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Am I Inside

Alice in Chains
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
4.4(12)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Begins with this pattern..)

D#|----------|--------|--------|-----------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3---|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0-----|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2----|
G#|----------|--------|--------|-----------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|-----------|

{Verse 1]

Loneliness it shadows me,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

quicker than darkness

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Crawls to the surface of my skin,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

visibly surrounded by it

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus

B A F# F G#

Black is all I feel, so this is how it feels to be freeeeee..

Verse 2

Surrounded by empty souls,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

artificial courage used

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

And because so, once was mine

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

I walk this maze alone

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus

B A F# F G# E

Black is all I feel, so this is how it feels to be freeeeee..

Chorus

D A E

The man's beside himself

D A E

Man's below himself

D A E

Man's behind himself

D A E (At the end of the Chorus go back to the Verse picking pattern)

Am I inside myself..

Verse 3

Chaos and hate shadow me,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

pain it fills me up

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Only one thing makes me feel,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

missing better half of me

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus

B A F# F G# E

Black is all I feel, so this is how it feels to be freeeee..

Chorus

D A E

The man's beside himself

D A E

Man's below himself

D A E

Man's behind himself

D A E (At the end of the Chorus, Verse picking pattern again)

Am I inside myself..

Verse 4

Chaos and hate shadow me,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

hate it fills me up

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Only one thing makes me feel,

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

missing better half of me

D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---1|---1---1|---3---3|---3---3-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0---------------------------------|
C#|--1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus

B A F# F G# E

Black is all I feel, so this is how it feels to be freeeee..

Chorus

D A E

The man's beside himself

D A E

Man's below himself

D A E

Man's behind himself

D A E (At the end of the Chorus, Verse picking pattern again)

Am I inside myself..

Outro

(No more singing from here on out!)

(Towards the end of this picking section, come to a slow)

D#|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|
A#|-----3---3|---3---3|---3---3|---3---3|-------------------------------|
F#|---0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0---0--|-1-----------------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|-2-----------------------------|
G#|----------|--------|--------|--------|-2-----------------------------|
D#|----------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|

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