Alice In Chains

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Nutshell (unplugged) by Alice In Chains

Tabbed by Steve M. at maxmar@wire.net.au
(http://www.wire.net.au/~maxmar/index.html)

Tuning: down 1/2 step

b = bend		p = pull off
r = release		v = vibrato
s = slide		x = string mute
h = hammer on


INTRO
Riff 1 - play this once, then play riff 2
Notice here that Jerry starts with a straight E rather than the usual Em7.

       E      G     D  Cadd9
e    --0------3--3--2--0----0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0--
B    --0------3--3--3--3----3---3--3--3--3---3---3--3--3--3---3--
G    --1------0--0--2--0----0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0--
D    --2---2--0--0--0--2----2---2--2--0--2---2---2--2--0--2---2--
A    --2---2--2--------3----3---3--3--3--3---3---3--3--3--3---0--
E    --0---0--3--------------------------------------------------

			 G5 Em7
e    --0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3------3-3-3-3--
B    --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------3-3-3-3--
G    --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0-0-0-0--
D    --2--2--2--2--2--2-----2---2--2-2-2-2--
A    --0--0--0--0--0--0-----2---2-----------
E    -----------------------0---------------

Riff 2 - play throughout the song

      Em7     G     D  Cadd9
e    --3---3--3--3--2--0----0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0--
B    --3---3--3--3--3--3----3---3--3--3--3---3---3--3--3--3---3--
G    --0---0--0--0--2--0----0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0--
D    --2---2--0--0--0--2----2---2--2--0--2---2---2--2--0--2---2--
A    --2---2--2--------3----3---3--3--3--3---3---3--3--3--3---0--
E    --0---0--3--------------------------------------------------

			 G5 Em7
e    --0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3------3-3-3-3--
B    --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------3-3-3-3--
G    --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0-0-0-0--
D    --2--2--2--2--2--2-----2---2--2-2-2-2--
A    --0--0--0--0--0--0-----2---2-----------
E    -----------------------0---------------

INTERLUDE
At 2:16, Jerry plays this

e    --12---------------------------|------------------
B    -----12------------------------|------------------
G    --------12--11b12r11--9--------|-------7-9-10-9v--
D    ------------------------9-10v--|--9-10------------
A    -------------------------------|------------------
E    -------------------------------|------------------
				Ooh.....

e    --10------------------|--12---------------------------
B    -----8----------------|-----12------------------------
G    -------7--------------|--------12--11b12r11--9--------
D    ---------7b8r7--------|------------------------9-10v--
A    ---------------10-9v--|-------------------------------
E    ----------------------|-------------------------------
	Ooh.....					Ooh.....

e    ------------------------------------|--10------------------
B    ------------------------------------|-----8----------------
G    -------7-9--s11--12-12p11-9--12-9v--|-------7--------------
D    --9-10------------------------------|---------7b8r7--------
A    ------------------------------------|---------------10-9v--
E    ------------------------------------|----------------------
 			     		     Ooh.....

SOLO
At 3:27, play this 2 times

e    --12---------------------------|--10------------------
B    -----12------------------------|-----8----------------
G    --------12--11b12r11--9--------|-------7--------------
D    ------------------------9-10v--|---------7b8r7--------
A    -------------------------------|---------------10-9v--
E    -------------------------------|----------------------

Then Jerry plays this

 			     Cadd9
e    ------------------------0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--
B    ------------------------3---3--3-3-3-0--0--0-3-3-0-0--0-0-3--
G    ------------------9s11--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--
D    --9br-------------------2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--
A    ------10--9br-----------3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--
E    --------------10---------------------------------------------

     Play the above two 1/4 step bends by bending downwards and
     releasing them, and the same goes for the two below aswell.


e    --0-0-0---------|---------------------0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0--
B    --3-3-3---------|---------------------3---3--3-3-3-0--0--0--
G    --0-0-0---------|--4br-----------4s6--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0--
D    --2-2-2--5------|------5--4br---------2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2--
A    --3-3-3----x-7v-|-------------5-------3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3--
E    ----------------|-------------------------------------------

 					  Main solo
e    --0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------|--------------------|
B    --3-3-0-0--0-0--------------------|--------------------|
G    --0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------|--------------7-9v--|
D    --2-2-2-2--2-2------------5-------|-------5-5s7--------|
A    --3-3-3-3--3-3------3-2-----x-7v--|--5h7---------------|
E    ----------------0-0-----3---------|--------------------|

e    --------------10-------|----------------------------------|
B    --8---8--11b------11r--|--8-10-8--7-8-7-------------------|
G    ----9-----|------------|-----------------9-7-9-7v--7-9-7--|
D    ---------hold----------|----------------------------------|
A    ---------bend----------|----------------------------------|
E    -----------------------|----------------------------------|

e    ------------------------------|-------------------------|
B    ------------------------------|-------------------------|
G    ------------------------------|--------------7-9-9v--9--|
D    --7-8-9--8-7-5v--7-5-7-5------|-------5-5s7-------------|
A    --------------------------7v--|--5h7--------------------|
E    ------------------------------|-------------------------|

e    ---------------------------------------|------------------------|
B    --7-8-10-7-7v--7-8-7---7---------------|------------------------|
G    ---------------------9---9-7-7h9-7-7v--|------------------------|
D    ---------------------------------------|--9-9-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-7b--|
A    ---------------------------------------|------------------------|
E    ---------------------------------------|------------------------|
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Copyrights:

Author: Layne Staley

Composer: Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney

Publisher: Columbia

Details:

Released in: 1999

Language: English

Appearing on: Music Bank (1999)

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2 Comments found

longrawk

Saturday 4th of October 2003 02:28

yeah, agreed, this tab is really good. i'm officially impressed

Teesuh

Tuesday 9th of September 2003 05:07

All of your tabs are amazing. You've got great clarity with it, how long have you been playing?