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Shame in You  Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains - "Shame in You"
From the Album 'Alice in Chains (tripod dog cover, 1995)'
Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tabbed by jjhand
This song was one of my favorites from the 90's. I tabbed what I could
hear for 2 guitars. Please rate or comment if you can help make the tab
better. Thanks.
Rhythm Guitar - Clean Intro/Main Verse Riff (with a little octave pedal):
[Db] [C/Db] [B/Db] [Ab]  
 
 eb|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 Bb|----12b14r12------|----12b14r12-----|----12b14r12-----|-----12b14r12----|
 Gb|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---9-------------|
 Db|-0----------------|-11--------------|-10--------------|-----------------|
 Ab|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
 Db|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(0:13) Lyrics:
"When I waken, and I'm achin', time for sleepin', yeah
When I'm sayin' time to go and, I've been hurtin', yeah"
Verse Riff 2 - 2nd Guitar (0:38) - with light flange/reverb, Gtr 1 noted above
[Ab] [Db] [C/Db] [B/Db]  
 
 |---------5--------|-------5---------|--------5--------|--------5--------|
 |-------5----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-7--6---------7---|-5----------7----|-6----------7----|-5----------7----|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"When I'm layin, I'm still tryin', concentrating on"
[Ab]  
 
 |--------5---------|
 |------------------|
 |-4----------7--7--|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|

"dyin', yeah"
(0:54) Prechorus Pt 1:
Rhythm - Heavy Grunge Distortion
 
 |----------------------|---------------------|----------1------|
 |----------------------|---------------------|-------1--1------|
 |----------------------|----3--4--3----4--3--|-----2-2--2------|
 |-0---0-0--0-----------|-4--4--4--4----4--4--|-3---3-3--3------|
 |-0---0-0--0-----------|-4--4--4--4----------|-3---3-----------|
 |-0---0-0--0-----------|-4--4--4--4----------|-3---3-----------|

|
| Lead - dist & flange
 
 |----------------------|----------------0-----|----------1---1--|
 |-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7--|-------0-0h2------2---|-------1---------|
 |-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7--|----3---------3-------|-2--2------------|
 |-9p7---7-9-9p7-7-9-9p7|-4------------------4-|-3---------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|

Prechorus Pt 2
Rhythm
 
 |----------0---0------------------------|
 |----------2---2------------------------|
 |-2-----2--2---2------------------------|
 |-2-----2--2---2------------------------| continued below
 |-0-----0--0---0------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|

|
| Lead - note the pinch harmonics
 
 |---------------------------------------|-----------|
 |----------3p2-------------------5b7PH--|-3~~~~-----|
 |----------2-----4b6PH-4b6r4PH-2--------|-----------|
 |-2-----2------2------------------------|-----------|
 |-0-------------------------------------|-----------|
 |---------------------------------------|-----------|

(1:08) Prechorus Pt 3 - Rhythm
 
 |---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------|----------8b10r8----------|----------8b10r8----------|
 |---------------------|-----------------------11-|-----------------------10-|
 |-0---0-0--0------0---|----11------------11------|----10-----------10-------|
 |-0---0-0--0------0---|-9------9------------9----|-8------8------------8----|
 |-0---0-0--0------0---|--------------------------|--------------------------|

"You're right as rain, but you're all to blame Agreed my crime's the same"
Prechorus Ending
Rhythm
 
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---2--2--2--2--2--2--4-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---------------------|
 |---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
 |---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|
| Lead
 
 |--------------------------17-------|------17----------------------------|
 |-17b19_19_19_19_19_19_19_____19b17-|--------------15p14-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------|-16b18--16p14------14---------------|
 |-----------------------------------|---------------------14-12h14-12\11-|
 |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

****************************************************************
Chorus Rhythm (1:25)
 
 |--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-0---0-0--0----0----|-------4--6b7r6-----4--|-------3--5b7r5-----3-|
 |-0---0-0--0----0----|----4------------4-----|----3------------3----|
 |-0---0-0--0----0----|-4---------------------|-3--------------------|

"My sins I'll claim, give you back shed pain, go find a place for own"
*** see below
 
 |---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
 |-2----2--4b6r4----2--|--------------------|-----------------------|
 |-2----2--------2-----|-0---0-0--0----0----|-------4--6b7r6-----4--|
 |-0----0--------------|-0---0-0--0----0----|----4------------4-----|
 |---------------------|-0---0-0--0----0----|-4---------------------|

"shame So you can deal with this thing unreal No"
Rhythm
 
 |----------------------|
 |----------------------|
 |----------------------|
 |-------3--5b7r5-----3-|
 |----3------------3----|
 |-3--------------------|

"one made you feel any"
*** Lead part for 4th bar
 
 |-------------------------------|-----------------|
 |-7------7----7-----7----7----7-|-----------------|
 |-9b11---9b11-9b11--9b11-9b11---|-9b11r9-7~~~~~---|
 |-------------------------------|-----------------|
 |-------------------------------|-----------------|
 |-------------------------------|-----------------|

Chorus Ending Solo (continued from 2 lines above) - Rhythm
 
 |--------------------------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|--------------------|
 |-2--2--2--2--2--2--4------------------|-2---2-2--4b6r4-----|
 |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------|-2---2-2------------|
 |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------|-0---0-0------------|
 |--------------------------------------|--------------------|

| "hurt, yeah"
|
|Lead
 
 |--------------------------------------|------17b19r17b19__r|
 |-------------15p14----------15p14-----|--------------------|
 |-14---------------14------14-----14---|--------------------|
 |-14h16p14-14---------14h16---------14-|-(14)---------------|
 |--------------------------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|--------------------|

