Home » Tabs » Alice In Chains Tabs » RoosterWednesday 29th of September 2004 #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ROOSTER As recorded by Alice In Chains (From the 1992 Album DIRT) all tuned - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Gtr I - 'Jerry Cantrell clean electric' Gtr II, III - 'Jerry Cantrell dist electric (2 gtrs arr. for 1)' Intro Q=72 4/4 Gtr I Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E S S ||--2--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-| ||o-2--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-| ||--3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-| ||--4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-| ||o-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-| ||--2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-| |-Rhy Fig 1 Q E E +E E E S S Q E E +E E E S S 4x |-2--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|| |-2--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-o|| |-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6--|| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7--|| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-o|| |-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5--|| end Rhy Fig 1-| Verse 1 Gtr I plays Rhy Fig 1 x4 Gtr II,III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-6------------------|-(6)------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-(6)------------------|-(6)------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-(6)------------------|-(6)------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-(6)------------------|-(6)------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-(6)------------------|-(6)------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|--------4-(4)-3---2---| |----------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E Q E +H W |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-------4-(4)---------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-5-2-----------------|-5------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. E +H H. +E S S |---------------------|-5-------------(5)-----| |-------7-(7)---------|-------------------5-7-| |---------------------|-2-------------(2)-----| |-4-------------------|-------------------2-4-| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| ~~~ S E. +H. +W |-5----------------------|----------------------|| |---7--(7)---------------|-(7)------------------|| |-2----------------------|----------------------|| |---4--(4)---------------|-(4)------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------|| Chorus 1 Gtr I Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S E. S S E +Q. S S |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-0-2--2-0-2-(2)---2-0-| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-0-2--2-0-2-(2)---2-0-| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-x-x-|-3-3--3-3-3-(3)---3-3-| |-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-4-4--4-4-4-(4)---4-4-| |-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-4-4--4-4-4-(4)---4-4-| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|-0-2--2-0-2-(2)---2-0-| E. S S S E +S S E S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2--2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|| |-2--2-2-2-4-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|| |-3--3-3-3-4-(4)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|| |-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|| |-4--4-4-4-2-(2)-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|| |-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|| Gtr II,III ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E Q E +H Q. E +E Q E E Q E +H Q. E +H ||-------0-(0)----|-----------------|------0-(0)----|------5-(5)----|| ||o------0-(0)----|-----------------|------0-(0)----|------5-(5)---o|| ||-------3-(3)----|-2---------------|------3-(3)----|-2----2-(2)----|| ||----4--4-(4)----|-2---------------|---4--4-(4)----|-2----2-(2)----|| ||o-2-4--4-(4)----|-0----4-(4)-3--2-|-2-4--4-(4)----|-0----0-(0)---o|| ||--0-2--2-(2)----|-----------------|-0-2--2-(2)----|---------------|| Interlude Gtr II,III E E E a E +H Q. E +Q a Q E E E E +H +W ||-------------------|------------------|----------------|---------|| ||o------------------|------------------|----------------|--------o|| ||--4-3-4-4s6-(6)----|-6----4-(4)--4s6--|-3--------------|---------|| ||-------------------|------------------|---4-2-2-(2)----|-(2)-----|| ||o-2-1-2-2s4-(4)----|-4----2-(2)--2s4--|-1--------------|--------o|| ||-------------------|------------------|---2-0-0-(0)----|-(0)-----|| |-Riff A end Riff A-| Gtr II plays Riff A Gtr III E E E a E +Q. S S Q. a E +Q E E E E H. +W |---------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------|| |---------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------|| |-4-3-4-4s6-(6)---6s9-|-9----9s11-(11)--9-11-|-14-11-9-------|-(9)----|| |---------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------|| |-2-1-2-2s4-(4)---4s7-|-7----7s=9--(9)--7--9-|-12--9-7-------|-(7)----|| |---------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------|| Chorus 2 & 3 Gtrs II,III $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S S S E +Q E E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0-2-2-2-2-------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0-2-2-2-2-------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)--3-3--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)--4-4--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)--4-4--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0-2-2-0-2-2-(2)--2-2--| S