--|-12----12-10----10|-13-----------
D-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------
A-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------
D-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------
First chorus w/ Distortion
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------
G-------1---------|-------2---------|-----------------|-----3-----3--3
D-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----|-----5-------5---|---3---------3-
A---1---------1---|---3---------3---|---5---5---5---5-|-1-------------
D-1-------------1-|-0-------------0-|-5-------3-------|---------------
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------------|-----------------|-5------5h7p5----|---------------
G-------1---------|-------2---------|-5------5----5---|-7-------------
D-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----|-5------5------5-|-7-------------
A---1---------1---|---3---------3---|-3------3--------|-5-------------
D-1-------------1-|-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/soundgarden/black_hole_sun_tab_ver_7.html ]
Second and third chorus W/ Distortion
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
G-------1---------|-------2---------|-----------------|-------7-------
D-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----|-----5-------5---|-----8-----8--8
A---1---------1---|---3---------3---|---5---5---5---5-|---8---------8-
D-1-------------1-|-0-------------0-|-5-------3-------|-8-------------
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------------|-----------------|-5------5h7p5----|-3------3h4p3--
G-------1---------|-------2---------|-5------5----5---|-3------3----3-
D-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----|-5-------------5-|-3-------------
A---1---------1---|---3---------3---|-3---------------|-1-------------
D-1-------------1-|-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0------------0
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-5------5h7p5----|-3------3h4p3----|-7------7h8p7----|
G-5------5----5---|-3------3----3---|-7------7----7---|
D-5-------------5-|-3-------------3-|-7-------------7-|
A-3---------------|-1---------------|-5---------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
play this under the solo (6 times)
e-------------------------------------||-------------
B-------------------------3-----------||-------------
G-------------------------4-----------||-------------
D-------------------------3-----------||-3/5-5-------
A-3-2---0---3-------------5-----------||-3/5-5-------
D-------------------------------------||-------------
Guitar Solo: w/ wah (timing isnt exact but all the notes are there)
e---------------------------------------------17-(17)\15--15-(15)\--
B-------------------------------------------/-----------------------
G--7--7^--7----7^--7------7------------(7)--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------12h15-12h15p12-12-12-
B-8h10p8-\6-h8p6-\5h6p5-\3-h5-p3----5p3------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
e-(12)\--------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------13-13-13-----------------------------------------------
G-------12h14----------14-12-----12^---(12)^------14-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
D----------------------------14--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------5h7^-----5h8^---5h8p5---5---5h8p5-----------------------------
B-----8-----------------------8---8-------6-------6-------------------
G-14\---------------------------------------7-(7)^---5h7p5-7p5-7^--7\-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
e------8---10-10\12-12-10-12^-(12)p10h12--10-10-12-(12)^--10-
B-8h10--10---------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
e10-12-13-12-10-10--10-12-13-12-10-10-10-15-13-12-10-13-12-
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
e---8h10p8--7h8p7--(7)----------------
B----------------------10-8h10p8-(8)\-
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
ok thats pretty much it, i havent tabbed the end solo
yet, but if anyone wants it just drop me an e-mail and
i will tab it out for ya..
Enjoy