Nutshell tab by Alice In Chains

"Nutshell" from the Alice in Chains album Jar of Flies
Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)


Remarks: A point above a note means: staccato (short). Really
excellent song, like the rest of the album.


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


CHORUS - Electrical guitar, play twice

Oooh (4x)

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


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


VERSE 2


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)-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


"Nutshell" by Alice in chains on the album Unplugged

Transcribed by Coney@aol.com

I posted this because none of the sites offer the solo
for the unplugged version.

Tuned down 1/2 step
“NUTSHELL” (with solo) from Alice in Chains Unplugged

Tuned down 1/2 step

h=hammer, p=pull, s=slide, ~=vibrato, +=harmonics, b=bend,
r=release,:=hold bend,()=ghost note


Chords used - figure out rhythm and lyrics - On the C chord
there is a hammer on on the D string from 0 to 2 very often.
  E? G? D? C? C1?
e--0--0--2--0--3
b--3--3--3--3--3
g--0--0--2--0--0
d--2--0--0--2--2
a--2--2-----3--3
e--0--3---------

Verse 1


Lead 1
e-12------------------------------------------10-----------------
b---12------------------------------------------8----------------
g-----12-11b12r11-9--------------- 7h9s10-9~------7--------------
d-------------------9h(10)---9h10--------------------7b8r7-------
a----------------------------------------------------------8-7~--
e----------------------------------------------------------------

e-12--------------------------------------10---------------------
b---12---------------------------------------8-------------------
g-----12-11b12r11-9-------------7h9s10-9~------7-----------------
d-------------------9h(10)-9h10------------------7b8r7-----------
a------------------------------------------------------8-7~------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 2


Lead 2
e-12----------------------------------10-------------------------
b----12----------------------------------8-----------------------
g-------12-11b12r11-9----------------------7---------------------
d---------------------9h(10)-----------------7b8r7---------------
a--------------------------------------------------8-7~----------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

e-12----------------------------------10-------------------------
b----12----------------------------------8-----------------------
g-------12-11b12r11-9----------------------7---------------------
d---------------------9h(10)-----------------7b8r7---------------
a--------------------------------------------------8-7~----------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

Solo
e-------------------------------12+------------------------------
b---------------------9s11-12---12+------------------------------
g---------------------9s11-12------------------------------------
d-9b10r9--------------9s11-12------------------------------------
a--------10-9b10r9-----------------------------------------------
e------------------10-----------------0-0-10h12-0-15-0-12~-------

e-------------------------------12+------------------------------
b---------------------9s11-12---12+------------------------------
g---------------------9s11-12---12+------------------------------
d-9b10r9--------------9s11-12------------------------------------
a--------10-9b10r9-----------------------------------------------
e------------------10---------------------10h12-0-15-0-12~-------

e----------------------------10----------------------------------
b------------------8---10b12:::::12r10-10s8-7h8p7----------------
g-----------7-9~-9---9----------------------------9-7-9-7~--7-9-7
d-----5-7s9------------------------------------------------------
a-5h7------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------7h8-10p8-7~--7h8p7--
g--------------------------------------7-9-9--------------------9
d-7h8h9-8p7-5~--7p5-7p5----------5-7s9---------------------------
a-----------------------7~---5h7---------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b-7--------------------------------------------------------------
g---9-7-7h9-7-7~-------------------------------------------------
d------------------9-9-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-7b9-------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

Transcribed by Coney420@aol.com Email with questions