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Worried Moon Tab by Chris Cornell

Worried Moon tab by Chris Cornell

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Chris Cornell - 'Worried Moon'
From the album 'Higher Truth'
Tabbed by: jjhand
Tuning: Drop D

Great song with alternating fingerpicked and strummed sections. Chris picks the low strings with
his thumb and uses his fingers for the G, B and e strings and occasionally the D string during A chords.
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[Looped Intro] 0:00-0:15
e|-----------------------------------|
B|----3---2---0---------0------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------0-------0-------0----|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
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[Pre Verse] 0:16
e|-2------------------------------|-0h2-----------------------------|
B|-----0-----3-------3---2-3------|-----------3-------3-------3-----|
G|---------------2----------------|---------------2-------2-------2-|
D|-------------0-------0----------|----0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
                                                       "Worried"

Verse 1
[Verse Riff 1]
   D                                 G/D
e|-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|---4-------4-------4-------4-----|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
   "Moon"                 "shining   bright"                 "Can I"

   G/B             Gm/Bb              D
e|-3---------------3---------------|-2-------------------------------|
B|-------------3---------------3---|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
G|-----------0---------------3-----|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-2-------2-------1-------1-------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
   "sleep   here tonight   right beside you?"            "I've got a"


   D                                 G/D
e|-0h2-----------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
G|-----------2-------2-------2-----|---4-------4-------4-------4-----|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
   "long"                 "way   to  go"                    "I'll be"

                                      2 beats (2/4)
e|-3---------------3---------------|-2---------------|
B|-------------0---------------3---|------------3----|
G|-----------0---------------3-----|---------2-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------2-------1-------1-------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-0---------------|
  "off    in the morn,       and I hope but I don't"

    A (4 beats again)
e|----------------------------------|
B|--2-------2-------2h3-----3-------|
G|------2-------2-------2------2----|
D|--------2-------2-------2------2--|
A|--0---------------0---------------|
D|----------------------------------|
  "know"

[Verse Riff 2]
   G               D                  Bm
e|-----------------2----------------|-----------------2-------------|
B|------------0----------3-----3----|-----------3---------------3---|
G|---------0----------------2-------|----4---------------4----------|
D|------5---------------------------|------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|-5---------------0----------------|-------------------------------|
  "If she will have me back again or only want me for a friend"

    6 beats (6/4)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------2-------2-------2h3------2------|
G|----2---------------2----------------2-----------|
D|------4-----4---------2-----2----------2---------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
  "and leave a stain across my heart"

   G/D     4 beats again
e|-3--------------------------------|-3h5p3--------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-------3-------3-|---------3--------3--------3--------3-|
G|----4-------4-------4-------4-----|------4--------4--------4--------4----|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0---------0--------0--------0--------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  "that never washes out"



Play Verse Riff 1 again - Lyrics:

 "Nervous moon, In the clouds
 There's a halo around your proud face
 and I'm glad that we're friends
 I might see you again
 sooner or later I guess"

Play Verse Riff 2 again - Lyrics:

"Yeah if it all goes wrong
 and I'm a heart without a home
 Maybe you can talk me out
 of doing myself in"



[Chorus]

e|-3-3-3-2---2-2--2-2-0-0-x-x--|-1-1-1-0---0-0---0-0----|
B|-3-3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-x-x--|-1-1-1-1---1-1---3-3----|
G|-0-0-0-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-x-x--|-2-2-2-2---0-0---0-0----| play 3x
D|-0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-x-x--|-3-3-3-3---2-2---2-2----|
A|-2-2-2-0---------------------|-----------3-3---3-3----|
D|-0-0-0-----------------------|------------------------|
1  "Worried moon       I'm afraid of what's to come"
2  "Worried moon       Yeah, tell me what you know"
3  "Worried moon       You see further down the road"



[Chorus Ending]
e|-----------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------|
G|--1-----1--------------------|--2------2--------------|
D|--2-----2--------------------|--2------2--------------|
A|--2-----2--------------------|--2------2--------------|
D|--2-----2--------------------|--2------2--------------|
   "Worried moon"



Second Verse - Play same riffs as Verse 1


Second Chorus - Play Chorus riff again



Bridge - 12 string guitar on album, but Chris plays this live on 6 string, play 2x

   Bm                       D
e|---------------------------|-2---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
B|-3---3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|-3---3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----|
G|-4---4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----|-2---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----|
D|-4---4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----|-0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----|
A|-2---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|

   F#m          G              A
e|---------------------------|-0---0-0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|---------------------------|-2---2-2--2h3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2--2--2-2-2--0--0--0-0-0--|-2---2-2--2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-4--4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5--|-2---2-2--2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-4--4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5--|-0---0-0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-4--4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5--|-----------------------------|



[Bridge during Harmonica solo]

e|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|--------------------------|
D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|--------------------------|

e|-3---3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3--|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B|-3---3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0--|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-2---2---2-2-2-1---1---1-1-1--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|------------------------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|

e|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|--------------------------|
D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|--------------------------|

                                  2 beats        4 beats again
e|-3---3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3--|-2--2--2-2-2--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0­-0-0-|
B|-3---3---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--|-2---2-2-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0--|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0--|-0--0--0-0-0--|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---2---2-2-2-1---1---1-1-1--|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------|-0--0--0-0-0--|-------------------------|


Play Chorus again


Ending

   D                                 G/D
e|-0h2-----------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
B|---------------3-------3-------3-|---------------3-------3-------3-|
G|-----------2-------2-------2-----|-----------4-------4-------4-----|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
  "Dirty moon                on the rise                    Orange as"

                                      2 beats (2/4)
e|-3---------------3---------------|-2---------------|
B|-------------0---------------3---|------------3----|
G|-----------0---------------3-----|---------2-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-2-------2-------1-------1-------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-0---------------|
  "fire but a bitter cold.     You'll remember me, I"

    A (4 beats again)
e|----------------------------------|
B|--2-------2-------2h3-----3-------|
G|------2-------2-------2------2----|
D|--------2-------2-------2------2--|
A|--0---------------0---------------|
D|----------------------------------|
  "know                 'Cause I have"

   G               D                  Bm
e|-----------------2----------------|-----------------2-------------|
B|------------0----------3-----3----|-----------3---------------3---|
G|---------0----------------2-------|----4---------------4----------|
D|------5---------------------------|------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|-5---------------0----------------|-------------------------------|
  "moved to another coast With a new love to call my own      Maybe"

    6 beats (6/4)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------2-------2-------2h3------2------|
G|----2---------------2----------------2-----------|
D|------4-----4---------2-----2----------2---------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
  "one day you can bathe us"

   G/D     4 beats again
e|-3--------------------------------|-3h5p3--------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-------3-------3-|---------3--------3--------3--------3-|
G|----4-------4-------4-------4-----|------4--------4--------4--------4----|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0---------0--------0--------0--------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  "In your blue light                                              Worried"

e|-3--------------------------------|-3h5p3--------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-------3-------3-|---------3--------3--------3--------3-|
G|----4-------4-------4-------4-----|------4--------4--------4--------4----|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0---------0--------0--------0--------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  "moon                     worried   moon                         worried"

e|-3--------------------------------|-3h5p3--------------------------------|
B|-------3--------3-------3-------3-|---------3--------3--------3--------3-|
G|----4-------4-------4-------4-----|------4--------4--------4--------4----|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|-0---------0--------0--------0--------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  "moon"

e|---2---------------------------|
B|---3---------------------------|
G|---2---------------------------|
D|---0---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|



Key:
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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