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 flat3 = G flat
5 = A flat2 = B flat
4 = D flat1 = E flat


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*       *
*  LEGEND:       *
*       *
*  * - Palm Mute       *
*  ~ - Vibrato       *
*  f - Full Step Bend  *
*  h - Half Step Bend  *
*  r - Release Bend    *
*  / - Slide Up       *
*   - Slide Down      *
*  ^ - Hammer On       *
*  ^ - Pull Off        *
*  + - Beat       *
*       *
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********************************************************
*       *
*  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)       *
*       *
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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~~~~~~
G flat |-------------5~~~|~~~~-5---5-7-5-------5---7---7f~~|~~~~-8f~~~~~-10f~~~~
D flat |-5---6---7-------|---------------------------------|--------------------
A flat |-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------

 +       +       +       +       +       +   +       +       +       +
B flat |~~~~~~~~-13f~~~~~~~~~~~~-13f~~~~~~~~~~~~~----12f-|---------12f-r-------1
G flat |---------------------------------------------12f-|---------12f-r-------1
D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------12---
A flat |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------

 +       +       +       +   +       +       +       +       +       +
B flat |-10f-r---------------------------|--------------------------------------
G flat |-10f-r---------------------------|--------------------------------------
D flat |---------12--10------------------|--------------------------------------
A flat |-----------------11--10--8---10f-|-(10f)---------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 +       +       +       +       +       +   +       +       +       +
B flat |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
G flat |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
D flat |-------------------------------------------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A flat |-10-/12-10--8-------10--10-/12-10--5~~~~~~~~~~-|------------------------
D flat |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------

 +       +       +       +       +       +
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 |-------------------------------------------------|