The Big Black Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays481

The Big Black by Orange Goblin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Tuning: Drop-D 

Tabbed by: Kerim B. Jansson (one-weak) 

s - slide 
PM - palm mute 
h - hammer on 


Intro 
Guitar 1: 
00:00 ( after the second time, Guitar 2 joins in) 

e||------------------------------------------------------|| 
B||------------------------------------------------------|| 
G||----------------7s(b9)7-------7s(b9)7---------------------|| 
D||------------5-7-------8~-8~-------8-7-7s8-7-----------|| 
A||---7-7--5-7---------------------------------8---------|| 
E||------------------------------------------------------|| 


00:50 
Guitar 2 

e||------------------------------------------------------|| 
B||------------------------------------------------------|| 
G||-----------4-6----------------------------------------|| 
D||--6-6--4-6-----4s6-4-------4s6-4----------------------|| 
A||---------------------5~-5~-------5-4-4s5-4------------|| 
E||-------------------------------------------7-6~-6~----|| 


01:06 
Guitar 2 

e||------------------------------------------------------|| 
B||------------------------------------------------------|| 
G||------------------------------------------------------|| 
D||----------4s6-4------4s6-4----------------------------|| 
A||------2-4-------5-~5----------5-4-4s5-4---------------|| 
E||--4-6-----------------------------------7-------------|| 


Chorus 
01:17 
Both guitars (heavy distortion) 

e||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| 
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| 
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| 
D||--2--2---0--2--5--7--7s14--12--8--8---8s14--12--8--7--8--7--3----|| 
A||--2--2---0--2--5--7--7s14--12--8--8---8s14--12--8--7--8--7--3----|| 
E||--2--2---0--2--5--7--7s14--12--8--8---8s14--12--8--7--8--7--3----|| 


Verse 
02:05 

   {----------------PM----------------} 
e||------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
B||------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
G||------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
D||-2--2--2--2--2--2--5--2--2--2--2--2---8--7-----7--6------3--3--0--|| 
A||-2--2--2--2--2--2--5--2--2--2--2--2---8--7-----7--6------3--3--0--|| 
E||-2--2--2--2--2--2--5--2--2--2--2--2---8--7-----7--6------3--3--0--|| 

Guitar 2 in the background 

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


Chorus 
02:54 


Verse 
03:19 


Interlude 
04:09 

e||--------------------|---------------------------------------------|| 
B||--------------------|---third time--------------------------------|| 
G||--------------------|---------------------------------------------|| 
D||--2--5--7--8--3--0--|--2--5--7--8--3--8--3--7--3--6--3------------|| 
A||--2--5--7--8--3--0--|--2--5--7--8--3--8--3--7--3--6--3------------|| 
E||--2--5--7--8--3--0--|--2--5--7--8--3--8--3--7--3--6--3------------|| 


Verse 
04:33 


Chorus 
05:22 


Outro 
05:46 
Guitar 1 

e||------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
B||------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
G||--------------------------7-7-7h(b9)--------------------------------|| 
D||--0h2-2-0-0h2-2-0-0h2-2-------------------------------------------|| 
A||--0h2-2-0-0h2-2-0-0h2-2-------------------------------------------|| 
E||--0h2-2-0-0h2-2-0-0h2-2-------------------------------------------|| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante