Jerry Cantrell - Satisfy
From 'Boggy Depot'
Eb Tuning- 3 guitars (double humbucker set-up)
Tabbed by jjhand
This is the full tab of a slow and bluesy song from Jerry's first
solo record. Great guitar layering and vocals/harmonies throughout.
Please rate/comment on the tab.
Intro/Verse Riff, 2 Guitars using Bridge Pick-up
Eb--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------2--------|------------------------0---------|
Gb---------5-5---------4-----4----|---------2-3------------1---1-----|
Db-------6-5-6-------4---------4--|-------4-4-4----------2-------2---|
Ab-----6-------6---2-------------2|-----4-------4------2-----------2-|
Eb-4-------------4----------------|-2-------------2--0---------------|
Verse Riff Ending - guitars split parts here:
Gtr. 1 (Lead, the part that changes each time)
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------6-4-6---4---4-6-4-----6-4-|-/8---9---9-8-6-4-------------|
|----6-------6-------------6-----|------------------------------|
|/4------------------------------|-/6---7---7-6-4-2-------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|Gtr. 2 (Rhythm, with flanger)
|----------4---------------------|-7-------------7----------7\--|
|--------4-----4---5-------------|-7-------------7----------7\--|
|------6---------------4---------|-9-----------8-9----------9\--|
|----6---------------6-----------|-9-----------9-9----------9\--|
|-4------------------------------|-7-----------7-7----------7\--|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Verse 1 - play above riff, Lyrics:
"I would like to know how you cage a bird aflight,
Feathers bright... to show your might"
then guitar 2 part continues at 0:30
(0:30) Guitar 1, with wah & neck pick-up
|----4---------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------4---5-------------------|-4-5--------------------------|
|----------------6---------------|------4--------6-6b7r_p4-6p4--|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------6-|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Repeat Verse Riff, but play ending similar to intro
Lyrics: "Are you such a stone, smile greasy, you pick my bones
Crawl inside, have you no life"
Chorus - Starts on last 2 beats of Verse
play this 3x
|---------||-------------------------------||
|-9-9-9-8-||---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-||
|-7-7-7-6-||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-||
|-9-9-9-8-||---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-||
|-7-7-7-6-||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-||
|---------||-------------------------------||
"Hard time for a refugee"
"Keep a side-stepping over me"
"Not sure but you think you might"
Ending:
|---------------------------|
|-----8-8-8-8-8-8-----------|
|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-9---------|
|-----8-8-8-8-8-8-9---------|
|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-7---------|
|-----------------0---------|
"Can you see when there is no light?"
Play Verse Riff Again
(1:30) Gtr. 1 Neck pickup
|--------------------------------|-------11------11------11--------|
|--------------------------------|---12-----12------12------12--12-|
|-------4-6--/8-6~---------------|-13--13-----13------13------13---|
|----/6--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Continue Verse Riff with Verse 2 vocals
"Tell me once again that you'd like to be my friend
While we run a race of one"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jerry_cantrell/satisfy_tab_ver_2.html ]
(1:55) Heavy Distortion Guitar 1
|---------------------------|------------14--------|
|----------12b14r-p9----9~~-|---14~~-16-----16~----|
|--------------------11-----|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
Continue Verse Riff
"Do you feel the same, my head hung high in shame
You install a trophy wall"
(2:08) Guitar 1
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-11p9-11~~~~~~-------------|------------9--7--9p7------|
|---------------------------|-9-------------------9p8~~-|
|---------------------------|-9-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-7-------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Play Chorus Again, same Lyrics
Guitar 3 Solo (Chorus Chords continue on Gtr. 2)
|--------------------------------------|
|-8b9__r8-8~~~-8-9-11-9-11-12-11-12b14-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14r-11h12p11---11------------------------------|
|----------------12---12~~--------------------------|
|----------------------------14h18p14h18p13h17p13~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------11tr12----|
|--------------------------------------13-14----------|
|-14b16____gr-14-13~-----------12-14-15---------------|
|----------------------12-14-15-----------------------|
PM********************
Gtr 3
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|-12b14--12------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------15-13--15-13h15p13-15-|-15b17r--13h15p|-13~---------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|
| Gtr 1 (neck pickup)
|----------------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------------|-6b8~~~~~~~~---|
|--------------4---6--/8---6---4---|---------------|
|-4--------------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------|
Play Verse Riff Again
Guitar 1 Solo (3:01)
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9b_11r___9---9-|------------9-11pb12-12r11p9----9~~---------9-11brb12-|
|----------------|-11~~--9h11------------------11------9-10-11----------|
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------12------------|-12____--------12----------------------|
|------11b13--------11--11brb13-|----b13-----------13r11--11-13p11------|
|-11p9--------------------------|----------13h14--------14--------14p13-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Play Verse 3 bars to end song
Lyrics: "Please me, satisfy... one request,
choose to live... "
Key
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/ = slide up
\ = slide down
__ = hold note during bend or while playing next string
~ = vibrato
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
brb = bend, release, rebend note
pb = prebend note (pick after bent to higher note)
