#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Thu, 27 Jan 94 13:54:26 CST From: rob@praline.nevada.edu (Rob Goggins) Subject: Rooster by Alice in Chains "Rooster," by Alice in Chains (written by Jerry Cantrell) Tablature approximated to best of ability by Rob Goggins (rob@praline.nrlssc.navy.mil) There are two hard parts of this song. The first is to get the right tuning--it's what I call the "drop F#" tuning--lower the G string 1/2 step to an F#. Whew, that was easy. The other hard part is notated later. In addition, Alice in Chains detunes everything by 1/2 step, so the actual tuning is (low freq to hi freq) Eb, Ab, Db, F, Bb, Eb. But I'm going to pretend were using E, A, D, F#, B, E. Here goes.... intro, verse: F#5 A5~Asus2 Eb- E 02-0----5--0--0- Bb- B 02-0----5--0--0- F-- F# 00-0----7--3--3- repeat for duration of intro, 2 verses Db- D 44-4----7--2--2- (Ain't found a way....leads me to nowhere) Ab- A 44-4----0--0--0- Eb- E 02-0----|------- pre-chorus: B Asus2 F#5 B Asus2 |-------0-------02-0----|-------|-------0------- 0-------0-------02-0----|-------0-------0------- 0-------3-------00-0----|-------0-------3------- 4-------2-------44-4----|-------4-------2------- 2-------0-------44-4----|-------2-------0------- |-------|-------02-0----|-------|-------|------- Here they come... Yeah, here comes the Rooster... chorus: F#5 Asus2 F#5 02-0----0-------|--0---- 02-0----0-------|--0---- 00-0----3-------|--0---- repeated several times 44-4----2-------|--4---- 44-4----0---4320|--4---- 02-0----|-------0--0---- ^ ^ ^ | | | | CRUNCH! OBCRUNCH! CRUNCH! You know he ain't gonna die... "interlude riff": F#5 E F#5 Asus2 |-------|-------|-------|------- |-------|-------|-------|------- |-------|-------|-------|------- repeat 2 more times |-------|-------|-------|------- 2124----4--2--4-1-------|------- 2--2----0-------|20-----|------- ^ | ******************************************** *This is the hardest part of the song... * *the guitar plays nothing here, even though* *you ache to crunch out an Asus2! * ******************************************** Come out into another pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and then outro. Don't step on any mines while playing (even though it'd be COOL!). enjoy Rob Goggins rob@praline.nrlssc.navy.mil From: WLarmore@aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 12:13:25 -0400 Here is the correct way to play this excellent song. The other version is terribly wrong. You don't need any crazy alternate tunings besides the usual 1/2 step down. Okay, here is the CORRECT way to play Rooster by Alice in Chains: (As always, tune down 1/2 step!) Intro: = Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus) = F# F#7add4 A Aadd2 e----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0----- B----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0----- G----3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|--6-6-6---6-6-6-6----- D----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7----- (Repeat a couple of times= ) A----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7----- E----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|--5-5-5---5-5-5-5----- 1st verse: Guitar 1 repeats intro Guitar 2 (w/ dist. & envelope filter) plays: (fdbk) e--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| B--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| G---6~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~--------| D--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| A--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---4--3--2-| E--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| e-------------|--------|---------|--5~~~-------|--5------|---------------= -- B-------------|--------|----7~~~~|---------5-7-|----7----|--(7)~~~-------= -- G-------------|--------|---------|--2~~~-------|--2------|---------------= -- D-------4~~~~~|--------|--4------|---------2-4-|----4----|--(4)~~~-------= -- A-------------|--------|---------|-------------|---------|---------------= -- E--5-2--------|---5~~~~|---------|-------------|---------|---------------= -- Chorus: (I'm getting lazy, so you'll have to figure out the strumming by yourself= =2E) (It's not hard!) B D F#7ADD4/E F# B/F# e--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2---------------------- B--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2-------4-------------- G--8---11---X-X--- ---3--------3-------4-------------- D--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------4-------------- A--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------2-------------- E--7---10--------- ---0--------2-------2-------------- Then repeat the first B & D part, then this: e--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~-----------= ----- B--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~-----------= ----- G--------3~~--|--2---------------|--------3~~---|--2--2--(2)~~-----------= ----- D-----4--4~~--|--2---------------|--2-----4~~---|--2--2--(2)~~-----------= ----- A--2--4--4~~--|--0--4~~-3~~-2~~--|--0--4--4~~---|--0--0--(0)~~-----------= ----- E--0--2--2~~--|------------------|-----2--2~~---|------------------------= --- Interlude: e---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|--= -- B---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|--= -- G--4--3--4--4/6-|--6--4--4/6--|--3-----------|--4--3--4--4/6--6--6/9--|--= -- D---------------|-------------|-----4--2--2--|------------------------|--= -- A--2--1--2--2/4-|--4--2--2/4--|--1-----------|--2--1--2--2/6--4--4/7--|--= -- E---------------|-------------|-----2--0--0--|------------------------|--= -- e-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= B-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= G--9--9/11--9--11-|--14--11--9-------------------------------------------= D-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= A--7--7/9---7--9--|--12--9---7-------------------------------------------= E-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= 2nd verse: fdbk = e----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|--14---------|-------------= --- B----|-------|----|--17--14--|--17--|--(17)--|--------17~~-|-14---14~~---= --- G----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|-----14------|-14----------= --- D--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----17-------= --- A--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|-------------= --- E--2-|--(2)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|-------------= --- e------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= ---- B--14'-------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= 17~~ G--14'-------|-------14----------14----|-------14----16----14-16/18-|-18-= ---- D------16~~~-|-14-16----16-14-16----16-|-14-16----16----16----------|----= ---- A------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= ---- E------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= ---- Outro: 1/2 ALL BENDS 1/2 e--X--------|----|-16-17-16'`16--|-14------------------------------|----|= ----- B----X------|----|---------------|-----16'`(16)-16'-16'-16'`(16)'--|-14-|= -(14) G------X----|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- D--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- A--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- E--------2--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- and that's it... -Will From: WLarmore@aol.com Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 19:02:33 -0400 Okay, here is the CORRECT way to play Rooster by Alice in Chains: =0D (As always, tune down 1/2 step!) =0D Intro: = Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus) = =0D F# F#7add4 A Aadd2 =0D e----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0----- B----2-2-0---0-0-0-0--|--5-5-0---0-0-0-0----- G----3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|--6-6-6---6-6-6-6----- D----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7----- (Repeat a couple of times= ) A----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7----- E----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|--5-5-5---5-5-5-5----- =0D 1st verse: =0D Guitar 1 repeats intro =0D Guitar 2 (w/ dist. & envelope filter) plays: =0D (fdbk) e--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| B--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| G---6~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~(6)~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~--------| D--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| A--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---4--3--2-| E--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------| =0D e-------------|--------|---------|--5~~~-------|--5------|---------------= -- B-------------|--------|----7~~~~|---------5-7-|----7----|--(7)~~~-------= -- G-------------|--------|---------|--2~~~-------|--2------|---------------= -- D-------4~~~~~|--------|--4------|---------2-4-|----4----|--(4)~~~-------= -- A-------------|--------|---------|-------------|---------|---------------= -- E--5-2--------|---5~~~~|---------|-------------|---------|---------------= -- =0D Chorus: =0D (I'm getting lazy, so you'll have to figure out the strumming by yourself= =2E) (It's not hard!) =0D B D F#7ADD4/E F# B/F# =0D e--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2---------------------- B--7---10---X-X--- ---0--------2-------4-------------- G--8---11---X-X--- ---3--------3-------4-------------- D--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------4-------------- A--9---12---X-X--- ---4--------4-------2-------------- E--7---10--------- ---0--------2-------2-------------- =0D Then repeat the first B & D part, then this: =0D e--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~-----------= ----- B--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~-----------= ----- G--------3~~--|--2---------------|--------3~~---|--2--2--(2)~~-----------= ----- D-----4--4~~--|--2---------------|--2-----4~~---|--2--2--(2)~~-----------= ----- A--2--4--4~~--|--0--4~~-3~~-2~~--|--0--4--4~~---|--0--0--(0)~~-----------= ----- E--0--2--2~~--|------------------|-----2--2~~---|------------------------= --- =0D Interlude: =0D e---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|--= -- B---------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|--= -- G--4--3--4--4/6-|--6--4--4/6--|--3-----------|--4--3--4--4/6--6--6/9--|--= -- D---------------|-------------|-----4--2--2--|------------------------|--= -- A--2--1--2--2/4-|--4--2--2/4--|--1-----------|--2--1--2--2/6--4--4/7--|--= -- E---------------|-------------|-----2--0--0--|------------------------|--= -- =0D e-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= B-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= G--9--9/11--9--11-|--14--11--9-------------------------------------------= D-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= A--7--7/9---7--9--|--12--9---7-------------------------------------------= E-----------------|------------------------------------------------------= =0D 2nd verse: fdbk = e----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|--14---------|-------------= --- B----|-------|----|--17--14--|--17--|--(17)--|--------17~~-|-14---14~~---= --- G----|-------|----|----------|------|--------|-----14------|-14----------= --- D--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|----17-------= --- A--4-|--(4)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|-------------= --- E--2-|--(2)--|----|----------|------|--------|-------------|-------------= --- =0D e------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= ---- B--14'-------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= 17~~ G--14'-------|-------14----------14----|-------14----16----14-16/18-|-18-= ---- D------16~~~-|-14-16----16-14-16----16-|-14-16----16----16----------|----= ---- A------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= ---- E------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----= ---- =0D Outro: 1/2 ALL BENDS 1/2 e--X--------|----|-16-17-16'`16--|-14------------------------------|----|= ----- B----X------|----|---------------|-----16'`(16)-16'-16'-16'`(16)'--|-14-|= -(14) G------X----|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- D--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- A--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- E--------2--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|= ----- =0D and that's it... =0D -Will --PART.BOUNDARY.0.18270.emout08.mail.aol.com.840236553--