![]() The various guitars being played at the same time instilled a psychedelic, dark, and reminiscent mood. The Instruments used were the acoustic, distortion, over driven and bass guitars as well as the drums which kept a steady beat. There are numerous times where repetition within the lyrics as well as with the instrumental melody occur making it difficult to identify whether or not a new section has begun. I believe this piece is constructed in a ABA Ternary Form in which the first section comes to an end with the beginning of the second section at 2:55 which lasts until 3:26,which indicates the start of the third and final section. I believe it is polyphonic as the various guitars used would introduce what seemed to be a different melody specifically during the guitar solo. I had a difficult time identifying whether the song is homophonic or polyphonic. The Dynamics went from playing soft (piano) to forte as the song progressed. The instruments are in key with the singers voice except at certain times such as at 2:55 when the guitar solo introduces a melody of its own. Dissonance taking place can be heard at the very end of the song starting around 5:09. The entire song is played on a minor scale with various changes occurring amongst the guitar chords. According to Wikipedia, the guitar solo in Black Hole Sun is over a riff that alternates between 4/4 and 9/8 and is played in dropped D tuning. There is also arpeggio occurring all throughout the song such as at 0:17. Syncopation occurs at 2:59 when the guitar solo begins and disturbs the regular rhythm. I think of it as a bar of 5/4 followed by a bar of 4/4.This song is played in a duple meter, in which the downbeat is emphasized by the drums playing in the background and also when the singer ends the verse with “Sun”. This is where the weird time signature comes in. Finishing off with down on the F and up-down on the G. If you do want to tackle it, I strum down once on each chord except on the B-C move I strum down on the B then slide up to C. So I’d recommend skipping it if you’re performing it. The riff in the solo and outro doesn’t transfer too well to ukulele. Intro and Verse: Here’s a strum you can use for most of the chords in the verse:ĭo that once for each chord except the short G – G7 move where you can use this once for each:Ĭhorus: I like to switch to this as the main strum:Īgain, once for each except the G-G7 where you use d-du. ![]() Building up the sinister, unnerving atmosphere and creating tension pushing the song forward into the chorus. The chord doesn’t sit comfortably and they leave it hanging in the air. The song is in G but the verse ends with an Ab chord. The strangest aspect of the progression comes at the end of the verse. the G6 chord is played 8th fret but notated at the 7th fret). So pay attention to the fret numbers at the side of the chord charts and remember that they’re relative to the capo on the first fret (e.g. I’ve kept that descending move in my arrangement with the chords starting high up the neck. The progression starts with the sweat G6 and Bb6 chords then lazily descends the neck with trademark grunge melancholy. ![]() Their songs are peppered with unusual chords and strange time signatures. Soundgarden were the most musically adventurous group to come out of the grunge scene.
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