Dam That River Chords & 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
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||o---------------------------|----------------------------o||
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||----------------------------|-----------------------------||
||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||
||--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
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||o----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o||
||---------------5-(5)---2-----------|--------------5-(5)---2----------------||
||--3b4==(3)r(3)-------3-----3-5-----|-3b4==(3)r(3)-------3-----5-3b3.5------||
||o--------------------------------5-|----------------------------------5---o||
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-Riff A end Riff A-|
Verses
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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
||-------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
||o------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
||--5s6s5--(5)-----3-|-(3)---5b7==(5)r(5)p3----|-5s6s5----------|
||--3s4s3--(3)-3h5---|-----5----------------5--|-3s4s3----------|
||o------------------|-------------------------|--------5-5-3---|
||-------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|-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
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|---------------------------|---------------------------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||
|-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
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E E E E +E E S S E +E E E a E
|---------|------------------------------|
|-------5-|-(5)-------5-(5)-----------5--|
|-------5-|-(5)-5-5h7-5-(5)-5---7b9==(7)-|
|-5-6-7---|-------------------0----------|
|---------|------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------|
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| Gtrs I, II
| PM-------------------|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------|------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------|
|-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3---3--3--3-3-------3--|
|-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3---3--3--3-3-------3--|
|-Rhy Fig 3
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/dam_that_river_tab_ver_3.html ]
+E a Q a E +E a Q a E
|------------------------------------------------------------10--|
|-(5)---------6--------------8---(8)----------10-----13b15==(13)-|
|-(7)r-8b10==(8)r---10b12==(10)-(10)r-12b14==(12)r---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------2--|
|--7----------------------------------------------------------0--|
|--5----------6---3----------6----3------------0---0----------0--|
|-------------6---3----------6----3------------0---0----------0--|
6/4
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+Q a H. +H
|-(10)-----------10-------(10)--------|
|-(13)r--13b15==(13)------(13)r-------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| +Q H. E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|--(3)------------3-------------------|
|--(2)------------2-------------------|
|--(0)------------0-------------------|
|--(0)------------0---------7---6-5-3-|
|--(0)------------0---------7---6-5-3-|
end Rhy Fig 3-|
4/4
w/Rhy Fig 3
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a Q a E +S S E Q E
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------13-------------13-------------10---0-|
|-12b14==(12)r---12b14==(12)r(12)p10----10---0-|
|------------------------------------12------0-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
6/4
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E E E E E E E E +H +Q. +E +Q. E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10----------------------|-------------------------------------12--|
|-------12-10----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------11-10-8-10b11==|=(10)b12=======(10)---(10)-(10)r-----10--|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
4/4
E E E E E S S E E E. S +Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-12s=14-12s10-10-10s12-12s14-12----7-(7)---|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-4-|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-10s=12-10s=8--8--8s10-10s12-10----5-(5)---|-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-2-|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------3-|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------|-7-------------0-|
|-(3)--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----3--3-|-5-6-3-6-3-0-0-0-|
|-(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
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----5s7-7-7-7-5-----7b9==(7)r(7)b9==(7)-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----3s5-5-5-5-3-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| +Q. E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(3)-----3-3-3-3-------------------------|
|-(2)-----2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-(0)-----0-0-0-0-------------------------|
|-(0)-----0-0-0-0---7-------6---5------3--|
|-(0)-----0-0-0-0---7-------6---5------3--|
D.S. al Coda
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+Q a +H Q S S E S S E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-(7)r---7b9==(7)r-------7---5h7-5-------|
|----------------------------------6-5---|
|--------------------------------------8-|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7-----------|
|-(3)--3-------3---3-3-3-3-3-5---6-3---0-|
|-(3)--3-------3---3-3-3-3-3-----6-3---0-|
&
Rhy Fig 1 + Riff A x2
