Man in the Box (Guitar) Tab by Alice in Chains

Man in the Box (Guitar)
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Man in the Box tab by Alice in Chains, from the album Facelift
Tabbed by Daniel Montgomery
Guitar 1: Distorted electric, rhythm pickup
Guitar 2: Distorted electric w/talk box, treble pickup
Guitar 3: Distorted electric w/wah, treble pickup (all gtrs Jerry Cantrell)

[Intro]
                  N.C.(E7)
  Gtr I
                  PM-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------||----------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|-----------||o--------------------------------------------------------o||
Gb|-----------||----------------------------------------------------------||
Db|------x-x--||----------------------------------------------------------||
Ab|------x-x--||o-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5----5--x-5--------5-o||
Eb|------x-x--||--0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0-5_7----||

[Pre-Verse]
    N.C.(E7)
    Gtr II 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~        ~         ¼      ~~~
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------7-------7_9---------------------------------------------|
Db|-9------------------7----7_9-------5---5_7----5-(5)^----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------7---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  | Gtr I
  | PM------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5-----5-------5--x---5-----5-------5--x-5---------5-----|
Eb|-0--x-0-----0-----0-0--x---0-----0---0---0--x-0---------0---0-|

   ~~~~~                 ~~~~~~~~~~~    ~
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------7-------7_9----|
Db|----------------------9-------------------|
Ab|-(7)----7-----------5---------------------|
Eb|--------------0-5_7-----------------------|
  |(PM)----------|       PM---------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5---x-5-----------5-5--x-5-----5--------|
Eb|--0---x-0-----0-5_7---0--x-0-----0-----0--|

    ~      ~~~~~~~~~~      ~       ¼      ~~~~~
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----7_9-------5---5_7----5-(5)^----------|
Ab|---------------------------------------7---|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  | PM-----------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x---5-----5-------5--x-5---------5-----|
Eb|-0--x---0-----0---0---0--x-0---------0---0-|

                        [Verse 1]
                            E7
   ~~~~~
Eb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-(7)----7-----------5-|---------------------------|
Eb|--------------0-5_7---|---------------------------|
  |--------------|         PM-----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--5---x-5-----------5-|-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5----|
Eb|--0---x-0-----0-5_7---|-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0-|

    PM--------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--------5-|
Eb|-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0-5_7---|

    PM------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5------|
Eb|-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0---|

                       [Pre-Chorus]
                          G5  G6G5  G6G5   G6G5    G6G5     G6G5  G6G5
      PM    ~~~~~~        PM-------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5-5_7----------|-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-|
Eb|---0------------0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  G5  G6G5    G6    E7
  PM--------------------|    ~  PM--------------
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7---5-----5--5----5--x-5--5----|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-------0-0--x-0--0--0-|
  | Guitar 3
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

                   N.C.
   ------------|      ~~
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5--5-----5__7---5----------------|
Eb|-0--x-0--0--0-------------7--6--5--3---|
  |                    ~~
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------15_17--15----------------|
Gb|-------------------------16-15-14-12---|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
      E5         G5            D                A
      Gtr I
                                                             ~
Eb|-------------3--------------2----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--------------3--------------2-------------------|
Gb|-------------0--------------2--------------2-------------------|
Db|--2----------0--------------0--------------2-------------------|  x4
Ab|--2----------x-----------------------------0-------------------|
Eb|--0----------3------------------------------------------0-3----|

[Pre-Verse]
    N.C.(E7)
    Gtr II 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~        ~         ¼      ~~~
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------7-------7_9---------------------------------------------|
Db|-9------------------7----7_9-------5---5_7----5-(5)^----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------7---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  | Gtr I
  | PM------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5-----5-------5--x---5-----5-------5--x-5---------5-----|
Eb|-0--x-0-----0-----0-0--x---0-----0---0---0--x-0---------0---0-|

   ~~~~~                 ~~~~~~~~~~~    ~
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------7-------7_9----|
Db|----------------------9-------------------|
Ab|-(7)----7-----------5---------------------|
Eb|--------------0-5_7-----------------------|
  |--------------|         PM---------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5---x-5-----------5-5--x-5-----5--------|
Eb|--0---x-0-----0-5_7---0--x-0-----0-----0--|

    ~      ~~~~~~~~~~      ~       ¼      ~~~~~
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----7_9-------5---5_7----5-(5)^----------|
Ab|---------------------------------------7---|
  | PM-----------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x---5-----5-------5--x-5---------5-----|
Eb|-0--x---0-----0---0---0--x-0---------0---0-|

                        [Verse 1]
                            E7
   ~~~~~
Eb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-(7)----7-----------5-|---------------------------|
Eb|--------------0-5_7---|---------------------------|
  |--------------|         PM-----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--5---x-5-----------5-|-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5----|
Eb|--0---x-0-----0-5_7---|-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0-|

    PM---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--------5-|
Eb|-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0-5_7---|

    PM------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5----5--x-5--5------|
Eb|-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0-0--x-0--0--0---|

                       [Pre-Chorus]
                          G5  G6G5  G6G5   G6G5    G6G5     G6G5  G6G5
      PM    ~~~~~~        PM-------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5-5_7----------|-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-|
Eb|---0------------0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  G5  G6G5    G6    E7
  PM--------------------|    ~  PM--------------
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7---5-----5--5----5--x-5--5----|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-------0-0--x-0--0--0-|
  |
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

                    N.C.
   ------------|      ½              ½                   ~~
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------14^---(14)-----14^---(14)------12-------|
Gb|-----------------14^---(14)-----14^---(14)------12-------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------14-12-|
Ab|-5--x-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--x-0--0--0--------------------------------------------|
  |  Gtr 3           ~~~~~~
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------15_17----------15--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------16--15-14-12-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
      E5         G5            D                A
      Gtr I
                                                             ~
Eb|-------------3--------------2----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--------------3--------------2-------------------|
Gb|-------------0--------------2--------------2-------------------|
Db|--2----------0--------------0--------------2-------------------|  x4
Ab|--2----------x-----------------------------0-------------------|
Eb|--0----------3------------------------------------------0-3----|

[Guitar Solo]
    E7
    Gtr II
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5tr7-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
  | Gtr I
  | PM--------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-------x--5----5---------5--------x--5----5-------|
Eb|-0-------x--0----0----0----0--------x--0----0----0--|

                 1½                                     1 ~~~               1 hold bend
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10^--------|
Gb|------7_9-9^-----------(9)-----9--7-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7_9---------------------------------9-8---7--5-7--7^-------(7)------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |(PM)----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5-------x---------5--------5------------5------x--5-------------------------5---|
Eb|--0-------x---------0--------0------0-----0------x--0-------------0--5__7---------|

hold bend-----------------------------| ½ hold bend---|    1          ~~~~~~
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-^10-10-10-10-10--10^---(10)_8----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------9--------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--------x--5-----------5------------5--------x--5---------------5--------|
Eb|--0--------x--0-----------0--------0---0--------x--0---------------0------0-|

      1               1            1     1   ~~~~    1                              ~~~~~~~     1
Eb|------------------------------------------12-15-15^-------(15)-----15-12-----------------------------|
Bb|-----12-12_15_12-----12_15_12-15^---15^--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14^-------------14^-----------------------------------------------------12_14-------------14^-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |(PM)----------------------------------------------|              PM            ~~~~~~~~~~~
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5-----------x------5----------5-----------------------5----------5--5__7-----------------------|
Eb|------0-----------x------0----------0--------------0-------------0--------------------------0-----0--|

