Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains - Sap guitar tab

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SAP

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The EP by Alice in Chains

Song List in Order:

Brother

Got Me Wrong

Right Turn

Am I Inside

Brother

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A few notes about this song. You MUST drop your guitar into a flat E

tuning (one-half step down on each string). As well, listen to the album

for exact timing.

Intro

-0----0---0-0--0---0--0---0-0--|---0--0--0--0-------------------------------

-2----2---2-2--2---2--2---2-2--|---2--2--2--2--3-/-5--3--2------------------

-2----2---2-2--2---2--2---2-2--|---2--2--2--2--0-/-0--0--2------------------

-2----2---2-2--2---2--2---2-2--|---2--2--2--2--3-/-5--3--2------------------

-0----0---0-0--0---0--0---0-0--|---0--0--0--0--0-/-0--0--0------------------

-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

Repeat Intro 4 times and play Intro.2 along with Intro after 4th measure

Intro.2

------------------------|---------------------------------------------------

----5^(1/2)-------------|-----5^(1/2)-----------8^(1/2)---------------------

--------------6^(1/2)---|--------------6^(1/2)------------------------------

------------------------|---------------------------------------------------

------------------------|---------------------------------------------------

------------------------|---------------------------------------------------

Repeat Intro along with Intro.2 until CHORUS

Chorus

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Chord Progression

F F F F F F F F F F F F F F A Asus4 Asus4 Asus4 Asus4 Asus4

A A A A Asus4 Asus4 Asus4 Asus4 Asus4 A A A A A A F F F F F

F F F F F F F F F F G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5

Return to Verses or Solo

Solo

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|--hold bend-----|

~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~

-------------------------------|---------------------5---5-|--5--------------

-------------------------------|-------------------5---5---|-----5-8^(1)-8---

----------------5--7-7^(1/2)r--|--5---5-----7^(1)----------|-----------------

--5h7-------5h7----------------|----7----------------------|-----------------

-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------

-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------

|--hold bend-|

~~~

----------------------------------------------------|------------------------

-7--5--7^(1/2)--5-------------------5^(1/4)---------|------------------------

------------------7--5-7^(1/2)r-5---5^(1/4)---------|------------------------

----------------------------------7----------5h7----|------------------------

----------------------------------------------------|--5--3^(1)------3---3---

----------------------------------------------------|------------------------

~~~~~~~ ~~~~

---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------

---------------------------------------------------------|-7^(1/2)-----------

--------------------5-7^(1)r--------7^(1/2)r--5----5-----|-7^(1)-------------

--------------5--7------------------------------7--------|-------------------

----------5h7--------------------------------------------|-------------------

--5--3--5------------------------------------------------|-------------------

~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------

-7^(1/2)r---------------7^(1/2)-7^(1/2)r---------------------|---------------

-7^(1)-----7^(1)r--5----7^(1)---7^(1)r-----7^(1)r-5----------|---------------

---------------------7------------------------------7--------|--5--7---------

-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------

-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------

~~~~~~

--------5---8^(1)r---(8)--8--5--------------------|--------------------------

--------5----------------------8^(1)r----7h8--7---|5-------------------------

-----5--------------------------------------------|--7^(1/2)-7-5-----5-7^(1/2)

-5h7----------------------------------------------|--------------5h7---------

--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------

--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------

End solo...

Repeat Intro until end of song

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Got Me Wrong

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Note: Once again, tune down ALL strings half-step

Intro

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(Rhythym Figure 1)

G# G# G# X X E E E E E F# F# F#

(mute

strings)

(Lead Intro)

|---hold bend---|

-------4--|------------------------------------------|------------------------

-----4----|-7^(1)---------------7---(7)--------------|--------------4---------

-4h6------|-----------------------------6p4-6-6^(1)r-|-4------------4---------

----------|------------------------------------------|---6--------4-----------

----------|------------------------------------------|----------6-------------

----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------

~~~~

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-6^(1/2)r----4-6-4------------------------

-6^(1/2)r----4-6-4------------------------

--------------------6-4-6-6-4h6-----------

------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------

Verses

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Play Rhythym Figure 1

Pre-Chorus

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Chord Progression

D D D D F F F F F F C# C# C# C# C# C# A A A A A A

Pre-Chorus Filler (first time only - played under chord progression)

-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

--9^(1)r----(9)---8-9--|--8h9p8p6h8p6h8--------------------------------------

-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus 1 Lead (first time through)

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~~~~~ ~~~~~

---------------------------------------------------------|------19----19\----

-----19---19^(1)--------19^(1)r-16-----------------------|-------------------

-16--------------------------------18^(1)-18^(1)r-16-----|-------------------

-----------------------------------------------------18--|---16----16--------

---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------

---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------

~~~~~~

--16-14--14^(1)r--11---------------------------------------------------------

---------------------14------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------14pre^(1)-------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus (After Pre-chorus second time through)

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Chord Progression

E E E E F# F# F# F# A A A A A A A A A A A

Note: When you reach the lyrics, "...sense too far gone from love that don't

last forever," play Rhythym Figure 4 (along with the noted Fillers,

too.)

Fill 2 (before Rhythym Fig. 4)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-7-6-----7-6-6-7---6-6--------------------------------------------------------------

-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7----------------------------------------------------------------

-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7----------------------------------------------------------------

-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythym Figure 4 (chord progrssion)

F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

Fill 3 (right after Rhythym Fig. 4)

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---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

-6---\---------/-----

\ /

\ 1/2 /

dive with bar

Outro Solo

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Note: chord progression under the solo is the same as used for the CHORUS

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~

------------------|------------16---------16---------------|------------------

---------------17-|--17-19^(1)----19^(1)-----19p17----17---|------------------

-16-----18--------|--------------------------------18------|-18--16-----------

------------------|----------------------------------------|--------19-18--19-

------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------

------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------

