Steel Rain Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell - "Steel Rain"
Standard Tuning, tremelo bar needed for solo
Most of this is 4/4 time, but some parts are 3/4 where indicated.
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Intro/ Verse Riff:
Guitar 1 (acoustic) Let strings ring
[F] [Am] [B7]
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 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|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| 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)
[Am] [Am7] [C] [D7sus] [D7]
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|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [E] [Esus]
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)
[Esus] [B7] [E7]
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):
[C] [Am] [B7] [Dm6/F]
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----13/15\13-|-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|-------------------------------|-------------14-14/16\14---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
[A] [B7/A] [Asus] [A] [Dsus] [D#dim]
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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