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The River Is Rising Tab by Slash

The River Is Rising tab by Slash

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Half-step down

Key: Ebm

🤘 Intro:

    Lead
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-/14TP---------\2TP-------------| play 8x
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

    Rhythm
Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--2----2-----2s-----------------|--2----2-----2s-----------------|
Eb|--0----0-3qb-0s-----------------|--0----0-3qb-0s-----------------|

Eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------->------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------2------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--2----2-----2------------------|--2----2-----2s-----------------|
Eb|--0----0-3qb-0------------------|--0----0-3qb-0s-----------------|


Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 4x
Eb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
          PM☠☠*           PM☠☠*



🤘 Verse 1:

     Rhythm - Same riff from Intro
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 8x
Eb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
          PM☠☠*           PM☠☠*

     Lead is similar but hits a open D string halfway through



Pre🤘 Chorus:

     1      2      3      4
Eb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
Gb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Db|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Ab|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb|--2----------2---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb|--3----------3---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Gb|--2----------2---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
Db|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Ab|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|--0----------0-----------------|

Eb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
Gb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Db|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Ab|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb|--2----------2---------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--3----------3---------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|--2----------2---------------|--------------------7--------------|
Db|--0----------0---------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--------------|
Ab|--0----------0---------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|



🤘 Chorus:

    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Db|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
Db|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|

repeat Chorus



Pre🤘 Verse:

    Lead
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-/14TP---------\2TP-------------| play 4x, last note has vibrato instead of TP
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 4x
Eb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
          PM☠☠*           PM☠☠*



🤘 Verse 2:

     Rhythm - Same riff from Intro but shorter verse
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--2----------2----2----------2--| play 4x
Eb|--0----0-3-5-0----0----0-3-5-0--|
          PM☠☠*           PM☠☠*



Pre🤘 Chorus 2:

     1      2      3      4
Eb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
Gb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Db|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Ab|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb|--2----------2---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb|--3----------3---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Gb|--2----------2---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
Db|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Ab|--0----------0---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|--0----------0-----------------|

Eb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Bb|--1----------1---------------|--1----------1-----------------|
Gb|--0----------0---------------|--0----------0-----------------|
Db|--2----------2---------------|--2----------2-----------------|
Ab|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|
Eb|--3----------3---------------|--3----------3-----------------|

Eb|--2----------2---------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--3----------3---------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|--2----------2---------------|--------------------7--------------|
Db|--0----------0---------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--------------|
Ab|--0----------0---------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


🤘 Chorus:

    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Db|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
Db|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|


    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Db|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
Db|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------0--3--4---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------0--3--4---|



🤘 Bridge:

Eb|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb|------------------|-------------------|--1-----------------|---------------------|
Gb|--2---------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|---------------------|
Db|--2---------------|-------------------|--2-----------------|---------------------|
Ab|--0---------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|---------------------|

Eb|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------0TP-|
Bb|------------------|-------------------|--1-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
Gb|--2---------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
Db|--2---------------|-------------------|--2-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Ab|--0---------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|-------------------------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|-------------------------|



🤘 Solo:

Eb|-/12TP-----0TP-------|-/12TP-----0TP---------|-/12TP-----0TP--------|-/12TP-----0TP---2/10----|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------10-|
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Db|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

    Slash is ahead of the beat by a 16th
Eb|---------------------------------8-9---|-8-9---8---------------------------|
Bb|-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-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-7h8p7-5-----7-5-----5---------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------8b10-----8-7---7-5---7-5-----|-5-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------7-----7-5-|---7-6-5-7-5---------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------7-5-6-5-3-6-5-3-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------5-0-|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------7-5-7-5-5-7-5-7-----|
Ab|---------------------------------|-7-6-5-7-6-5---------------------|
Eb|-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-3-|---------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------8-9-|--------------------------15-14-------17-15-0-x-|
Bb|-------------8---8----8-9----8-9-11-----|-/13-12-------17-16-15----------17-15-----------|
Gb|-5h7p5---5-7-7b9-7br9-----10------------|--------14-14----------17-----------------------|
Db|-------7--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|


Solo Ending:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------3---5-3-----|-3-------------------------------|
Gb|-----0h2-2-0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---4\2-0-2p0-----0---2p0---0-----|
Db|-2-----------2-------------------|-------------2p0-------------2p0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
    >


Eb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb|---------------------3---5-3-----|-3-----------0-------------------|
Gb|-----0---2p0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---4-2---4---4-------------------|
Db|-2-----2-----2-------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------x-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------------|



Last 🤘 Chorus:

    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Db|--------------------------0--|--------0--------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2--2-----x--|--------x--------------------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0--0-----3--|--------3----------0--3--4---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------11br12--11--9-----0--|--------11br12--11--9--------|
Db|--------------------------0--|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------x--|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------3--|-----------------------------|


    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-------2--2--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-------2--2--------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0--0-----3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|
  |
  | Lead
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-2------11br12--11--9--------|---------------------------|
Db|-2---------------------------|--------------0------------|
Ab|-0------------------------3~-|-----3--2--1---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------3--2--1---|

Repeat Chorus & go into outro



🤘 Outro:

Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------| hold briely before continuing
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------|

    Both parts
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play 2x
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3-4-|
Eb|-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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-6-|
Db|-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
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3-4-|
Eb|-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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------3---5-3-----|-3-------------------------------|
Gb|-----0h2-2-0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---4\2-0-3p0-----0---2p0---0-----|
Db|-2-----------2-------------------|-------------2p0-------------2p0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
    >


Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------3---5-3-----|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----0---2p0---0-2/4---4-----4-3-|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2-----2-------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------x-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------------------|
Eb|-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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Published: January 14, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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