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The River Tab by Imagine Dragons

The River tab by Imagine Dragons

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Db

Difficulty: Intermediate

Lead guitar

Tuning:Standard

Key: Db Major

Intro: (0:00-0:22)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &


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

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x3
D|11~---------10~---------8~------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Chorus: (0:45-1:08)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &


Bridge: (1:08-1:19)

e|13~-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------14~-----|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------10h11p10h11p|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     &

e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|10h11p10~-------8~----------6~------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------8-------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1     &     2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


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

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|6~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|6~---------------------8~-------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
D|6~---------10~---------8~-------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Chorus: (1:41-2:04)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &


Bridge: (2:04-2:32)

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| x3
D|----------------11---------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------8---9----------9-----8---|----------------9---8-----------|
E|11-------------------------------|------------------------11--9---|
  1   &   2   &   3   &     4  &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Chorus: (2:32-3:14)

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|------------------13-------------13----------13|------------------13-------------13----------13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|
G|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

e|13----------------13-------------13----------13|------------------16-------------16----16-16-13|
B|------11----11----------11----11-------11------|------11----11----------11----11---------------|
G|---13----13----13----13----13-------13----13---|13-13----13----13----13----13-------13---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
  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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This guitar tab for The River by Imagine Dragons is suitable for players who want a clear arrangement. Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E). Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Audio/video is available to play along.