Band: Alice in Chains
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Album: Dirt
Song: Rooster
Written by: Mike Starr
Tabbed by: V.P. yelmjuggalo@yahoo.com

First of all, no one realizes that when you play this song on bass, you don't do the same thing
as the guitar.  I know this for a fact because I watched Mike Inez play it on the Unplugged DVD.
Plus, it doesn't sound right anyway if you play it the same way as guitar.



*rest 2 bars*

   Intro                      

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0~----------------------------------------------------|
                                                           
 
  Verse					                  x3 
                                                           
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7------8b--------------7------8b------------------|
Eb|--0-------0------8-7-----0-------0------8--7------------|         


  Pre-Chorus            rapid bend                        x2
                             V
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1--0/12--0---5rb---1--1--1--1---0--0-----5rb-|



Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0~----------------------------------------------------|    


  Verse					                  x3 
                                                           
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7------8b--------------7------8b------------------|
Eb|--0-------0------8-7-----0-------0------8--7------------|


  Pre-Chorus                                              x2
                             
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1--0/12--0---5rb---1--1--1--1---0--0-----5rb-|


  Chorus                                                  x4

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0--2--2-2------------------0--0--2--2-2------------|
Eb|----------------2--2--3-3-3-3-----------------0--5b5b5b-| 


  Bridge                                                  x2
                             
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1--0/12--0---5rb---1--1--1--1---0--0-----5rb-|


  Solo                                                    x2
                             
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1--0/12--0---5rb---1--1--1--1---0--0-----5rb-|

  Verse					                  x3 
                                                           
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7------8b--------------7------8b------------------|
Eb|--0-------0------8-7-----0-------0------8--7------------|


  Pre-Chorus                                              x2
                             
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1--0/12--0---5rb---1--1--1--1---0--0-----5rb-|


  Chorus                                                  x4

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0--2--2-2------------------0--0--2--2-2------------|
Eb|----------------2--2--3-3-3-3-----------------0--5b5b5b-| 

                                  
  Outro                                                   x2
                             
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1--0/12--0---5rb---1--1--1--1---0--0-----5hb-|
                                                        ^
                                                    hold bend

R-I-P Layne...