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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 95 14:32:00 PDT
From: Amit Srivastava
Subject: Alice-in-Chains – Whale & Wasp
Alice-in-Chains
Whale & Wasp
Transcribed by: Amit Srivastava
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Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything to the archive, and I
noticed this song wasn’t there, so I’ll give it my best shot. As with
all Alice-in-Chains songs, you must tune down 1/2 step to play this
song. Note: I was too lazy to tune down 1/2 step, so parts of this
(especially Rhy. Fig. 2) aren’t totally accurate, but the bass (root)
notes are definitely correct. Here goes:
Rhy. Fig. 1
Gtr. I
Eb—————-|——–3——|—————|3——-3——|
Bb—————-|———-3—-|—————|–3——-3—-|
Gb—–0—–0—0|—-0——-0–|—-0—–0—-|—-0——-0–|
Db—0—–0——|–0————|–0—–0——|—————|
Ab—————-|—————|——3—–6–|—————|
Eb-6—–5—–4–|3—–3——-3|6————–|——3——-3|
Gtr. II
Eb—B—-slow rel|—————|—————|—————|
Bb-10-(11)——–|(8)————|—————|—————|
Gb—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Db—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Ab—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Eb—————-|—————|—————|—————|
The (8) is a ghost note. As you’re releasing the bend on the 10, lift
up your finger so that the 8 sounds. In a way it’s a VERY gentle
pull-off. You can also pick it softly if you want, I guess.
Rhy. Fig. 2
HP
Eb—–3—–3—3|—-3—–3—3|—-3—–3—-|2——-232—-|
Bb—3—–3——|–3—–3——|–3—–3——|3———–3–|
Gb-0—–2—–2–|5—–4—–4–|5—–4—–5–|2————-2|
Db—————-|—————|—————|0————–|
Ab—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Eb—————-|—————|—————|—————|
The 232 thing is just a triplet, and I wanted to stick to the pattern of
two dashes per eighth note.
Rhy. Fig. 3
G |C |C |G
Full 1/2 Full Full
Eb————–/-|—————|–/—/—–||—————|
Bb-12—-13—-13-|-13————|12—-10—-10-|8————–|
Gb—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Db—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Ab—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Eb—————-|—————|—————|—————|
Rhy. Fig. 4
—— —-
|1,2,3 |4
| |
D |C |N.C. (G)
1/2 | |
Eb–/————| 1/2 ———-|sl ————|
Bb-7—–5—–3–|-/———–7|/12————|
Gb—————-|4—–2-0——|—————|
Db—————-|—————|—————|
Ab—————-|—————|—————|
Eb—————-|—————|—————|
Now for the structure of the song:
Rhy. Fig. 1 4x
Rhy. Fig. 2 2x
Rhy. Fig. 1 2x
Rhy. Fig. 3 4x
Rhy. Fig. 4 4x
Rhy. Fig. 1 2x
That’s the whole song. No lyrics, of course. I love posting
instrumentals. 🙂 Comments, corrections, gifts, donations, etc. may by
mailed to [email protected]
