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Man in the Box Guitar Tablature
AIC - MAN IN THE BOX         trancribed by Salem125     [email protected]
Facelift ('90)

intro/verse (palm mute most of it)
e|      | play this until the "yi yi" part is over (x4), and turn on the wah when 
b| drum | needed.
g| fill |
d|      |
a|      | 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5        5
e|      | 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0  0 5 h7

verse - 1
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5        5
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0  0 5 h7
v1- i'm  the  man  in  the  box
v2- i'm  the  dog  who  gets  beat

verse - 2
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 0 5/7 7v   7
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0   0        0   0
v1- burried   in   my   ***
v2- shove   my   noise   in   ***

verse - 3 (palm mute)
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 5 7 5  5 7 5 7  5 5 7 5  5 5 7 5   5 5 7 5  5 7 5 7  5 5 7 5  5 5
e| 3 3 5 3  3 5 3 5  3 3 5 3  3 3 5 3   3 3 5 3  3 5 3 5  3 3 5 3  3 3 / 16^ 9
   won't       you       come       and       save       me      ...

verse - 4
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5v...  5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5 5h7 5 
e| 0 x 0        0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0     7 6 5 3

chorus -
e| 0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0
b| 0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0
g| 0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0
d| 2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2
a| 2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2
e| 0   3   0   0 0 3    0   3   0   0 03     0   3   0   0 0 3    0   3   0   0    
   feed...my eyes       jesus...christ       he...who tries       feed...my eyes

SOLO gtr. 1
e|  play this a bunch of times|
b|  and go in and out of wah  |
g|  when you hear it.         |       7 h9 9^9^ 9 h7
d|                            | 7 h9                 9 8 7 5 7v7v7v
a| 5 h7h5h7h5h7...            |
e|                            |

e|
b| 10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^^10^^10^^10^^10^10^10^^10^^10^ 10 10 h8
g|                                                                 9^
d|
a|
e|

e|                            12 12 h15 17 15 12 12
b| 12 12h15ph15ph15ph15 15v^
g|
d|
a|
e|


e|    xx
b| 15 xx 15                                12 12
g| 14 xx 14                     14 14 12v^       15 14 12/14v^ 14h12/9
d|    xx     14v^  12 h14 14 14
a|
e|

e| 12 15 17 15 12      x 
b|                  12 x 12   12
g|                  12 x 12   12      12
d|                  12 x 12 12     12 12   12
a|                  x  x x  x    x x     x x         7 7 7 5 7
e|                                                              7 6 3

SOLO gtr.2 - just play what i labled verse 1, verse 2, verse 3, and verse 4 in 
             sequence while guitar 1 plays he solo (or do it on bass).

The Last Part - (when laynes leaves the song with the "yi yi yi's")
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5      5   x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 5h7  0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0

e|
b|
g|
d|
a|      5r....   2
e| 0 5h7         0AIC - MAN IN THE BOX         trancribed by Salem125     [email protected]
Facelift ('90)

intro/verse (palm mute most of it)
e|      | play this until the "yi yi" part is over (x4), and turn on the wah when 
b| drum | needed.
g| fill |
d|      |
a|      | 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5        5
e|      | 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0  0 5 h7

verse - 1
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5        5
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0  0 5 h7
v1- i'm  the  man  in  the  box
v2- i'm  the  dog  who  gets  beat

verse - 2
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 0 5/7 7v   7
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0   0        0   0
v1- burried   in   my   ***
v2- shove   my   noise   in   ***

verse - 3 (palm mute)
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 5 7 5  5 7 5 7  5 5 7 5  5 5 7 5   5 5 7 5  5 7 5 7  5 5 7 5  5 5
e| 3 3 5 3  3 5 3 5  3 3 5 3  3 3 5 3   3 3 5 3  3 5 3 5  3 3 5 3  3 3 / 16^ 9
   won't       you       come       and       save       me      ...

verse - 4
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5v...  5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5 5h7 5 
e| 0 x 0        0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0     7 6 5 3

chorus -
e| 0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0
b| 0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0
g| 0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0
d| 2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2
a| 2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2
e| 0   3   0   0 0 3    0   3   0   0 03     0   3   0   0 0 3    0   3   0   0    
   feed...my eyes       jesus...christ       he...who tries       feed...my eyes

