Whatcha Gonna Do Tab by Alice In Chains

Whatcha Gonna Do tab by Alice In Chains

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Intro - Main Riff:

D#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C#|-7----5b7r---7---------|-2----5b7r---7---------|
G#|-7-----------5---5-----|-2-----------5---5-----|
D#|-5---------------3-----|-0---------------3-----|


    Lead overdub adds higher octaves on bends randomly, for example:
D#|-----------------------|------15b17r-----------|
A#|------8b10r------------|-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D#|-----------------------|-----------------------|

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 Intro ending
D#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C#|-7----5b7r---7---------|-2\V-------------------|
G#|-7-----------5---5-----|-2\V-------------------| whammy bar dive
D#|-5---------------3-----|-0\V-------------------|



Offbeat Verse:

    Note that the chords heard on 1st beat of each bar are played a 16th early, except first bar
D#|-----------------------|------------------------|
A#|-----------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------6/7-------------|-------6/7--7--7--6-----|
C#|-7-----6/7--5--5----5--|----5--6/7--7--7--6--7--|
G#|-7-----4/5--5--5----5--|----5--4/5--5--5--4--7--|
D#|-5----------3--3----3--|----3----------------5--|

D#|-----------------------|------------------------|
A#|-----------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------6/7-------------|-------6/7--7--7--6-----|
C#|----7--6/7--5--5----5--|----5--6/7--7--7--6--7--| play this 2x
G#|----7--4/5--5--5----5--|----5--4/5--5--5--4--7--|
D#|----5-------3--3----3--|----3----------------5--|

D#|-----------------------|------------------------|
A#|-----------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------6/7-------------|------------------------|
C#|----7--6/7--5--5----2--|--------------------(3)-|
G#|----7--4/5--5--5----2--|--------------------(3)-|
D#|----5-------3--3----0--|--------------------(1)-|
                                               2nd time only
Repeat Verse with vocals:

  "Hey now baby, whatcha gonna do..."



Chorus:

D#|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------3p0------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------3p0-----3p0------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------2p0-----2p0-----2p0------------------|
C#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2----------------------2p0-----2p0-----2p0------|
G#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2----------------------------------2p0-----2p0--|
D#|-0---1-0---------------|-0---1-0--------1--1--1--|-0---1-0----------------------------------------------3|

D#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-12-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----15--------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-9--7--15-14-15-14-12~----|
C#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2---------------|-------8--7--8--7--5~-----|
G#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2---------------|--------------------------|
D#|-0---1-0---------------|-0---1-0--------1--1--1--|-0---1-0---------------|--------------------------|

In last bar, Lead overdub plays notes from 12th position



Play Verse Again


Chorus 2:

D#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-14PH---15PH--------------|
A#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------12~~~~~~----|
C#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2---------------|--------------------------|
G#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2---------------|--------------------------|
D#|-0---1-0---------------|-0---1-0--------1--1--1--|-0---1-0---------------|--------------------------|

D#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-12-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----15--------------------|
F#|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-9--7--15-14-15-14-12~----|
C#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2---------------|-------8--7--8--7--5~-----|
G#|-2---3-2---------------|-2---3-2--------3--3--3--|-2---3-2---------------|--------------------------|
D#|-0---1-0---------------|-0---1-0--------1--1--1--|-0---1-0---------------|--------------------------|


Play Intro Again


Tempo Change:

   (1:35)
D#|-15--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A#|-15gb17----------------|-----------------------|-5TR8------------------|-----------8b10~~------|
F#|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G#|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D#|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|



Bridge:

D#|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|------------------------2~--|----------------------2p0----|
C#|--------2p0---------2p0-----|--------2p0-------2p0-----2--| play 2x
G#|-------------3h4------------|-------------3h4-------------|
D#|-0--3b----------------------|-0--3b-----------------------|

   repeat above line, but lead overdub is added:
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------10--|----------------------10p8----|
F#|--------9p7---------9p7-----|--------9p7-------9p7------9--|
C#|------------10/11-----------|------------10/11-------------|
G#|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------|



Solo:

D#|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A#|-2-------------------|-0-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-2-------------------|-0-------------------|-7br9p0----------------|-----------------------|
C#|-2-------------------|-0-------------------|----------7PH--7PH~~---|------------------7p5--|
G#|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|--5TR7-----------------|
D#|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

D#|-----------------------|-17br19--15-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|----------17~~---------|------------17TP-15-17TP-15-17b20~~~|-13h14------13h14----------------|
F#|-7/13------------------|------------------------------------|------12h14------12h14-12-14~~---|
C#|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D#|--------------------------------|
A#|----12-12------12---------------|
F#|-14------14p12-14b16------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|



Instrumental Break:

D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-14-14-14-14-14p12h14--------------------| play 3x
C#|-----------------------14-14-14---12h14--|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-2--2\V----------------|
G#|-2--2\V----------------|
D#|-0--0\V----------------|



Play Verse Again for 8 bars, Bass continues playing Verse but Guitar plays Ending below.



Ending:

D#|-----5-5-----5--------5-|---------------------|-----5-5-----5--------|-5---------------------|
A#|-----5-5-----5--------5-|---------------------|-----5-5-----5--------|-8b10--8--5--5~--------|
F#|-7b9-----7b9---7b9~~~---|-7br9--5---5---------|-7b9-----7b9---7b9~~--|-------------7b9~------|
C#|------------------------|---------7---7--5----|----------------------|-----------------------|
G#|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D#|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|


D#|-17-----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
A#|-20b22--20--17--17----17--|---17----17--17--17--17--17--|-20b22--20--17-----17--17--|
F#|----------------19b21-b21-|---b21--b21-b21-b21-b21-b21--|----------------19-b21-b21-|
C#|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D#|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|


D#|-------------------|-----------------------------|
A#|-------------------|-15br17-12-------------------|
F#|-0~~~~~~~~~--------|-----------14br16-12---------|
C#|-------------------|---------------------12-14---|
G#|-------------------|-----------------------------|
D#|-------------------|-----------------------------|

Last updated: January 30, 2018

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