Chemical Addiction Tab by Alice In Chains

Chemical Addiction tab by Alice In Chains

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Alice in Chains - Chemical Addiction ('88 demo)
Tuning: Half-step down


Intro:

D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|-------14\12----12----------|-------10\8-----8---------|
F#|----------------------------|--------------------------|  play 2x
C#|----14-------12-------------|----11-------9------------|
G#|----------------------------|-0------------------------|
D#|-0--------------------------|--------------------------|
      Keep both fingers in position when sliding

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Verse:

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------14\12----12----12--------|-------10\8-----8-------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------7--5h6-----| play 4x
C#|----14-------12----11h12--14~---|----11-------9-----5--5-------|
G#|--------------------------------|-0-----------------0--0-------|
D#|-0------------------------------|------------------------------|



Prechorus:

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------8---7\5-----|---------------------5--------------|
F#|-----2----2---------------------|---------------------------7\5------|
C#|-----2----2------/9---7---------|-----2----2-------4-----------------|
G#|-3bb-0----0----0----------------|-----2----2-------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|-3bb-0----0----0--------------------|

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------8---7\5-----|------------------------------------|
F#|-----2----2---------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|-----2----2------/9---7---------|-----2----2----2--------------------|
G#|-3bb-0----0----0----------------|-----2----2----2---------0--3--0----|
D#|--------------------------------|-3bb-0----0----0---0--3-------------|

    repeat Prechorus (8 bars total)


Chorus:

   Beats shown above:
    1       2       3        4
D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------| play 4x before lyrics start
G#|---------------5------------------|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|

    1       2       3        4
D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|---------------5------------------|---------------5--------------7---|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--7p5-----|

D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|---------------5------------------|---------------5------------------|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--7p5-0---|


  Harmonized Vocals Part:

D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| play 4x, but rest
C#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| the last 2 beats
G#|---------------5------------------|---------------5--------------7---|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--7p5-----|



PreVerse:

D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|-------14\12----12----------|-------10\8-----8---------|
F#|----------------------------|--------------------------|  play 2x
C#|----14-------12-------------|----11-------9------------|
G#|----------------------------|-0------------------------|
D#|-0--------------------------|--------------------------|



Verse 2:

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------14\12----12----12--------|-------10\8-----8-------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------7--5h6-----| play 4x
C#|----14-------12----11h12--14~---|----11-------9-----5--5-------|
G#|--------------------------------|-0-----------------0--0-------|
D#|-0------------------------------|------------------------------|



Prechorus 2:

    (begins at 2:19)
D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------8---7\5-----|---------------------5--------------|
F#|-----2----2---------------------|---------------------------7\5------|
C#|-----2----2------/9---7---------|-----2----2-------4-----------------|
G#|-3bb-0----0----0----------------|-----2----2-------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|-3bb-0----0----0--------------------|

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------8---7\5-----|------------------------------------|
F#|-----2----2---------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|-----2----2------/9---7---------|-----2----2----2--------------------|
G#|-3bb-0----0----0----------------|-----2----2----2---------0--3--0----|
D#|--------------------------------|-3bb-0----0----0---0--3-------------|

    repeat Prechorus (8 bars total)


Chorus 2:

   Beats shown above:
    1       2       3        4
D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------| play 4x before lyrics start
G#|---------------5------------------|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|

    1       2       3        4
D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|---------------5------------------|---------------5--------------7---|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--7p5-----|

D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|---------------5------------------|---------------5------------------|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--7p5-0---|


  Harmonized Vocals Part:

D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| play 4x, but rest
C#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| the last 2 beats
G#|---------------5------------------|---------------5--------------7---|
D#|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--6p5p3---|-0---3---5h6h7-----7p6p5--7p5-----|



Bridge:

D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|-------14\12----12~---------|-------10\8-----8---------|
F#|----------------------------|--------------------------|  play 2x
C#|----14-------12-------------|----11-------9------------|
G#|----------------------------|-0------------------------|
D#|-0--------------------------|--------------------------|



Solo:
    w/ wah

D#|-15br17--12-------12---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A#|------------15b17-------15br17-12-------12-----|---------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------14b16----14--|----------12--14br15p12---12-----------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------|-12-14-----------------14---14--12---14-14~--|
G#|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

D#|-15-12----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|---------12---x-x---------12---x-x--|
F#|-------14br15----12--13-----------|-12-13---13---x-x-12-13---13---x-x--|
C#|-----------------12--12-14~-------|-12-12--------x-x-12-12--------x-x--|
G#|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D#|--9---x-7---x---------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|-10---x-8---x-2br3---0------------|------------------------------|-12b13----------------------------|
F#|--------------2br3---0-------x-x--|------------------------------|---------14---12b13---------------|
C#|-------------------------2---x-x--|-------5---7br8-----5~---x-x--|----------------------14--12h14---|
G#|----------------------------------|-5h6h7-----------7-------x-x--|----------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D#|---------------------------|
A#|-------12------------------|
F#|-------14b16~--------------| last bend adds dissonance in vibrato
C#|-(14~)---------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|

    Prechorus plays behind solo
D#|-12-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------12|
A#|---15-13-12-15-13-12--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------15---|
F#|----------------------12----12~----------------12---------|-14b16__16_16_16_16_16_16r14-14~~~--------|
C#|-------------------------14------14p12--14p12-----14~-----|------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

D#|-12----------------------------------------------------|--------------------15~~~--------|
A#|----15p12-12-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|------------14p12-15p14p12-14~---------------12---14---|-14b16-----14b16______~~~--------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Continue Prechorus riff out of solo (played 2x)

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------8---7\5-----|---------------------5--------------|
F#|-----2----2---------------------|---------------------------7\5------|
C#|-----2----2------/9---7---------|-----2----2-------4-----------------|
G#|-3bb-0----0----0----------------|-----2----2-------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|-3bb-0----0----0--------------------|

D#|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------8---7\5-----|------------------------------------|
F#|-----2----2---------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|-----2----2------/9---7---------|-----2----2----2--------------------|
G#|-3bb-0----0----0----------------|-----2----2----2---------0--3--0----|
D#|--------------------------------|-3bb-0----0----0---0--3-------------|


Outro:

D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|-------14\12----12----------|-------10\8-----8---------|
F#|----------------------------|--------------------------|  play 2x
C#|----14-------12-------------|----11-------9------------|
G#|----------------------------|-0------------------------|
D#|-0--------------------------|--------------------------|



************************************

| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note, or held from last bar
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| br  Bend then release
| bb  slight blues bend (not to next note but half semitone)
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

Last updated: January 7, 2018

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