SOLO gtr. 1
e|  play this a bunch of times|
b|  and go in and out of wah  |
g|  when you hear it.         |       7 h9 9^9^ 9 h7
d|                            | 7 h9                 9 8 7 5 7v7v7v
a| 5 h7h5h7h5h7...            |
e|                            |

e|
b| 10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^^10^^10^^10^^10^10^10^^10^^10^ 10 10 h8
g|                                                                 9^
d|
a|
e|

e|                            12 12 h15 17 15 12 12
b| 12 12h15ph15ph15ph15 15v^
g|
d|
a|
e|


e|    xx
b| 15 xx 15                                12 12
g| 14 xx 14                     14 14 12v^       15 14 12/14v^ 14h12/9
d|    xx     14v^  12 h14 14 14
a|
e|

e| 12 15 17 15 12      x 
b|                  12 x 12   12
g|                  12 x 12   12      12
d|                  12 x 12 12     12 12   12
a|                  x  x x  x    x x     x x         7 7 7 5 7
e|                                                              7 6 3

SOLO gtr.2 - just play what i labled verse 1, verse 2, verse 3, and verse 4 in 
             sequence while guitar 1 plays he solo (or do it on bass).

The Last Part - (when laynes leaves the song with the "yi yi yi's")
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5      5   x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 5h7  0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0

e|
b|
g|
d|
a|      5r....   2
e| 0 5h7         0AIC - MAN IN THE BOX         trancribed by Salem125     [email protected]
Facelift ('90)

intro/verse (palm mute most of it)
e|      | play this until the "yi yi" part is over (x4), and turn on the wah when 
b| drum | needed.
g| fill |
d|      |
a|      | 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5        5
e|      | 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0  0 5 h7

verse - 1
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5        5
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0  0 5 h7
v1- i'm  the  man  in  the  box
v2- i'm  the  dog  who  gets  beat

verse - 2
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 0 5/7 7v   7
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0   0        0   0
v1- burried   in   my   ***
v2- shove   my   noise   in   ***

verse - 3 (palm mute)
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 5 7 5  5 7 5 7  5 5 7 5  5 5 7 5   5 5 7 5  5 7 5 7  5 5 7 5  5 5
e| 3 3 5 3  3 5 3 5  3 3 5 3  3 3 5 3   3 3 5 3  3 5 3 5  3 3 5 3  3 3 / 16^ 9
   won't       you       come       and       save       me      ...

verse - 4
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5v...  5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5 5h7 5 
e| 0 x 0        0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0     7 6 5 3

chorus -
e| 0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0        0   3   2   0
b| 0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0        0   0   3   0
g| 0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0        0   0   2   0
d| 2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2        2   0   0   2
a| 2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2        2   2   0   2
e| 0   3   0   0 0 3    0   3   0   0 03     0   3   0   0 0 3    0   3   0   0    
   feed...my eyes       jesus...christ       he...who tries       feed...my eyes

SOLO gtr. 1
e|  play this a bunch of times|
b|  and go in and out of wah  |
g|  when you hear it.         |       7 h9 9^9^ 9 h7
d|                            | 7 h9                 9 8 7 5 7v7v7v
a| 5 h7h5h7h5h7...            |
e|                            |

e|
b| 10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^^10^^10^^10^^10^10^10^^10^^10^ 10 10 h8
g|                                                                 9^
d|
a|
e|

e|                            12 12 h15 17 15 12 12
b| 12 12h15ph15ph15ph15 15v^
g|
d|
a|
e|


e|    xx
b| 15 xx 15                                12 12
g| 14 xx 14                     14 14 12v^       15 14 12/14v^ 14h12/9
d|    xx     14v^  12 h14 14 14
a|
e|

e| 12 15 17 15 12      x 
b|                  12 x 12   12
g|                  12 x 12   12      12
d|                  12 x 12 12     12 12   12
a|                  x  x x  x    x x     x x         7 7 7 5 7
e|                                                              7 6 3

SOLO gtr.2 - just play what i labled verse 1, verse 2, verse 3, and verse 4 in 
             sequence while guitar 1 plays he solo (or do it on bass).

The Last Part - (when laynes leaves the song with the "yi yi yi's")
e|
b|
g|
d|
a| 5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5      5   x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5 5   5 x 5
e| 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 5h7  0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0

e|
b|
g|
d|
a|      5r....   2
e| 0 5h7         0
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