Alice in Chains - Grind
From the "Alice in Chains" Album - 1995
Bb 5-string bass tuning (see first line)
tabbed by jjhand
The bass riffs are simple & pretty repetitive in this song,
but effective. Please rate/comment.
Main Riff 1 Main Riff 2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Gb|----------------------| -------------------------|
Db|----------------------| -------------------------|
Ab|----------------------| -------------------------|
Eb|----------------------| -------------------------|
Bb|-6--6------6--6-------| -6--6--6--0--6--6--6--0--|
Play Main Riff 1 during the first 8 bars, then riff 2 during the four
repeated high notes on lead guitar
Verse - Play Riff 1 4x during lyrics, then play riff 2 4x
"In your darkest hole, you'd be well advised
not to plan my funeral before the body dies, yeah"
"Come the morning light, it's a see through show
What you may have heard and what you think you know, yeah"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/grind_btab.html ]
Chorus -
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|---3-------------|------------------|
|---3---3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4-----3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-1-3-/5-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
"Let the sun never blind your eyes, Let me sleep so my teeth won't grind"
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|---3-------------|------------------|
|---3---3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-4-----3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6b8r6----|
"Hear a sound from a voice inside..."
Play Main Riff 2 4x
Verse 2 - Play same as Verse 1
"Sure to play a part, so you love the game
And in truth your lies become one and same, yeah
I could set you free, rather hear the sound
Of your body breaking as I take you down, yeah"
Chorus 2 - Play Same as Chorus 1
Solo, Play Chorus Riff for 8 more bars
(3:17) Play Main Riff 1 4x
Verse 3 - Play same as before, Lyrics are similar to 1st Verse
Final Chorus - Play Same as before, but 2x through
(4:33) Play Main Riff 1 4x to end song
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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