Alice In Chains - Sick Man

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Sickman by Alice In Chains





Transcribed by: Anthony Helms ([email protected])

Sent by: Tim ([email protected])



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)