    G5         G6      G5GG5                 G6      G5    G6 G5
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------15-------------------(15)-----------------------------|
Gb|-(14)----14----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  | Gtr III
  |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~                      ½            ~~~~~
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------x----x-x-14^---14-12------|
Db|------------5------------------12_14-x-14-x-x-------------14---|
Ab|-------x--x---7-----------x-x----------------------------------|
Eb|---3---x--x---------------x-x----------------------------------|
  | Gtr I
  |   PM-----------------------------------------------------------
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---5---5----7-5--5--7--5--5-----5----5----7----5-----5--5--7-5-|
Eb|---3---3----3-3--3--3--3--3-----3----3----3----3-----3--3--3-3-|

                           G6 G5 GG5                           G6 G5     G6
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-(15)-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |~~~~~~                    1   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~1              ~~~~~~~
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------12---------------------------------------------15---------------|
Gb|-----------15----14--12-12^--------(12)--12^-14--12---------------------|
Db|-(14)-----------------------------------------------14------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |(PM)-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---5--5--7----5-------5--7----5--5---5---------5-----7--5---5----5--7---|
Eb|---3--3--3----3-------3--3----3--3---3---------3-----3--3---3----3--3-0-|

    E7
    Gtr II
               1              ~~~~~~~
Eb|-12-15-15-15^-----(15)_12---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------15---------(15)\-12--------x/----12---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------12-----12-x/----12---|
Db|-------------------------------------------12-----12-x/-12-12---|
Ab|----------------------------------------------x-x---------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------x-x---------------|
  |  PM--------------|               ~    PM------------------------
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5-----------------5-------------5---------5---x--5-----5------|
Eb|--0-----0------0-----------------------0----0---x--0-----0----0-|

                                      E5
       1      ~                  1              1       ¼      ~
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------2^-------0-----2^--(2)------------|
Db|-x---------2---x-x-x-x-0_2--------------2-0---------------2----|
Ab|-x-------------x-x-x-x-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-x-3^----------x-x-x-x------------------------------3^---------|
  |(PM)-----------------------|       1         1
eb|----------------------------------------0----------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------2^--------2^--(2)_0----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------2----|
Ab|-5---------x-5-----5-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0---------x-0-----0-------0-----------------------------------|

[Chorus]
     E5         G5             D              A
      Gtr I
                                                             ~
Eb|-------------3--------------2----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--------------3--------------2-------------------|
Gb|-------------0--------------2--------------2-------------------|
Db|--2----------0--------------0--------------2-------------------|  x4
Ab|--2----------x-----------------------------0-------------------|
Eb|--0----------3------------------------------------------0-3----|

[Outro]
      E7
      Gtr II
      ~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~~    ~        ¼      ~~~~
Eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||o--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||-------7-------7_9---------------------------------------------|
Db||--9------------------7----7_9-------5---5_7----5-(5)^----------|
Ab||o----------------------------------------------------------7---|
Eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |   Gtr I
  |   PM------------------------------------------------------------
Eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||o--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||o-5--x-5-----5-------5--x---5-----5-------5--x-5---------5-----|
Eb||--0--x-0-----0-----0-0--x---0-----0---0---0--x-0---------0---0-|

   1.---------------------| 2.-------------
   ~~~~~                      ~~~
Eb|-----------------------||----------14-14---12-12-12------------|
Bb|----------------------o||----------14-14---12-12-12------------|
Gb|-----------------------||----------14-14---12-12-12------------|
Db|-----------------------||--------------------------------------|
Ab|-(7)----7-----------5-o||-(7)----------------------------------|
Eb|--------------0-5_7----||--------------------------------------|
  |--------------|            PM------------|
eb|-----------------------||--------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------o||--------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------||--------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------||--------------------------------------|
Ab|--5---x-5-----------5-o||--5---x-5----------------5------------|
Eb|--0---x-0-----0-5_7----||--0---x-0-------0--5__7---------------|

************************************
| x    Dead note
| ~    Vibrato
| ^    Bend
|(n)   Release bend, tied note or ghost note
| tr   Trill
| PM   Palm muting
| _    Hammer-on/pull-off
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
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