Them Bones Solo Chords & Tabs
Guitar Solo
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5 Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5
7/8
Gtr II
PM--| PM--| PM| PM| ~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E S S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
|-3-------3-------5-----6-----|-[5]-3b3.5-------------5s7-------|
|---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-------------5-3-5---3-----------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM--------------------| PM------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---------------------------|--6------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------|--5------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|--0--0-----0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|--0--0-----0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|--0--0-----0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5
E +Q. +Q +S +S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12b14r(12)b14============(12)-------(12)r(12)-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--6--------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------|
|--0------0------0-1-1-1-1---2--2-2-3---0----0--|
|--0------0------0-1-1-1-1---2--2-2-3---0----0--|
|--0------0------0-1-1-1-1---2--2-2-3---0----0--|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
~~ ~~~~~~~
|----3-----| |---3---| |--3---|
S +S S E a S S S S S S S +S +S +S S +S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14r(12)p10----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12---10h12p10--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12p10-10s==8h10b12==(10)r(10)-(10)p8-(8)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-------------0-0-----1----1-----1----1----2-------2----2----3--0--0--|
|--0-------------0-0-----1----1-----1----1----2-------2----2----3--0--0--|
|--0-------------0-0-----1----1-----1----1----2-------2----2----3--0--0--|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E. S S S E +S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----------17-17-17---(17)-15-14h15p14----|
|-14----14-----------------------------15-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|--6--------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--1--1--1-1---2---2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0--0--0--1--1--1-1---2---2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0--0--0--1--1--1-1---2---2--2--3--0--0-|
Dm7D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
~~~~~~~~~~~ PM---------------|
Q +S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14h15p|
|--------(12)----------------14-15-------|
|-17-------------------15-17-------------|
|-------------15-17-19-------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0---1---1--1--1--2--2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0-0-0---1---1--1--1--2--2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0-0-0---1---1--1--1--2--2--2--3--0--0-|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5 Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5
~~~
Q. S S S +S +S S S S Q. S S Q.
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-14----------14-15-17b19==(17)r(17)-15-17-15-|-14----------12-14-14b17============|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------| PM---------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--6------------------------------------------|--6---------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-------2----2---3--0--0-|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-----2-2-3-0-0-|
|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-------2----2---3--0--0-|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-----2-2-3-0-0-|
|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-------2----2---3--0--0-|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-----2-2-3-0-0-|
Bb5 A5
4/4
Gtr III
~~~
E S S S S S S +E. +S Q
|--15b17-15-13----13----------------------------------|
|--------------15----15-15b17==(15)r====(15)-15-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~
| +H +H
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-(14)r========================(14)-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------10-|
|---------------------------------------------------9-|
|--/8-----8-----8--8--8--7------(7)-7-7---7---9s11----|
|--/8-----8-----8--8--8--7------(7)-7-7---7-----------|
|--/8-----8-----8--8--8--7------(7)-7-7---7-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/them_bones_solo_tab.html ]
C5 B5 Bb5 D5
~~~
E S S S S S S +S S S S S E.
|--20b22-20-18--17-----17---------------------------------|
|-------------------20----20b22==(20)-20-18----18---------|
|-------------------------------------------19----19------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| +Q +Q Q. E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-(14)---------(14)-----------------------------------x---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--10----10-----10--10-10--9------(9)--9--9--9--9--8--8-0-|
|--10----10-----10--10-10--9------(9)--9--9--9--9--8--8-0-|
|--10----10-----10--10-10--9------(9)--9--9--9--9--8--8-0-|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5
7/8
|-----5-----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18h=20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18-|
|-----------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| \1______________________________________________________________________________________
| H..
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0------------0-----0-----1--------1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0----|
|--0------------0-----0-----1--------1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0----|
|--0------------0-----0-----1--------1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0----|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5
E S S S S E +Q +S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|-20b22-20-18----18---------------------------|
|-------------19----19---(19)-------(19)s12---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H..
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|--6------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0--0--1--1--1-1---2--2-2-3---0---0---|
|--0-----0--0--1--1--1-1---2--2-2-3---0---0---|
|--0-----0--0--1--1--1-1---2--2-2-3---0---0---|
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
+Q +S s s s s s s T +T S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)b14======(12)-12-12-12-12--12-12-12r(12)p10----|
|-------------------------------------------------12-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| \3.5______________________________________________
| H Q.
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------0----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~PM-------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--18------------------------------------------------|
|--17------------------------------------------------|
|---0------0-0---1---1--1--1--2---2--2--3-------0--0-|
|---0------0-0---1---1--1--1--2---2--2--3-------0--0-|
|---0------0-0---1---1--1--1--2---2--2--3-------0--0-|
D.S. al Coda
Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5
~~~
E E S S S S S S S S +E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-10-------------------------------------|
|-----12---10h12-12-12-12-10-10----------|
|-------------------------------12-(12)\-|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| +H. E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-(0)------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------------|
|--0---0-0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--3-------|
|--0---0-0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--3-------|
|--0---0-0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--3-------|
Outro Chorus
&
Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5
4/4
Gtr I
E E S S S S +S S S S S S E E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------10-|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------|
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7-9s11----|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8s5--|
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8s5--|
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8s5--|
Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5
E E S S S S +S S S S S S E E E S S S S +S S S S S S +E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------10-|-------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------*|
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7-9s11----|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-(8)\-*|
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-(8)\-*|
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-(8)\-*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
