Alice in chains - Rooster v2

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Rooster by Alice In Chains    ritem:\\\\ \/\/
(3 versions)


Tabbed by Phil Herring (paherr@worldnet.att.net)

Tune down 1/2 step
(low to high) Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb

Intro:
Guitar 1 (Rythem Figure 1)
--2-2-0----0--0--0--0--5-5-0----0--0--0--0--2-2-2----0--0--0--0--5-5-0--
--2-2-0----0--0--0--0--5-5-0----0--0--0--0--2-2-2----0--0--0--0--5-5-0--
--3-3-3----3--3--3--3--6-6-6----6--6--6--6--3-3-3----3--3--3--3--6-6-6--
--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--7-7-7----7--7--7--7--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--7-7-7--
--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--7-7-7----7--7--7--7--4-4-4----4--4--4--4--7-7-7--
--2-2-2----2--2--2--2--5-5-5----5--5--5--5--2-2-2----2--2--2--2--5-5-5--
             (end Rythem Figur 1) (play 4 times)
--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------
--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------
--6--6--6--6------------------------------------------------------------
--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------------------
--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------------------
--5--5--5--5------------------------------------------------------------

1st Verse:
Guitar 1 plays Rythem Figure 1 four times
Guitar 2 (w/distortion and envelope filter) feedback___________________

------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(6)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-(6)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--4----3----2----------4~~~~~~~~~~----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------5--2---------------5~~~~~~-
                         Guitar 2
                         Guitar 3 (w/distortion)
---------------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------5---------------------
--------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------5--7------7--(7)~~~~~~~~~~~-
---------------------------2----------------------2---------------------
--4-----------------------------------------2--4------4--(4)~~~~~~~~~~~-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fill 1:                   Fill 2:
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
------------------------|---(7)~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------
--10b-------------------|-----------------------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------

1st Chorus:
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays Fill 2)
--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--X--X--0--2---2--0--
--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--X--X--0--2---2--0--
--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--X--X--3--3---3--3--
--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--X--X--4--4---4--4--
--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--X--X--4--4---4--4--
--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------0--2---2--2--

--2--------2--0--2----2--2--2--------2--2---2--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--7-
--2--------2--0--2----2--2--2--4-----2--2---2--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--7-
--3--------3--3--3----3--3--3--4-----3--3---3--3--3--3--8----8--8--8--8-
--4--------4--4--4----4--4--4--4-----4--4---4--4--4--4--9----9--9--9--9-
--4--------4--4--4----4--4--4--2-----4--4---4--4--4--4--9----9--9--9--9-
--2--------2--0--2----2--2--2--2-----2--2---2--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--7-

--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------
--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------
--8--8--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11----------------------------------
--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------------------
--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------------------
--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------

Guitars 2 & 3 (w/distortion, envelope filter off for Guitar 2)
          w/bar (Guitar 3 only) w/bar______________          w/bar*
----------0~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~-
----------0~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~-
----------3~~~~~~~--2----------------------------------------3~~~~~~~~~-
-----4----4~~~~~~~--2--------------------------------2-------4~~~~~~~~~-
--2--4----4~~~~~~~--0-----------4~~~~~~--3~~~--2~~~--0--4----4~~~~~~~~~-
--0--2----2~~~~~~~--------------------------------------2----2~~~~~~~~~-
* Guitar 3 only
             w/bar               w/bar           w/bar
---------5--(5)~~~~~~------------0~~~~~~--------------------------------
---------5--(5)~~~~~~------------0~~~~~~--------------------------------
--2------2--(2)~~~~~~------------3~~~~~~----2---------------------------
--2------2--(2)~~~~~~-------4----4~~~~~~----2----------------------2----
--0------0--(0)~~~~~~----2--4----4~~~~~~----0----4~~~~~~--3~~~--2--0--4-
-------------------------0--2----2~~~~~~------------------------------2-
  w/bar (Guitar 3 only)
--0~~~~~~~~~-------5----------------------------------------------------
--0~~~~~~~~~-------5----------------------------------------------------
--3~~~~~~~~~--2----2----------------------------------------------------
--4~~~~~~~~~--2----2----------------------------------------------------
--4~~~~~~~~~--0----0----------------------------------------------------
--2~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------

Interlude:
Guitars 2 & 3 (Riff A) w/wah                       (end Riff A) (repeat)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4----3----4--4/6------6----4------4/6-------3-------------------------
--X----X----X--X-X------X----X------X-X-------X----4----2----2----------
--2----1----2--2/4------4----2------2/4-------1----X----X----X----------
---------------------------------------------------2----0----0----------

Guitar 3 (w/wah) (Guitar 2 plays Riff A)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4----3----4--4/6----6------6/9--9----9/11----9--11----14---11---9-----
--X----X----X--X-X----X------X-X--X----X-X-----X---X-----X----X---X-----
--2----1----2--2/4----4------4/7--7----7/9-----7---9----12----9---7-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd & 3rd Choruses:
Guitar 2 & 3 (wah off)
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--2---2-2-2--
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--2---2-2-2--
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--3--3---3-3-3--
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--4--4---4-4-4--
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--4--4---4-4-4--
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--2---2-2-2--

------------------------------------------2----2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7---
---------------------------------4--------2----2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7---
--3--------3--3--3--3---3--3--3--4-----3--3----3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8---
--4--------4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4-----4--4----4--4--9--9--9--9--9--9---
--4--------4--4--4--4---4--4--4--2-----4--4----4--4--9--9--9--9--9--9---
--2--------2--2--0--2---2--2--2--2-----2--2----2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7---

