Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days (ASL?, Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, & More)

Todays song is Fell On Black Days By Soundgarden. Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984, and they are widely revered as one of the "Big Four" architects of the 1990s grunge movement alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains. While the band saw a few early shifts, their definitive and most famous four-piece lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd (who joined in 1990), and drummer Matt Cameron (who joined in 1986).

Their unique name was inspired by a public, wind-activated kinetic art installation in Seattle called A Garden of Sound, located on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) property next to Magnuson Park. The installation features a collection of tall steel tower structures with pipes that produce eerie, haunting, and droning musical sounds whenever the wind channels through them. The trio thought the concept was fascinating, beautiful, and slightly ominous, which perfectly mirrored the heavy, psychedelic rock sound they wanted to build.

This song was released in 1994 as the fifth and final single from their monumental, 6x Platinum album Superunknown. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and cemented its place as one of the most critically acclaimed tracks in grunge history. Unlike many rock songs that anchor their grief to a specific tragedy like a breakup, an accident, or a death, "Fell on Black Days" explores a much more insidious form of mental illness.

Cornell wrote the song about the terrifying, unprovoked arrival of existential depression. He described it as the exact feeling of waking up one morning when everything in your life is circumstantially going great—your career is thriving, your relationships are fine—and suddenly realizing, with absolute certainty, that you are profoundly and deeply unhappy. The opening lines capture this bleak paradigm shift: "Just when every day seemed to greet me with a smile / Sunspots have faded and now I'm doing time."

Chris Cornell tragically passed away on May 18, 2017, at the age of 52. He died by suicide in his Detroit hotel room following a Soundgarden concert, leaving the music community in profound shock. His legacy endures through his legendary vocal work and Soundgarden's posthumous induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

So let's learn this one together. I haven't found an ASL version yet (can you make one?). While we are waiting on that let's learn this one and on Guitar, Ukulele, and Piano. Check out the bonus covers too. Let's get in to it.

Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days (Official Video)

Soundgarden

REMASTERED IN HD! Soundgarden "Fell On Black Days" official music video from the album 'Superunknown'.

Chris Cornell - Fell On Black Days

ragegarden

Live on Euphoria Morning Tour

ASL Music Videos for These Songs Don't Exist (or do they?)

Fell on Black Days Guitar Lesson - Soundgarden

GuitarLessons365Song

In this Fell On Black days guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this Soundgarden hit in it's entirety. We will be using standard tuning just like the original recording.

How to Play "Fell On Black Days" (Acoustic Version) | Chris Cornell Guitar Lesson

Let's Play All

in the SiriusXM studio. Here's how to play it complete with on screen TAB and here's a link to the SiriusXM performance below; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tdPu...

Soundgarden Fell On Black Days ukulele cover

mdemartile

Chords: Verse and chorus Em B7/5 C5/C Pre chorus: "How would I know?" D I skipped the first bridge Second bridge: "Sure don't mind the change." Em B7 Em B7 A D C5

Fell On Black Days || Piano Cover by Elena Marinaki

Elena Marinaki

"Fell on Black Days" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Fell on Black Days" was released as the fifth single from the band's fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994). (Wikipedia)

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