Alice In Chains – Sickman tab

Sickman by Alice In Chains 
 
Transcribed by: Anthony Helms (ahelms@phs.k12.ar.us) 
Sent by: Tim (dherrman@acme.csusb.edu) 
 
Here's the tab for sickman, straight out of the actual tab book. 
 
Tune all strings down 1/2 step 
 
(drums) 3 Gtr 1 Rhy. Fig. 1 |---------|----------------|----------------------------------| |---------|----------------|----------------------------------| |---------|--11\-----------|----------------------------------| |---------|--11\-------11p7|----------------------------------| |---------|----------------|----------3-3-3-------3-------3---| |---------|----------------|--2-2-2-2-------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
|Gtr. 2 P.M........................... |---------|----------------|------------------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------------------| |---------|----------------|--7--------------------7------| |---------|----------------|------------------------------| |---------|----------------|------------------------------|
w/delay Gtr.1 (end Rhy. Fig1) |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------3-3-3-------3-------3----|---------3-3-3-------3-------3----|---------3-3-3-------3-------3----| |-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2---2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2---2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2---2-2-2---2--|
|P.M..................................................................................................... |Gtr. 2 |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--7------------------7------------|--7------------------7------------|--7------------------7------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Verse w/Rhy. fig. 1 1. What the hell am I? Thousand eyes a fly. Lucky then I'd be in one day deceased. 2. What the hell am I? Leper from inside. Inside wall of peace dirty and deceased. 3. What the hell am I? Worn eroded pride. Saddened ten miles wide. I'm gonna let it slide
chorus w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 1.,2.,3. Sickman sickman, sickman, sickman Rhy fig. 2 Gtr. 1 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------8-8-8--------7-7-----5-| |---------3-3---------3-3-----3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-| |---------1-1---------1-1-----1-|--------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---|--------------------------------|
Rhy. fig. 1 (first 2 meas.)
Bridge Gtr. 1 |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------/10----------/10-------|--------/10----------/10-------| |---------/8-----------/8-------|---------/8-----------/8-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
The slow part(?) Gtr. 1 let ring |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|--------4-----------3----| |------2----------2-------|------2----------2-------|------2----------2-------|-----2--------------2----| |--------------1----------|--------------0----------|--------------1----------|------------5---5---0----| |--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0---------3---3---0----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| I can feel the wheel but I can't steer, I can see the end is get - ting near
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------0-| |------------4--------4---|---------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|--------4--------3---------0-| |---------2--------2------|------2----------2-------|------2----------2-------|-----2-----------2-----------| |---------------1---------|--------------0----------|--------------1----------|-----------5--5--0-----------| |--3b--0------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0--------3--3--0-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------3b-0-----| when my thoughts become my big - gest fear I won't rest un - til my head is clear
Rhy fig. 3 Gtr.1 (end Rhy. fig. 3) |-------------------------|-----------------------0--| |-------------------------|-----------------------0--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |------------3---------2--|--------------------------| |------5-----------4------|--5---5---7---5b----------| |--6------------5---------|--3---3---5---3b---0------| Ah what's the difference I'll die
w/Rhy. Fig. 3 (twice) In this sick world of mine
2nd time through Interlude Rhy. Fig. 4 Gtr. 1 (end Rhy. fig. 4) |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------4------------|-------------------3---|--------4--------------|-----------------3-----| |-----4-----------4---|--------4--------------|-----4--------------4--|--------4--------------| |--2-----------2------|-----2---------3-------|--2------------2-------|-----2--------4--------| |-----------0---------|--3---------2----------|------------3----------|--3--------2-----------|
w/Rhy. Fig. 4 (3 1/2 times) Can you see the end? Choke on me my friend Must to drown these thoughts Purity over rot
Rhy. Fig. 5 Gtr. 1 (end Rhy. fig. 5) |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------6--------------|--------5---------4----|--------6--------------|--------5--------------| |-----6------------6----|-----------------------|-----4-------------6---|-----------4---2---2---| |--4-----------4--------|-----6---------5-------|--4------------4-------|-----6-----4---2---2---| |-----------5-----------|--4--------3-----------|-----------5-----------|--4--------2---0---0---|
(Rhy. fig. 5 is played twice under the guitar solo)
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