Jerry Cantrell - What It Takes
Tuning - Drop C, slightly sharp
tabbed by jjhand


[Intro]

D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3-------|-------------------------3-------|
F|--------------------------2---2---|-------------------------2---2---|
C|--------------------------0---2---|-------------------------0---2---|
G|----------------------0-0-----0---|---------------------x-x-----0---|
C|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2---2/-0-0---------|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2---2-x-x---------|

D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3-------|---------------------0--------0--|
F|--------------------------2---2---|---------------2b4----4pbr2-2----|
C|--------------------------0---2---|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------x-x-----0---|---------------------------------|
C|-0h2-2-2-2~-/12-14~~\-x-x---------|-0h2-2-2-2~----------------------|


Main PreVerse Riff
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-------|
F|-------------------------2---2---| play 4x
C|-------------------------0---2---|
G|---------------------x-x-----0---|
C|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2---2-x-x---------|


Acoustic part in background (repeats throughout):

D|---------3---3-3---3-3-3---------|
A|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-------|
F|---------0---0-0---0-0-0-2---2---|
C|---------2---2-2---2-2-2-0---2---|
G|-0h2-2-2---------------------0---|
C|-0h2-2-2-------------------------|


[Verse 1]

   played 4x
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3-------|
F|-------------------------2---2---|-------------------------2---2---|
C|-------------------------0---2---|-------------------------0---2---|
G|---------------------x-x-----0---|---------------------x-x-----0---|
C|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2-----x-x---------|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2-----x-x---------|
 "It takes a mountain of faith"
 "River flowing pain"
 "It takes a hammer on a nail"
 "A whole lotta love"


[Refrain]

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|----------------------|
F|-2-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|----------------------|
G|-0-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|------------------0-0-|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|-3--------------------|
F|-2-------------------|-2--------------------|
C|-0-------------------|-0--------------------|
G|-0-------------------|-0--------------------|
C|-0-------------------|-0--------------------|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 


Lead part:
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-6-------------------|-5--------------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-8-------------------|-7--------------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|


[PreVerse 2]

   Guitar 1 - hold out chord
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|-0h2~---------------------------------------|
G|-0h2----------------------------------------|
C|-0h2----------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2 - rhythm bar is played 4x during Guitar 1 ringing chord
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---|

   at 1:29
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
F|----------------------------|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------0-|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-5h6h7--------------------|
C|-2--------------------2-5---|--------------------------|

[Verse 2]

   played 4x
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3-------|
F|-------------------------2---2---|-------------------------2---2---|
C|-------------------------0---2---|-------------------------0---2---|
G|---------------------x-x-----0---|---------------------x-x-----0---|
C|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2-----x-x---------|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2-----x-x---------|
"It takes a lifetime of working"
"A touch of understanding"
"It takes a wind in the sails"
"Little children singing"


[Refrain 2]

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|----------------------|
F|-2-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|----------------------|
G|-0-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|------------------0-0-|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|-3--------------------|
F|-2-------------------|-2--------------------|
C|-0-------------------|-0--------------------|
G|-0-------------------|-0--------------------|
C|-0-------------------|-0--------------------|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 


Lead part:
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-6-------------------|-6p5----------5b6r5---|
F|---------------------|--------------------7-|
C|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-8-------------------|-8p7------------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|


[Guitar solo]

D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-12-------12----12----12----12----|-12---------------------------------|
F|-14b16---pb16--pb16--pb16--pb16---|-pb16-------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------12h14p12-14b17--|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-------10TR12-12TR15----------------|

D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|-(pb17)______________________r14--|---------7b8--5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|----------7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----7b8----8pbr7------------7/8-10-|
F|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D|--------------10------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-/12-------12---------------------|-14b15----14b15r14--12--------------|
F|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


[Refrain 3]

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|----------------------|
F|-2-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|----------------------|
G|-0-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|------------------0-0-|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|
C|-3---------------3-4-|-5--------------------|
G|-3---------------3-4-|-5--------------------|
C|-3---------------3-4-|-5--------------------|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 


Lead part:
D|-2-------------------|-2-------3-2----------|
A|-3-------------------|-3-------3-3----------|
F|-2-------------------|-2--------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|

D|-5------6p5---5------|-------7----8p7------------|
A|-6------6-----6------|-------8----8------15b17~~~|
F|-5-------------------|-------7----7--------------|
C|---------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------|---------------------------|


[PostChorus]

   Distorted bass part (Guitar with octave/distortion pedal can emulate this)
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------| played 4x
C|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
C|-0-2---x-/12~--10\----------0-2---|


[Verse 3]

   played 4x
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-------|-------------------------3-------|
F|-------------------------2---2---|-------------------------2---2---|
C|-------------------------0---2---|-------------------------0---2---|
G|---------------------x-x-----0---|---------------------x-x-----0---|
C|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2-----x-x---------|-0h2-2-2-2~--2-2-----x-x---------|
"It takes a sun burning knowledge"
"An ocean full of feeling"
"It takes a certain kind of hunger"
"It takes a whole lotta love"


Lead part 
   at 3:36
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------12-------------------|-----------------------12----------|
F|-11b12-----12pbr11~----------|----------------11b12-----12pbr11~-|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------9~--------------------|
F|---------------11b12r11-9h11-|-9~-------11-----------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


[Outro Refrain]

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|----------------------|
F|-2-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|----------------------|
G|-0-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|------------------0-0-|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|----------------------|
F|-2-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|----------------------|
G|-0-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|------------------0-0-|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah yeah" 

D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-------------------|----------------------|
F|-2-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|----------------------|
G|-0-------------------|----------------------|
C|-0-------------------|------------------0-0-|
  "Yeah,   yeah,  yeah               yeah" 

D|---------------------|----------------------|------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|------------|
C|-3---------------3-4-|-5--------------------|-0----------|
G|-3---------------3-4-|-5--------------------|-0----------|
C|-3---------------3-4-|-5--------------------|-0----------|
  "Ahhh" 


Lead Part:
   at 4:16
D|-5------6p5---5----------|-------7----8p7----10------|---------|
A|-6------6-----6------6-7-|-8-----8----8---8------8---|-7-------|
F|-5-------------------5-6-|-7-----7----7--------------|---------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------|
C|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------|


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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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