Alice In Chains – Shame In You (Guitar Tab)

Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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From the Album 'Alice in Chains (tripod dog cover, 1995)' Tabbed by jjhand Rhythm Guitar - Clean Intro/Main Verse Riff (with a little octave pedal):
    Db                 C7                Bmaj7sus          Ab
Eb|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|----12b13r12------|----12b13r12-----|----12b13r12-----|-----12b13r12----|
Gb|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---9-------------|
Db|-0----------------|-11--------------|-10--------------|-----------------|
Ab|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Db|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(0:13) Lyrics: "When I waken, and I'm achin', time for sleepin', yeah When I'm sayin' time to go and, I've been hurtin', yeah" Verse Riff 2 - 2nd Guitar (0:38) - with light flange/reverb, Gtr 1 noted above
    Ab                 Db                C7                Bmaj7sus  
Eb|---------5--------|-------5---------|--------5--------|--------5--------|
Bb|-------5----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-7--6---------7---|-5----------7----|-6----------7----|-5----------7----|
Db|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
           "When I'm layin, I'm still tryin',          concentrating   on"

    Ab
Eb|--------5---------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|-4----------7--7--|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Db|------------------|
"dyin',       yeah"
(0:54) Prechorus Pt 1:
    Rhythm - Heavy Grunge Distortion
Eb|----------------------|---------------------|----------1------|
Bb|----------------------|---------------------|-------1--1------|
Gb|----------------------|----3--4--3----4--3--|-----2-2--2------|
Db|-0---0-0--0-----------|-4--4--4--4----4--4--|-3---3-3--3------|
Ab|-0---0-0--0-----------|-4--4--4--4----------|-3---3-----------|
Db|-0---0-0--0-----------|-4--4--4--4----------|-3---3-----------|
|
  | Lead - dist & flange
Eb|----------------------|----------------0-----|----------1---1--|
Bb|-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7--|-------0-0h2------2---|-------1---------|
Gb|-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7--|----3---------3-------|-2--2------------|
Db|-9p7---7-9-9p7-7-9-9p7|-4------------------4-|-3---------------|
Ab|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Db|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Prechorus Pt 2
    Rhythm
Eb|----------0---0------------------------|
Bb|----------2---2------------------------|
Gb|-2-----2--2---2------------------------|
Db|-2-----2--2---2------------------------| continued below
Ab|-0-----0--0---0------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
|
  | Lead - note the pinch harmonics
Eb|---------------------------------------|-----------|
Bb|----------3p2-------------------5b7PH--|-3~~~~-----|
Gb|----------2-----4b6PH-4b6r4PH-2--------|-----------|
Db|-2-----2------2------------------------|-----------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------------|-----------|
Db|---------------------------------------|-----------|

  (1:08) Prechorus Pt 3 - Rhythm
Eb|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|----------8b10r8----------|----------8b10r8----------|
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------11-|-----------------------10-|
Db|-0---0-0--0------0---|----11------------11------|----10-----------10-------|
Ab|-0---0-0--0------0---|-9------9------------9----|-8------8------------8----|
Db|-0---0-0--0------0---|--------------------------|--------------------------|
"You're right as rain, but you're all to blame   Agreed my crime's the same"
Prechorus Ending
   Rhythm
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---2--2--2--2--2--2--4-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---------------------|
Db|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
Ab|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
  | Lead
Eb|--------------------------17-------|------17----------------------------|
Bb|-17b19_19_19_19_19_19_19_____19b17-|--------------15p14-----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-16b18--16p14------14---------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|---------------------14-12h14-12\11-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
**************************************************************** Chorus Rhythm (1:25)
Eb|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Gb|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Db|-0---0-0--0----0----|-------4--6b7r6-----4--|-------3--5b7r5-----3-|
Ab|-0---0-0--0----0----|----4------------4-----|----3------------3----|
Db|-0---0-0--0----0----|-4---------------------|-3--------------------|
 "My sins I'll claim, give you back shed pain, go find a place for own"

    *** see below
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-2----2--4b6r4----2--|--------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-2----2--------2-----|-0---0-0--0----0----|-------4--6b7r6-----4--|
Ab|-0----0--------------|-0---0-0--0----0----|----4------------4-----|
Db|---------------------|-0---0-0--0----0----|-4---------------------|
 "shame             So you can deal with this thing unreal      No"

  Rhythm
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-------3--5b7r5-----3-|
Ab|----3------------3----|
Db|-3--------------------|
 "one made you feel any"

  *** Lead part for 4th bar 
Eb|-------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-7------7----7-----7----7----7-|-----------------|
Gb|-9b11---9b11-9b11--9b11-9b11---|-9b11r9-7~~~~~---|
Db|-------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-----------------|

  [Chorus Ending Solo] 
   Rhythm - continued from 2 lines above 
Eb|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-2--2--2--2--2--2--4------------------|-2---2-2--4b6r4-----|
Db|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------|-2---2-2------------|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------|-0---0-0------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
  | "hurt,       yeah"
|
  | Lead
Eb|--------------------------------------|------17b19r17b19__r|
Bb|-------------15p14----------15p14-----|--------------------|
Gb|-14---------------14------14-----14---|--------------------|
Db|-14h16p14-14---------14h16---------14-|-(14)---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|--------------------|

