Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies tab

Band- Alice In Chains
Album- Jar Of Flies

1.ROTTEN APPLE

Don't Know

2.NUTSHELL

INTRO RIFF - Acoustic guitar. Played through entire song.


Em7 G D Cadd9---------3------2---0----0----0-----0-----0---------0-----0---0--------|--3---3--3---3--3---3----3----3--3--3-----3---3--3--3-----3---3--3--3--|--0---0--0---0--2---0----0----0--0--0-----0---0--0--0-----0---0--0--0--|--2---2--0---0--0---2----2----2--2--0h2---2---2--2--0h2---2---2--2--2--|--2------2----------3----3----------3-----3---------3-----3------------|--0------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
. Em7--0--0--0--0----3--3---------|--3--3--3--3----3--3---3--3--|--0--0--0--0-------0---0--0--|--2--2--2--2-------2---2--2--|-------------------2---2--2--|-------------------0---------|
Variation (instead of 4th time riff above)
Em7 G D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7---------3------2---0----0----0-----0---------0-----0---------0--------|--3---3--3---3--3---3----3----3--3--3--x--0---0-----3--x--0---0--------|--0---0--0---0--2---0----0----0--0--0--x--0---0-----0--x--0---0--------|--2---2--0---0--0---2----2----2--2--2--x------2-----2--x------2--------|--2------2----------3----3----------3---------3-----3---------3--------|--0------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
. Em7--0--0--0--0----3--3---------|--3--3--3--3----3--3---3--3--|--0--0--0--0-------0---0--0--|--2--2--2--2-------2---2--2--|-------------------2---2--2--|-------------------0---------|
VERSE 1 We chase misprinted lies We face the path of time And yet I fight And yet I fight This battle all alone No one to cry to No place to call home CHORUS - Electrical guitar, play twice Oooh (4x)
--12-------------------------------------------|-----12----------------------------------------|--------12--11b12r11--9------------------------|-------------------------9(gradual bend)10^^^--|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
--10-------------------------------------------|-----8-----------------------------------------|--------7---7b8r7------------------------------|---------------------10--9^^^------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 My gift of self is raped My privacy is raked And yet I find And yet I find Repeating in my head If I can't be my own I'd feel better dead OUTRO SOLO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12----------------------------------|----------------------------9--11--12----------------------------------|-----9b10r9------------------------12----------------------------------|-------------10--9b10r9---------------------------------.--------------|-------------------------10-------------0--0--10h12--0--15--0--12^^^^--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-----12-----12-(<- whammy vib)----|----------------------------9--11--12-----12-----11--------------------|-----9b10r9------------------------12--/9-10--9--10--------------------|-------------10--9b10r9---------------------------------.--------------|-0-0---------------------10--------------------------0--15--0--10h12^^-|
------.-----.-----.----.----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------12----10----8----7-------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-----|-----------------------------5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|--/10----/9----/9---/7----/5-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------0h1h3p1p0h1-----------------12h13h15p13p12-----------------|--------0h2--------------------11h12h14----------------14p12p11--------|--0h2h4---------------------------------------------------------14^^^--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----8------(drop with whammy to 7)-------------------------------------|----11b12--(bend this slightly up so notes stay in unison)-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3.I STAY AWAY INTRO/VERSE - Guitar 1, positions relative to capo on 5th fret
D D7sus4 Gsus4 G D ------0----------3-----------------------------------------------| --0h2---0-----0--3-----------3------3----------------------------| --2-----2-----2--2---------2------2----------2--------2----------| --2--------2-----2-------5------4------0h(2)----0h(2)------------| --0--------0---------------------------------------------5p4--0--| -----------------------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS - Guitar 2, chord notes implied by vocals & bass Why you act crazy Not an act maybe etc.
D F ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ------5h6p5p3---------------------------------------------| ---------------5h6p5p3------------------------------------| ------------------------5h6p5p3(...)b5(...)r3~~-----------| Count 1 & 2 3 4
E D# ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ------5h6p5p3---------------------------------------------| ---------------5h6p5p3------------------------------------| ------------------------5h6p5p3(...)b5(...)r3~~-----------| 1 & 2 3 4
CHORUS/OUTRO - Guitar 2 I stay away
----------------------------------------------------------| --3-------------------------------------------------------| --2-------------------------------------------------------| --0--------8--------8---10---12---------------------------| --0--------8--------8---10---12---------------------------| --0--------8--------8---10---12---------------------------|
SOLO - Guitar 3, enters with short ascending run on the end of chorus
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------5---5----7b9~~----r7--5---5--| -----------2--3--5---5/7~~-----7---------------------7----| --1--3--5-------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| --5-------------------------------------------------------| -----7--6--5--5--5b6----5---------------------------------| ---------------------------8--5---3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5---x-x---| ----------------------------------------------------------| _____________P.H.____________
