MAN IN THE BOX (Bassline) As recorded by Alice In Chains (From the 1990 Album FACELIFT) Words and Music by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tune Down Half Step' Intro Moderate Rock Q=108 4/4 Gtr I E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------||-----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------||o----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------||o--------------7-|--------------7-|--------------7-| |---0-12--||--0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-----| Verse Q E E E E S S E 4x Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------||-||-----------------|----------------| |------------------o||-||o----------------|----------------| |----------------5-o||-||o--------------7-|--------------7-| |-0----0---0-5h7----||-||--0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-----| 1. 2. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E S S S S Q |----------------|-------------------||----------------------|| |----------------|------------------o||----------------------|| |--------------7-|----------------5-o||-----------------/7--|| |-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-5h7----||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----1---1-1-1-2-|-2-2-1-0---------|-----1---1-1-1-2-| |-3-3---3---------|---------3-3-3-3-|-3-3---3---------| +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E S S Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-(2)-2-1-0-----7--|----------------------|--------------7--| |-----------3-3----|-0----0---0---(0)-(0)-|-0----0---0------| Chorus Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +Q. E |----------------|-----------------||---------------| |----------------|-----------------||o--------------| |--------------7-|-------------7--||o--------------| |-0----0---0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||--0----(0)---3-| ~ +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------5---5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------|------------------| |-(3)-3--3S7---7---|-----------7-5-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3--| H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------5---5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------| |-0----(0)---3-|-(3)-3--3S7---7---|-----------7-5-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------------||-||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------o||-||o----------------|-----------------| |-------------------o||-||o--------------7-|--------------7--| |-(5)-5-3-3-2-2-1-1--||-||--0----0---0-----|-0----0---0------| Verse Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------||-||-----------------| |----------------|------------------o||-||o----------------| |--------------7-|----------------5-o||-||o--------------7-| |-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-5h7----||-||--0----0---0-----| 1. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E |----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| |--------------7-|--------------7-|----------------5--o|| |-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-5h7-----|| Pre-Chorus 2. E E E E S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------/7--||-----1---1-1-1-2-|-2-2-1-0---------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------||-3-3---3---------|---------3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E S S |-----------------|------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------------| |-----1---1-1-1-2-|-(2)-2-1-0-----7--|-----------------------| |-3-3---3---------|-----------3-3----|-0----0---0---(0)-(0)--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |--------------7-|--------------7-|-------------7--|| |-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|| Chorus H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||---------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o--------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o--------------|------------5---5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------| ||--0----(0)---3-|-(3)-3--3S7---7---|-----------7-5-3-5-| ~ +E E E E E E Q H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E |------------------|--------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------|------------5---5-| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3--|-0----(0)---3-|-(3)-3--3S7---7---| Guitar Solo +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------||-||------------------| |-------------------|-------------------o||-||o-----------------| |-(5)-5-5-5---------|-------------------o||-||o--------------7--| |-----------7-5-3-5-|-(5)-5-3-3-2-2-1-1--||-||--0----0---0------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E |----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| |--------------7-|--------------7-|----------------5--o|| |-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-5h7-----|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----1---1-1-1-2-|-2-2-1-0---------|-----1---1-1-1-2-| |-3-3---3---------|---------3-3-3-3-|-3-3---3---------| +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E S S Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-(2)-2-1-0-----7--|----------------------|--------------7--| |-----------3-3----|-0----0---0---(0)-(0)-|-0----0---0------| Chorus Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q. E |----------------|-----------------||---------------| |----------------|-----------------||o--------------| |--------------7-|-----------------||o--------------| |-0----0---0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0----(0)---3-| ~ +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------5---5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------|------------------| |-(3)-3--3S7---7---|-----------7-5-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3--| H +Q. E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------5---5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------| |-0----(0)---3-|-(3)-3--3S7---7---|-----------7-5-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------------||-||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------o||-||o----------------|-----------------| |-------------------o||-||o--------------7-|--------------7--| |-(5)-5-3-3-2-2-1-1--||-||--0----0---0-----|-0----0---0------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E |----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|------------------o|| |--------------7-|----------------5-o|| |-0----0---0-----|-0----0---0-5h7----|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths