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Man in the Box Guitar Tablature
'Man in the Box'
By: Alice In Chains
From the album 'Facelift'

Tuning (Lowest to Highest): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Half-step down


Song Structure:

Intro 4x (Last 2 w/ Talk Box)
Verse 1x
Pre-Chorus 1x (Fill 1)
Chorus 4x
Intro 2x (First 2 w/ Talk Box)
Verse 1x
Pre-Chorus 1x (Fill 2)
Chorus 4x
Solo
Chorus 4x
Intro 2x (w/ Talk Box)


For the intro the bass does a slide on the 12th fret
Here it is if you wanna play it on guitar:

Eb|-0--12/0--|

Intro - Play 2x
---------------

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5-----------5-|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0---0h5h7-----|

w/ Talk Box - Play 2x
---------------------

    Ah_____  Ah___   Ah___ etc. etc.  
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------7~~~~---9~~~~----|---------------------------|
Db|---9~~~~-------------------|---7~~~~--9~~~~---5~~~~~---|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------5~~~~------------|---------------------------|
Db|---7~~~~-------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|------------------7~~~~----|-----7~~------------5------|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------0h5h7---------|

Verse w/ Talk Box
-----------------

      I'm______________ the man____________ in the box.

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5-----------5-|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0---0h5h7-----|

      Buried__________ in_________________ my ***. 

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|--------5------5---7~~~~---|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|----0------0---------------|

Pre-Chorus, Talk Box Off
------------------------

     Won't___________________  you______________________

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--5--5--7--5--5--7--5--5---|--5--5--7--5--5--7--5--5---|
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
     PM................................................

     come____________________  and______________ save me?

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|--5--5--7--5--5--7--5--5---|--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5---|
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
     PM................................................

Talk Box On
                                                   Save___

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5---------5----5~~------|---5----X----5----5--------|
Eb|--------0--------------0---|---0----X----0----0----0---|

   me______.
                                      (Fill 1)
eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---5----X----5----5--------|---5h7---5-----------------|
Eb|---0----X----0----0----0---|--------------7--6--5--3---|

                                      (FIll 2)
		     eb|----------------------------------|
		     Bb|-14^Half-14-14^Half-14--12--------|
                     Gb|-14^Half-14-14^Half-14--12--------|
                     Db|----------------------------14-12-|
                     Ab|----------------------------------|
                     Eb|----------------------------------|


Chorus, Talk Box Off - Play 4x
------------------------------
(Let Ring)

      Feed______________________________________ my eyes__

eb|----------------------3----|---------------------2-----|
Bb|----------------------3----|---------------------3-----|
Gb|----------------------0----|---------------------2-----|
Db|---2------------------0----|---------------------0-----|
Ab|---2-----------------------|---------------------0-----|
Eb|---0------------------3----|---------------------------|

     (Can___ you_____ sew them______ shut?___)

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---2-----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------0---3^(1/4)---|

SOLO w/ Wah Wah Pedal
---------------------

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7h9--9^Full---9--7----------------------------|
Db|----7h9-----------------------9--8--7------7--7^Full---|
Ab|---------------------------------------10--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

         Hold Bend....................................
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14^Full--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14(1/2)----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

    ...........
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------12h15p12h15p12h15----|
Gb|-14-14-14-14-14^Full-14p12-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------14~~~~----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--12-12-15^Half-15-12----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------12--14~~~~-----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------5----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------X-X-------7------|
Eb|-----------------------------------3--X-X--------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------12--------------------|
Gb|--------12--14^Full--12--------------15-14-12-14^Full--|
Db|--12h14-----------------14--12~~-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------15h17^Half-17-15-------|
Bb|--------------------------15h17------------------15~~~-|
Gb|-14^Full--12-----15~~~~--------------------------------|
Db|-------------14----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----X--X--------X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-5--X--X--5--5--X--4--4--------------------------------|
Gb|-4--X--X--4--4--X--4--4--------------------------------|
Db|-2--X--X--2--2--X--2--2----------2~~---X-X-X-X------0--|
Ab|-------------------3--3----------------X-X-X-X--0h2----|
Eb|--------------------------3^Half-------X-X-X-X---------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|--5--2-----2---------2---------|  END SOLO
Ab|--------5-----5----------------|
Eb|------------------3-----3------|
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