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Tab4
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
CHORDS
Note: Chords in this tab are relative to guitar 1 in DGCFAD tuning.
Scroll to the bottom to find a version of the tab with the absolute chords,
i.e. that is in Cm in stead of Dm.
Guitar 1: Guitar 2:
Dm: 0231 Dm: -
Fdim: 3131 Fdim: -
G7/B: 23031 G7/B: -
Fm6/C: x33031 Fm6/C: -
Dm: 57765 Dm: 99999
Bb/F: 688766* Bb/F: 999109*
A7/G: 575655* A7/G: 88888*
Fm/Ab: 133111* Fm/Ab: 344000
G: 355433 G: 66666
Db: 46664 Db: 8988
Db(b5): 45664 Db(b5): 8978
Csus4: x3556x Csus4: 7977
C: x35553 C: 7877
Fm: 133111 -
E: 022100 -
Ab: 466544 -
Dbm: 46654 -
C7: 35353 -
Db/Ab: 4x6664 -
Bbm6: 6x566x -
Dbalt/F: 3001 or 23423 -
C/E: 2010 -
Gbalt/Bb: 12312 -
Db: 46664 -
Bbm6/Db: 45363 -
Dbalt/F: 3001 or 23423 -
C/E: 2010 -
Gbalt/Bb: 12312 -
F/A: 03211 -
B(b5)/D#: 6x867 -
* Bass note is only played on the bass guitar,
and is not present in the actual guitar chord.
INTRO
Guitars 1 and 2 play rhythm figures below.
Guitar 3 tacet.
Play two times.
Guitar 1:
Dm Fdim G7/B Fm6/C
d|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| A|3-------3-1-----|0-------3-1-0---|--------------3---|----------------| F|2-----2-2---2---|1-----1-1---1---|0-1p0-------------|1---0-----------| C|0-----0-0---0---|0-----0-0---0---|0-----3---0-------|0---0---3---0---| G|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
Guitar 2:
Dm Fdim G7/B Fm6/C
e|4-----------4---|3-----------3---|2-3p2-0-----------|3---2---0-------| B|2-------2---2---|2-------2---2---|2---------2---2---|2-------5---2---| G|4-----4---4-----|3-----3---3-3---|------------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
[VERSE 1)
Guitars 1 and 2 play chords.
Guitar 3 tacet.
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
The embers of the saint inside of you
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
Are growing as I'm bathing in your glow
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
I'm swallowing the poison of your flower
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
And hanging on the rising of my low
PRE-CHORUS
Db Db(b5) Csus4 C
Colorful and falling from your mouth
Db Db(b5) Csus4 C
Like a painted fever in recoil
Db Db(b5)
Like a lie without the pain
CHORUS 1
Guitar 1 plays chords.
Guitar 2 tacet.
Guitar 3 plays chorus rhythm figure below.
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
On a pillow of your bones I will lay across the stones
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Throw my pillow on the fire, make my bed under the eye
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your moon until the tide comes crawling back.
INTERLUDE 1
(Same as intro)
Guitars 1 and 2 play rhythm figures below.
Guitar 3 tacet.
Play two times.
Guitar 1:
Dm Fdim G7/B Fm6/C
d|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| A|3-------3-1-----|0-------3-1-0---|--------------3---|----------------| F|2-----2-2---2---|1-----1-1---1---|0-1p0-------------|1---0-----------| C|0-----0-0---0---|0-----0-0---0---|0-----3---0-------|0---0---3---0---| G|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
Guitar 2:
Dm Fdim G7/B Fm6/C
e|4-----------4---|3-----------3---|2-3p2-0-----------|3---2---0-------| B|2-------2---2---|2-------2---2---|2---------2---2---|2-------5---2---| G|4-----4---4-----|3-----3---3-3---|------------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
VERSE 2
Guitars 1 and 2 play chords.
Guitar 3 plays second verse riff below.
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| B|--------------3-|------5b6-3-----|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| G|7-------5-7---3-|--7-5-----------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| D|7-----7---------|----------------|--------6-----7-|--5h6p5-3-3/5p3---3/5-|--3-3/5-3-----------| A|5---------------|----------------|----5-7---------|----------------------|----------3/5-3-----| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------3p1-|
A waning hand on silver granite ways
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| B|--------------3-|------5b6-3-----|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| G|7-------5-7---3-|--7-5-----------|----------------|----------------------|--5-----------------| D|7-----7---------|----------------|--------6-----7-|--5h6p5-3-3/5p3---3h5/|7---7\5p3-3/5-3-----| A|5---------------|----------------|----5-7---------|----------------------|----------------5p3-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------|
Will mend my broken limbs and bend my haze.
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| B|--------------3-|------5b6-3-----|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| G|7-------5-7---3-|--7-5-----------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| D|7-----7---------|----------------|--------6-----7-|--5h6p5-3-3/5p3---3/5-|--3-3/5-3-----------| A|5---------------|----------------|----5-7---------|----------------------|----------3/5-3-----| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------3p1-|
I'm sleeping in the silence of your voice.
Dm Bb/F A7/G Fm/Ab G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| B|--------------3-|------5b6-3-----|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| G|7-------5-7---3-|--7-5-----------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------| D|7-----7---------|----------------|--------6-----7-|--5h6p5-3-3/5p3---3/5-|--3-3/5-3-----------| A|5---------------|----------------|----5-7---------|----------------------|----------3/5-3-----| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------3p1-|
I'm cradling the peril of my only choice.
