Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Scot-Guitarist Intro: ====== 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: ======= 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: ======= "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: ---------------------------------------------- (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) -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------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). www.TAB6.com