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Date: Thu, 27 Jan 94 13:54:26 CST
From: email protected(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
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....
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)
B|-------Asus20-------F#502-0----|-------B|------Asus2-0-------
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...
F#502-0----Asus20-------F#5|--0----
00-0----3-------|--0---- repeated several times
You know he ain't gonna die...
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
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<<< Don't worry--you can play major thirds & still go to hell. >>>
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Rob Goggins email protected
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
Okay, here is the CORRECT way to play Rooster by Alice in Chains:
(As always, tune down 1/2 step!)
Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus) =
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-----
Guitar 2 (w/ dist. & envelope filter) plays:
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~~~~|---------|-------------|---------|---------------=
(I'm getting lazy, so you'll have to figure out the strumming by yourself=
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~~---|------------------------=
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-----------------|------------------------------------------------------=
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'-------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----=
G--14'-------|-------14----------14----|-------14----16----14-16/18-|-18-=
D------16~~~-|-14-16----16-14-16----16-|-14-16----16----16----------|----=
A------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----=
E------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----=
e--X--------|----|-16-17-16'`16--|-14------------------------------|----|=
B----X------|----|---------------|-----16'`(16)-16'-16'-16'`(16)'--|-14-|=
G------X----|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
D--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
A--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
E--------2--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 19:02:33 -0400
Okay, here is the CORRECT way to play Rooster by Alice in Chains:
(As always, tune down 1/2 step!)
Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus) =
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-----
Guitar 2 (w/ dist. & envelope filter) plays:
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~~~~|---------|-------------|---------|---------------=
(I'm getting lazy, so you'll have to figure out the strumming by yourself=
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~~---|------------------------=
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-----------------|------------------------------------------------------=
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'-------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----=
G--14'-------|-------14----------14----|-------14----16----14-16/18-|-18-=
D------16~~~-|-14-16----16-14-16----16-|-14-16----16----16----------|----=
A------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----=
E------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----=
e--X--------|----|-16-17-16'`16--|-14------------------------------|----|=
B----X------|----|---------------|-----16'`(16)-16'-16'-16'`(16)'--|-14-|=
G------X----|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
D--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
A--------4--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
E--------2--|----|---------------|---------------------------------|----|=
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