Dam That River Alice in Chains backing track and tabs

Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukWords and Music by Jerry CantrellGtr I, II
(Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell - Lead w/dist'

[Intro]

Q=126
6/4
Gtrs I, II

E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e||----------------------------|-----------------------------||
B||o---------------------------|----------------------------o||
G||----------------------------|-----------------------------||
D||----------------------------|-----------------------------||
A||o-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3----o||
E||--3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3-----||
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|

w/Rhy Fig 1
Gtr III
~~~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~
E +E +E E +E E Q E Q E E +E +E E +E E Q E E E E
e||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
B||o----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o||
G||---------------5-(5)---2-----------|--------------5-(5)---2----------------||
D||--3b4==(3)r(3)-------3-----3-5-----|-3b4==(3)r(3)-------3-----5-3b3.5------||
A||o--------------------------------5-|----------------------------------5---o||
E||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-Riff A end Riff A-|

[Verse]
$
4/4
Gtrs I, II
~~~~~~~~ ~ PM--|
E E Q +E E E E +E E E +E +E E Q E E Q E E E E
e||-------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
B||o------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
G||--5s6s5--(5)-----3-|-(3)---5b7==(5)r(5)p3----|-5s6s5----------|
D||--3s4s3--(3)-3h5---|-----5----------------5--|-3s4s3----------|
A||o------------------|-------------------------|--------5-5-3---|
E||-------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|

Rhy Fig 2 x3

[Chorus]

Rhy Fig 1 x2 -> To Coda

Rhy Fig 1

E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|---------------------------|----------------------------||
B|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
G|---------------------------|----------------------------||
D|---------------------------|----------------------------||
A|-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3---o||
E|-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0-(0)-5-6-7-6-5-3----||

[Guitar Solo]

2/4 4/4
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E E E E +E E S S E +E E E a E
e|---------|------------------------------|
B|-------5-|-(5)-------5-(5)-----------5--|
G|-------5-|-(5)-5-5h7-5-(5)-5---7b9==(7)-|
D|-5-6-7---|-------------------0----------|
A|---------|------------------------------|
E|---------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-------------------|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|---------|------------------------------|
B|---------|------------------------------|
G|---------|------------------------------|
D|---------|------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3---3--3--3-3-------3--|
E|-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3---3--3--3-3-------3--|
|-Rhy Fig 3

+E a Q a E +E a Q a E
e|------------------------------------------------------------10--|
B|-(5)---------6--------------8---(8)----------10-----13b15==(13)-|
G|-(7)r-8b10==(8)r---10b12==(10)-(10)r-12b14==(12)r---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------3--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------2--|
D|--7----------------------------------------------------------0--|
A|--5----------6---3----------6----3------------0---0----------0--|
E|-------------6---3----------6----3------------0---0----------0--|

6/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q a H. +H
e|-(10)-----------10-------(10)--------|
B|-(13)r--13b15==(13)------(13)r-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|
| +Q H. E E E E
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--(3)------------3-------------------|
G|--(2)------------2-------------------|
D|--(0)------------0-------------------|
A|--(0)------------0---------7---6-5-3-|
E|--(0)------------0---------7---6-5-3-|
end Rhy Fig 3-|

4/4
w/Rhy Fig 3
~~
a Q a E +S S E Q E
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------13-------------13-------------10---0-|
G|-12b14==(12)r---12b14==(12)r(12)p10----10---0-|
D|------------------------------------12------0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

6/4
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +H +Q. +E +Q. E
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-10-10----------------------|-------------------------------------12--|
D|-------12-10----------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------11-10-8-10b11==|=(10)b12=======(10)---(10)-(10)r-----10--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

4/4
E E E E E S S E E E. S +Q E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-12s=14-12s10-10-10s12-12s14-12----7-(7)---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-10s=12-10s=8--8--8s10-10s12-10----5-(5)---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|---------------3-|
G|-------------------------------------------|---------------2-|
D|-------------------------------------------|-7-------------0-|
A|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----3--3-|-5-6-3-6-3-0-0-0-|
E|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----3--3-|---6-3-6-3-0-0-0-|

6/4
E E E E E E E E E a +E +E +E
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----5s7-7-7-7-5-----7b9==(7)r(7)b9==(7)-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----3s5-5-5-5-3-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
|
| +Q. E E E Q E E E E
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-(3)-----3-3-3-3-------------------------|
G|-(2)-----2-2-2-2-------------------------|
D|-(0)-----0-0-0-0-------------------------|
A|-(0)-----0-0-0-0---7-------6---5------3--|
E|-(0)-----0-0-0-0---7-------6---5------3--|

D.S. al Coda
~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q a +H Q S S E S S E
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-(7)r---7b9==(7)r-------7---5h7-5-------|
D|----------------------------------6-5---|
A|--------------------------------------8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-----------|
A|-(3)--3-------3---3-3-3-3-3-5---6-3---0-|
E|-(3)--3-------3---3-3-3-3-3-----6-3---0-|

&
Rhy Fig 1 + Riff A (x2)

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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| s Slide
| r release
| PM palm mute
| o repeat

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