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Soundgarden didn’t just bend the rules of rock — they broke them on purpose. Instead of using standard guitar tuning, the band embraced strange, “wrong,” and experimental tunings that gave their music its dark, crushing, and otherworldly sound.

Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell often tuned their guitars to unusual configurations like drop B, open C, and odd intervals that didn’t follow traditional music theory. These tunings created eerie chords, massive riffs, and haunting harmonies that helped define songs like “Black Hole Sun,” “Outshined,” and “Rusty Cage.”

The goal wasn’t theory — it was feeling. The band wanted heaviness, tension, unpredictability, and emotion that normal tunings couldn’t create. Their “wrong” tunings became a signature Soundgarden weapon, influencing grunge, metal, and modern alternative rock.

This short explains why Soundgarden intentionally tuned their guitars the “wrong” way, how it revolutionized their sound, and why their unconventional approach still shapes rock today.

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