Chorus Ending (pt 2) - Rhythm
 
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-2--------------4----------------|-2--------------4------------------|
 |-2--------------2----------------|-2--------------2------------------|
 |-0--------------0----------------|-0--------------0------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|
| Lead
 
 |-17b19~~-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 |--------17b19~~14----------------|---------17---17---17-----------------------|
 |-----------------16b18~-14--14~~-|-16b18_____b18__b18--16-14-16-14------------|
 |--------------------------16-----|--------------------------------17-16-17-16~|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

****************************************************************
(2:02) Play Verse Riffs Again, Lyrics:
"Body's movin, only provin, no one needs to move
Still believin, yet mistaken, all God's children, yeah
(2:30) Play Verse Riff 2 part (bars 2-4) with
Distorted Rhythm guitar:
 
 |--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 |-0---0-0--4b5r4-----|-------4--6b7r6-----4--|-------3--5b7r5-----3-|
 |-0---0-0------------|----4------------4-----|----3------------3----|
 |-0---0-0------------|-4---------------------|-3--------------------| 

"And I must say, I was stupid, selfishly she"
 
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-------2--4b6r4----2--2--|
 |----2-----------2--------|
 |-0-----------------------|
 |-------------------------|

"consumed, yeah"
(2:43) Repeat the Verse Riff 2 Rhythm part (above), with
Lead
 
 |----------------------|----------------0-----|----------1h3p1-0-|
 |-8p7---10---8-10-8-7--|-------0-0h2------2---|-------1----------|
 |-7---7----7-9----9-7--|----3---------3-------|-2--2-------------|
 |-----0----------------|-4------------------4-|-3----------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|------------------|

(2:54) Play Prechorus Ending on Rhythm, Lead plays
 
 |----------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-2---2-3p2---2--------|-14---14-15p14-14-15p14-14-----15--|
 |-2---2-2-----2--------|-14---14-14----14-14----14--14-14--|
 |-2---2-4p2---2--------|-14---14-16p14-14-16p14-14--16-----|
 |-----------0----------|-----------------------------------|
 |----------------------|-----------------------------------|

Play Chorus Again, with new lyrics:
"And you must change patterns all we trained
Or n'er regain peace you seek
Now you hear me, for the things I see
Yeah, I believe in inner peace, yeah"
Lead at end of Chorus 2
 
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------14-------------17b19--17b19r17-15~~-|
 |-16b18----16b18r16p14----------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|

****************************************************************
(3:31) Bridge - play this, then Bridge ending 1, then repeat this:
Rhythm
 
 |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------|----------0---------|--------------------|
 |-0---0-0--0-----0-0-|-3---3-3--3-----3---|-5---5-5--5-----5---|
 |-0---0-0--0-----0-0-|-3---3-3--3---------|-5---5-5--5-----5---|
 |-0---0-0--0-----0-0-|-3---3-3--3---------|-5---5-5--5-----5---|

|
| Lead (changes slightly in repeat)
 
 |--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------|---------------5---5-|
 |-------------5------|-------------5------|---------------5---5-|
 |---------5h7--7-5h7-|-7~~-----5h7--7-5h7-|-7~~--------5h7--7---|
 |--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

"Throw out, blow up, hold in"
"Show fine, no signs, grow blind"
Bridge ending 1
 
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |-0------0-0--------0---------0---------|
 |-0------0-0--------0---------0---------|
 |-0------0-0--------0---------0---------|

|
|
 
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-7b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-r7-7-7-5------------|
 |-7b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-r7-7-7-5--5-7b9r7-5-|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|

Bridge ending 2 - Rhythm Chords on top
Lead Part
[Ab] [Ab2] [Ab] [Ab2]  
 
 |--------------------|------------------------------------|
 |-7-------5----------|-14----15p14------------15p14----14-|
 |-7-------6----------|-14----14---14-14----14-14---14--14-|
 |-7-------7----------|-14-14---------14h16-----------14---|
 |---------0----------|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------|
 |-2------------------|-2------------------|
 |-2------------------|-2------------------|
 |-0------------------|-0------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------|

Guitar Drops off, Drums continue
****************************************************************
(4:14) One Guitar Plays Lightly
 
 |------------|------------5-----|--------------|------------|
 |-5----7-----|-5------7-----5---|------------5-|-(5)----5---|
 |-6----7-----|-6------7-------6-|-6--------6-6-|-(6)------6-|
 |-7----7-----|-7------7---------|-7--------7-7-|-(7)--------|
 |------------|------------------|--------------|------------|
 |------------|------------------|--------------|------------|

* Outro Pt starts
 
 |------------|------------5-----|--------------|
 |----------5-|-(5)-----7----5---|-5------------|
 |-6------6---|-(6)-----7------6-|-6------------| continues randomly
 |-7----------|-(7)-----7--------|-7------------|
 |-0----------|------------------|--------------|
 |------------|------------------|--------------|

Outro Part 1 (Rhythm Guitar) repeated several times until 5:14
 
 |----------------------------|-------------------------|
 |----------------------------|-------------------------|
 |--------2-------------------|--------2----------------|
 |-1b2r1------------1---2p1---|-1b2r1------------1---2--|
 |-------2---2-0--2---2-----2-|-------2---2-0--2---2----|
 |----------------------------|-------------------------|

(5:01-5:26) Lead Outro Part
 
 |/15---15--x-15---x-x-14--14--|---------------------------|
 |-----------------x-x---------|-14/15--15--x-15\---10-10--|
 |/12---12--x-12---x-x-11--11--|---------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-11/12--12--x-12\---7--7---|
 |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Ending (Rhythm plays a Ab5 chord)
 
 |------------------|
 |-8--8--8----------|
 |------------------|
 |-5--5--5----------|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|

KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r release bend

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