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"Rooster," by Alice in Chains (written by Jerry Cantrell)
Tablature approximated to best of ability by Rob Goggins
(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
!Don't worry--you can play major thirds & still go to hell.!
Rob Goggins rob@praline.nrlssc.navy.mil
From: WLarmore@aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 12:13:25 -0400
Here is the correct way to play this excellent song. The other version is
terribly wrong. You don't need any crazy alternate tunings besides the usual
1/2 step down.
Okay, here is the CORRECT way to play Rooster by Alice in Chains:
(As always, tune down 1/2 step!)
Intro:
=
Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus) =
F# F#7add4 A Aadd2
e----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0-----
B----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0-----
G----3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|--6-6-6---6-6-6-6-----
D----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7----- (Repeat a couple of times)
A----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-----
E----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----
1st verse:
Guitar 1 repeats intro
Guitar 2 (w/ dist. & envelope filter) plays:
(fdbk)
e--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
B--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
G---6~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~--------|
D--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
A--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---4--3--2-|
E--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
e-------------|--------|---------|--5~~~-------|--5------|-----------------
B-------------|--------|----7~~~~|---------5-7-|----7----|--(7)~~~---------
G-------------|--------|---------|--2~~~-------|--2------|-----------------
D-------4~~~~~|--------|--4------|---------2-4-|----4----|--(4)~~~---------
A-------------|--------|---------|-------------|---------|-----------------
E--5-2--------|---5~~~~|---------|-------------|---------|-----------------
Chorus:
(I'm getting lazy, so you'll have to figure out the strumming by yourself)
(It's not hard!)
B D F#7ADD4/E F# B/F#
e--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2----------------------
B--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2-------4--------------
G--8---11---X-X--- ---3--------3-------4--------------
D--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------4--------------
A--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------2--------------
E--7---10--------- ---0--------2-------2--------------
Then repeat the first B & D part, then this:
e--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~--------------
B--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~--------------
G--------3~~--|--2---------------|--------3~~---|--2--2--(2)~~--------------
D-----4--4~~--|--2---------------|--2-----4~~---|--2--2--(2)~~--------------
A--2--4--4~~--|--0--4~~-3~~-2~~--|--0--4--4~~---|--0--0--(0)~~--------------
E--0--2--2~~--|------------------|-----2--2~~---|---------------------------
Interlude:
e---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|----
B---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|----
G--4--3--4--4/6-|--6--4--4/6--|--3-----------|--4--3--4--4/6--6--6/9--|----
D---------------|-------------|-----4--2--2--|------------------------|----
A--2--1--2--2/4-|--4--2--2/4--|--1-----------|--2--1--2--2/6--4--4/7--|----
E---------------|-------------|-----2--0--0--|------------------------|----
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/rooster_tab_ver_3.html ]
e-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
G--9--9/11--9--11-|--14--11--9-------------------------------------------
D-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
A--7--7/9---7--9--|--12--9---7-------------------------------------------
E-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
2nd verse:
e----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|--14---------|----------------
B----|-------|----|--17--14--|--17--|--(17)--|--------17~~-|-14---14~~------
G----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|-----14------|-14-------------
D--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----17----------
A--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----------------
E--2-|--(2)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----------------
e------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------
B--14'-------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----17~~
G--14'-------|-------14----------14----|-------14----16----14-16/18-|-18-----
D------16~~~-|-14-16----16-14-16----16-|-14-16----16----16----------|--------
A------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------
E------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------
Outro:
1/2 ALL BENDS 1/2
e--X--------|----|-16-17-16'`16--|-14------------------------------|----|-----
B----X------|----|---------------|-----16'`(16)-16'-16'-16'`(16)'--|-14-|-(14)
G------X----|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
D--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
A--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
E--------2--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
and that's it...
-Will
From: WLarmore@aol.com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 19:02:33 -0400
Okay, here is the CORRECT way to play Rooster by Alice in Chains:
=0D
(As always, tune down 1/2 step!)
=0D
Intro:
=
Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus) =
=0D
F# F#7add4 A Aadd2
=0D
e----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0-----
B----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0-----
G----3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|--6-6-6---6-6-6-6-----
D----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7----- (Repeat a couple of times)
A----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-----
E----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----
=0D
1st verse:
=0D
Guitar 1 repeats intro
=0D
Guitar 2 (w/ dist. & envelope filter) plays:
=0D
(fdbk)
e--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
B--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
G---6~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~--------|
D--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
A--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---4--3--2-|
E--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
=0D
e-------------|--------|---------|--5~~~-------|--5------|-----------------
B-------------|--------|----7~~~~|---------5-7-|----7----|--(7)~~~---------
G-------------|--------|---------|--2~~~-------|--2------|-----------------
D-------4~~~~~|--------|--4------|---------2-4-|----4----|--(4)~~~---------
A-------------|--------|---------|-------------|---------|-----------------
E--5-2--------|---5~~~~|---------|-------------|---------|-----------------
=0D
Chorus:
=0D
(I'm getting lazy, so you'll have to figure out the strumming by yourself=
=2E)
(It's not hard!)
=0D
B D F#7ADD4/E F# B/F#
=0D
e--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2----------------------
B--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2-------4--------------
G--8---11---X-X--- ---3--------3-------4--------------
D--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------4--------------
A--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------2--------------
E--7---10--------- ---0--------2-------2--------------
=0D
Then repeat the first B & D part, then this:
=0D
e--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~----------------
B--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~----------------
G--------3~~--|--2---------------|--------3~~---|--2--2--(2)~~----------------
D-----4--4~~--|--2---------------|--2-----4~~---|--2--2--(2)~~----------------
A--2--4--4~~--|--0--4~~-3~~-2~~--|--0--4--4~~---|--0--0--(0)~~----------------
E--0--2--2~~--|------------------|-----2--2~~---|---------------------------
=0D
Interlude:
=0D
e---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|----
B---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|----
G--4--3--4--4/6-|--6--4--4/6--|--3-----------|--4--3--4--4/6--6--6/9--|----
D---------------|-------------|-----4--2--2--|------------------------|----
A--2--1--2--2/4-|--4--2--2/4--|--1-----------|--2--1--2--2/6--4--4/7--|----
E---------------|-------------|-----2--0--0--|------------------------|----
=0D
e-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
G--9--9/11--9--11-|--14--11--9-------------------------------------------
D-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
A--7--7/9---7--9--|--12--9---7-------------------------------------------
E-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
=0D
2nd verse:
e----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|--14---------|----------------
B----|-------|----|--17--14--|--17--|--(17)--|--------17~~-|-14---14~~------
G----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|-----14------|-14-------------
D--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----17----------
A--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----------------
E--2-|--(2)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----------------
=0D
e------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------
B--14'-------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----17~~
G--14'-------|-------14----------14----|-------14----16----14-16/18-|-18-----
D------16~~~-|-14-16----16-14-16----16-|-14-16----16----16----------|--------
A------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------
E------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------
=0D
Outro:
1/2 ALL BENDS 1/2
e--X--------|----|-16-17-16'`16--|-14------------------------------|----|-----
B----X------|----|---------------|-----16'`(16)-16'-16'-16'`(16)'--|-14-|-(14)
G------X----|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
D--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
A--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
E--------2--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|-----
=0D
and that's it...
=0D
-Will
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