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Song
Man in the Box
Written by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
Tabbed by: Lupe Galvan <lupe7_99@yahoo.com>
Tune Down 1/2 step
1=Eb 4=Db
2=Bb 5=Ab
3=Gb 6=Eb
Intro
Moderately= 108 (0:01)
Driving Beat
Guitar 1 (Rhythm Fig. 1)
P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-5----x--5-----5------|-5----x---5----5-------|-5---x--5---5-----|--5--x---5--------5-| |-0----x--0-----0---0--|-0----x---0----0----0--|-0---x--0---0---0-|--0--x---0--0-5h7---|
(0:19, 1:48)
Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fig 1. twice
Gtr. 2 (w/dist. and talk box set on heavy accents)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------7~~~------7h9~~~|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7--------5-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------0-5h7-------|
Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------7~~~------7h9~~~|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7--------5-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------0-5h7-------|
Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_
Verses (0:37, 2:06)
Rhy. Fig. 2
Gtrs. 1 & 2
P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-5----x--5-----5------|-5----x---5----5-------|-5---x--5---5-----|--5--x---5--------5-| |-0----x--0-----0---0--|-0----x---0----0----0--|-0---x--0---0---0-|--0--x---0--0-5h7---|
1. I'm the man in the box
2. I'm the dog who gets beat
P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-5----x--5-----5------|-5----x---5----5-------|-5---x--5---5-----|--5-----5-5h7~~-----| |-0----x--0-----0---0--|-0----x---0----0----0--|-0---x--0---0---0-|-----0---------0--0-|
Buried in my shit
Shove my nose in shit
Pre-chorus (0:55, 2:24)
Rhy. Fig. 3
G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5
Gtr. 1P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5--5--7--5---5--7--5--5-|-5--5--7--5---5--5--7--5-|-5--5--7--5---5--7--5--5--| |-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--|
Won't you come
G6 G5 G6
P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - | P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5--5--7--5---5--7--5----|-5---------5---5~~-------|-5--x---5---5-------------| |-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--0-|-0---0---0----------0----|-0--x---0---0----0--------|
and save me Save
Gtr.3 plays Fill 1 first time
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Gtrs. 1&2 substitute fill2
|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-5--x---5---5-------------|-5h7--5-----------------| |-0--x---0---0----0--------|----------7--6--5--3----|
me
Chorus (1:13, 2:41, 3:51)
E5 G5 D A E5 G5 D A
|----------3---------2-----------------------|--------3-----2---------------------| |----------3---------3--------2--------------|--------3-----3-----2---------------| |--2-------0---------2--------2--------------|--2-----0-----2-----2---------------| |--2-------0---------0--------2--------------|--2-----0-----0-----2---------------| |--0-------x------------------0--------------|--0-----x-----------0---------------| |----------3-------------------------0---3~~-|--------3-----------------0----3~~--|
Fe-ed my______ eyes____(can you sew them shut) Je-sus_____ Christ (deny your maker)
E5 G5 D A
|----------3---------2-----------------------|--------3-----2---------------------| |----------3---------3--------2--------------|--------3-----3-----2---------------| |--2-------0---------2--------2--------------|--2-----0-----2-----2---------------| |--2-------0---------0--------2--------------|--2-----0-----0-----2---------------| |--0-------x------------------0--------------|--0-----x-----------0---------------| |----------3-------------------------0---3~~-|--------3-----------------0----3~~--|
He____ who tries (will be wasted) oh feed my eyes (Now you've sewn them shut)
(3rd time)To Coda+
(skip ahead to meas. 61)
(go back to meas. 5 first time)
Fill 1 (1:11) Fill 2 (2:39)
Gtr.3 w/dist Gtrs. 1 & 2
|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--15h17---15~~---------------| |--14hb^r14------14hb^r14---12--------------| |----------------16--15-14-12-| |--14fb^r14------14fb^r14---12--------------| |-----------------------------| |--------------------------------14---12~~--| |-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo (3:16)
Gtrs. 1 &2 play Rhy. Fig 2
Gtr. 3 (w/dist. and wah-wah pedal)
Hold bend
tr~~~~~~~~ |-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------10fb^1010101010101010101010| |----------------7h9-9fb^--9--7----|---------------------------------------------------| |-0h2--------7h9-----------------9-|-8--7--5--7---7fb^^r7~-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |- - - - - -- - - - -| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------12-15-15fb^ |1010101010-10fb^r10po8-----|------12-12h15po12-------12h15po12-15fb^~-15fb^-----------| |------------------------9~~|-14fb^-------------14fb^----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr1. plays Rhy. Fig 3
Gtr.3
hold bend fdbk. slight P.H.
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|15-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---15------------| |------12h14~~-14fb^---14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.4
|----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------|-12----------------------------| |----------------------|-------x----x-x-14hb-14-12------|----15-14-12-12fb^~-12fb^-12---| |---------5------------|-12h14-x-14-x-x-------------14~~|-----------------------------14| |----x-x-----7~~~--x-x-|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-3--x-x-----------x-x-|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------12-15-15-15fb^r15po12------|--------------------|------------------------------| |-15~~------------------------15~~\|-12--------x/----12-|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-12-----12-x/----12-|------------------------2fb^--| |----------------------------------|-12-----12-x/-12-12-|-x------2~~-x-x-x-x-0h2-------| |----------------------------------|----x-x-------------|-x----------x-x-x-x-----------| |----------------------------------|----x-x-------------|-x-3fb^-----x-x-x-x-----------|
Coda (0:00)
Gtr.1 plays Rhy. Fig. 2 twice
Gtr.2 |1. | |2. |
|----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-| |----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-| |-0------2fb^r2--------| |------7~~-7h9~~-----------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-| |----2-0-----------2~~-| |--9~~-----------7~-7h9~-5-5h7-5----------------------------------| |---------------3------| |--------------------------------7~~-7-------5-7------------------| |----------------------| |--------------------------------------0-5h7----------------------|
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