Alice in Chains - Sap Album guitar tab
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Alright, here is the long-awaited tab for Alice In Chains "Sap". This will be
posted in both album form (one huge tab) and single song tabs (for those with
small accounts). If you like this tab or have any questions, Email me at
stevem@imap1.asu.edu (got a new account). Thanks!
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---------------------
--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
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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
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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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--------------------------------------
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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)