--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------
--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------
--8--8--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11----------------------------------
--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------------------
--9--9--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------------------
--7--7--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------------------------------
          w/bar (Guitar 3 only)                                 (repeat)
----------0~~~~~~----------------------------------------0~~~~~~-----5--
----------0~~~~~~----------------------------------------0~~~~~~-----5--
----------3~~~~~~----2-----------------------------------3~~~~~~--2--2--
----------4~~~~~~----2-------------------------2---------4~~~~~~--2--2--
--2--4----4~~~~~~----0----4~~~~~~--3~~~--2~~~--0----4----4~~~~~~--0--0--
--0--2----2~~~~~~-----------------------------------2----2~~~~~~--------
* all vibrations here w/bar

3rd Verse:
Guitar 1 plays Rythem Figure 1 four times
Guitar 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------17--14--17--------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4----------------(4)--------------------------------------------------
--4----------------(4)--------------------------------------------------
--2----------------(2)--------------------------------------------------

----------14------------------------------------------------------------
--(17)------------17~~~~~~~~~~~~--14------14~~~~~~~~~~~--14b------------
--------------14------------------14---------------------14b------------
--------------------------------------17----------------------16~~~~~~~-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------17~~~~~~~~~~~~-
--------14----------14----------14----16----14--16/18-18----------------
--14-16----16-14-16----16-14-16----16----16-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Outro:
Guitar 1 plays Rythem Figure 1
Guitar 2
*****
-X----------------------------------------16---17----------16b----------
--X---------------------------------------------------------------------
---X--------------------------------------------------------------------
----4-------------------------------------------------------------------
----4-------------------------------------------------------------------
----2-------------------------------------------------------------------
***** upstrokes

--14--------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------16b-----16b---16b----16b---(16)b---14----------(14)---
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KEY
b = bend
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
X = mute
~ = vibrate
/ = slide up
\ = slide down


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From: Rob Goggins (rob@praline.nevada.edu / rob@praline.nrlssc.navy.mil)

There are two hard parts of this song. The first is to get the right 
tuning--it's what I call the "drop F#" tuning--lower the G string 1/2
step to an F#. Whew, that was easy. The other hard part is notated later.

In addition, Alice in Chains detunes everything by 1/2 step, so the 
actual tuning is (low freq to hi freq) Eb, Ab, Db, F, Bb, Eb. But I'm
going to pretend were using E, A, D, F#, B, E.  Here goes....


intro, verse:

        F#5     A5~Asus2
Eb-> E  02-0----5--0--0-
Bb-> B  02-0----5--0--0-
F--> F# 00-0----7--3--3-   repeat for duration of intro, 2 verses
Db-> D  44-4----7--2--2-   (Ain't found a way....leads me to nowhere)
Ab-> A  44-4----0--0--0-
Eb-> E  02-0----|-------

pre-chorus:

B       Asus2   F#5             B      Asus2    
|-------0-------02-0----|-------|-------0-------
0-------0-------02-0----|-------0-------0-------
0-------3-------00-0----|-------0-------3-------
4-------2-------44-4----|-------4-------2-------
2-------0-------44-4----|-------2-------0-------
|-------|-------02-0----|-------|-------|-------
Here they come...               Yeah, here comes the Rooster...


chorus:

F#5     Asus2   F#5
02-0----0-------|--0----
02-0----0-------|--0----
00-0----3-------|--0---- repeated several times (with gusto)
44-4----2-------|--4----
44-4----0---4320|--4----
02-0----|-------0--0----
   ^    ^          ^
   |    |          |
   |    CRUNCH!    OBCRUNCH!
   CRUNCH!
        You know he ain't gonna die...


"interlude riff":

F#5     E       F#5     Asus2
|-------|-------|-------|-------
|-------|-------|-------|-------
|-------|-------|-------|------- repeat 2 more times
|-------|-------|-------|-------
2124----4--2--4-1-------|-------
2--2----0-------|20-----|-------
                        ^
                        |
                       ********************************************
                       *This is the hardest part of the song...   *
                       *the guitar plays nothing here, even though*
                       *you ache to crunch out an Asus2!          *
                       ********************************************

Come out into another pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus,
and then outro. Don't step on any mines while playing (even though
it'd be COOL!).  Enjoy!


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From: parker_ag@ix.wcc.govt.nz (Adrian Parker)

I just learnt this song yesterday its rough - but as a general acoustic strum
song its great...

verse chords are  F# (244322) then Fadd11 (244300), followed with
A(577655) and then Asus9 (577600). Don't quote me on the chord names, and
stress the trebble change.

then there is the "yeah here comes the rooster" bit which goes B (799877) then
D/A (xx4232) then F# (244322) to F#/Em (044300) again stress the treble.

and the whiny wah bit goes as below

G 4 3 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 2       | 4 3 4 6 11\9 11 10 11 11 9 9
D                     4 2 x |
A 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 1       | 2 1 2 4  9\7  9 12  9  9 7 7
E                     2 0 0 |

You're gonna have to listen to the lyrics to get timing etc... if I've missed any
_crucial_ parts, mail me and I'll see if I can remember.... terminal is at varsity,
guitar is at home :(

Hope this helps... if you know any Sap or Jar songs - I'd love it if you could
show me them :)

Take care

Adrian