Chris Cornell - Steel Rain (Third Version) Chords and Tabs

Chris Cornell - Steel Rain Third Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Chris Cornell. Other chords and tabs for the "Steel Rain" can find at the bottom of the page.

Chris Cornell - "Steel Rain"
Standard Tuning, tremelo bar needed for solo

Most of this is 4/4 time, but some parts are 3/4 where indicated.
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Intro/ Verse Riff:

Guitar 1 (acoustic) Let strings ring
F            Am              B7
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------1-1-1-1---------1--1-1--|-----0---0-----0------0--0-0---|
G|------2-2-2-2---------2--2-2--|-----2---2-----2------2--2-2---|
D|-3----3-3-3-3---------2--2-2--|-1---1---1--2--4------4--4-4---|
A|-----------------0----0--0-0--|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (electric)
e|------1------0--------0-----3-|-----2------2------------------|
B|----1------1--------1-----1---|---0------0------0-4----0-4b5b4|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--3------3--------------------|-1------1------4------4--------|
A|-----------------0------0-----|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Notes on D and A strings are not played 1st time through


Prechorus 1:
3/4 (6 beats total)
e|-----0-------0-------0---|-----3h4----------------|
B|---0---0---3---3---1---1-|---0--------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------|-2----------rest--------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|


Chorus 1 (w/ flanger)
Am              Am7             C               D7sus   D7
e|-----------------3-----3-----3-|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-2-----2-|
B|-5-----5-----5-------1-----1---|-----1-----1-------1-------1-----|
G|-----2-----2-------------------|---------------------2-------2---|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Dm              Bb      Dm        E               Esus
e|---------5-----5-6-----6-5-----5-|-4-----4-----4---5-----5-----5---|
B|-6-----6---6-------6-------6-----|---5-----5---------5-----5-------|
G|---7---------7-------7-------7---|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----|
D|-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

3/4 (6 beats total)
Esus            B7        E7
e|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-|-4-------4---4---4---|
B|---5-----5---------4-----|-3-------3---3---3---|
G|-----4-----4---------4---|---------4---4---4---|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|


After Chorus, first 2 bars are harpsichord (synth),
then play Verse Riff 2 (2x total):
e|------1-------0-------0------3---|-----2-------2--------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1--1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-4-0---0-4b5b4|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--3-------3----------------------|-1-------1-------4-------4--------|
A|------------------0------0-------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


Prechorus 2 (after 4 bars of lyrics and Verse Riff 2):
C               Am                B7              Dm6/F
e|-----1-------0-------0-------3---|-----2-------5---5------|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0-----3------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4------|
D|-3-------3-----------------------|-1-------1-------3------|
A|-----------------0-------0-------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------|


Chorus 2 - Play Previous guitar part, but add Guitar 2:

tremelo pick all notes
e|---------------------|------------------|------/13~~-----13b15r13-|
B|-----/13----13/1513-|-12--13----10~----|-10----------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|

first ending:                second ending:
e|------12-------------||       ------12----------|-------------|--------|
B|-/12-----------------||       -/12--------------|-------------|--------|
G|-------------7------||       -------------7---|-7---9-------|-9------|
D|---------------------||       ------------------|-------------|--------|
A|---------------------||       ------------------|-------------|--------|
E|---------------------||       ------------------|-------------|--------|


Solo - A violent whammy dive/vibrato is shown as '~v~'
e|-------------------------------|-------14-16------------------------|
B|-/12--------10-/13----13-12-10-|-/12-----------------------16b17r16-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------14-14/1614---14-------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-pb16r15---13------------------------------------|
G|-------------14-14~v~--------------------/17~V~-|
D|----------------------12b13r12-10----------------|
A|----------------------------------12-/15---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------/12~~-10b12r10--7h10p7--------|
G|-----------------------------------9~-----|
D|-9h10p9-8h9---------------------------9p7-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----12--------------------------------------|
B|------15---------15-13---12h13p12-----------|
G|-/14-------16--16-----------------14-----17-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------12--15-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------19-17-------------17----------------------|-17---------|
B|-----16~--------17h19-17p16----19-17-16----16-------|------------|
G|-16~----16~-----------------------------16----16-14-|-14---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
A|-14~------------------------------------------------|------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------|


Interlude-
Guitar 3 (with distortion)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--| play 4x
D|-2--2--2--2--|
A|-0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------|

Guitar 2
A         B7/A        Asus      A           Dsus      D#dim
e|---------------------|---------------------|-3----3----2----2----|
B|-5----5----4----4----|-3----3----2----2----|-3----3----4----4----|
G|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-2----2----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-0----0----1----1----|
A|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0----|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

play prechorus 1

play Chorus 2 again


Ending
e|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|--------10-9-8---------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|------10---------7b8r7-|-------------10------|--------------10----9---|
D|-----------------------|-10-9b10-------------|-10-9b10----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------8---------|-----------8------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

play this below 4x
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|---------10-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|----------------|-9-8-----8-7-----|-6-5-------------|-------------o|
D|-7--------------|-----------------|---------5gb_____|_b7----------o|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|


KEY:

| /   slide up
|    slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   string bend
| r   release of bent string
| gb  gradual bend
| ()  hold note in next bar
| __ hold note while playing next note