SOUNDGARDEN - "black hole sun" Tablature

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From: meech@kits.sfu.ca (Roger Steven Meech)

This is as complete as I could come up with. Use standard tuning. No solo
or verse lyrics. Criticism appreciated.


Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
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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: (Note: Bass note appears below)
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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

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--|


---
+-------------------------------------------------+
| Roger Meech | rmeec@hcsd.hac.com | meech@sfu.ca |
+-------------------------------------------------+


From: ez005528@rocky.ucdavis.edu (Kevin Morano)
Subject: TAB:BlackHoleSun chorus

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, ...


From: jeffnmoe@MCS.COM (Jeff Shapuras)

Heres the chorus for Black Hole Sun.

IMPORTANT: You MUST use dropped-D tuning (tune your low E string down to D)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------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 ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------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).

Anyway, the above sounds close to my ears. However, I don't have a copy
of the album, so corrections are welcome. Anyone who has figured out the
verse chords, please post. I'm trying various triads around the octave
fret but just can't seem to nail it.

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