[Intro]
(before Layne starts singing)
Gb|------------------------------------------------5--4---------------|
Db|----------7--5--------------------------7--5----------5------------|
Ab|----7--5----------3-3-3-3--5------7--5------------------3--5-------|
Eb|------------------------------0-------------------------------0----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------7--5----------------------------7--5---|
Ab|----7--5----------3-3-3-3--5--------7--5---------|
Eb|------------------------------0------------------|
We Chase Misprinted Lies
Gb|-/12--12--11-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------12-----------------------------7--5----------------|
Ab|-----------------12--9/10--------------7--5----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
We Face The Path of Time
Gb|----5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5----------------------------------7--5----------------|
Ab|--------------3---5--------------------7--5----------------------|
Eb|----------------------0------------------------------------------|
And Yet I Fight, Yet I Fight, This Battle All Alone
Gb|--------------/12-----------12--11----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------12-----------------------7--5---|
Ab|---------------------------------------12---9/10-------7--5---------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
No One To Cry To, No Place to Call Home
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------7--5------------|
Ab|------------------3-3-3-3----5----------------7--5------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooh, Ooooooooooooooooooooh
Gb|-------------------5-4----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------5-------------------------7--5---------------|
Ab|-------------------------3-5---------------7--5---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------0--------------------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooh, Ooooooooooooooooooooh
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------7--5---------------|
Ab|-------------------3-3-3-3--5--------------7--5---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
My Gift of Self is Raked
Gb|/12--12-11----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------12-----------------------7--5---------------------------|
Ab|---------------12--9/10--------7--5---------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
My Privacy is Raped
Gb|---5-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------5------------------------7--5--------------------------------|
Ab|---------3--5-------------7--5--------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------0----------------------------------------------------|
And Yet I Find, Yet I Find, Repeating In My Head
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------7--5-------|
Ab|-------------------------------3-3-3-3--5----------7--5-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
If I Can't Be My Own, I'd Feel Better Dead
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------7--5---------|
Ab|----------------------3-3-3-3---5----------------7--5---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
Oooooooooooooooh, Ooooooooooooooooooooooh
Gb|-------------/12---12-11--------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------12-------------------------7--5------------|
Ab|----------------------------12-9/10-----------7--5------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ooooooooooooooh, Oooooooooooooooooooooooh
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------7--5-------------|
Ab|------------------3-3-3-3--5-----------------7--5-------------------|
Eb|------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
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Bass Tabs | |
Title | Nutshell |
Artist | Alice in Chains |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | G23iLGhh9lo |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).