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Seasons tab by Chris Cornell (Ver. 4)

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Seasons by Chris Cornell: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

Tuning is FFCCCF. 152bpm 4/4 tempo. The song is an acoustic recording from the Poncier demo for the Singles soundtrack. Chris actually looped the verse part and then beefed it up by adding a second guitar track (same loop) to it on the other channel.
Tuning: FFCCCF
(E goes up to F, A goes down to F, D goes down to C, G goes up OR down* to C, B goes up to C, e goes up to F)

This is how Chris Cornell recorded Seasons for the Poncier Demo on an acoustic guitar. The verse gets looped
after 1 bar and the second guitar track that kicks in along with the vocals is a copy of the same track. This
only makes sense if we consider that the song is a rather fast 4/4 at 152bpm. Along with the lead guitar,
that makes it three acoustic guitar tracks in this recording.


The song was later released on the Singles soundtrack in 1992. Listen to it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TksqEIl1uxU

He would be playing it live one step down, in EEBBBE, in recent years.
Chris confirming the tuning on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chriscornell/status/746330207347408900
*Regarding the Tweet, those of us who figured out the tuning made the experience that the G string
tends to snap if it is tuned up to C or B. He didn`t specify whether he used an extra light string set on
the guitar. Tune up at your own risk, I prefer to tune it down. It makes no
difference to the sound of the guitar when playing.
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[INTRO]

F|--0-----------0--0----0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------------------|       F|--0----|
C|--0-----------0--0----0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-------10h12--10-10--9-9--5--|       C|--0----|
C|--0-----------0--0----0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-------10h12--10-10--9-9--5--|       C|--0----|
C|--0-----------0--0----0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0--10h12--10-10--9-9--5--|  x2   C|--0----|
F|--10----------10-10---3-3/--9-9-9---4-4/--7-7--0-0--0--0---0--0---0-0--0--|       F|--10\--|
F|--10----------10-10---3-3/--9-9-9---4-4/--7-7--0-0--0--0---0--0---0-0--0--|       F|--10\--|


[VERSE + 1ST CHORUS 0:28-02:08]                  The 5th, 10th, 21st, 26th and 32nd bars are a variation

F|------------------------------------|         F|--------------------------------------|
C|------0------0-----0-----0-------0--|         C|------0------0-----0-------0-------0--|
C|----0------0-----0-----0------------|         C|----0------0-----0-------0------------|
C|--0------2--------------------------|  x32    C|--0------2----------------------------|
F|---------------3-----3-----2p0-0----|         F|---------------3-----2h3-----2p0-0----|
F|------------------------------------|         F|--------------------------------------|


[LEAD PART VERSE 1:38, continues through 2nd chorus until bridge 2:35]

F|-------------------------------------|
C|------17----17----17----17-----17----|
C|----17----17----17----17-----17--17--|  x18
C|--17----17----17----17-----17--------|
F|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|


[SECOND CHORUS 02:09]

F|--0-0-0------------------0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2--(0)--4--(0)--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2--(0)--4--(0)--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2--(0)--4--(0)--0-0-0--|  x8
F|--0-0-0--0--(0)--0--(0)--5-5-5--|
F|--0-0-0--0--(0)--0--(0)--5-5-5--|


[FIRST BRIDGE SEGMENT 2:35]

F|--0-0-0-------0--0--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2p0--0--0--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2p0--0--0--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2p0--3--3--2p0-0--|  x10
F|--0-0-0--0-0--3--3--2p0-0--|
F|--0-0-0--0-0--3--3--2p0-0--|


[SECOND BRIDGE SEGMENT 3:06]

F|--0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--3--5--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
F|--0-0-0--3--5--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
F|--3p0-0--3--5--3p0-0-0-0-0--|  x4
F|--3p0-0--0--0--3p0-0-0-0-0--|
F|--3p0-0--0--0--3p0-0-0-0-0--|


[THIRD CHORUS 3:19]

F|--0-0-0------------------0-0-0--|       F|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2--(0)--4--(0)--0-0-0--|       C|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2--(0)--4--(0)--0-0-0--|       C|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0--2--(0)--4--(0)--0-0-0--|  x7   C|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
F|--0-0-0--0--(0)--0--(0)--5-5-5--|       F|--4-4-4/7-7-7--|
F|--0-0-0--0--(0)--0--(0)--5-5-5--|       F|--4-4-4/7-7-7--|


[LEAD GUITAR 3:19-3:34]

F|-------------------------------------|
C|------17----17----17----17-----17----|
C|----17----17----17----17-----17--17--|  x8
C|--17----17----17----17-----17--------|
F|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|


[REPEAT INTRO 3:44]

F|--0-----0----0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------------------|
C|--0-----0----0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------10h12--10-10--9-9--5--|
C|--0-----0----0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------10h12--10-10--9-9--5--|
C|--0-----0----0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--10h12--10-10--9-9--5--|  x3
F|--10----10---10-10--3-3-3/--9-9-9--4-4-4/-7-7-7--0-0--0--0---0--0---0-0--0--|
F|--10----10---10-10--3-3-3/--9-9-9--4-4-4/-7-7-7--0-0--0--0---0--0---0-0--0--|


F|--0----0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|
C|--0----0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|
C|--0----0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|
C|--0----0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--|
F|--10---10-10-10-10--3-3-3-3/--9-9-9-9--4-4-4/--7-7-7--|
F|--10---10-10-10-10--3-3-3-3/--9-9-9-9--4-4-4/--7-7-7--|


[REPEAT SECOND BRIDGE SEGMENT 04:31]
                                          harmonic
F|--0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0--|       F|--12--|
C|--0-0-0--3--5--0-0-0-0-0-0--|       C|--12--|
F|--0-0-0--3--5--0-0-0-0-0-0--|       C|--12--|
F|--3p0-0--3--5--3p0-0-0-0-0--|  x4   C|--12--|
F|--3p0-0--0--0--3p0-0-0-0-0--|       F|--12--|
F|--3p0-0--0--0--3p0-0-0-0-0--|       F|--12--|


[FINAL VERSE/CHORUS 04:44]                      Of which the 3rd, 7th and 11th time are the variation again

F|------------------------------------|         F|--------------------------------------|
C|------0------0-----0-----0-------0--|         C|------0------0-----0-------0-------0--|
C|----0------0-----0-----0------------|         C|----0------0-----0-------0------------|
C|--0------2--------------------------|  x11    C|--0------2----------------------------|
F|---------------3-----3-----2p0-0----|         F|---------------3-----2h3-----2p0-0----|
F|------------------------------------|         F|--------------------------------------|


[LEAD GUITAR 05:09]

F|-------------------------------------|
C|------17----17----17----17-----17----|
C|----17----17----17----17-----17--17--|
C|--17----17----17----17-----17--------|  x9
F|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|


[05:22]
                                                                                   harmonic
F|------------------------------------|      C|------------------------------------12--|
C|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|      C|------0----0-----0-----0-----0------12--|
C|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|      C|----0----0-----0-----0-----0--------12--|
C|--0-----2-----4---------------------|  x4  C|------------------------------------12--|
F|--------------------5-----5------5--|      F|--4-----4-----7-----7-----7----7----12--|
F|------------------------------------|      F|------------------------------------12--|



Tab 🏷Legend:

/        |slide up
\        |slide down
h        |hammer on
p        |pull off
()      |ghost note
harmonic |just lay your finger across the string without pressing it down

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