Rooster (bassline)

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|---------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
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|---------------|------*| 

 Alice In Chains - Rooster 
Tune Down 1/2 Step 
 
Played all through the song, except where specified... 
E--2--------0------------------0--- -----------0------------------0------------| 
B--2--------0------0---0---0---0--- -----------0----------0-------0------------| 
G--3----3---3------3---3---3------- --6----6---6------6---6---6----------------| 
D--4----4---4------4---4---4------- --7----7---7------7---7---7----------------| 
A--4----4---4------4---4---4------- --7----7---7------7---7---7----------------| 
E--2----2---0------0---0---0------- --5----5---0------0---0---0----------------| 
 
ooohhh...ooohhh...ooohhh 
 
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 
 
CHORUS (x2) 
      B                           D/F#
Here they come to snuff the rooster, aww yeah, hey yeah 
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah 
You know he ain't gonna die 
No, no, no, ya 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 
 
CHORUS (x2) 
      B                           D/F#
Here they come to snuff the rooster, aww yeah, hey yeah 
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah 
You know he ain't gonna die 
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die  
 
ooohhh...ooohhh...ooohhh 

 D - tuning

Intro:
e--------0---0-0-0-0--|------0---0-0-0-0-----
B--------0---0-0-0-0--|------0---0-0-0-0-----
G---------------------|----------------------
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-----
D----4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7-----

e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--(6)~~~~~--(6)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------4--3--2-
D----------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------5~~~---------5-----------------------
B-------------------------7~~~~---------5-7-----7------(7)~~~---------
G--------------------------------2~~~---------2-----------------------
D-------4~~~~~----------4---------------2-4-----4------(4)~~~---------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-4-----------7~~~~------------------------------------------------


Chorus:
e--7---10---X-X---         ---0-------------------------------
B--7---10---X-X---         ---0----------------4--------------
G-----------------         --------------------4--------------
D--9---12---X-X---         ---4--------4-------4--------------
A--9---12---X-X---         ---4--------4-------2--------------
D--9---12---------         ---4--------4----------------------


Then repeat the first B & D part, then this:

e--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~--------------
B--------0~~--|------------------|--------0~~---|-----5--(5)~~--------------
G-------------|--2---------------|--------3~~---|--2--2--(2)~~--------------
D--2--4--4~~--|--2---------------|--2--4--4~~---|--2--2--(2)~~--------------
A--2--4--4~~--|--0--4~~-3~~-2~~--|--0--4--4~~---|--0--0--(0)~~--------------
D--2--4--4~~--|------------------|-----4--4~~---|---------------------------


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--4--2--2---2--1--2--2/6--4--4/7------
D--------------------------------4--2--2-----------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--9--9/11--9--11---14--11--9----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--7--7/9---7--9----12--9---7----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd verse:

e----------------------------------------14-------------------------------
B-----------------17--14---17----(17)------------17~~----14-----14~~------
G---------------------------------------------14---------14---------------
D--4---(4)---------------------------------------------------17-----------
A--4---(4)----------------------------------------------------------------
D--4---(4)----------------------------------------------------------------

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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-----------------------------------------------------------
D--------4-----------------------------------------------------------

and that's it... 

 Bass Tabs To Rooster by Alice in Chains.

 
   Guitar in E-flat tuning.


Verse:
      |----------4-2----------4-2----|
      |--2-4-4--------2-2------------|
      |------------------------------|
      |--------5----------2-5-----5--|

Chorus:
      |--4-6-7-11-9----------------4-2----4-6-7-11-9-----4-2--|
      |-------------2-4-4--2-4-2-4-------------------2-2------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------5-----------------5---|

Note:
1) There are quite a lot of variations of the verse I mentioned, but the 
basic verse is there (The variations normally take the form of missing notes 
out or playing them twice)

2)The verse is normally played about 8 times before the chorus.


Rooster   (Cantrell)

	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

	Here they come to snuff the rooster
	Yeah here come the rooster, 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

	Here they come to snuff the rooster
	Yeah here come the rooster, you know he ain't gonna die


If anyone has the tabs to Down In A Hole, Grind, Man In The Box, Heaven 
Beside You, or We Die Young by Alice In Chains can you E-Mail them to me at:
odin@blvl.igs.net