  Chorus Ending (pt 2) - Rhythm
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-2--------------4----------------|-2--------------4------------------|
Db|-2--------------2----------------|-2--------------2------------------|
Ab|-0--------------0----------------|-0--------------0------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
  | Lead
Eb|-17b19~~-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------17b19~~14----------------|---------17---17---17-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------16b18~-14--14~~-|-16b18_____b18__b18--16-14-16-14------------|
Db|--------------------------16-----|--------------------------------17-16-17-16~|
Ab|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
**************************************************************** (2:02) Play Verse Riffs Again, Lyrics: "Body's movin, only provin, no one needs to move Still believin, yet mistaken, all God's children, yeah (2:30) Play Verse Riff 2 part (bars 2-4) with
  Distorted Rhythm guitar:
Eb|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Gb|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Db|-0---0-0--4b5r4-----|-------4--6b7r6-----4--|-------3--5b7r5-----3-|
Ab|-0---0-0------------|----4------------4-----|----3------------3----|
Db|-0---0-0------------|-4---------------------|-3--------------------| 
"And I must say, I was stupid,         selfishly she"

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------2--4b6r4----2--2--|
Db|----2-----------2--------|
Ab|-0-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
"consumed,         yeah"
(2:43) Repeat the Verse Riff 2 Rhythm part (above), with
  Lead
Eb|----------------------|----------------0-----|----------1h3p1-0-|
Bb|-8p7---10---8-10-8-7--|-------0-0h2------2---|-------1----------|
Gb|-7---7----7-9----9-7--|----3---------3-------|-2--2-------------|
Db|-----0----------------|-4------------------4-|-3----------------|
Ab|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
Db|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|

  (2:54) Play Prechorus Ending on Rhythm, Lead plays
Eb|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-2---2-3p2---2--------|-14---14-15p14-14-15p14-14-----15--|
Gb|-2---2-2-----2--------|-14---14-14----14-14----14--14-14--|
Db|-2---2-4p2---2--------|-14---14-16p14-14-16p14-14--16-----|
Ab|-----------0----------|-----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play Chorus Again, with new lyrics: "And you must change patterns all we trained Or n'er regain peace you seek Now you hear me, for the things I see Yeah, I believe in inner peace, yeah"
  Lead at end of Chorus 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------14-------------17b19--17b19r17-15~~-|
Gb|-16b18----16b18r16p14----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
**************************************************************** [Bridge] (3:31) - play this, then Bridge ending 1, then repeat the bridge:
    Rhythm
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|----------0---------|--------------------|
Db|-0---0-0--0-----0-0-|-3---3-3--3-----3---|-5---5-5--5-----5---|
Ab|-0---0-0--0-----0-0-|-3---3-3--3---------|-5---5-5--5-----5---|
Db|-0---0-0--0-----0-0-|-3---3-3--3---------|-5---5-5--5-----5---|
|
  | Lead (changes slightly in repeat)
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|---------------5---5-|
Gb|-------------5------|-------------5------|---------------5---5-|
Db|---------5h7--7-5h7-|-7~~-----5h7--7-5h7-|-7~~--------5h7--7---|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 "Throw out,          blow up,             hold in"
 "Show fine,          no signs,            grow blind"

  Bridge ending 1
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-0------0-0--------0---------0---------|
Ab|-0------0-0--------0---------0---------|
Db|-0------0-0--------0---------0---------|
| |
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-r7-7-7-5------------|
Gb|-7b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-r7-7-7-5--5-7b9r7-5-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Bridge ending 2 - Rhythm Chords on top
  Lead Part
    Ab      Ab2          Ab             Ab2
Eb|--------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-------5----------|-14----15p14------------15p14----14-|
Gb|-7-------6----------|-14----14---14-14----14-14---14--14-|
Db|-7-------7----------|-14-14---------14h16-----------14---|
Ab|---------0----------|------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-2------------------|-2------------------|
Db|-2------------------|-2------------------|
Ab|-0------------------|-0------------------|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|
Guitar Drops off, Drums continue **************************************************************** (4:14) One Guitar Plays Lightly
Eb|------------|------------5-----|--------------|------------|
Bb|-5----7-----|-5------7-----5---|------------5-|-(5)----5---|
Gb|-6----7-----|-6------7-------6-|-6--------6-6-|-(6)------6-|
Db|-7----7-----|-7------7---------|-7--------7-7-|-(7)--------|
Ab|------------|------------------|--------------|------------|
Db|------------|------------------|--------------|------------|

                                    * Outro Pt starts 
Eb|------------|------------5-----|--------------|
Bb|----------5-|-(5)-----7----5---|-5------------|
Gb|-6------6---|-(6)-----7------6-|-6------------| continues randomly
Db|-7----------|-(7)-----7--------|-7------------|
Ab|-0----------|------------------|--------------|
Db|------------|------------------|--------------|

  Outro Part 1 (Rhythm Guitar) repeated several times until 5:14
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------2-------------------|--------2----------------|
Gb|-1b2r1------------1---2p1---|-1b2r1------------1---2--|
Db|-------2---2-0--2---2-----2-|-------2---2-0--2---2----|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
(5:01-5:26) Lead Outro Part
Eb|/15---15--x-15---x-x-14--14--|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------x-x---------|-14/15--15--x-15\---10-10--|
Gb|/12---12--x-12---x-x-11--11--|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-11/12--12--x-12\---7--7---|
Ab|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

  Ending (Rhythm plays a Ab5 chord)
Eb|------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8----------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-5--5--5----------|
Ab|------------------|
Db|------------------|
KEY | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | r release bend