'Man in the Box'
By: Alice In Chains
From the album 'Facelift'
Tuning (Lowest to Highest): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Half-step down
Song Structure:
Intro 4x (Last 2 w/ Talk Box)
Verse 1x
Pre-Chorus 1x (Fill 1)
Chorus 4x
Intro 2x (First 2 w/ Talk Box)
Verse 1x
Pre-Chorus 1x (Fill 2)
Chorus 4x
Solo
Chorus 4x
Intro 2x (w/ Talk Box)
For the intro the bass does a slide on the 12th fret
Here it is if you wanna play it on guitar:
Eb|-0--12/0--|
Intro - Play 2x
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eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5-----------5-|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0---0h5h7-----|
w/ Talk Box - Play 2x
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Ah_____ Ah___ Ah___ etc. etc.
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------7~~~~---9~~~~----|---------------------------|
Db|---9~~~~-------------------|---7~~~~--9~~~~---5~~~~~---|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------5~~~~------------|---------------------------|
Db|---7~~~~-------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|------------------7~~~~----|-----7~~------------5------|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------0h5h7---------|
Verse w/ Talk Box
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I'm______________ the man____________ in the box.
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5-----------5-|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0---0h5h7-----|
Buried__________ in_________________ my ***.
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|--------5------5---7~~~~---|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|----0------0---------------|
Pre-Chorus, Talk Box Off
------------------------
Won't___________________ you______________________
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--5--5--7--5--5--7--5--5---|--5--5--7--5--5--7--5--5---|
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
PM................................................
come____________________ and______________ save me?
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................................................
Talk Box On
Save___
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5---------5----5~~------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|--------0--------------0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|
me______.
(Fill 1)
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5h7---5-----------------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|--------------7--6--5--3---|
(FIll 2)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-14^Half-14-14^Half-14--12--------|
Gb|-14^Half-14-14^Half-14--12--------|
Db|----------------------------14-12-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Chorus, Talk Box Off - Play 4x
------------------------------
(Let Ring)
Feed______________________________________ my eyes__
eb|----------------------3----|---------------------2-----|
Bb|----------------------3----|---------------------3-----|
Gb|----------------------0----|---------------------2-----|
Db|---2------------------0----|---------------------0-----|
Ab|---2-----------------------|---------------------0-----|
Eb|---0------------------3----|---------------------------|
(Can___ you_____ sew them______ shut?___)
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------0---3^(1/4)---|
SOLO w/ Wah Wah Pedal
---------------------
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7h9--9^Full---9--7----------------------------|
Db|----7h9-----------------------9--8--7------7--7^Full---|
Ab|---------------------------------------10--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Hold Bend....................................
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14^Full--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14(1/2)----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
...........
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------12h15p12h15p12h15----|
Gb|-14-14-14-14-14^Full-14p12-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------14~~~~----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--12-12-15^Half-15-12----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------12--14~~~~-----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------5----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------X-X-------7------|
Eb|-----------------------------------3--X-X--------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------12--------------------|
Gb|--------12--14^Full--12--------------15-14-12-14^Full--|
Db|--12h14-----------------14--12~~-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------15h17^Half-17-15-------|
Bb|--------------------------15h17------------------15~~~-|
Gb|-14^Full--12-----15~~~~--------------------------------|
Db|-------------14----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----X--X--------X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-5--X--X--5--5--X--4--4--------------------------------|
Gb|-4--X--X--4--4--X--4--4--------------------------------|
Db|-2--X--X--2--2--X--2--2----------2~~---X-X-X-X------0--|
Ab|-------------------3--3----------------X-X-X-X--0h2----|
Eb|--------------------------3^Half-------X-X-X-X---------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|--5--2-----2---------2---------| END SOLO
Ab|--------5-----5----------------|
Eb|------------------3-----3------|
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