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The River Is Rising by Slash

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Tuning: Half-step down

Key: EbmEbm

🤘 Intro:

  Lead
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|
DbDb|-/14TP---------\2TP-------------| play 8x
AbAb|--------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|

  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
AbAb|--2----2-----2s-----------------|--2----2-----2s-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|--0----0-3qb-0s-----------------|--0----0-3qb-0s-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
GbGb|------------->------------------|--------------------------------|
DbDb|-------------2------------------|--------------------------------|
AbAb|--2----2-----2------------------|--2----2-----2s-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|--0----0-3qb-0------------------|--0----0-3qb-0s-----------------|


Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------|
AbAb|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 4x
Eb MajorEb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
     PM☠☠*      PM☠☠*


🤘 Verse 1:

   Rhythm - Same riff from Intro
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------|
AbAb|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 8x
Eb MajorEb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
     PM☠☠*      PM☠☠*

   Lead is similar but hits a open D MajorD string halfway through

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Pre🤘 Chorus:

   1   2   3   4
Eb MajorEb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb majorBb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
GbGb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
DbDb|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
AbAb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--2----------2---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb majorBb|--3----------3---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
GbGb|--2----------2---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
DbDb|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
AbAb|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|--0----------0-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb majorBb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
GbGb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
DbDb|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
AbAb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--2----------2---------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--3----------3---------------|-----------------------------------|
GbGb|--2----------2---------------|--------------------7--------------|
DbDb|--0----------0---------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--------------|
AbAb|--0----------0---------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


🤘 Chorus:

  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
AbAb|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
AbAb|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|

repeat Chorus


Pre🤘 Verse:

  Lead
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|
DbDb|-/14TP---------\2TP-------------| play 4x, last note has vibrato instead of TP
AbAb|--------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------|
AbAb|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 4x
Eb MajorEb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
     PM☠☠*      PM☠☠*


🤘 Verse 2:

   Rhythm - Same riff from Intro but shorter verse
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------|
AbAb|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 4x
Eb MajorEb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
     PM☠☠*      PM☠☠*


Pre🤘 Chorus 2:

   1   2   3   4
Eb MajorEb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb majorBb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
GbGb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
DbDb|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
AbAb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--2----------2---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb majorBb|--3----------3---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
GbGb|--2----------2---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
DbDb|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
AbAb|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|--0----------0-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb majorBb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
GbGb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
DbDb|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
AbAb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb MajorEb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb MajorEb|--2----------2---------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--3----------3---------------|-----------------------------------|
GbGb|--2----------2---------------|--------------------7--------------|
DbDb|--0----------0---------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--------------|
AbAb|--0----------0---------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


🤘 Chorus:

  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
AbAb|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
AbAb|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|


  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
AbAb|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
AbAb|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------0--3--4---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------0--3--4---|


🤘 Bridge:

Eb MajorEb|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------|-------------------|--1-----------------|---------------------|
GbGb|--2---------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|---------------------|
DbDb|--2---------------|-------------------|--2-----------------|---------------------|
AbAb|--0---------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|---------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|---------------------|

Eb MajorEb|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------0TP-|
Bb majorBb|------------------|-------------------|--1-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
GbGb|--2---------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
DbDb|--2---------------|-------------------|--2-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
AbAb|--0---------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|-------------------------|


🤘 Solo:

Eb MajorEb|-/12TP-----0TP-------|-/12TP-----0TP---------|-/12TP-----0TP--------|-/12TP-----0TP---2/10----|
Bb majorBb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------10-|
GbGb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

  Slash is ahead of the beat by a 16th
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------8-9---|-8-9---8---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-9-8-10-9-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-10----10-|----10---10-9-8-10-8-7-8-8-7-5-8-5-|
GbGb|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-7h8p7-5-----7-5-----5---------------|---------------------------------|
GbGb|--------8b10-----8-7---7-5---7-5-----|-5-------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------7-----7-5-|---7-6-5-7-5---------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------|-------------7-5-6-5-3-6-5-3-----|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------5-0-|

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-|
DbDb|---------------------------------|-------------7-5-7-5-5-7-5-7-----|
AbAb|---------------------------------|-7-6-5-7-6-5---------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-|---------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------8-9-|--------------------------15-14-------17-15-0-x-|
Bb majorBb|-------------8---8----8-9----8-9-11-----|-/13-12-------17-16-15----------17-15-----------|
GbGb|-5h7p5---5-7-7b9-7br9-----10------------|--------14-14----------17-----------------------|
DbDb|-------7--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|


Solo Ending:

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------3---5-3-----|-3-------------------------------|
GbGb|-----0h2-2-0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---4\2-0-2p0-----0---2p0---0-----|
DbDb|-2-----------2-------------------|-------------2p0-------------2p0-|
AbAb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
AbAb|-2-------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
  >


Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------3---5-3-----|-3-----------0-------------------|
GbGb|-----0---2p0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---4-2---4---4-------------------|
DbDb|-2-----2-----2-------------------|---------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|-------------x-------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
AbAb|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------------|


Last 🤘 Chorus:

  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
AbAb|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
DbDb|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
AbAb|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
AbAb|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|

Repeat Chorus & go into outro


🤘 Outro:

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------| hold briely before continuing
AbAb|--------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0------------------------|

  Both parts
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play 2x
DbDb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3-4-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-|-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-5-4-3-5-4-3-----|

  separate parts & singing comes in
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-6-|
DbDb|-7-6-5-7-6-5-7-5-7-6-5-7-6-5-7-5-|-7-6-5-7-6-5-7-5-7-6-5-7-6-5-----| play 2x
AbAb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3-4-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-|-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-5-4-3-5-4-3-----|


  Separate parts on 2 lines
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------3---5-3-----|-3-------------------------------|
GbGb|-----0h2-2-0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---4\2-0-3p0-----0---2p0---0-----|
DbDb|-2-----------2-------------------|-------------2p0-------------2p0-|
AbAb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
AbAb|-2-------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
  >


Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------3---5-3-----|---------------------------------|
GbGb|-----0---2p0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-2-----2-----2-------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|-------------x-------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
AbAb|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-------------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| s  staccato note - very brief
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TP Tremolo Picking

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