Soundgarden – Black Rain (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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From the album "Telephantasm"
tabbed by jjhand
This song was originally recorded during the Badmotorfinger sessions.
The sound is raw & Chris's vocals are wailing just like several of their
early hits. Please rate or comment.
Fade In (Ad-lib): Repeat notes followed by ", listen to rhythm on track e|--------------|---------------------------------------| B|--------------|---------------------------------------| G|-5-"-----10p7-|--------11-11-11--10-7-7-5-5/7-9b-9-7--| D|-0-"-----0----|-0-0-0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0--| A|--------------|---------------------------------------| D|--------------|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|--------14-14-14--10-7-7-5-5/7-9b-9-7--| D|-0-0-0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0--| A|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------| G|--------12-12-12--11-7-7-5-5/7-9b-9-7--|--------5--5--5--5----10p7-| D|-0-0-0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0--|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-----0---| A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
replay 2nd bar above before loud guitars come in
Intro/Chorus (0:20) - one guitar holds D chord e|------------|----0----------| B|---3--------|----3----------| G|---2--------|----2----------| D|---0--------|----0----------| A|---0--3-----|----0---0------| D|------3-----|--------0------| |--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------| |---7----------|-----------------------| |---7---3------|-----------------------| |---5---3------|------9-8~-----5-4~----| |-------3------|-----------------------| Pre Verse - 2 Guitars play these 3 bars 2x e --------------------------------|-------------------------------| B --------------------------------|-------------------------------| G --------------------------------|-------------------------------| D --------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ------------------9b11r9--8~---|-------------------8b9r8--6~---| D -0---0-2h3-2-0-0-0--------------|-0---0-2h3-2p0-0-0-------------| e -------------------------------|| B -------------------------------|| G -------------------------------|| D -------------------------------|| A ------------------8b9r8--5~---|| D -0---0-2h3-2-0-0-0-------------|| Pre-Verse riff ending: |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-----------1--------------| |-----------1--------------| |-0---0-2h3-1~-------------|
When Singing enters, one guitar repeats, the other changes to
e -------------------------------|-------------------------------| B -------------------------------|-------------------------------| G -------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -------------------------------|-------------------------------| A ------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -0---0-2h3-2-0-0-0-3b5r3--2~---|-0---0-2h3-2p0-0-0-3b5r3--1~---|
1. "If I could hug my"
2. "For your wings to cover"
3. "Half alive I hurt the"
4. "Sleepless eyes, close the"
line 2: e -------------------------------| B -------------------------------| G -------------------------------| D -------------------------------| A ------------------------------| verse ending is same D -0---0-2h3-2-0-0-0-3b5r3--0----|
1."love, could I try"
2." me and let them fold"
3."most brilliant lie"
4."light and rest your mind while you burn!"
Pre-Chorus
Pre-Chorus e ----------------------|---------------------| B ----------------------|---------------------| G ----------------------|---------------------| D ----------------------|---------------------| A ---------------------|---------------------| D -0---0-3h6-5~---/8----|-0---0-3h5-3~---6----|
"Can't stutter when you're talking with your eyes
By cutting out your tongue you save face
Feeding on the blood lets running from a big day"
Play Chorus (Intro Part) again
"Cry on black rain, cry on black rain"
Play Verse Again, with random guitar feedback in background
Break (3:17) play 2x e -------------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------0h3h5-0h5h7-----------| D ---------0h5h7-0h3h5-------0h5h7-----------------------| A --0h5h7-------------0h5h7-----------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Lead Guitar (3:53-4:13) - TP is probably a tremelo pedal, ad-lib |-------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-------9TP---------|-9b10TP-------|-9TP-----------|-9b10TP---------| |-------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-5NH---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
Play Pre-chorus again
Play Break again
Ending (repeated & semi-random)
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------| -15----15----15----15---|-15----15----15----15---|-13----13----13----13---|----------| ----14----14----14----14|----12----12----12----12|----12----12----12----12|-14-------| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---16--12-| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------|
Key:
h - hammer-on
NH - natural harmonic
TP - tremelo picked, or using pedal
/ - slide
~ - vibrato
b - bend
r - release bend