Stone bass

Stone

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Song: "Stone"
Artist: Alice in Chains
Album: The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013)
Bassist: Mike Inez
Tabbed by: Tydogg2443
Tuning: Drop Db (Db,Ab,Db,Gb / C#,G#,C#,F#)

*Updated 4/4/2014: Made some more minor alterations based on some live video footage.*

People are still speculating on whether the bend in the main riff starts from the 3rd
fret or the 4th fret. But I recently found a live performance video on YouTube that clearly
shows Mike Inez starting that bend at the 3rd fret as I'd originally suspected.
Here is a link to the video if you'd like to see for confirmation(skip to the 1:39 mark):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ByczoJkCA

The video also confirms one of morgan.clement1's suggestions, which I've added to the tab.
Additionally, one tip I can offer about the main riff is that if you're having trouble for
one reason or another making the full-step bend to Ab from the 3rd fret, try it from the
4th fret. It would be technically incorrect in light of the recently uncovered evidence,
but it's a decent alternative if you're running into trouble with the full-semitone bend.*
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BASS INTRO (x2)
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-|

VERSE                              BREAK
Gb|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------| x12  |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
                                     
VERSE                              BREAK
Gb|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------| x10  |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

VERSE                              BREAK
Gb|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|  x2  |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

CHORUS                                                      END CHORUS
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|      |----------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|      |----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|  x2  |----------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2x---|

(Guitar Break | No Bass 2 Measures)

PRE-BRIDGE
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-14\-------------|-----------------|-11\-------------|

BRIDGE (x4)
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-0-1-2-3--0-2-3-5-6-5--2-|-0-1-2-3--0-2-3-5-6-5--2-|

GUITAR SOLO
Gb|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Db|--------------7---7/9--|------------------------|--------------7---7/9--|
Ab|--2---2-3---3-5---5/7--|------------------------|--2---2-3---3-5---5/7--|
Db|-----------------------|--9---9-7---7-5-0-2-(2/)|-----------------------|

END GUITAR SOLO
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-0---------------|
Db|-0---------------|-----------------|

(Guitar Break | No Bass 1 Measure)

VERSE                              BREAK
Gb|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|  x7  |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

VERSE                              BREAK
Gb|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|      |-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|  x2  |-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-0----0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

CHORUS/OUTRO                       END     
Gb|------------------------|      |----------------------|
Db|------------------------|      |----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|  x5  |----------------------|
Db|-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2--0-2-| then |-3b5r-2--2~~-0-1-2x---|

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TABLATURE KEY:
 b: Bend To
 r: Release Bend
 ~: Vibrato Bend
 /: Slide Up
 \: Slide down
(): Optional Note/Variation
 h: Hammer-On
 p: Pull-Off
 x: Ghost Note/Mute Note
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