Soundgarden - "Black Rain" From the album "Telephantasm" Tuning: DADGBe 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
