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Alice In Chains

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Alice in Chains - Grind
From the "Alice in Chains" Album - 1995
Bb 5-string bass tuning (see first line)
tabbed by jjhand

The bass riffs are simple & pretty repetitive in this song, 
but effective. Please rate/comment.

Main Riff 1                       Main Riff 2 
    1    2    3     4             1     2     3     4
Gb|----------------------|       -------------------------|
Db|----------------------|       -------------------------|
Ab|----------------------|       -------------------------|
Eb|----------------------|       -------------------------|
Bb|-6--6------6--6-------|       -6--6--6--0--6--6--6--0--|

Play Main Riff 1 during the first 8 bars, then riff 2 during the four 
repeated high notes on lead guitar


Verse - Play Riff 1 4x during lyrics, then play riff 2 4x

   "In your darkest hole, you'd be well advised
    not to plan my funeral before the body dies, yeah"

   "Come the morning light, it's a see through show
   What you may have heard and what you think you know, yeah"



Chorus - 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|---3-------------|------------------|
|---3---3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4-----3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-1-3-/5-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

"Let the sun never blind your eyes,  Let me sleep so my teeth won't grind"


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|---3-------------|------------------|
|---3---3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4-----3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6b8r6----|
"Hear a sound from a voice inside..."



Play Main Riff 2 4x

Verse 2 - Play same as Verse 1

"Sure to play a part, so you love the game
And in truth your lies become one and same, yeah
I could set you free, rather hear the sound
Of your body breaking as I take you down, yeah"



Chorus 2 - Play Same as Chorus 1


Solo, Play Chorus Riff for 8 more bars


(3:17) Play Main Riff 1 4x


Verse 3 - Play same as before, Lyrics are similar to 1st Verse


Final Chorus - Play Same as before, but 2x through


(4:33) Play Main Riff 1 4x to end song



KEY
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off

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