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ---/5--3p0h3---------------------5b6---r5-----------------| --------------5p3p0---------------------------------------| ---------------------5p3h5---3~---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------5--7--------------| ---5--5--5--5--3----------------3--5/7--------------------| ------------------5----5--3--5----------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ______P.H.______
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| --------10----------10-----12b14--12b14r12--10----10------| ---/12-----12-12-12----12----------------------12----12\--| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 95 10:04:24 MST From: al457@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Al G. Bendorf) Subject: i stay away by Aics this is i stay away THE RIGHT WAY by alice in chains. You start off with a D chord, C,then into this riff,1: 1: 3 2: 3: 0 0 4: 0 0 0 X? 5:3 2 2 6: 3 3 3 3 2 0 The post chorus is 4 power chords D, F, E, and D# Chorus is 1:0 0 0 2:3 3 3 3:2 2 2 4: 8 8 10 12 5: 8 8 10 12 6: 6 6 8 10 Sorry, i'm still working on the solo this home-made tab is by ADAM BENDORF alias THE DUDE on compuserve alias SEYMOUR BUTTS alias KICK-HAPPY. Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:16:15 -0700 From: "Denis L. Davis" Subject: TAB: "I STAY AWAY" BY ALICE IN CHAINS How to play I Stay Away the right way. First tune your guitar down (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
()=hammer-on or pull-offb=bende-------2--0-------0----------]-----------------------------------]b-3-----3--3-------3----------]-----------------------------------]g-0-(2)-2--2-0-----0----------]------0------0---------------------]d-0-------------0--2----------]----0------0-------0-----0---------]a-0----------------3----------]--3------2-------0-----0-----------]e-0---------------------------]---------------5-----5-----5-4-0---]
Pre-Chorus:
e--------------------------------------------------------------|b--------------------------------------------------------------|g--------------------------------------------------------------|d-5b-5-3-(5)-(3)-(0)---0-----------------------5b--5(3)--------|a--------------------3---3-(0)---------------------------------|e------------------------------5-3b----3b-3--------------------|
e--------------------------]b--------------------------]g--------------------------]d--------------------------]a-0-(3)-(5)--3-(0)---------]e------------------3b---3--]
4.NO EXCUSES INTRO + VERSE - repeat throughout the song
Aadd9 Badd4 Aadd9e --0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|B --0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|G --6--6--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--|D --7--7--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--|A --7--7--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--|E --5--5--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--|
CHORUS Here are the other chords used
G6 Ee --0-- --0--|B --0-- --0--|G --4-- --1--|D --5-- --2--|A --5-- --2--|E --3-- --0--|
G6 Aadd9 Badd4 Aadd9 (riff 1) Every day it's something hits me all so cold. G6 Aadd9 E You find me sitting by myself, no excuses then I know. Riff 1 - played by Scott
e --2--2h3p2p0------|B -------------3br--|G ------------------|
SOLO
e --12p10----10------|-----------------------|--12p10----10------|B --------12----12v--|-----------------------|--------12----12v--|G -------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|D -------------------|--14b16--14-12-14-12v--|-------------------|A -------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|E -------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
e ----------------|---------------------------------|B ----------------|---------------------------------|G ----------------|-----------------------------14--|D --12v--14--12v--|--12-14--14-15-14--14b-14-12-----|A ----------------|---------------------------------|E ----------------|---------------------------------|
e -----------------------|---------------------|B --------------12-------|--12----12----12-----|G --14-14-14-14----14br--|-----14----14----14--|D -----------------------|---------------------|A -----------------------|---------------------|E -----------------------|---------------------|
5.WHALE AND WASP Rhy. Fig. 1 Gtr. I
Eb----------------|--------3------|---------------|3-------3------|Bb----------------|----------3----|---------------|--3-------3----|Gb-----0-----0---0|----0-------0--|----0-----0----|----0-------0--|Db---0-----0------|--0------------|--0-----0------|---------------|Ab----------------|---------------|------3-----6--|---------------|Eb-6-----5-----4--|3-----3-------3|6--------------|------3-------3|
Gtr. II
Eb---B----slow rel|---------------|---------------|---------------|Bb-10-(11)--------|(8)------------|---------------|---------------|Gb----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Db----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Ab----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Eb----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
The (8) is a ghost note. As you're releasing the bend on the 10, lift up your finger so that the 8 sounds. In a way it's a VERY gentle pull-off. You can also pick it softly if you want, I guess.
Rhy. Fig. 2 HPEb-----3-----3---3|----3-----3---3|----3-----3----|2-------232----|Bb---3-----3------|--3-----3------|--3-----3------|3-----------3--|Gb-0-----2-----2--|5-----4-----4--|5-----4-----5--|2-------------2|Db----------------|---------------|---------------|0--------------|Ab----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Eb----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
The 232 thing is just a triplet, and I wanted to stick to the pattern of two dashes per eighth note. Rhy. Fig. 3 G |C |C |G
Full 1/2 Full FullEb--------------/-|---------------|--/-\--/-----|\|---------------|Bb-12----13----13-|-13------------|12----10----10-|8--------------|Gb----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Db----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Ab----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|Eb----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Rhy. Fig. 4
------ ---- |1,2,3 |4 | | D |C |N.C. (G) 1/2 | |Eb--/-\-----------| 1/2 ----------|sl ------------|Bb-7-----5-----3--|-/-\----------7|/12------------|Gb----------------|4-----2-0------|---------------|Db----------------|---------------|---------------|Ab----------------|---------------|---------------|Eb----------------|---------------|---------------|
6.DON'T FOLLOW
acoustic guitarRYTHYM FIG 1 D D/F#|----------------2--------------------------2-------------||-------3-----------3--------------3-----------3----------||----------2-----------2--------------2-----------2-------||----0--------0-----------0--------------0-----------0----||---------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------------2------------------------| pick w/ fingers; let ring
Gsus2 A|----------------0----------------------------------------||-------3-----------3------------3-p2-----------2---------||----------2-----------2---------------2-----------2------||-------------0-----------0---------------2-----------2---||--------------------------------0-----------0------------||----3----------------------------------------------------|
D D/F#|----------------2--------------------------2-------------||-------3-----------3--------------3-----------3----------||----------2-----------2--------------2-----------2-------||----0--------0-----------0--------------0-----------0----||---------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------------2------------------------|
Gsus2 A (end RYTHYM FIG 1)|----------------0----------------------------------------||-------3-----------3------------3-p2-----------2---------||----------2-----------2---------------2-----------2------||-------------0-----------0---------------2-----------2---||--------------------------------0-----------0------------||----3----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1 - w/ RYTHYM FIG 1 (three times) hey, I ain't never coming home hey, I'll just wander my own road hey, I can't meet you here tomorrow
CHORUS:say goodbye don't follow Gadd9|----------------3-------------------------3-------------||-------------------3-------------------------3----------||-------0--------------0----------0--------------0-------||----------0--------------0----------0--------------0----||--------------------------------------------------------||----3--------3-----------------3-------3----------------|
misery so hollow A|---------------------------------------------------------||---3-p2-----------2---------3--p2-----------2------------||---------2-----------2-------------2-----------2---------||------------2-----------2-------------2-----------2------||---0-----------0------------0------------0-----------0---||---------------------------------------------------------|
RYTHYM FIG 1 VERSE 2 - w/ RYTHYM FIG 1 (three times) hey, you, you're living life full throttle hey, you, pass me down that bottle hey, you, you can't shake me 'round now CHORUS get so lost and don't know how yeah, it hurts to carry
on now D|--2--------------------------||--3--------------------------||--2--------------------------||--0--------------------------||-----------------------------||-----------------------------| let ring
RYTHYM FIG 2 play 4x (end RYTHYM FIG 2) A D Dsus4 D|-------------------------------------|--2---2--2---2---2--2--0--2--2--2--||--2---2--2----2----2---2----2--2--2--|--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--|--0---0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--||--0---0--0----0----0---0----0--0--0--|-----------------------------------||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 3 - w/ RYTHYM FIG 2 (two times) forgot my woman, lost my friends things I'd done and where I'd been sleep in sweat, the mirror's cold see my face, it's growing old scared to death, no reason why doing whatever to get me by think about the things I've said read the page it's cold and dead and take me home yeah, take me home take me home take me home, yeah take me
home yeah A|-----------------------------||--2--------------------------||--2--------------------------||--2--------------------------||--0--------------------------||-----------------------------| let ring
OUTRO: Gadd9 A|----------------3---------------------------------------||-------------------3----------3-p2-----------2----------||-------0--------------0-------------2-----------2-------||----------0--------------0-------------2-----------2----||------------------------------0-----------0-------------||----3--------3------------------------------------------|
Gadd9|----------------3-------------------------3-------------||-------------------3-------------------------3----------||-------0--------------0----------0--------------0-------||----------0--------------0----------0--------------0----||--------------------------------------------------------||----3--------3-----------------3-------3----------------|
say goodbye don't A|---------------------------------------------------------||----3-p2-----------2------------3-p2-----------2---------||----------2-----------2---------------2-----------2------||-------------2-----------2---------------2-----------2---||----0-----------0---------------0-----------0------------||---------------------------------------------------------|
follow. D|--2---------------------------------|||--3---------------------------------|||--2---------------------------------|||--0---------------------------------|||------------------------------------|||------------------------------------|| let ring
7.SWING ON THIS Don't Know
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