PRE-CHORUS 2
Guitars 1 and 2 play chords.
Guitar 3 tacet.
Db Db(b5) Csus4 C
Colorful and falling from your mouth
Db Db(b5) Csus4 C
Like a painted fever in recoil
Db Db(b5)
Like a lie without the pain
CHORUS 2
Guitar 1 plays chords.
Guitar 2 tacet.
Guitar 3 plays chorus rhythm figure below.
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
On a pillow of your bones I will lay across the stones
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling back
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Throw my pillow on the fire, make my bed under the eye
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your moon until the tide comes crawling back.
INTERLUDE 2
Guitars 1 and 2 tacet.
Guitar 3 plays interlude 2 riff below.
Dm Fdim G7/B Fm6/C
e|--------9b10====|================|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|----------------|----------------|------------5-------------------|--5-----------------------------| D|----------------|----------------|----3/5-6b7----(6)b7p5-3----6b7=|---(6)b7p5-3---3/5-3------------| A|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|------------------------3/5-3---| E|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BRIDGE
Guitar 1 plays chords (no guitar on the actual track).
Guitars 2 and 3 tacet.
Db/Ab Bbm6 Dbalt/F C/E
Even though the truth can burn inside
Gbalt/Bb
or fall behind,
Db Bbm6/Db Dbalt/F C/E
I will wander through your open mind
Gbalt/Bb F/A
And you will find
B(b5)/D#
no lie can
Fm E Fm E
hide
Ab Dbm C7
Until the tide comes crawling
CHORUS 3
Guitar 1 plays chords.
Guitar 2 tacet.
Guitar 3 plays chorus rhythm figure below.
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
On a pillow of your bones I will lay across the stones
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling back
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Throw my pillow on the fire, make my bed under the eye
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your moon until the tide comes crawling back.
Fm E Fm E
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------9-------------9-----9---|--------9-------------9-----9---| G|--------10------------9-----9---|--------10------------9-----9---| D|----10------------9-------9-----|----10------------9-------9-----| A|8-------------7-----------------|8-------------7-----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
On a pillow of your bones I will lay across the stones
Ab Dbm C7 C7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------4-------------5-----5---|--------5-------------5-----5---| G|--------5-------------6-----6---|--------5-------------3-----5---| D|----6-------------6-------6-----|----5-------------5-------5-----| A|--------------4-----------------|3-------------3-----------------| E|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling back
OUTRO
(Same as Interlude 2)
Guitars 1 and 2 tacet.
Guitar 3 plays riff below.
Repeat until fade-out.
Dm Fdim G7/B Fm6/C
e|--------9b10====|================|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|----------------|----------------|------------5-------------------|--5-----------------------------| D|----------------|----------------|----3/5-6b7----(6)b7p5-3----6b7=|---(6)b7p5-3---3/5-3------------| A|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|------------------------3/5-3---| E|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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PILLOW OF YOUR BONES - Chris Cornell
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Absolute chords
INTRO
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
[VERSE 1)
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
The embers of the saint inside of you
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
Are growing as I'm bathing in your glow
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
I'm swallowing the poison of your flower
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
And hanging on the rising of my low
PRE-CHORUS
B B(b5) Bbsus4 Bb
Colorful and falling from your mouth
B B(b5) Bbsus4 Bb
Like a painted fever in recoil
B B(b5)
Like a lie without the pain
CHORUS 1
Ebm D
On a pillow of your bones
Ebm D
I will lay across the stones
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling
Ebm D
Throw my pillow on the fire
Ebm D
Make my bed under the eye
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your moon until the tide comes crawling back
INTERLUDE 1
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
VERSE 2
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
A waning hand on silver granite ways
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
Will mend my broken limbs and bend my haze
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
I'm sleeping in the silence of your voice
Cm Ab/Eb G7/F Ebm/Gb F
I'm cradling the peril of my only choice
PRE-CHORUS 2
B B(b5) Bbsus4 Bb
Colorful and falling from your mouth
B B(b5) Bbsus4 Bb
Like a painted fever in recoil
B B(b5)
Like a lie without the pain
CHORUS 2
Ebm D
On a pillow of your bones
Ebm D
I will lay across the stones
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling
Ebm D
Throw my pillow on the fire
Ebm D
Make my bed under the eye
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your moon until the tide comes crawling back
INTERLUDE 2
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
BRIDGE
B Abm6 Balt/D# Bb/D
Even though the truth can burn inside
Ealt/G#
or fall behind,
B Abm6/Cb Balt/D# Bb/D
I will wander through your open mind
Ealt/G# Eb/G
And you will find
A(b5)/C#
no lie can
Ebm D Ebm E
hide
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Until the tide comes crawling
CHORUS 3
Ebm D
On a pillow of your bones
Ebm D
I will lay across the stones
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling
Ebm D
Throw my pillow on the fire
Ebm D
Make my bed under the eye
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your moon until the tide comes crawling back
Ebm D
On a pillow of your bones
Ebm D
I will lay across the stones
F# Bm Bb7 Bb7
Of your shore until the tide comes crawling back
OUTRO
Cm Ebdim F7/A Ebm6/Bb
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
|(x)b pre-bend (x describes fret number)
| = hold (e.g. hold bend)
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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