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Black Hole Sun Bass

by Soundgarden
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Presented in proper tuning (see tuning note).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 8, 2023
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Song: Black Hole Sun
Artist: Soundgarden
Album: Superunknown (1994)
Bassist: Ben Shepherd
 
NOTE: While the tab indicates Eb tuning, you actually need to tune
about 1/4 step lower, or roughly midway between Eb and D Standard.
 
 
INTRO:
               (Rest x3)               2/4
Gb |---------------------------------||-----------------|
Db |---------------------------------||-----------------|
Ab |---------------------------------||-----------------|
Eb |-r-------------------------------||-r---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &
 
 
VERSE 1:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5-----------5-/-8-----------8-\-|-3---------------2-------------2-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-5-----5-3-----3/6---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5-----------5-/-8-----------8-\-|-3---------------2-------------2-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-1-------------1-0---------------|-5-----5-3-----/-6---------------------------r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
CHORUS 1:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0-------------0-|-5-----5-3-----3/8-------------0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-5-----5-5---5h7-7-------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0-----------r---|-----------------0-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
VERSE 2:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5-----------5-/-8-----------8-\-|-3---------------2-------------2-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-5-----5-3-----/-6---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-5-----------5-/-8-----------8-\-|-3-------------3-2---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-5-----5-3-----/-6---------------------------r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
CHORUS 2:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-5-----5-3-----3/8-------------0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3---|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-------------------------------0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-5-----5-3-----3/8-------------0-|-1---------------0---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
INTERLUDE 1:
    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-2/7-----7-7-7-7---|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7-----7-----7---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------0-|-----------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7-7---7-----7---|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7-----7---------|
Eb |-------------------------------------0---0-0---0-|-----------------------------------0-0---0-0-0-0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
GUITAR SOLO:
    9/8           ( x6 )
Gb |-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------5-----5-----||-------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-4---2--/5-------------------------||-------------------------------------|
Eb |-------------5-4---3---3-----3-----0-||-3h5-5-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5
 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS::
    4/4                                6/4
Gb |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-5-----------/---8-----------8-\-|-3---------------2---------------------------r---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
CHORUS 3:
    4/4
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0-------------0-|-5-----5-3-----3/8-------------0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|-5-----5-5-----2-3-----3-3---3---|
Eb |-1---------------0---------------|-------------------------------0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
Gb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb |-1---------------0-------------0-|-5-----5-3-----3/8-------------0-|-1---------------0---------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
INTERLUDE 2:
    6/4
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7-----7-7-------|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-3/7-----7-----7---|
Eb |-------------------------------------------0-0-0-|-----------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7-----7-7-------|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7-----7---7-7---|
Eb |-----------------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-|-----------------------------------0-0---0-----0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-----------------------------------9-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7---7-----7-7---|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
Eb |---------------------------------------0-0-----0-|-------------------------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
Gb |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db |-----------------------------------9-------------|-----------------------------------9-------------|
Ab |-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7---7-------7---|-5-----5-5---5-2-3-----3-3---3-/-7---7---7-7-7---|
Eb |---------------------------------------0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------------0-------0-|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &
 
 
OUTRO:
    9/8
Gb |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab |-5-4---2--/5-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb |-------------5-4---3---3-3-----3-0-0-|-3h5-5-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5
 
LEGEND:
/ = slide up
\ =slide down
()= sustained note
r = rest

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