Wave Goodbye Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell - 'Wave Goodbye'
Standard Tuning
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Intro - Wah Guitar
4/4 6/4 time
[A7] [D7] [Db7] [C7] [G] [Bm7]
E|-5----5--4--3----3-3-----|-------3-3----2------------| B|-5----7--6--5----5-5---2/|-3-----3-3----3------------| G|-6----5--4--3----3-3---3/|-4-----4-4----2------------| D|-5----7--6--5----5-5---4/|-5-----5-5----4------------| A|-7-----------------------|--------------2------------| E|-5-----------------------|----3----------------------|
Pre-verse
E|-2----------------|--------------------|-2-----------------|------2/-----------| B|-2----------------|-----2/-------------|-2-----------------|------2/-----------| G|-2------4---2-----|-----2/-------------|-2--------4---2----|------2/-----------| D|-4------4---2-----|----------------2-4-|-4--------4---2----|----------4--------| A|-4------2---0-----|----------/4--------|-4--------2---0----|--------------2--4-| E|-2--------------0-|-2------------------|-2---------------0-|-2-----------------|
Verse 1 - Riff 1 (some parts 1 guitar, others are 2)
[A7] [C#7] [Fm] [B5] [B/A]
E|-------------------|------4------------|------2/-------------|-------2/-------------| B|-------------------|------6------------|------2/-------------|-------2/-------------| G|----5/6----5/6--6--|------4------------|------2/-----4---4---|----2--2/-------------| D|---------5------5--|------6------------|-------------4---4---|----4---------/4--2---| A|-0-----------------|-4---------6---8\--|-------------2---0---|--------------------4-| E|-------------------|-------------------|-2-----------------0-|-2--------------------|
"Words get tangled on your tongue & you stumble on your feet when you miss somebody"
[A7] [C#7] [Fm] [A/E] [B7]
|--------------------|------4---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|------6---------------|-------2------2--------|------4--4--2----0-----| |----5/6---5/6-----6-|------4---------------|-------2------2--------|------2--2--2----------| |--------5--------5--|------6---------------|--------------2--------|------1--1--1----------| |-0-------------0----|-4----------6----8\---|-----------------------|-2---------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|-2---------------------|-----------------------|
"And everywhere you think you see them walking down the street when you miss somebody"
[D7] [D#dim7] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [A/E]
|------2----3p2--2-2--|------2----3p2--2-2--|----------------------|---------------------| |---------1------1-1--|---------1------1-1--|------2----------2-2--|-2----2----2----2----| |---------------------|---------------------|------2----------2-2--|-2----2----2----2----| |-0------------0------|-1------------1------|------2---------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-0--------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|------------4---------|-2---------0---------|
"When you miss somebody you tell yourself a hundred thousand times"
[Bm7] [Dm] [E7]
|----------------------|----------------------|-------1---1-1----1-1--|------4----5p4-4--| |-----4--4-4-----4-----|-4----4--4-4----------|-------3---3-3----3-3--|------3----3---3--| |-----2--2-2-----2-----|-2----2--2-2----------|----2--2---2-2----2-2--|------4----4---4--| |--------------------2-|----------------------|-0--------------0------|-2-------2--------| |-2-----------2--2/4---|-2~----------2-2h4p2p0|-----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
"Nobody ever lives forever so you give it one more try to wave good-"
Verse Ending:
[Bm7] [G]
|----------|-3--------| |-3--------|-3--------| |-2--------|-0--------| play Intro Again, then play |-4--------|-0--------| Preverse similar to before |-2--------|-2--------| |----------|-3--------|
"bye wave goodbye"
During the Preverse at 1:30, Second guitar adds this:
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------3--2--0------------| |-0--2-----------2--0-2-2~-|
(1:35) Verse 2 - Play Verse Again but substitute muted string strums where needed
"Every hurtful thing you ever said is ringing in your ear, when you miss somebody
And every thing of beauty that you see only brings a tear when you miss somebody"
(2:01) Lead Part (2 parts, or possibly uses octave pedal):
[D7] [D#dim7] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [A/E]
|---------------------|---------------------|-9~------12~-------|--------/9~--------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-10~---------------| |-----------5---------|-----------5---------|-6~------9~--------|--------/6~--------| |-4---4-2-4-----------|-4---4-2-4-----------|-------------------|-7~----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
"when you miss somebody you tell yourself everything will be alright"
[Bm7] [Dm] [E7]
|---------------------|------------------2--|-1~~~------------|--------4~-------|-/5-| |---------------------|---------------------|---------3~~-----|-----------------|----| |-----------2~~-------|-----------4~~-------|-----------------|-4~--------------|----| |-4---4-2h4-----------|-4---4-2h4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
"Try to stand up strong and brave when all you want to do is lay down and die"
Bridge - Acoustic
|-5----------|-4----------|-2---------|-2----------|-5----------|-4------------| |-7----------|-6----------|-3---------|-3----------|-7----------|-6------------| |-6----------|-4----------|-2---------|-4----------|-6----------|-4------------| |------------|-6----------|-0---------|-0----------|------------|-6------------| |------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------| |------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------|
"How long I've waited for an answer or a sign... Lonely and weary from this"
|-2----------|-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-3----------|-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2----------|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-| Play Verse Ending next on Wah guitar |-0----------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-| |------------|-------------------| |------------|-------------------|
"troubled task of trying to wave good bye"
Final Verse (wah guitar):
[A7] [C#7] [Fm] [A/E] [B7]
|--------------------|------4--------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|------6--------------|------2----2----2----|------4----2-------| |----5/6---5/6-----6-|------4--------------|------2----2----2----|------2----2---4---| |--------5--------5--|------6--------------|-----------2----2----|-------------------| |-0-------------0----|-4---------6----8\---|---------------------|-2-----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|-2-------------------|-------------------|
"So now you start to every single path leads to a tear in your eye so wave"
recognize that you see
Ending - Wah guitar (Second guitar w/ tremelo & reverb plays chords above)
[G] [E7] [F#m] [A/E] [Dm]
|-3----3---------3----|-0---------------0---|---------------0---|-1-----------------| |-3--------------3----|-0---------------0---|--2-------2----2---|-3-----------------| |-4--------3h4--------|-1---------0h1-------|--2-------2--------|-2-----------------| |---------------------|-0-------2-----------|--4-------2--------|-------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----slow down-----| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
"goodbye wave good-bye wave good-bye"
E7 Play Intro (8 beats) and slow down
|-0------------|---------------------|-2-----------------| |-0------------|---------------------|-2-----------------| |-1------------|---------------------|-2-----------------| |-0------------|---------------------|-4-----------------| |--------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
" wave good-bye"
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