Chris Cornell - 'When I'm Down'
From the Album 'Euphoria Morning'
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
This song is a slow tempo blues/gospel influenced number off Chris's first
solo album. Great songwriting here! Please Rate/Comment.
Intro & First Verse is Piano Only
Second Verse - (0:51) Distorted Electric
F Am A7 Gm7 Eb Bb Bbm
e|------13----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------13------13--|------13------14--|------15------16--|------15------14--|
G|------14------14--|------14------12--|------15------15--|------15------13--|
D|--------------15--|------14------14--|------15------13--|------15------11--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
"Midnight opens its arms to me Leaving you alone & I fly so far away"
F G/D F Bbm F Fsus F
e|------13----------|------13----------|------13---13--13--|-13---------/13--|
B|------13------15--|------13------13--|------14---13-\11--|-10-----10-------|
G|------14------12--|------14------14--|------15-----------|--------10--/14--|
D|--------------12--|--------------15--|-------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
"Until the light blurs my vision & I have nowhere to roam, I only love u
when I'm down"
Chorus - Light Fuzz Overdrive Electric
e|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----7~~\--------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------7b8r7----|----------3-----------|----------0-3p0---------|
A|-5---------0---------0-|-------/5-------------|-----4-2h4-------3--5p3-|
E|-----------------------|-6----------5-----3-4-|-5----------------------|
"And I only love you when I'm down & I'm only near you when"
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------10---------|
D|-------5-----5b6r5-----|-------------------------|-------10---10-----------|
A|-----5-------------8---|------------10b11r10-8---|-----8-----8------5/8\5--|
E|-6-------7-----------7-|-8--------9------------9-|-10----------------------|
"I'm gone But one thing for you to keep in mind, you know"
e|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------Acoustic part--|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------9------10)-|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------8------9-----|
A|-4----------6_______\--|------3~----4~--------|-/8~----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-1~~-------------6----|------8---(8------9-------|
"I'm down all the time... all the time"
Solo - Distorted Electric w/ reverb & quick delay (chords indicated above)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/chris-cornell/244537.html ]
Dm Asus Eb Bb F/A
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------13-------------------|
B|--------10~-------13---------------|---------------13--13-------10--------|
G|--/10-12-----12b14----12~-10-12/14-|-10b12r10---12b14__14r12b14-----10b12r|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A Dm
e|-----------------13b15r13-10---10~------|
B|---------------10-----------10-----13p10|
G|-9~~------------------------------------|
D|-----11---------------------------------|
A|-------12-10----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Bb G/B C7
|-13~~-10--------------13~~p10------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------12b14-r12-10--------12b14r12-10h12p10-|-\9b10r9b10r9~~--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Bridge (starts at last note of solo)
e|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|--------0-------|----------------|
A|-3-----4----|-5----7p5---|-2------3-------|-rest-(piano)---|
E|------------|------------|-3--------------|----------------|
"Well I know you're reaching out and you need to feel my hand...
You want to be understood, yeah well I understand ... I know you"
F Am A7 Gm7 C# Bb C#
e|------13----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------13------13--|------13------14--|------15------14--|------15------14--|
G|------14------14--|------14------12--|------15------13--|------15------13--|
D|--------------15--|------14------14--|------15------15--|------15------15--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
"hold precious little hope for me, & in your hapiness
Bb C#
I'm always drowning in my grief"
Final Chorus - Slightly different than before
e|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----7~~---------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------3-----------|----------0-3p0---------|
A|-5----------------6----|-------/5-------------|-----4-2h4-------3--5p3-|
E|---------3/4-5~--------|-6----------5-----3-4-|-5----------------------|
"And I only love you when I'm down & I'm only near you when"
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------8-------|--------------10---------|
D|-------5-----5b6r5-----|---------------6/7---8-7-5-|-------10---10-----------|
A|----/5-------------8---|---------------------------|-----8-----8------5/8\5--|
E|-6-------7-----------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9----------9--|-10----------------------|
"I'm gone But one thing for you to keep in mind, you know"
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-4---------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-1~~------------------|
"I'm down all the time... all the time... all the time... all the time"
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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