Wave Goodbye by Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell - 'Wave Goodbye'
From the Album 'Euphoria Morning'
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand

This song has some nice melody and cool wah guitar sounds. Please
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Intro - Wah Guitar
   4/4                       6/4 time
   A7   D7 Db7 C7            G            Bm7
E|-5----5--4--3----3-3-----|-------3-3----2------------|
B|-5----7--6--5----5-5---2/|-3-----3-3----3------------|
G|-6----5--4--3----3-3---3/|-4-----4-4----2------------|
D|-5----7--6--5----5-5---4/|-5-----5-5----4------------|
A|-7-----------------------|--------------2------------|
E|-5-----------------------|----3----------------------|


Pre-verse
E|-2----------------|--------------------|-2-----------------|------2/-----------|
B|-2----------------|-----2/-------------|-2-----------------|------2/-----------|
G|-2------4---2-----|-----2/-------------|-2--------4---2----|------2/-----------|
D|-4------4---2-----|----------------2-4-|-4--------4---2----|----------4--------|
A|-4------2---0-----|----------/4--------|-4--------2---0----|--------------2--4-|
E|-2--------------0-|-2------------------|-2---------------0-|-2-----------------|




Verse 1 - Riff 1 (some parts 1 guitar, others are 2)

   A7                  C#7                    Fm       B5  B/A
E|-------------------|------4------------|------2/-------------|-------2/-------------|
B|-------------------|------6------------|------2/-------------|-------2/-------------|
G|----5/6----5/6--6--|------4------------|------2/-----4---4---|----2--2/-------------|
D|---------5------5--|------6------------|-------------4---4---|----4---------/4--2---|
A|-0-----------------|-4---------6---8\--|-------------2---0---|--------------------4-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-2-----------------0-|-2--------------------|
  "Words get tangled on your tongue & you stumble on your feet when you miss somebody"



  A7                  C#7                    Fm            A/E        B7
|--------------------|------4---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|------6---------------|-------2------2--------|------4--4--2----0-----|
|----5/6---5/6-----6-|------4---------------|-------2------2--------|------2--2--2----------|
|--------5--------5--|------6---------------|--------------2--------|------1--1--1----------|
|-0-------------0----|-4----------6----8\---|-----------------------|-2---------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-2---------------------|-----------------------|
"And everywhere you think you see them walking down the street when you miss somebody"


  D7                    D#dim7                A          A/G#        F#m       A/E
|------2----3p2--2-2--|------2----3p2--2-2--|----------------------|---------------------|
|---------1------1-1--|---------1------1-1--|------2----------2-2--|-2----2----2----2----|
|---------------------|---------------------|------2----------2-2--|-2----2----2----2----|
|-0------------0------|-1------------1------|------2---------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-0--------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------------4---------|-2---------0---------|
"When you miss somebody    you tell yourself a hundred  thousand  times"


  Bm7                                           Dm                      E7
|----------------------|----------------------|-------1---1-1----1-1--|------4----5p4-4--|
|-----4--4-4-----4-----|-4----4--4-4----------|-------3---3-3----3-3--|------3----3---3--|
|-----2--2-2-----2-----|-2----2--2-2----------|----2--2---2-2----2-2--|------4----4---4--|
|--------------------2-|----------------------|-0--------------0------|-2-------2--------|
|-2-----------2--2/4---|-2~----------2-2h4p2p0|-----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
       "Nobody ever lives forever      so you give it       one more try   to wave good-"



Verse Ending:
  Bm7        G
|----------|-3--------|
|-3--------|-3--------|
|-2--------|-0--------|      play Intro Again, then play
|-4--------|-0--------|      Preverse similar to before
|-2--------|-2--------|
|----------|-3--------|
"bye             wave goodbye"





During the Preverse at 1:30, Second guitar adds this:
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-------3--2--0------------|
|-0--2-----------2--0-2-2~-|





(1:35) Verse 2 - Play Verse Again but substitute muted string strums where needed

"Every hurtful thing you ever said is ringing in your ear, when you miss somebody
And every thing of beauty that you see only brings a tear when you miss somebody"



(2:01) Lead Part (2 parts, or possibly uses octave pedal):

  D7                    D#dim7                A       A/G#        F#m     A/E
|---------------------|---------------------|-9~------12~-------|--------/9~--------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-10~---------------|
|-----------5---------|-----------5---------|-6~------9~--------|--------/6~--------|
|-4---4-2-4-----------|-4---4-2-4-----------|-------------------|-7~----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
"when you miss somebody  you tell yourself everything  will be  alright"

  Bm7                                         Dm                E7
|---------------------|------------------2--|-1~~~------------|--------4~-------|-/5-|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------3~~-----|-----------------|----|
|-----------2~~-------|-----------4~~-------|-----------------|-4~--------------|----|
|-4---4-2h4-----------|-4---4-2h4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
"Try to stand up strong and brave        when all you want to do is lay down and die"




Bridge - Acoustic


|-5----------|-4----------|-2---------|-2----------|-5----------|-4------------|
|-7----------|-6----------|-3---------|-3----------|-7----------|-6------------|
|-6----------|-4----------|-2---------|-4----------|-6----------|-4------------|
|------------|-6----------|-0---------|-0----------|------------|-6------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------|
"How long I've waited for an answer or a sign...   Lonely and   weary from this"

|-2----------|-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3----------|-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2----------|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|   Play Verse Ending next on Wah guitar
|-0----------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------------|
"troubled  task of trying     to wave good bye"




Final Verse (wah guitar):
  A7                  C#7                    Fm         A/E         B7
|--------------------|------4--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|------6--------------|------2----2----2----|------4----2-------|
|----5/6---5/6-----6-|------4--------------|------2----2----2----|------2----2---4---|
|--------5--------5--|------6--------------|-----------2----2----|-------------------|
|-0-------------0----|-4---------6----8\---|---------------------|-2-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|-2-------------------|-------------------|
"So now you start to     every single path   leads to a tear in your eye      so wave"
       recognize that              you see




Ending - Wah guitar (Second guitar w/ tremelo & reverb plays chords above)
  G                     E7                     F#m      A/E       Dm
|-3----3---------3----|-0---------------0---|---------------0---|-1-----------------|
|-3--------------3----|-0---------------0---|--2-------2----2---|-3-----------------|
|-4--------3h4--------|-1---------0h1-------|--2-------2--------|-2-----------------|
|---------------------|-0-------2-----------|--4-------2--------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----slow down-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
"goodbye                           wave good-bye        wave good-bye"


  E7              Play Intro (8 beats) and slow down
|-0------------|---------------------|-2-----------------|
|-0------------|---------------------|-2-----------------|
|-1------------|---------------------|-2-----------------|
|-0------------|---------------------|-4-----------------|
|--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
"          wave good-bye"

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