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Sickman

Alice in Chains
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.7(14)

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

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)

Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------8-8-8--------7-7-----5-|
Db|---------3-3---------3-3-----3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-|
Ab|---------1-1---------1-1-----1-|--------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---|--------------------------------|

(Rhy. Fig. 1)

(first 2 measures)

Bridge

(Gtr. 1)

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|--------/10----------/10-------|--------/10----------/10-------|
Gb|---------/8-----------/8-------|---------/8-----------/8-------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

ah ah ah ah

ah ah ah ah

(Gtr. 1)

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|--------4-----------3----|
Gb|------2----------2-------|------2----------2-------|------2----------2-------|-----2--------------2----|
Db|--------------1----------|--------------0----------|--------------1----------|------------5---5---0----|
Ab|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0---------3---3---0----|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

I can feel the wheel but I can't steer,

I can see the end is getting near

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------0-|
Bb|------------4--------4---|---------4-----------4---|---------4-----------4---|-------4--------3---------0-|
Gb|---------2--------2------|------2----------2-------|------2----------2-------|----2-----------2-----------|
Db|---------------1---------|--------------0----------|--------------1----------|----------5--5--0-----------|
Ab|--3b--0------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|-0--------3--3--0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------3b-0-----|

when my thoughts become my biggest fear

I won't rest until my head is clear

(Rhy Fig. 3 Gtr. 1)

(end Rhy. Fig. 3)

Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------0--|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------0--|
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|------------3---------2--|--------------------------| (x2)
Ab|------5-----------4------|--5---5---7---5b----------|
Eb|--6------------5---------|--3---3---5---3b---0------|

Ah what's the difference I'll die

Interlude

(Rhy. Fig. 4 Gtr. 1)

(end Rhy. Fig. 4)

Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|--------4------------|-------------------3---|--------4--------------|-----------------3-----|
Db|-----4-----------4---|--------4--------------|-----4--------------4--|--------4--------------|
Ab|--2-----------2------|-----2---------3-------|--2------------2-------|-----2--------4--------|
Eb|-----------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)

Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|--------6--------------|--------5---------4----|--------6--------------|--------5--------------|
Db|-----6------------6----|-----------------------|-----4-------------6---|-----------4---2---2---| (x2)
Ab|--4-----------4--------|-----6---------5-------|--4------------4-------|-----6-----4---2---2---|
Eb|-----------5-----------|--4--------3-----------|-----------5-----------|--4--------2---0---0---|

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| \ Slide down

| / Slide up

| p Pull-off

| P.M. Palm mute

| b Bend

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