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Them Bones

Alice in Chains
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Tab2

Bass1

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

Intro

Moderately E=163

DmD5 Eb5 E5 F5D5 DmD5 Eb5 E5 F5D5

7/8

Gtr I

      PM--------------------|     PM--------------------|

E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S

||----------------------------|----------------------------|
||o-6-------------------------|-6--------------------------|
||--5-------------------------|-5--------------------------|
||--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0--|
||o-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0--|
||--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0--|

Dm7D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5 DmD5 Eb5 E5 F5

   ~~PM--------------------|     PM----------------|

E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E

|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-18-------------------------|-6-----------------------|
|-17-------------------------|-5-----------------------|
|--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3---|
|--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3---|
|--0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3---|

Verses

$

D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5

E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E

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

D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5 Eb5E5 F5 D5

E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +E E E Q E. S +S S

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

Chorus

To Coda

Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5 D5

4/4

E E S S S S +S S S S S S E E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S

D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
A#|-----------------------------10-|-------------------------------------o||
F#|------------------------------9-|--------------------------------------||
C#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7-9s11----|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8-0---||
G#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8-0--o||
D#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8-0---||

Guitar Solo

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5 Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5

7/8

Gtr II

PM--| PM--| PM| PM| ~

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E S S S S E

D#|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|---------------------------6-----|
F#|-----------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
C#|-3-------3-------5-----6-----|-[5]-3b3.5-------------5s7-------|
G#|---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-------------5-3-5---3-----------|
D#|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

|

| Gtr I

|     PM--------------------|       PM------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---------------------------|--6------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------|--5------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|--0--0-----0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|--0--0-----0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|--0--0-----0-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-0-0-|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5

E +Q. +Q +S +S

D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|

F#|-12b14r(12)b14============(12)-------(12)r(12)-|

C#|-----------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|

|

|         PM-------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------------------|
|--6--------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------|
|--0------0------0-1-1-1-1---2--2-2-3---0----0--|
|--0------0------0-1-1-1-1---2--2-2-3---0----0--|
|--0------0------0-1-1-1-1---2--2-2-3---0----0--|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5

~~ ~~~~~~~

   |----3-----|          |---3---|  |--3---|

S +S S E a S S S S S S S +S +S +S S +S

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14r(12)p10----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12---10h12p10--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12p10-10s==8h10b12==(10)r(10)-(10)p8-(8)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|                PM--------------------------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-------------0-0-----1----1-----1----1----2-------2----2----3--0--0--|
|--0-------------0-0-----1----1-----1----1----2-------2----2----3--0--0--|
|--0-------------0-0-----1----1-----1----1----2-------2----2----3--0--0--|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5

~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

E. S S S E +S S S S S S

D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|----------17-17-17---(17)-15-14h15p14----|
C#|-14----14-----------------------------15-|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|

|

|     PM-------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------------|
|--6--------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--1--1--1-1---2---2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0--0--0--1--1--1-1---2---2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0--0--0--1--1--1-1---2---2--2--3--0--0-|

Dm7D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5

   ~~~~~~~~~~~ PM---------------|

Q +S S S S S S S S S S

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14h15p|
|--------(12)----------------14-15-------|
|-17-------------------15-17-------------|
|-------------15-17-19-------------------|

|

|    PM-------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|----------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0---1---1--1--1--2--2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0-0-0---1---1--1--1--2--2--2--3--0--0-|
|--0-0-0---1---1--1--1--2--2--2--3--0--0-|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5 Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5

~~~

Q. S S S +S +S S S S Q. S S Q.

D#|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|-14----------14-15-17b19==(17)r(17)-15-17-15-|-14----------12-14-14b17============|
C#|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|

|     PM-----------------------------------|        PM---------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--6------------------------------------------|--6---------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-------2----2---3--0--0-|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-----2-2-3-0-0-|
|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-------2----2---3--0--0-|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-----2-2-3-0-0-|
|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-------2----2---3--0--0-|--0--0-0-1-1--1--1--2-----2-2-3-0-0-|

