Had To Know Tab by Jerry Cantrell

Had To Know tab by Jerry Cantrell

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Eb

Intro Riff:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-------------0---0---0---0---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---| x4
Db|-2---2---x---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---|
Ab|-2---2---x---2---2---2---2-------|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-0---0---2---3---3---3---3-------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 1:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-------------0---0---0---0---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---| x8
Db|-2---2---x---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---|
Ab|-2---2---x---2---2---2---2-------|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-0---0---2---3---3---3---3-------|---------------------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


🎸 Chorus 1:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Eb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
Eb|-----------------------------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---|
                                                              >   >

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


Chorus Lead:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5~------------------5\4-----4~--|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------2~--|-------------------------2---4---|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
Db|-5~-----5\4/5--------7---5-------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----0---0-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Pre🎸 Verse:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-------------0---0---0---0---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---| x4
Db|-2---2-------0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---|
Ab|-2---2-------2---2---2---2-------|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-0---0---2---3---3---3---3-------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-------------0---0---0---0---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---| x4
Db|-2---2-------0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---|
Ab|-2---2-------2---2---2---2-------|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-0---0---2---3---3---3---3-------|---------------------------------|



🎸 Chorus 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Eb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
Eb|-----------------------------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---|

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


🎸 Bridge:
    at 2:28, play 8x

    Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-9-----------0-----------5-------|-----5-----------5-------4-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  |  Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------11----------11----------|-11----------11-----11-------11--|
Db|-----11----------11----------11--|---------11----------------------|
Ab|-9-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------10------|-----10----------10------9-------|


🎸 Bridge 2:
    at 3:04
Eb|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------0-----------|-------------3-------------------|
Gb|-------------------------1-------|---------4-----------4-----------|
Db|---------2-------------------2---|-----4-------------------4-------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|-2---------------------------2---|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


Organ & Guitar Solo Rhythm:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-------------0---0---0---0---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---| x4
Db|-2---2-------0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---|
Ab|-2---2-------2---2---2---2-------|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-0---0---2---3---3---3---3-------|---------------------------------|


Guitar Solo Part:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9b11r9----------------------7---|-----6h7-----6---4---------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
Db|/9-------7---5---7---5~------4---|-----5p4-----2---0---2---4-------|-5------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|


🎸 Chorus 3:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Eb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Db|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Eb|-----------------------------3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Eb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Db|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Eb|-----------------------------3---|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Eb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
Ab|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---|
Eb|-----------------------------0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---|

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


Chorus 3 Lead:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5~------------------5\4-----4~--|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------5~--|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5~------------------5\4-----4~--|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------5~--|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5~------------------7\5-----4~--|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------2~--|-------------------------2---4---|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
Db|-5~-----5\4/5--------7---5-------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----0---0-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Outro Rhythm Loop:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-9-----------0-----------5-------|-----5-----------5-------4-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  |  Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------11----------11----------|-11----------11-----11-------11--|
Db|-----11----------11----------11--|---------11----------------------|
Ab|-9-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------10------|-----10----------10------9-------|


Outro Leads Basic Pattern:

Eb|---------------------21----------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------19----------------------|-19~---------19~----------19------|
Gb|-----18----------18----------18--|---------18---------18--------18--|
Db|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------19----------21b22r21----|---------19~---------17------17---|
Gb|-----18----------18--------------|-----18----------18------18-------|
Db|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

************************************

Published: January 19, 2024

Last updated: January 19, 2024

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