Missing Tab by Chris Cornell

Missing tab by Chris Cornell

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning

This song was released on the Poncier Demo and features a bass, two electric guitars and a drum machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSj-aeOF2k0

If you would like to see my video lesson, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VnFWwJ01Ow&feature=youtu.be


INTRO (played on bass, transposed for guitar if you want to play this) 0:06

e|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------| x2
A|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|

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VERSE (guitar kicks in) 0:19                                                  0:32, 1:04,

   Bb5    C5       Bb5    C5       Bb5    C5       D#5
e|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       e|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       B|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       G|----------------|
D|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| x2    D|-6--------------|
A|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|       A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       E|----6-6-6-6-6-6-|


LEAD GUITAR 0:43, 0:49, 0:55, 1:01

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-5b6b5-|
A|-------|
E|-------|


INTERLUDE 1:10

  G/A             Asus2 G#m/A   G/A            A5 Bbsus4 A5 Bbsus4 A5 Bbsus4
e|------------------------|    |---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|    |---------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------4---4--4--4---4-|    |-4-----4---4--4--2--------2--------2---------------|
D|-5-----5---5--5---7---6-| x2 |-5----5---5--5---2---1----2----1---2--1--1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-0----------------0---0-|    |-0---------------0---1----0----1---0--1--1-1-1-1-1-|
E|------------------------|    |---------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS 1:35

   Bb5  C5 D#5        Bb5  C5  D#5         G5   D#5  C#5        G#5
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-7-7----------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-5-5----------------------------------|
D|-3-3--5--8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3--5--8-8-8-8-8-|------8-8--6-6-6-6-6------------------| x2
A|-1-1--3--6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1--3--6-6-6-6-6-|------6-6--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


REPEAT INTRO x2 (only the bass plays this in the recording)  2:07

e|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------|


VERSE (guitar kicks in) 2:20                                                  2:32, 2:51

   Bb5    C5       Bb5    C5       Bb5    C5       D#5
e|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       e|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       B|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       G|----------------|
D|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| x2    D|-6--------------|
A|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|       A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|       E|----6-6-6-6-6-6-|


REPEAT CHORUS  2:57

   Bb5  C5 D#5        Bb5  C5  D#5         G5   D#5  C#5        G#5
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-7-7----------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-5-5----------------------------------|
D|-3-3--5--8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3--5--8-8-8-8-8-|------8-8--6-6-6-6-6------------------|
A|-1-1--3--6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1--3--6-6-6-6-6-|------6-6--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


INTERLUDE 2 RHYTHM  3:30

  G/A             Asus2 G#m/A   G/A            A5 Bbsus4 A5 Bbsus4 A5 Bbsus4
e|------------------------|    |---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|    |---------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------4---4--4--4---4-|    |-4-----4---4--4--2--------2--------2---------------|
D|-5-----5---5--5---7---6-| x2 |-5----5---5--5---2---1----2----1---2--1--1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-0----------------0---0-|    |-0---------------0---1----0----1---0--1--1-1-1-1-1-|
E|------------------------|    |---------------------------------------------------|


INTERLUDE 2 LEAD GUITAR 3:31

e|------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------10b11b10----------|------10b11b10---------------|------10b11b10------7---b8b7--/10\7-|
D|-7-9------------7-9-12~-|-7-9------------7-9-12b13b12-|-7-9------------7-8-----------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|


REPEAT CHORUS x2 3:53

   Bb5  C5 D#5        Bb5  C5  D#5         G5   D#5  C#5        G#5
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-7-7----------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-5-5----------------------------------|
D|-3-3--5--8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3--5--8-8-8-8-8-|------8-8--6-6-6-6-6------------------|
A|-1-1--3--6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1--3--6-6-6-6-6-|------6-6--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


OUTRO (only played on bass, transposed for guitar) 4:27

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------15-15-15-15-15-|
D|-13-13-13-----------------| x32
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


4:40 (guitar kicks in)

   G#5    D#5
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------8-8-8-8-8-| x24
A|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4------------|



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| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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