Jerry Cantrell - Spider Bite Bass

Jerry Cantrell

Tuning: Drop D, all strings flatted (Db, Ab, Db, Gb)


Fig. 1

Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Db|-/5-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
     ^
     Bend when you reach the 5th fret

Fig. 2

Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-3-5-|

The second time around, right before Fig. 3, there is a little interlude.
I’m not quite sure if there is a definite bass part, but if there is, it’s
something involving Eb or E. So you might want to play with that.

Fig. 3

Gb|------------------------|----------|
Db|------------------------|----------|
Ab|------------------------|----------|
Db|-0----5----4----5--3--5-|-(5)-3----|
                           ^__________^
                            This part played after last time Fig. 3 is played through.

Playing order:
       
Fig. 1 x 24
Fig. 2 x 2

Fig. 1 x 12
Fig. 2 x 4
Fig. 3 x 8

Fig. 1 x 6 
Fig. 2 x 8