My Song Tab

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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