E S S S E +S S Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------2--2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-----------4-(4)---2--2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-3-3-3-3-3-4-(4)-3-3--3-3-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4--4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4--4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-0-2-2-0-2-2-(2)-2-2--2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| To Coda after repeat ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E Q E +H Q. E +E Q E E Q E +H Q. E +H ||-------0-(0)----|-----------------|------0-(0)----|------5-(5)----|| ||o------0-(0)----|-----------------|------0-(0)----|------5-(5)---o|| ||-------3-(3)----|-2---------------|------3-(3)----|-2----2-(2)----|| ||----4--4-(4)----|-2---------------|---4--4-(4)----|-2----2-(2)----|| ||o-2-4--4-(4)----|-0----4-(4)-3--2-|-2-4--4-(4)----|-0----0-(0)---o|| ||--0-2--2-(2)----|-----------------|-0-2--2-(2)----|---------------|| Verse 2 Gtr I plays Rhy Fig 1 x4 Gtr II,III W +H +H +W |--------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-4------------------|-(4)------(4)---------|-(4)------------------| |-4------------------|-(4)------(4)---------|-(4)------------------| |-2------------------|-(2)------(2)---------|-(2)------------------| +H Q E S S W |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------17-14-|-17---------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-(4)--------------------|------------------------| |-(4)--------------------|------------------------| |-(2)--------------------|------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W S S Q. +H S S Q. +H |-----------------------|-14-------------------------|----------------------------| |-(17)------------------|-------17------(17)---------|-14----14------(14)---------| |-----------------------|----14----------------------|-14-------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------|----17----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E Q. +H +W |------------------------------|------------------------| |-14b14.5----------------------|------------------------| |-14b14.5----------------------|------------------------| |---------16------(16)---------|-(16)-------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| E E E E E E E E |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-------14-----------14------| |-14-16----16-14--16----16---| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E S S E Q. +H |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|----17------(17)----------| |-------14----16-----14-16s18-|-18-----------------------| |-14-16----16-----16----------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W +W |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-17------------------|-(17)------------------|-(17)------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| Outro Gtr I plays Rhy Fig 1 & a a a W +W |-x------------------------|----------------------| |---x----------------------|----------------------| |-----x--------------------|----------------------| |-------4------------------|-(4)------------------| |-------4------------------|-(4)------------------| |-------2------------------|-(2)------------------| +W E Q. +Q a +E +E |----------------------|-16-17------(17)---16b17==(17)r(16)-----| |----------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------| |-(4)------------------|----------------------------------------| |-(4)------------------|----------------------------------------| |-(2)------------------|----------------------------------------| Gtr I plays Rhy Fig 1 (1st 2 bars) W Q E +E E Q S +S |-14------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----16b17r(16)-16b17-16b17---16b17r(16)b17==| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------------| +E Q. +H +Q +H. |---------------------------|---------------*| |-(17)-14------(14)---------|-(14)--(14)----*| |---------------------------|---------------*| |---------------------------|---------------*| |---------------------------|---------------*| |---------------------------|---------------*| | | Q E E +E E E S S Q +H. |---2------2-0--(0)-0-0-0-0-|---5----(5)----*| |---2------2-0--(0)-0-0-0-0-|---5----(5)----*| |---3------3-3--(3)-3-3-3-3-|---6----(6)----*| |---4------4-4--(4)-4-4-4-4-|---7----(7)----*| |---4------4-4--(4)-4-4-4-4-|---7----(7)----*| |---2------2-2--(2)-2-2-2-2-|---5----(5)----*| Ain't found a way to kill me yet Eyes burn with stinging sweat Seems every path leads me to nowhere Wife and kids, household pet Army green was no safe bet The bullets scream to me from somewhere Yeah, they come to snuff the rooster Yeah here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die Here they come to snuff the rooster Ah yeah, yeah Yeah, here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die Yeah they come to snuff the rooster Yeah here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die Walkin' tall machine gun man They spit on me in my home land Gloria sent me pictures of my boy Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath Oh God please won't you help me make it through Yeah they come to snuff the rooster, ah yeah Yeah here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, you know he ain't gonna die