Tabs (Ver. 2)
Artist: Alice In Chains
Title: Black Gives Way to Blue
Album: Black Gives Way To Blue
Tuning: (low to high) 
Eb MajorEb 
AbAb 
DbDb 
GbGb 
Bb majorBb 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 MajorD 
B minorBm 
A augmentedA
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----9-----9-----9---------|
DbDb|-----6-----6-----6---------| x2
AbAb|-/7-----7-----7-----7------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------10-10/12\10-9--10-9\5-5/7~-|
GbGb|-/7~-6--4~--2~--------/7~-6--4~--/11--9----------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------/7~-----------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: “I don't wanna feel no more...”
Guitar 1:
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----9-----9-----9---------|
DbDb|-----6-----6-----6---------| x3
AbAb|-/7-----7-----7-----7------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
D MajorD B minorBm
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------|
“...tomorrows haunted by your ghost...”
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA 
C#C# D MajorD
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B minorBm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4---------|
AbAb|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------13-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|--/17-14~-----14~--12~/14~\12~~~----|
GbGb|------------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------|
Chorus: “Lay down, black gives way to blue...”
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B minorBm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4---------|
AbAb|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--\10~--12-10--9--10-9\5-5/7~~~----|
GbGb|-----------------------------------|
DbDb|-----------------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------|
“Lay down, I’ll remember you...”
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B minorBm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4---------|
AbAb|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--7\5~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------------------------6/7~--7/6~~~----|
DbDb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break:
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B minorBm A augmentedA C#C#
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4--------2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3-----|
AbAb|--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: “Fading out by design...”
Guitar 1:
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----9-----9-----9---------| x3
DbDb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
AbAb|-/7-----7-----7-----7------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
D MajorD B minorBm
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------|
“...tomorrows forcing a good-bye...”
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA C#C# D MajorD
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B minorBm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4---------|
AbAb|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------13-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|--/17-14~-----14~--12~/14~\12~~~----|
GbGb|------------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------|
Chorus: “Lay down, black gives way to blue…”
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B minorBm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
DbDb|-----4-----4-----4---------|
AbAb|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--\10~--12-10--9--10-9\5-5/7~~~----|
GbGb|-----------------------------------|
DbDb|-----------------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------|
“Lay down, I’ll remember you.”
Guitar 1:
A augmentedA C#C# D MajorD
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-------6~-------|
DbDb|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3-------4~-------|
AbAb|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4----5~-------|
Guitar 2:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|
GbGb|--6~-6/9\6-4/6~------------|
DbDb|-----------------/7~~~~----|
AbAb|---------------------------|
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