Dam That River Chords & Tabs
DAM THAT RIVER
By Alice In Chains
From the Album Dirt
Transcribed by Zoli Toth for one guitar.
Tune down 1/2 step and drop D:
6 = D flat 3 = G flat
5 = A flat 2 = B flat
4 = D flat 1 = E flat
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* LEGEND: *
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* * - Palm Mute *
* ~ - Vibrato *
* f - Full Step Bend *
* h - Half Step Bend *
* r - Release Bend *
* / - Slide Up *
* - Slide Down *
* ^ - Hammer On *
* ^ - Pull Off *
* + - Beat *
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* ORDER OF PARTS: *
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* Intro: Riff 1 (2 times) *
* Riff 2 (2 times) *
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* 1st Verse: Riff 3 (4 times) *
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* Chorus: Riff 1 (2 times) *
* Riff 1 (2 times with all notes palm muted) *
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* 2nd Verse: Riff 3 (4 times) *
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* Chorus: Riff 1 (2 times) *
* Riff 1 (2 times with all notes palm muted) *
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* Solo *
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* 3rd Verse: Riff 3 (4 times) *
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* Final Chorus: Riff 1 (2 times) *
* Riff 2 (2 times) *
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Riff 1:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
A flat |-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-4---|
D flat |-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-3---|
Riff 2:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
G flat |-------5~~~--2~~~--------|-------5~~~--2~~~--------|
D flat |-3/53-----3-----3-5-----|-3/53-----3-----5-3-----|
A flat |-----------------------5-|---------------------5---|
Riff 3:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
G flat |-5/65-----------|-----------------|-5/65-----------|
D flat |-3/43---------3~|~~~--5-f-r-3-----|-3/43-----------|
A flat |-----------3h5---|---5---------5~~~|---------5-5-3---|
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note: in 2nd bar, pick note, bend full,
then release all in time.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/dam_that_river_tab.html ]
Solo:
+ + + + + + + + + +
B flat |-------------5~~~|~~~~-------------------------5~~~|~~~~-6~~~~~~-8~~~~~~-10~~~~~-13f~|
G flat |-------------5~~~|~~~~-5---5-7-5-------5---7---7f~~|~~~~-8f~~~~~-10f~~~~-12f~~~~-----|
D flat |-5---6---7-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A flat |-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + +
B flat |~~~~~~~~-13f~~~~~~~~~~~~-13f~~~~~~~~~~~~~----12f-|---------12f-r-------10----------|
G flat |---------------------------------------------12f-|---------12f-r-------10------0---|
D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------12----------0---|
A flat |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + +
B flat |-10f-r---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G flat |-10f-r---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D flat |---------12--10------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A flat |-----------------11--10--8---10f-|-(10f)---------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-10--|
+ + + + + + + + + +
B flat |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G flat |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------10--|
D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----12--|
A flat |-10-/12-10--8-------10--10-/12-10--5~~~~~~~~~~-|---------------------------------|
D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------10------|
+ + + + + +
B flat |------------------------------------------------|
G flat |-----5-/-7---7---7---7---5-------9---7f--r--f---|
D flat |------------------------------------------------|
A flat |-----3-/-5---5---5---5---3-^-0---7--------------|
+ + + + + +
B flat |-------------------------------------------------|
G flat |-(7f)----7f~~~~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~-5-7-5-----------|
D flat |-----------------------------------------6---5---|
A flat |-------------------------------------------------|
