Artist: Alice In Chains Title: Black Gives Way to Blue Album: Black Gives Way To Blue Tuning: (low to high) Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb (half step down) Tabbed by: luckyshot60 None of the tabs on the site were quite accurate or were missing parts so I figured I’d it all in one place. There are three guitars in the song: Guitar 1 is playing the rhythm part tabbed out, 2 is the lead guitar, and Guitar 3 is playing chords. I didn’t specifically put “Guitar 3” but the chords it is playing are above Guitar 1’s parts.
Credit to K!!LsWITCH’s Guitar Pro tab for helping out some with the lead guitar. The guitar may not be tabbed perfectly (some of the slides may be bends etc.) but all the notes be there. This tab doesn’t give the timing but just play along with the song and you should get hang of it! Alright, that’s enough rambling, enjoy the tab. Intro: Guitar 1: D Bm A eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----9---------| Db|-----6-----6-----6---------| x2 Ab|-/7-----7-----7-----7------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------10-10/12\10-9--10-9\5-5/7~-| Gb|-/7~-6--4~--2~--------/7~-6--4~--/11--9----------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------/7~-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: “I don't wanna feel no more...” Guitar 1: D Bm A eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----9---------| Db|-----6-----6-----6---------| x3 Ab|-/7-----7-----7-----7------| Eb|---------------------------| D Bm eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--| Eb|--------------------------------------------| “...tomorrows haunted by your ghost...” Guitar 1: A C# D eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--5-----5-----5-----5--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bm eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------| Db|-----4-----4-----4---------| Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|-----------13-----------------------| Bb|--/17-14~-----14~--12~/14~\12~~~----| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Chorus: “Lay down, black gives way to blue...” Guitar 1: A E D eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bm eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------| Db|-----4-----4-----4---------| Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|--\10~--12-10--9--10-9\5-5/7~~~----| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| “Lay down, I’ll remember you...” Guitar 1: A E D eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bm eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------| Db|-----4-----4-----4---------| Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--7\5~~~----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------6/7~--7/6~~~----| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Break: Guitar 1: A E D eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bm A C# eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----4-----4-----4--------2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3-----| Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: “Fading out by design...” Guitar 1: D Bm A eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----9---------| x3 Db|-----6-----6-----6---------| Ab|-/7-----7-----7-----7------| Eb|---------------------------| D Bm eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--| Eb|--------------------------------------------| “...tomorrows forcing a good-bye...” Guitar 1: A C# D eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--5-----5-----5-----5--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bm eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------| Db|-----4-----4-----4---------| Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|-----------13-----------------------| Bb|--/17-14~-----14~--12~/14~\12~~~----| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Chorus: “Lay down, black gives way to blue…” Guitar 1: A E D eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----| Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bm eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------| Db|-----4-----4-----4---------| Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|--\10~--12-10--9--10-9\5-5/7~~~----| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| “Lay down, I’ll remember you.” Guitar 1: A C# D eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-------6~-------| Db|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3-------4~-------| Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4----5~-------| Guitar 2: eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--6~-6/9\6-4/6~------------| Db|-----------------/7~~~~----| Ab|---------------------------|
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