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Sunshine

Alice in Chains
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Subject: a/alice_in_chains/sunshine.tab

Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:11:15 -0700

From: Justin Walters <kingnothing@prodigy.net>

S U N S H I N E

by Alice in Chains

>From the album "Facelift"

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Cantrell

Transcribed by Justin Walters (kingnothing@prodigy.net)

Tune down a half step, and in Drop D tuning (low E to a D)

br=bend and release s=slide

h=hammer on p=pull off

b=bend v=vibrato pm=palm mute

Riff A (see fill in 1)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-------2--------------2------------------------|
D|---5p2-----5p2------------5p2-----5p2--------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0---5b-5b--0---0---0---0-3b-0-3b----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B

pm----------

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5vvv-----3vvv----3--3-------------------|
D|--0--3--5--6--7-------7--------5--3--3--0----------------|

Riff C

e|----3--2-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3------------------------------------6------------|
G|-2--2--2------------5--7--2--------3--3-----5------------|
D|-0-------3s5--3--3--5--7--2--------3--3--3---------------|
A|-0-------3s5--3--3--3--5--0--1--1--1--1--3---------------|
D|-0-------3s5--3--3-----------------------3---------------|

Riff D

e|-------3p2-----2-------5-6p5-----5-----------------------|
B|-----3-----3---------6-------6-----------3p2-------------|
G|---2---------2---2s5-----------5-------3-----3---2-------|
D|-0-----------------------------------2---------2---------|
A|-----------------------------------0---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1

pm----------

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-7-7b-5h7p5-5vvvv----------------------------------|
D|--5h7---------------------------2-3-2b-2vvv--------------|
A|--------------------------0-3-5--------------------------|
D|------------------------5--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------13p10--------------|
B|-----------------------------10h13p10-------13p10--13b---|
G|-------------10----------12b-----------------------------|
D|-------10-12----12-10-12---------------------------------|
A|-12s13---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------13br-13-10------------------|
B|-13bvvv-13br-p10------------------------13b-13vvv--------|
G|-----------------12br-p10--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------12-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------10-----------------------------------------|
G|-------10-12b----12br-p10--------------------------------|
D|-10h12--------------------12vvv-12-10---10---------------|
A|--------------------------------------12---12-11-10-8----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10br-p8-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------10----------------------------------------------|

End of Solo 1

Solo 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b-13vvv-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12b-12b-12b-12b-12br-10-12b-12br-p10----------|
D|------------------------------------------------12vvv----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----20-----20-----20------------------------------------|
B|-20b----20b----20b----20br-20--20br-p18-------18---------|
G|----------------------------------------19vvv------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20br-18-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------19br-p17----17----------------------------------|
D|------------------19----19-18-17-15-17br-p15-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------17----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

End of Solo 2

Fill in 1

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---0-1-2-1-0------|
A|-3-----------3-0--|
D|------------------|

Lyrics and Music Guide

Riff A (play through out)

Intro "Am I too contagious...

Riff B (play through out)

Then some...

Riff A (play through out)

Am I ...

Riff B (play through out)

Then some...

Riff C (play through out)

Sunshine...

Solo 1

Riff D (play through out)

Memory...

Riff A (play through out)

Can you...

Riff C (play through out)

Sunshine...

Riff C, play Solo 2 in the backround.

Sunshine...

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