Man in the Box Alice in Chains
Tune Gtrs. down 1/2 step s =slight bend X =fret-hand muting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v =vibrato t =trill
h =hammer on b =bend 1/4 step
B =bend 1/2 step f =bend full step
F =bend 1 1/2 step PM =pick-hand muting
p =pull off
_INTRO______________________________________________________________________
N.C.
(drum fill) Gtr.1 (dbld) (E5) Rhy.Fig. 1 Repeat 2 times
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------X--X---|---------------------------------| |--------------------------X--X---|--5----X-5-----------5-----------| |--------------------------X--X---|--0----X-0-----------0--------0--|
Lead Intro.Fig. 1
Gtr. 2 w/Rhy.Fig. 1 (2 times)
end Rhy.Fig. 1 w/dist. and talk box
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------7v---------7h9v--------| |---------------------------------|--9v-----------------------------| |--5----X-5--------------------5--|---------------------------------| |--0----X-0-----------0----5h7----|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--7v------7h9v----------5v-------|--5h7v------5b-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------7v------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
End Lead Intro.Fig. 1
Repeat once
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----------7------------------5---| |-----------------0-----5h7-------|
_VERSES 1 &
2_______________________________________________________________
1. I'm the man in the box.
2. I'm the dog who gets beat.
N.C. (E5)
Rhy.Fig. 2
Gtrs. 1 and 2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5----------5----------| |--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0----------0-------0--|
PM ...............................................................
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5------------------5--| |--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0---------0---5h7-----|
PM........................................................
Buried in my shit.
Shove my nose in shit.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5----------5----------| |--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0----------0-------0--|
PM ...............................................................
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5-------5------5t7-------------| |--0----X---0-----------0------0--|------0-------------------0---0--|
PM...............................
_PRE-CHORUS_________________________________________________________________
Won't you
[G5]Rhy[G6].Fi[G5]g. [G6]3 [G5] [G6] [G5] [G6] [G5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5--|--5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5--| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
PM.................................................................
come and save
[G6] [G5] [G6] [G5] [G6] [G5] [G6]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5--|--5---5---7---5---5---5---7------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|
PM...................................................................
me, save
N.C. (E5)
Gtrs. 1 and 2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5-----------5-----------5v-----|--5-----X---5--------5-----------| |--0---0---0-------------------0--|--0-----X---0--------0--------0--|
PM........... PM....................................
me.
w/Fill 1 1st time
End Rhy.Fig. 3 Play Fill 2 2nd time
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5-----X---5--------5-----------|--5t7------5---------------------| |--5-----X---5--------5--------0--|------------------7---6---5---3--|
PM...............................
_FILL
1_____________________________________________________________________
Gtr. 3
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--15t17----15----12--------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------15--14--12--|--15fv---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
_FILL
2_____________________________________________________________________
Gtrs. 1 and 2
|----------------------------------| |--14B-(14)--14B-(14)--12----------| |--14f-(14)--14f-(14)--12----------| |------------------------- 14--12--| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
_CHORUS_____________________________________________________________________
%
Feed_________________________________________ my eyes,
[E5] [G] [D]
|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--| |------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--| |------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--| |--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--| |--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
can you sew them shut?
[A]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------0--|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3v---|
Jesus_______________________________________________ Christ,
[E5] [G] [D]
|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--| |------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--| |------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--| |--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--| |--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
deny your maker.
[A]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------0--|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3v---|
He_______________________________________________ who tries
[E5] [G] [D]
|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--| |------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--| |------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--| |--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--| |--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
will be wasted.
[A]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------0--|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3v---|
Feed__________________________________________ my eyes.
[E5] [G] [D]
|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--| |------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--| |------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--| |--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--| |--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
Now, you've sewn them shut.
[A]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|---------------------------------| |------------------------------0--|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3----|
PM........
_GUITAR
SOLO________________________________________________________________
N.C. (E5)
Gtr. 3 (w/dist and wah pedal)
w/Rhy.Fig.2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--5t7----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(grad. close pedal) (grad. open pedal)
hold bend..
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------10f-| |--------7h9---9F--------9--7-----|---------------------------------| |--7h9-------------------------9--|--8---7---5---7-----7f--(7v)-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
...keep holding bend................................
|--------------------------------------------------| |--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
(gradually open wah pedal)
..hold bend...........
|-----------------------------------------| |--10B--10--10--10--10--10f--(10)p8-------| |-------------------------------------9v--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------12--15--15F--| |-------12--12h15p12-12h15p12--15fv--15f---------------| |--14f-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
[G5]hol[G6]d b[G5]end[G6]...[G5]
|-------15--12--------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------12h14v-------14f--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
Gtr. 3 w/Rhy.Fig. 3 G6 G5 G6 G5
...keep holding bend................................................
[G5] [G6] [G5] [G6] [G5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------15v--------------------|---------------------------------| |---------(14v)-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| |
| G6 G5 G6 G5 |
|.................(feedback)....................................... |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------15----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
pitch: D
Gtr. 4
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--15--------15v------------------|---------------------------------------| |--14--------14v------------------|---------X------X--X--14B--14--12------| |-----------------14--------------|--12h14--X--14--X--X--------------14v--| |------X--X-----------------X--X--|---------------------------------------| |------X--X-----------------X--X--|---------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------12---------------------|----------------------15v--------------| |--------------15--14--12--12fv---|----12f----12---9----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gtr. 4 slide down
|--12--15--15--15f--(15)p12--------------| |----------------------------15v-----15--| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
slide up
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--12---------------X---------12--|--------------------------------------| |--12--------(12)---X---------12--|----------------------------------2f--| |--12--------(12)---X---12----12--|--X-----------------------------------| |------X--X-----------------------|--X--------7v---X--X--X--X--5h7-------| |------X--X-----------------------|--X--3h5------------------------------|
[E5]Gtrs. 1 and 2
w/Fill 3 D.S. % al Coda
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------5---2-------2------| |---------------5----------| |-----------------------3--|
Coda
N.C. (E5)
Gtr. 2 w/Rhy.Fig. 1 (2 times)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------7v-------7h9v---------|---------------------------------| |---9v----------------------------|---7v-------7h9v---------5v------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---5h7v--------5b----------------| |------------------------7v-------| |---------------------------------|
1st Ending
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-------7--------------------5----| |----------------0----5h7---------|
2nd Ending
|---------14--14-----12--12--12---| |---------14--14-----12--12--12---| |---------14--14-----12--12--12---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
_FILL
3_____________________________________________________________________
Gtr. 3
hold bend.....
|----------------0----------------| |---------------------------------| |-------2f----------2f--(2)p0-----| |------------------------------2--| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
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