Swift Guitar Lessons

"Black Hole Sun" (Acoustic) Chris Cornell

Drop D Tuning
Intro Section:
G Bb F E Eb Let ring...
E |----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B |----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|
G |----5-----|----5------|----5------|----4-----|----1-----|----2------|
D |---5--5---|---5-------|---3--3----|---2--2---|---1--1---|---0-------|
A |--5----5--|--5--------|--3----3---|--2----2--|--1----1--|--3--------|
D |-5------5-|-8----(8\)-|-3-------0-|-2------0-|-1------1-|-0---------|

Verse 1:
(Repeats twice)

E |----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
B |----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
G |----5-----|----5------|----5------|----4-----|----1-----|----2-----|
D |---5--5---|---5-------|---3--3----|---2--2---|---1--1---|---0--0---|
A |--5----5--|--5--------|--3----3---|--2----2--|--1----1--|--3----3--|
D |-5------5-|-8----(8\)-|-3-------0-|-2------0-|-1------1-|-0------0-|

G F G# Let ring....
E |--------------|-----------|
B |--------------|-----------|
G |--------------|-----------|
D |---5------3---|---6-------|
A |--5------3----|--6--------|
D |-5---5--3---3-|-6---------|

Chorus 1:
Eb D7 G F Bb
E |----------|----------|--------------|----------|
B |----------|----------|--------------|----3-----|
G |----1-----|----2-----|--------------|---3--3---|
D |---1--1---|---0--0---|---5------3---|--3----3--|
A |--1----1--|--3----3--|--5------3----|-1------1-|
D |-1------1-|-0------0-|-5---5--3---3-|----------|
"sun, won't you come and wash away the rain" "black hole..."

Eb D7 C ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ D/A Let ring...

E |----------|----------|----------|-2----------|
B |----------|----------|-3--------|-3----------|
G |----1-----|----2-----|-5--------|-2----------|
D |---1--1---|---0--0---|-5--------|-0----------|
A |--1----1--|--3----3--|-3--------|-0----------|
D |-1------1-|-0------0-|-3--------|------------|
"sun, won't you come, won't you come, won't you come"
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Swift Guitar Lessons
"Black Hole Sun" (Acoustic) Chris Cornell

Verse 2:
(Repeats twice)

E |----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
B |----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
G |----5-----|----5------|----5------|----4-----|----1-----|----2-----|
D |---5--5---|---5-------|---3--3----|---2--2---|---1--1---|---0--0---|
A |--5----5--|--5--------|--3----3---|--2----2--|--1----1--|--3----3--|
D |-5------5-|-8----(8\)-|-3-------0-|-2------0-|-1------1-|-0------0-|

ring...........
E |--------------|-----------|
B |--------------|-----------|
G |--------------|-----------|
D |---5------3---|---6-------|
A |--5------3----|--6--------|
D |-5---5--3---3-|-6---------|
"Black hole..."
Chorus 2:
(Repeats twice)

E |----------|----------|--------------|----------|
B |----------|----------|--------------|----3-----|
G |----1-----|----2-----|--------------|---3--3---|
D |---1--1---|---0--0---|---5------3---|--3----3--|
A |--1----1--|--3----3--|--5------3----|-1------1-|
D |-1------1-|-0------0-|-5---5--3---3-|----------|
"sun, won't you come and wash away the rain"

↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
E |----------|----------|----------|----------|
B |----------|----------|-3--------|-1--------|
G |----1-----|----2-----|-5--------|-3--------| last two measures of
D |---1--1---|---0--0---|-5--------|-3--------| chorus begin extension
A |--1----1--|--3----3--|-3--------|-1--------| on 2nd repetition.
D |-1------1-|-0------0-|-3--------|-1--------|
"sun, won't you come, won't you come..."

Chorus Extension:
(Repeats 4x)
E |-----------|----------|-2---------|
B |-3---------|-1--------|-3---------|
G |-5---------|-3--------|-2---------|
D |-5---------|-3--------|-0---------|
A |-3---------|-1--------|-0---------|
D |-3---------|-1--------|-----------|
"Come, black hole sun, black hole sun... won't you come"
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"Black Hole Sun" (Acoustic) Chris Cornell

Breakdown Section:
↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
E |------------------|-3----------|------------------|-3---------|
B |------------------|-3----------|------------------|-3---------|
G |------------------|-4----------|------------------|-4---------|
D |----------------3-|-3----------|----------------3-|-3---------|
A |-3-2-0--2/3-----3-|-3----------|-3-2-0--2/3-----3-|-3---------|
D |------------5-4-3-|-3----------|------------5-4-3-|-3---------|

E |------------------|-3----------|------------------|-3---------|
B |------------------|-3----------|------------------|-3---------|
G |------------------|-4----------|------------------|-4---------|
D |----------------3-|-3----------|----------------3-|-3---------|
A |-3-2-0--2/3-----3-|-3----------|-3-2-0--2/3-----3-|-3---------|
D |------------5-4-3-|-3----------|------------5-4-3-|-3---------|

E |------------|
B |------------|
G |--(3)/(5)---|
D |-0-3-/-5--5-|
A |-0-3-/-5--5-|
D |-0-3-/-5--5-|
"Hang my..."
Verse 3 (short):
Let ring...
E |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B |----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G |----5-----|----5------|----5------|----4------|
D |---5--5---|---5-------|---3--3----|---2-------|
A |--5----5--|--5--------|--3----3---|--2--------|
D |-5------5-|-8----(8\)-|-3-------0-|-2---------|
"head, drown my fear... till you all just disa.......ppear" "black hole..."

Chorus 3:
(Repeats twice)

E |----------|----------|--------------|----------|
B |----------|----------|--------------|----3-----|
G |----1-----|----2-----|--------------|---3--3---|
D |---1--1---|---0--0---|---5------3---|--3----3--|
A |--1----1--|--3----3--|--5------3----|-1------1-|
D |-1------1-|-0------0-|-5---5--3---3-|----------|
"sun, won't you come and wash away the rain"

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Swift Guitar Lessons
"Black Hole Sun" (Acoustic) Chris Cornell

Chorus 3 Continued:
↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
E |----------|----------|----------|----------|
B |----------|----------|-3--------|-1--------|
G |----1-----|----2-----|-5--------|-3--------| last two measures of
D |---1--1---|---0--0---|-5--------|-3--------| chorus begin extension
A |--1----1--|--3----3--|-3--------|-1--------| on 2nd repetition.
D |-1------1-|-0------0-|-3--------|-1--------|
"sun, won't you come, won't you come..."

Chorus Extension:
(Repeats 4x)
E |-----------|----------|-2---------|
B |-3---------|-1--------|-3---------|
G |-5---------|-3--------|-2---------|
D |-5---------|-3--------|-0---------|
A |-3---------|-1--------|-0---------|
D |-3---------|-1--------|-----------|
"Come, black hole sun, black hole sun... won't you come"

Breakdown Outro Riff:

↓ ↓
E |------------------|-3-----3----|------------|
B |------------------|-3-----3----|------------|
G |------------------|-4-----4----|--(3)/(5)---|
D |----------------3-|-3-----3----|-0-3-/-5--5-|
A |-3-2-0--2h3-----3-|-3-----3----|-0-3-/-5--5-|
D |------------5-4-3-|-3-----3----|-0-3-/-5--5-|