Satisfy (Guitar)
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Jerry Cantrell - Satisfy
From 'Boggy Depot'
Eb Tuning- 3 guitars (double humbucker set-up)
Tabbed by jjhand
This is the full tab of a slow and bluesy song from Jerry's first
solo record. Great guitar layering and vocals/harmonies throughout. 
Please rate/comment on the tab.

 Intro/Verse Riff, 2 Guitars using Bridge Pick-up  
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------2--------|------------------------0---------|
Gb|---------5-5---------4-----4----|---------2-3------------1---1-----|
Db|-------6-5-6-------4---------4--|-------4-4-4----------2-------2---|
Ab|-----6-------6---2-------------2|-----4-------4------2-----------2-|
Eb|-4-------------4----------------|-2-------------2--0---------------|
                                        

Verse Riff Ending - guitars split parts here:
 
   Gtr. 1 (Lead, the part that changes each time)      
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|------6-4-6---4---4-6-4-----6-4-|-/8---9---9-8-6-4-------------|
Db|----6-------6-------------6-----|------------------------------|
Ab|/4------------------------------|-/6---7---7-6-4-2-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
  |
  |Gtr. 2 (Rhythm, with flanger)
Eb|----------4---------------------|-7-------------7----------7\--|
Bb|--------4-----4---5-------------|-7-------------7----------7\--|
Gb|------6---------------4---------|-9-----------8-9----------9\--|
Db|----6---------------6-----------|-9-----------9-9----------9\--|
Ab|-4------------------------------|-7-----------7-7----------7\--|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
                                                   
                                                   


Verse 1 - play above riff, Lyrics:
 
"I would like to know how you cage a bird aflight, 
Feathers bright... to show your might"

then guitar 2 part continues at 0:30 
  (0:30) Guitar 1, with wah & neck pick-up
Eb|----4---------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|--------4---5-------------------|-4-5--------------------------|
Gb|----------------6---------------|------4--------6-6b7r_p4-6p4--|
Db|--------------------------------|----------------------------6-|
Ab|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------|

Repeat Verse Riff, but play ending similar to intro

Lyrics: "Are you such a stone, smile greasy, you pick my bones
         Crawl inside, have you no life"


Chorus - Starts on last 2 beats of Verse
   
               play this 3x
Eb|---------||-------------------------------||
Bb|-9-9-9-8-||---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-||
Gb|-7-7-7-6-||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-||
Db|-9-9-9-8-||---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-||
Ab|-7-7-7-6-||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-||
Eb|---------||-------------------------------||
             "Hard time for a refugee"
             "Keep a side-stepping over me"
             "Not sure but you think you might"
  Ending:
Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-----8-8-8-8-8-8-----------|
Gb|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-9---------|
Db|-----8-8-8-8-8-8-9---------|
Ab|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-7---------|
Eb|-----------------0---------|
"Can you see when there is no light?"


Play Verse Riff Again

  (1:30) Gtr. 1  Neck pickup
Eb|--------------------------------|-------11------11------11--------|
Bb|--------------------------------|---12-----12------12------12--12-|
Gb|-------4-6--/8-6~---------------|-13--13-----13------13------13---|
Db|----/6--------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Continue Verse Riff with Verse 2 vocals
"Tell me once again that you'd like to be my friend 
While we run a race of one"

(1:55) Heavy Distortion Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------|------------14--------|
Bb|----------12b14r-p9----9~~-|---14~~-16-----16~----|
Gb|--------------------11-----|----------------------|
Db|---------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|----------------------|

Continue Verse Riff

"Do you feel the same, my head hung high in shame 
You install a trophy wall"

  (2:08) Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-11p9-11~~~~~~-------------|------------9--7--9p7------|
Gb|---------------------------|-9-------------------9p8~~-|
Db|---------------------------|-9-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|-7-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|


Play Chorus Again, same Lyrics


  Guitar 3 Solo (Chorus Chords continue on Gtr. 2)
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-8b9__r8-8~~~-8-9-11-9-11-12-11-12b14-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12b14r-11h12p11---11------------------------------|
Gb|----------------12---12~~--------------------------|
Db|----------------------------14h18p14h18p13h17p13~~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------11tr12----|
Db|--------------------------------------13-14----------|
Ab|-14b16____gr-14-13~-----------12-14-15---------------|
Eb|----------------------12-14-15-----------------------|
                      PM********************
   Gtr 3
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
Bb|-12b14--12------------------------|---------------|-------------|
Gb|------------15-13--15-13h15p13-15-|-15b17r--13h15p|-13~---------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|
  | Gtr 1 (neck pickup)
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-6b8~~~~~~~~---|
Db|--------------4---6--/8---6---4---|---------------|
Ab|-4--------------------------------|---------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------|


Play Verse Riff Again
  Guitar 1 Solo (3:01)
Eb|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9b_11r___9---9-|------------9-11pb12-12r11p9----9~~---------9-11brb12-|
Ab|----------------|-11~~--9h11------------------11------9-10-11----------|
Eb|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------12------------|-12____--------12----------------------|
Gb|------11b13--------11--11brb13-|----b13-----------13r11--11-13p11------|
Db|-11p9--------------------------|----------13h14--------14--------14p13-|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Play Verse 3 bars to end song
Lyrics: "Please me, satisfy... one request, 
         choose to live... " 

Key
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/   = slide up
\   = slide down
__  = hold note during bend or while playing next string
~   = vibrato
h   = hammer-on
p   = pull-off
b   = bend
r   = release
brb = bend, release, rebend note
pb  = prebend note (pick after bent to higher note)