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Song: Would?
Artist: Alice in Chains
Transcribed by: Andy Robins
Copyright 1993
Hal Leonard Publishing Company
Typed up by: Patrick Cevasco
Comments are welcome but I take no responsibility for any errors other than typos.
h = hammer
p = pulloff
b = bend
// = vibrato (?) ( bend the note really fast or use the bar.)
P.M. = Palm Mute
harm = harmonic
B5 G5
|—x—| |—3—|
|—x—| |—3—|
|—4—| |—0—|
|—4—| |—0—|
|—2—| |—x—|
|—x—| |—3—|
The spacing between notes is not exactly correct because it was really hard
to get the notes to line up with the lyrics.
To start off if you want to play the bass part on a guitar I think it goes like this:
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|–0h2–2–2–2–0–0–0—2–3—3—3–3–3b–0–0—0–3–0–0—0—0–0|
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—- guitars come in about here.
The backing guitars play this during the solo and it seems really close.
Tune down 1/2 step
Guitars 1&2
A fdbk———-|
Eb|———-|——————-0–|————–|———————|
Bb|———-|———————-|————–|–(0)—————-|
Gb|———-|———————-|–6———–|–(0)—————-|
Db|———-|—–7———7——|————–|———————|
Ab|———-|–7———-7——–|————–|———————|
Eb|———-|———————-|————–|———————|
Would?___________
Rhy. Fig A
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|—————–5–|
|-4h6—-4h6—-4–4–|——-|-4h6—4h6—-4–4—|-(4)———-4—–|
|-4——4——4–5–|——-|-4—–4——4–5—|———4/5——–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
| |
| Gtr. 3 (plays 1st time only) |
| ////////////// (1/2 to full) ////// |
|———————|——-|———————|—————–0–|
|-5h7—————–|——-|——————5bb|—————–0–|
|———————|——-|———————|——6————-|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|-4h6—-4h6—-4–4–|——-|-4h6—4h6—-4–4—|——————–|
|-4——4——4–5–|——-|-4—–4——4–5—|—————–2–|
|———————|——-|———————|————–2—–|
|———————|——-|———————|———2/3——–|
| |
| |
| |
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|-4h6—-4h6—-4–4–|——-|———————|-2h4—————-|
|-4——4——4–5–|——-|———————|—–4————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
VERSE
Rhy. Fig 1
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|——————–|
|———————|——-|———————|—————–2–|
|-2h4—-2h4—-2–2–|——-|–2h4—-2h4—-2–2-|————–2—–|
|-2——2——2–3–|——-|–2——2——2–3-|———2/3——–|
1.Know me bro-ken by my mas – ster.
Rhy. Fig 1 (1st 3 bars)
Teach thee on child, love here-af – ter
CHORUS
Rhy. Fig 2
Gtr. 1&2
(end Rhy. Fig 2) w/ Rhy.Fig 2 (3 times)
B5 G5
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Gtr.3
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|———————–|—————-0————-|—-7————–|
|-7———–6———|————————-6—-|-7——-7—-6—-|
|———————–|——————————|——————-|
|———————–|——————————|——————-|
|———————–|——————————|——————-|
In to the flood again same old trip it was back then.____
/// //
|——————–7—7–|
|——0———7——-7–|
|———-6—————-|
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________
* 6b(6) = bend 1/2 and release
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|————————–|—————–0————|——–7———-|
|—7———–6——6—|————————-6—-|—6–7—6b(6)—-|
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|————————–|——————————|——————-|
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So I made a big mistake___________ try to see it once ny way._________
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|—————-2–|
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____________
At this point I am going to get lazy because this is taking too long to do.
Solo
|| ///////// (full)
|———————————————————————–5—|
|—————————————7——————–5–5b———-|
|–4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6————————————–|
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harm
////////// *
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|–4h6–6–6——–4h6p4———–(4)———————–7b(7)———|
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*This is what it looked like
full——
/
/
7 (7) (7)
/////////// //// PM mute|
fdbk harm fdbk
|—————————————————————(5)———|
|–7—————————–5h7—————————-(5)———|
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|—–7-4——————————————————————-|
|————————-(9)————4———4–2–2–2—————|
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For the part where it goes
Yeah. Am I wrong? Have I run too far to get home?
Its D——————->| to here then it goes into the power chords
P.M.——————————————————–|
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|–6-(x11)—5-(x12)—2—4—4—2–5—–0–4–0–2–0–4–0————-|
|–4———3———0—0—0—0–0————————————-|
repeat (x3)
Then play
F(#4) F(#4) F(#4) F(#4) Fadd9
If I would, could you?
F(#4) Fadd9
1 3
0 x
2 2
3 3
x x
1 1
I think that is it. Send any question or comments to [email protected].