DAM THAT RIVER By Alice In Chains From the Album Dirt Transcribed by Zoli Toth for one guitar. Tune down 1/2 step and drop D: 6 = D flat 3 = G flat 5 = A flat 2 = B flat 4 = D flat 1 = E flat ************************ * * * LEGEND: * * * * * - Palm Mute * * ~ - Vibrato * * f - Full Step Bend * * h - Half Step Bend * * r - Release Bend * * / - Slide Up * * - Slide Down * * ^ - Hammer On * * ^ - Pull Off * * + - Beat * * * ************************ ******************************************************** * * * ORDER OF PARTS: * * * * Intro: Riff 1 (2 times) * * Riff 2 (2 times) * * * * 1st Verse: Riff 3 (4 times) * * * * Chorus: Riff 1 (2 times) * * Riff 1 (2 times with all notes palm muted) * * * * 2nd Verse: Riff 3 (4 times) * * * * Chorus: Riff 1 (2 times) * * Riff 1 (2 times with all notes palm muted) * * * * Solo * * * * 3rd Verse: Riff 3 (4 times) * * * * Final Chorus: Riff 1 (2 times) * * Riff 2 (2 times) * * * ******************************************************** Riff 1: + + + + + + + + + + + + A flat |-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-4---| D flat |-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-3-0-|-3-4-5-0---5-6-7-6-5-3---| Riff 2: + + + + + + + + + + + + G flat |-------5~~~--2~~~--------|-------5~~~--2~~~--------| D flat |-3/53-----3-----3-5-----|-3/53-----3-----5-3-----| A flat |-----------------------5-|---------------------5---| Riff 3: + + + + + + + + + + + + G flat |-5/65-----------|-----------------|-5/65-----------| D flat |-3/43---------3~|~~~--5-f-r-3-----|-3/43-----------| A flat |-----------3h5---|---5---------5~~~|---------5-5-3---| * * * note: in 2nd bar, pick note, bend full, then release all in time. Solo: + + + + + + + + + + B flat |-------------5~~~|~~~~-------------------------5~~~|~~~~-6~~~~~~-8~~~~~~-10~~~~~-13f~| G flat |-------------5~~~|~~~~-5---5-7-5-------5---7---7f~~|~~~~-8f~~~~~-10f~~~~-12f~~~~-----| D flat |-5---6---7-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A flat |-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| + + + + + + + + + + B flat |~~~~~~~~-13f~~~~~~~~~~~~-13f~~~~~~~~~~~~~----12f-|---------12f-r-------10----------| G flat |---------------------------------------------12f-|---------12f-r-------10------0---| D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------12----------0---| A flat |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| + + + + + + + + + + B flat |-10f-r---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G flat |-10f-r---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D flat |---------12--10------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A flat |-----------------11--10--8---10f-|-(10f)---------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-10--| + + + + + + + + + + B flat |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| G flat |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------10--| D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----12--| A flat |-10-/12-10--8-------10--10-/12-10--5~~~~~~~~~~-|---------------------------------| D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------10------| + + + + + + B flat |------------------------------------------------| G flat |-----5-/-7---7---7---7---5-------9---7f--r--f---| D flat |------------------------------------------------| A flat |-----3-/-5---5---5---5---3-^-0---7--------------| + + + + + + B flat |-------------------------------------------------| G flat |-(7f)----7f~~~~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~-5-7-5-----------| D flat |-----------------------------------------6---5---| A flat |-------------------------------------------------|