My Song

Song

Jerry Cantrell - "My Song"

From "Boggy Depot" album

For 2 guitars tuned 1/2 step down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb)

tabbed by jjhand

This song has some good lead and rhythm guitar. Thanks to Scott Ulrich

for a couple of the riffs. Please rate this or comment.

Intro/Main Riff

eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1--3--3-----------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--0--2--2-----------------|--------------------------|
Db|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Ab|-----------1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--1--3--3-----------------|-----------------1--1--1--|
Gb|--0--2--2-----------------|-----------------0--0--0--|
Db|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--|
Ab|-----------1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1-----------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Verse Change (note the diffferent rhythm when the 5 beat bar is mixed in)

5/4 time 4/4

Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------|
Bb|----3-3----------------|----6---6--6---6----------|--------|
Gb|--0-2-2----------------|----5h7-5--5h7-5-\3-------|--------|
Db|--0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|--------------------3--5--|-/7-----|
Ab|--------1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|--------------------------|--------|
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------|

both guitars Lead part (Rhythm plays main riff)

Continue playing main riff into next verse

(1:11) Play Verse again with 'Main Riff' and 'Verse Change', but Lead comes in:

Verse 2:

Dist. Lead Guitar (play 2x)

Eb|------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Bb|------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Gb|------------14b15-|-(b15)------|-14b15r14-----------|-----------------|
Db|---------15-------|------------|----------15--------|-----------------|
Ab|---15-17----------|------------|-------------15~~---|-(15)------------|
Eb|------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|

Chorus (1:30)

play 3x 4th bar

Eb|----------------|          |------------------12-12-12-12-12-|
Bb|----------------|          |------------------12-12-12-12-12-|
Gb|----------------|          |------------------12-12-12-12-12-|
Db|----------------|          |---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-4~----4--|          |-2--2--2~------------------------|
Eb|-3-0-3-5~--0-5--|          |-3--0--3~------------------------|

play 2x

Eb|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------12-12-12-12-12---|
Bb|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------12-12-12-12-12--o|
Gb|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------12-12-12-12-12---|
Db|----------------|---------------|-------------------|----5--------------------------|repeat
Ab|-2-2-2-4~----4--|-2-2-2-4~----4-|-5----4--2--4----2-|-4-----7----------------------o|
Eb|-3-0-3-5~--0-5--|-3-0-3-5~--0-5-|-6----5--3--5----3-|-5-----0-----------------------|

"Love's strong, mine gone still have the time to sing my song"

eb|-------------------|--------------12-12-12-12-12---|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|--------------12-12-12-12-12---|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|--------------12-12-12-12-12---|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|----5--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|-5----4--2--4----2-|-4-----7-----------------------|-5----4--2--4--4--|-4b5r4------2-----|
Eb|-6----5--3--5----3-|-5-----0-----------------------|-6----5--3--5--5--|-5b6r5--3---0-----|

"still have the time to sing my song"

Play Main Riff again after Chorus ends, then

Lead Mini-Solo (2:09)

eb|--13-----------------|-13-------12----------|----------10-------------|-10-------------------|
Bb|-----15--------------|----15----13---13-----|-------10----10-------13-|----10----------------|
Gb|--------14-----------|-------14-12------12--|-10/12----------10-------|-------10-------------|
Db|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|

Play verse 3, same as before

Play Chorus to end song

|Key

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| / slide

| \ slide

| ~ vibrato

| () held note

| h hammer-on

| b bend string to match second fret number

| r release string bend

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