~~~~ ~~~~~

----------------------------------------------|------------------------------

----------------------------------------------|------------------------------

----------------------------------------------|-----------------16-16^(1)----

-(19)^(1)------18h19p18-16-------16--18-18-18-|-18\16-14---------------------

---------------------------19-19--------------|-----------14h16--------------

----------------------------------------------|------------------------------

|-hld-| |-hold-|

--------------19^(1)--19--------------------------------------|--------------

-14-14-17--17-------------20-20^(1)------17-------------------|--------------

-------------------------------------------19^(1)--19^(1)-----|---19-16------

--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------

--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------

--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------

~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

-19-17-19--19^(1)r-17-19-17-----|-16-------14-15-16---12---------------------

--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

=============================================================================

Right Turn

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Probably my favorite off this album!

Note: You must tune your guitar down one-half step on ALL strings

Intro

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Chord Progression

G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

Note: Continue chord progression until Pre-Chorus

Fill 1 - to be played along with intro

-------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------

----3--|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------

-------|--7h9--------7h9p7----|----------------|-----------------------------

-------|----------------------|------------5h7-|-5--7^(1/2)----5^(1/2)-------

-------|----------------------|----------------|------------------------7--7-

-------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------

-----------------------------------

-----------------------------------

-----------------------------------

-----------------------------------

-5h7p5--------5-------------------- End with beginning of main verse

-----------------------------------

Main Verses

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Play intro Chord Progression

Pre-Chorus

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Chord Progression

F F F F F F F F F

E E E E E E E E E E E

F F F F F F F F F Note carefully the strumming patterns

E E E E E E E E E E E

F F F F F F F F

E E

G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G

A A A (Break to Chorus)

Chorus

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Chord Progression

E E E E E E E E E E E E E D A A A

Asus4 Asus4 A A A A A A A A A G

Repeat Chord Progression one more time

Pre-Chorus (second time)

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Fill 2 - Underlying solo

------|-------------------------|-------8--10-10^(1)r8----------|------------

------|--------------8--10--10--|--/10-----------------10-8-----|---9--------

---4--|--5-4-5-7-7/9------------|----------------------------9--|------------

------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------

------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------

------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------

-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------

---10--10--10------|---------------------------|-----------------------------

---10--10--10----9-|-------12-14--12-----------|----12-12-14-14--------------

---10--10--10------|--/14----------------------|----------------14-12--------

-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------14----

-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------

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Am I Inside

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Notes: A decent song. I believe one of the members of Heart guest stars

on this track. Tune guitar down 1/2 steps on ALL strings

Intro

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Riff 1

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----------3-------3-----------3-------3---

----0---------0---------0---------0-------

------2-----2---2---------2-----2---2-----

------------------------------------------

--0------------------0--------------------

Repeat until verse section

Verse

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Repeat Riff 1 twice, then play Riff 2 once

Riff 2

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---------0---0----0---0---0---0---0---

-----6---------6--------6-------6-----

-------6------------------------------

--4--------4--------4-------4---------

Now repeat Riff 1 three times, then play Riff 3

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--------------------------------------

--------------------------------------

----6---5----4-6-4----4-6-4----4-6-4--

------6-------------------------------

-4--------4--------0--------0---------

Now play Riff 1 one time and enter Pre-Chorus

Pre-Chorus

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Chord Progression

B Bsus4 B B B A A A A A A A A F# F#

F# F# F# F F F F F F F F F F F F F

Note: On second time through, play Fill 1 along with Chord Progression

Fill 1

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-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------

--------3--------3--------3-------3--|-------3-------3--------3-------3------

----1-------1---------1-------1------|---1-------1--------1-------1----------

------2---2---2---------2---2---2----|-----2---2---2--------2---2---2--------

-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------

-0-----------------0-----------------|-0---------------0---------------------

Fill 2

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Note: Play after second time through Pre-Chorus.

This leads into the Chorus and becomes the Chorus

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-0--0-0-0------0------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-----0--0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------

-0--0-0-3------3------|-3-3-3-3---3-3-----2--2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-3---------

-2--1-1-1------1------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2--2-2-2---------|-2-1-1-1---------

-2--2-2-2----2-2-0-0--|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-2--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---------|-2-2-2-2---------

-0--0-0-0----0-0------|-----------------------------0--3---|-0-0-0-0---------

---0-----------------

---3-----------------

---1-----------------

-2-2-0-0-------------

-2-2-0-0-------------

-0-0-----------------

Chorus

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Chord Progression (same as Fill 2)

D A Esus4 E7

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Legend

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h - hammer

p - pull-off

^ () - bend to a certain step (step will be found in parentheses)

^ pre() - pre-bend to certain step

^ ()r - bend to certain step then release (pull-off) to next note

~~~~~ - vibrato

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

6(7)~~~~ - trill (hammer on and pull off between two indicated notes)



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