Seasons Tab by Chris Cornell

Seasons tab by Chris Cornell

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Seasons by Chris Cornell: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Seasons" by Chris Cornell was featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Singles" in 1992. The song showcases Cornell's signature haunting vocals and introspective lyrics. The track features acoustic guitar with open tunings, creating a melancholic atmosphere. Cornell's emotive delivery and poetic lyricism make "Seasons" a standout track in his solo career.

Song: Seasons
Artist: Chris Cornell
CD: ¨Singles¨ original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Tabber: Nick Picard (cool_no9@hotmail.com)

This song has a fascinating sound that is a result of a doggedly odd tuning
the only hint to which can be detected towards the end of the song when an
open strum of the 12th fret harmonics is heard. Here’s how to tune your
guitar for this piece:

(low to high):

E - up one half step to F
A - down two whole steps to F
D - down one whole step to C
G - down three and one half steps to C
B - up one half step to C
E - down two whole steps to C

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

The resulting tuning is somewhat unwieldy, but for the purposes of this
tune, Chris Cornell manages to pull off some mighty fine licks. The song
essentially breaks down into 5 rhythm figures, which have been dentified in
the following tab. Bear in mind the length of the pattern when it repeats
elsewhere in the song. Enjoy this as long as you can, because I’ve busted
many a string tuning back up to standard after I was done playing this one!

Here we go:


   Rhy. Fig.1-------------------------------------------------------->|
   repeat 2x
C |0---------------|0--0--0---------|0--0--0----10h12|10----9----5----||
C |0---------------|0--0--0---------|0--0--0----10h12|10----9----5----||
C |0---------------|0--0--0---------|0--0--0----10h12|10----9----5----||
C |0---------------|0--0--0---------|0--0--0----10h12|10----9----5----||
F |10----------x10|3--3/-9---------|4--4/-7-----0--0|-0----0----0----||
F |10----------x10|3--3/-9---------|4--4/-7-----0--0|-0----0----0----||


                    Rhy. Fig.2------>|
                                      repeat 3x
C |0---------------|--0--0--0--0----0|----|----|----|
C |0---------------|-0--0--0--0------|----|----|----|
C |0---------------|-----------------|----|----|----|
C |0---------------|0--2-------------|----|----|----|
F |10--------------|------3--3--2p0--|----|----|----|
F |10--------------|---------------0-|----|----|----|

                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   Summer nights ...                 Are stolen ...

                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   My mirror shows ...               Another place ...

                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   Another place ...                 And I’m lost ...


                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   The words I’ll never ...          And I’m left ...


                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   As seasons roll ...                Sleeping with a ...


                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   Seven feathers ...                 Dreams have never been ...


                     repeat 3x
C |--0--0--0--0----0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-0--0--0--0------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--2-------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------------0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
   And dreams  ...                   Dreams have never ...     And I’m


   Rhy. Fig.3----->|
                    repeat 3x
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------55-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------55-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
   lost ...      be-hind     And the words ...                 And I’m


   repeat 4x
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------55-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------55-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
   left ...      be-hind          As seasons roll ...             yeah

   Rhy. Fig.4----->|
                     repeat 3x
C |0002p0-----------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0002p0-----------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0002p0-----------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0002p0-----------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3-x2p0-0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |------3--3-x2p0-0|---------------|----------------|----------------|-
                                                                Well I

   repeat 4x
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
   wanna fly ...             But you can’t ...                 And the

                                     Rhy. Fig.5----->|
   repeat 2x                                            repeat
C |----------------|----------------|----3-5----0-00x--|--------------|-
C |----------------|----------------|----3-5----0-00x--|--------------|-
C |----------------|----------------|----3-5----0-00x--|--------------|-
C |----------------|----------------|----3-5----0-00x--|--------------|-
F |----------------|----------------|3p00---3p00-----00|--------------|-
F |----------------|----------------|3p00---3p00-----00|--------------|-
   naked floor ...               The naked floor reminds...

   Rhy. Fig.5-----------------------|Rhy Fig. 3-----------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
   Oh the naked floor ...   That I’m lost ...                      The

   Rhy. Fig.3---------------------------------------------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
   words I’ll never ...      And I’m left ...                       As

                                     Rhy. Fig.1-----------------------|

C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|-
C |0-x2-x4--00-0---|0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------55-5---|4--4/-7--7--7---|----------------|----------------|-
F |---------55-5---|4--4/-7--7--7---|----------------|----------------|-
   seasons roll on  by ...           If I should ...

   Rhy. Fig.1---------------------------------------------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
                                     Could you crawl ...

   Rhy. Fig.1---------------------------------------------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
                                     Should I be ...

   Rhy. Fig.1---------------------------------------------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
                                 Ooh Ooh

                    Rhy. Fig.5----------------------------------------|

C |0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
C |0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |4--4/-7--7--7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
F |4--4/-7--7--7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|-

                        Rhy. Fig.2------------------------------------|

C |----3-5----0-00x|--------|----------------|----------------|-
C |----3-5----0-00x|--------|----------------|----------------|-
C |----3-5----0-00x|--------|----------------|----------------|-
C |----3-5----0-00x|--------|----------------|----------------|-
F |3p00---3p00-----|--------|----------------|----------------|-
F |3p00---3p00-----|--------|----------------|----------------|-


   Rhy. Fig.2---------------------------------------------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-

   Rhy. Fig.2---------------------------------------------------------|-
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-
            And I’m lost          be-hind         The words I’ll ...



C |--0--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 |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C |0--2-------------|0--2--4---------|0--2--4---------|0--2--4---------|
F |------3--3--2p0--|---------5--5--5|---------5--5--5|---------5--5--5|
F |---------------0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
             And I’m left          be-hind          As seasons roll on

                           let ring---|
C   |--0--0--0--0--0-|-----0----------||
C   |-0--0--0--0--0--|----0-----------||
C   |----------------|---0------------||
C   |----------------|--0-------------||
F   |4--4--5--5--5--5|-5--------------||
F   |----------------|5---------------||
     by          yeah

Last updated: July 4, 2025

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