Mar 14, 2010

Guitar lesson: Nutshell by Alice in Chains

I love this song Nutshell by Alice in Chains.

For all those who has not heard about this group Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. The band is known for its distinct vocal style which often included the harmonized vocals of Staley and Cantrell. Unfortunately Layne Staley passed away in 2002 (drugs abuse) .. The group reunited again in 2009 with a new lead singer Black Gives Way to Blue.

This song was released as part of the album Jar of Flies on January 1994 and it was recorded in just in week!!

Video: Nutshell - Original song



Video: Nutshell - Guitar lesson

I learnt it just using a simplified version of the real chords

022033 - E
320033 - G
XX0232 - D
X32030 - C




Nutshell Guitar Tabs

In case you want to sing along the tabs are:


INTRO RIFF - Acoustic guitar. Played through entire song.


Em7 G D Cadd9
---------3------2---0----0----0-----0-----0---------0-----0---0--------
--3---3--3---3--3---3----3----3--3--3-----3---3--3--3-----3---3--3--3--
--0---0--0---0--2---0----0----0--0--0-----0---0--0--0-----0---0--0--0--
--2---2--0---0--0---2----2----2--2--0h2---2---2--2--0h2---2---2--2--2--
--2------2----------3----3----------3-----3---------3-----3------------
--0------3-------------------------------------------------------------

. Em7
--0--0--0--0----3--3---------
--3--3--3--3----3--3---3--3--
--0--0--0--0-------0---0--0--
--2--2--2--2-------2---2--2--
-------------------2---2--2--
-------------------0---------

Variation (instead of 4th time riff above)

Em7 G D Cadd9 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cmaj7
---------3------2---0----0----0-----0---------0-----0---------0--------
--3---3--3---3--3---3----3----3--3--3--x--0---0-----3--x--0---0--------
--0---0--0---0--2---0----0----0--0--0--x--0---0-----0--x--0---0--------
--2---2--0---0--0---2----2----2--2--2--x------2-----2--x------2--------
--2------2----------3----3----------3---------3-----3---------3--------
--0------3-------------------------------------------------------------

. Em7
--0--0--0--0----3--3---------
--3--3--3--3----3--3---3--3--
--0--0--0--0-------0---0--0--
--2--2--2--2-------2---2--2--
-------------------2---2--2--
-------------------0---------


VERSE 1

We chase misprinted lies
We face the path of time
And yet I fight
And yet I fight
This battle all alone
No one to cry to
No place to call home


CHORUS - Electrical guitar, play twice

Oooh (4x)

--12-------------------------------------------
-----12----------------------------------------
--------12--11b12r11--9------------------------
-------------------------9(gradual bend)10^^^--
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------


--10-------------------------------------------
-----8-----------------------------------------
--------7---7b8r7------------------------------
---------------------10--9^^^------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------


VERSE 2

My gift of self is raped
My privacy is raked
And yet I find
And yet I find
Repeating in my head
If I can't be my own
I'd feel better dead


OUTRO SOLO

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------12----------------------------------
----------------------------9--11--12----------------------------------
-----9b10r9------------------------12----------------------------------
-------------10--9b10r9---------------------------------.--------------
-------------------------10-------------0--0--10h12--0--15--0--12^^^^--


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------12-----12-----12-(<- whammy vib)----
----------------------------9--11--12-----12-----11--------------------
-----9b10r9------------------------12--/9-10--9--10--------------------
-------------10--9b10r9---------------------------------.--------------
-0-0---------------------10--------------------------0--15--0--10h12^^-


------.-----.-----.----.----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------
------12----10----8----7-------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-----
-----------------------------5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------
--/10----/9----/9---/7----/5-------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------0h1h3p1p0h1-----------------12h13h15p13p12-----------------
--------0h2--------------------11h12h14----------------14p12p11--------
--0h2h4---------------------------------------------------------14^^^--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
----8------(drop with whammy to 7)-------------------------------------
----11b12--(bend this slightly up so notes stay in unison)-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


Lyrics

We chase misprinted lies
We face the path of time
And yet I fight
And yet I fight
This battle all alone
No one to cry to
No place to call home

Oooh...Oooh...
Oooh...Oooh...

My gift of self is raped
My privacy is raked
And yet I find
And yet I find
Repeating in my head
If I can't be my own
I'd feel better dead

Oooh...Oooh...
Oooh...Oooh...

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