Alice In Chains – Man in the Box (Album: Facelift (1990))
!!! Tune Down ½ Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb !!! {Key: Abm}
– See Tablature for parts at end – (*vocal notes)
[Intro] (see Riff 1)
Em (*D) (*A) Em
La-la-la~~~ La-la-la~~~ La-la-la~~~ La~~~ (x2)
Em (*D) Em Em (*D) (*A)
I’m the man in the box, Buried in my sin
P-C: [G5, G6] (see Riff 2)
Won’t you come and save me, save me
Em G D A
C: Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you’ve sewn them shut
[Intro]
Em (*D) Em Em (*D) (*A)
I’m the dog who gets beat, Shove my nose in sin
[pre-chorus]
[chorus]
Solo
[chorus]
[Intro]
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TABLATURE: RIFF 1 [Lead intro / verse]
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5------------------5--|
Eb|--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0---------0---5h7-----|
PM........................................................
RIFF 1 [Lead] w/dist. and talk box
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|----------7v---------7h9v--------|
Db|---------------------------------|--9v-----------------------------|
Ab|--5----X-5--------------------5--|---------------------------------|
Eb|--0----X-0-----------0----5h7----|---------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|--7v------7h9v----------5v-------|--5h7v------5b-------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------------7v------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
RIFF 2 [Pre-chorus]:
G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5--|--5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5--|
Eb|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
PM.................................................................