Bb5 A5

4/4

Gtr III

~~~

E S S S S S S +E. +S Q

D#|--15b17-15-13----13----------------------------------|
A#|--------------15----15-15b17==(15)r====(15)-15-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

| ~~~~~

| +H +H

D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-(14)r========================(14)-------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr I

| E E S S S S +S S S S S S E

D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------10-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------9-|
C#|--/8-----8-----8--8--8--7------(7)-7-7---7---9s11----|
G#|--/8-----8-----8--8--8--7------(7)-7-7---7-----------|
D#|--/8-----8-----8--8--8--7------(7)-7-7---7-----------|

C5 B5 Bb5 D5

~~~

E S S S S S S +S S S S S E.

D#|--20b22-20-18--17-----17---------------------------------|
A#|-------------------20----20b22==(20)-20-18----18---------|
F#|-------------------------------------------19----19------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|

|

| +Q +Q Q. E

D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-(14)---------(14)-----------------------------------x---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|

|

| E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S

D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--10----10-----10--10-10--9------(9)--9--9--9--9--8--8-0-|
G#|--10----10-----10--10-10--9------(9)--9--9--9--9--8--8-0-|
D#|--10----10-----10--10-10--9------(9)--9--9--9--9--8--8-0-|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5

7/8

|-----5-----|

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18h=20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18h20p18----18-|
|-----------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

| \1______________________________________________________________________________________

| H..

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

|

|               PM------------------------------------------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0------------0-----0-----1--------1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0----|
|--0------------0-----0-----1--------1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0----|
|--0------------0-----0-----1--------1-----1-----1-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0----|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5D5

E S S S S E +Q +S S

D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|-20b22-20-18----18---------------------------|
F#|-------------19----19---(19)-------(19)s12---|
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------|

|

| H..

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

|

|        PM------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------------------|
|--6------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0--0--1--1--1-1---2--2-2-3---0---0---|
|--0-----0--0--1--1--1-1---2--2-2-3---0---0---|
|--0-----0--0--1--1--1-1---2--2-2-3---0---0---|

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5

+Q +S s s s s s s T +T S S

D#|----------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------|

F#|-(12)b14======(12)-12-12-12-12--12-12-12r(12)p10----|

C#|-------------------------------------------------12-|
G#|----------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------|

|

| \3.5______________________________________________

| H Q.

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

|

|   ~~~~~~~PM-------------------------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S S S

|----------------------------------------------------|
|--18------------------------------------------------|
|--17------------------------------------------------|
|---0------0-0---1---1--1--1--2---2--2--3-------0--0-|
|---0------0-0---1---1--1--1--2---2--2--3-------0--0-|
|---0------0-0---1---1--1--1--2---2--2--3-------0--0-|

D.S. al Coda

Dm7 D5 Eb5 E5 F5

~~~

E E S S S S S S S S +E

D#|----------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|
F#|-10-------------------------------------|
C#|-----12---10h12-12-12-12-10-10----------|
G#|-------------------------------12-(12)\-|
D#|----------------------------------------|

|

| +H. E

D#|----------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|
G#|-(0)------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------|

|

|      PM-----------------------|

| E S S S S S S S S S S E

|----------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------------|
|--0---0-0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--3-------|
|--0---0-0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--3-------|
|--0---0-0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--3-------|

Outro Chorus

&

Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5

4/4

Gtr I

E E S S S S +S S S S S S E E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S

D#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------10-|-------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------|
C#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7-9s11----|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8s5--|
G#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8s5--|
D#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-8s5--|

Bb5 A5 C5 B5 Bb5

E E S S S S +S S S S S S E E E S S S S +S S S S S S +E

D#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------*|
A#|-----------------------------10-|-------------------------------------*|
F#|------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------*|
C#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7-9s11----|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-(8)\-*|
G#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-(8)\-*|
D#|-/8-8-8-8-8-7-(7)-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-8-(8)\-*|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

- natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *

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