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THEM BONES
As recorded by Alice In Chains
(From the 1992 Album DIRT)
Words and Music by Jerry Cantrell
Arranged by Alice In Chains
This is exactly how Jerry plays it live. I am aware this is alot different then what
the song is usually tabbed as (the solo for the most part). I watched the song's music
video and 2 live videos to make the most accurate tab available on the web. Enjoy!
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell'
Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell'
Intro
Moderately E=163
DmD5 Eb5 E5 F5D5 DmD5 Eb5 E5 F5D5
7/8
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
||----------------------------|----------------------------|
||o-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--|
||o-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--|
Dm7D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5 DmD5 Eb5 E5 F5
~~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 E
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-18-------------------------|-6-----------------------|
|-17-------------------------|-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---|
|--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3---|
|--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3---|
Verses
$
D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5
E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|
|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|
|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|
D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5
E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3------------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2------------------|
|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-0--|
|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-0--|
|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-|-0-0-1--2--3-(3)-0--|
Chorus
To Coda
Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5 D5
4/4
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-|-------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------9-|--------------------------------------||
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7-9s11----|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8-0---||
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8-0--o||
|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8-0---||
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-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/them_bones_tab_ver_7.html ]
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-----------|
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
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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