The River tab by Imagine Dragons

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: DbDb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Lead guitar

Tuning:Standard

Key: DbDb Major

Intro: (0:00-0:22)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Verse 1: (0:22-0:45)

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x3
D MajorD|11~---------10~---------8~------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Chorus: (0:45-1:08)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Bridge: (1:08-1:19)

e|13~-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------14~-----|------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|------------------------10h11p10h11p|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4   &

e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|10h11p10~-------8~----------6~------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|------------------------8-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1   &   2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


Verse 2: (1:19-1:41)

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|6~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|6~---------------------8~-------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
D MajorD|6~---------10~---------8~-------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


Chorus: (1:41-2:04)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Bridge: (2:04-2:32)

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| x3
D MajorD|----------------11---------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------8---9----------9-----8---|----------------9---8-----------|
E MajorE|11-------------------------------|------------------------11--9---|
 1  &  2  &  3  &   4 &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


Chorus: (2:32-3:14)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G+G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
BB|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G+G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                         (play all x2 except this last bar)


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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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