• Song:

    Steel Rain

  • Artist:

    Chris Cornell

  • Album:

    Euphoria Morning

Chris Cornell - "Steel Rain"
From "Euphoria Morning"
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand

Most of this is 4/4 time, but some parts are 3/4 where indicated.

Intro/ Verse Riff:

Guitar 1 (acoustic)
     F (133211@1)          Am (x02210@1)          B7e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| (x21202@1)B|------1-1-1-1---------1--1-1--|-----0---0-----0------0--0-0---|
G|------2-2-2-2---------2--2-2--|-----2---2-----2------2--2-2---|
D|-3----3-3-3-3---------2--2-2--|-1---1---1--2--4------4--4-4---|
A|-----------------0----0--0-0--|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2 (electric)
e|------1------0--------0-----3-|-----2------2------------------|
B|----1------1--------1-----1---|---0------0------0-4----0-4b5b4|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--3------3--------------------|-1------1------4------4--------|
A|-----------------0------0-----|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Notes on D and A strings are not played 1st time through


Prechorus 1:
3/4 (6 beats total)
e|-----0-------0-------0---|-----3h4----------------|
B|---0---0---3---3---1---1-|---0--------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------|-2----------rest--------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|


Chorus 1 (w/ flanger)
e|-----------------3-----3-----3-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-2-----2-|
B|-5-----5-----5-------1-----1---|-----1-----1-------1-------1-----|
G|-----2-----2-------------------|---------------------2-------2---|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------5-----5-6-----6-5-----5-|-4-----4-----4---5-----5-----5---|
B|-6-----6---6-------6-------6-----|---5-----5---------5-----5-------|
G|---7---------7-------7-------7---|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----|
D|-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

3/4 (6 beats total)
e|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-|-4-------4---4---4---|
B|---5-----5---------4-----|-3-------3---3---3---|
G|-----4-----4---------4---|---------4---4---4---|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|


After Chorus, first 2 bars are harpsichord (synth),
then play Verse Riff 2 (2x total):
e|------1-------0-------0------3---|-----2-------2--------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1--1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-4-0---0-4b5b4|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--3-------3----------------------|-1-------1-------4-------4--------|
A|------------------0------0-------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Prechorus 2 (after 4 bars of lyrics and Verse Riff 2):
e|-----1-------0-------0-------3---|-----2-------5---5------|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0-----3------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4------|
D|-3-------3-----------------------|-1-------1-------3------|
A|-----------------0-------0-------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------|


Chorus 2 - Play Previous guitar part, but add Guitar 2:

tremelo pick all notes
e|---------------------|------------------|------/13~~-----13b15r13-|
B|-----/13----13/1513-|-12--13----10~----|-10----------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|

   first ending:                second ending:
e|------12-------------||       ------12----------|-------------|--------|
B|-/12-----------------||       -/12--------------|-------------|--------|
G|-------------7------||       -------------7---|-7---9-------|-9------|
D|---------------------||       ------------------|-------------|--------|
A|---------------------||       ------------------|-------------|--------|
E|---------------------||       ------------------|-------------|--------|


Solo - A violent whammy dive/vibrato is shown as '~v~'
e|-------------------------------|-------14-16------------------------|
B|-/12--------10-/13----13-12-10-|-/12-----------------------16b17r16-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------14-14/1614---14-------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-pb16r15---13------------------------------------|
G|-------------14-14~v~--------------------/17~V~-|
D|----------------------12b13r12-10----------------|
A|----------------------------------12-/15---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------/12~~-10b12r10--7h10p7--------|
G|-----------------------------------9~-----|
D|-9h10p9-8h9---------------------------9p7-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----12--------------------------------------|
B|------15---------15-13---12h13p12-----------|
G|-/14-------16--16-----------------14-----17-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------12--15-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------19-17-------------17----------------------|-17---------|
B|-----16~--------17h19-17p16----19-17-16----16-------|------------|
G|-16~----16~-----------------------------16----16-14-|-14---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
A|-14~------------------------------------------------|------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------|


Interlude-
Guitar 3 (with distortion)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--| play 4x
D|-2--2--2--2--|
A|-0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------|---------------------|-3----3----2----2----|
B|-5----5----4----4----|-3----3----2----2----|-3----3----4----4----|
G|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-2----2----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-0----0----1----1----|
A|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0----|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

play prechorus 1

play Chorus 2 again


Ending
e|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|--------10-9-8---------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|------10---------7b8r7-|-------------10------|--------------10----9---|
D|-----------------------|-10-9b10-------------|-10-9b10----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------8---------|-----------8------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

play this below 4x
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|---------10-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|----------------|-9-8-----8-7-----|-6-5-------------|-------------o|
D|-7--------------|-----------------|---------5gb_____|_b7----------o|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|


KEY:

| /   slide up
|    slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   string bend
| r   release of bent string
| gb  gradual bend
| ()  hold note in next bar
| __ hold note while playing next note

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