xMan in the Box
Written by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
Tabbed by: Lupe Galvan
Tune Down 1/2 step
1=Eb 4=Db
2=Bb 5=Ab
3=Gb 6=Eb
Intro
Moderately= 108 (0:01)
Driving Beat
Guitar 1 (Rhythm Fig. 1)
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|-5----x--5-----5------|-5----x---5----5-------|-5---x--5---5-----|--5--x---5--------5-|
|-0----x--0-----0---0--|-0----x---0----0----0--|-0---x--0---0---0-|--0--x---0--0-5h7---|
(0:19, 1:48)
Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fig 1. twice
Gtr. 2 (w/dist. and talk box set on heavy accents)
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|---------7~~~------7h9~~~|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7--------5-----|
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Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_
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|---------7~~~------7h9~~~|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7--------5-----|
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Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_
Verses (0:37, 2:06)
Rhy. Fig. 2
Gtrs. 1 & 2
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|-5----x--5-----5------|-5----x---5----5-------|-5---x--5---5-----|--5--x---5--------5-|
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1. I'm the man in the box
2. I'm the dog who gets beat
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|-5----x--5-----5------|-5----x---5----5-------|-5---x--5---5-----|--5-----5-5h7~~-----|
|-0----x--0-----0---0--|-0----x---0----0----0--|-0---x--0---0---0-|-----0---------0--0-|
Buried in my shit
Shove my nose in shit
Pre-chorus (0:55, 2:24)
Rhy. Fig. 3
G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5
Gtr. 1P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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|-5--5--7--5---5--7--5--5-|-5--5--7--5---5--5--7--5-|-5--5--7--5---5--7--5--5--|
|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--|
Won't you come
G6 G5 G6
P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - | P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -
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|-5--5--7--5---5--7--5----|-5---------5---5~~-------|-5--x---5---5-------------|
|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--0-|-0---0---0----------0----|-0--x---0---0----0--------|
and save me Save
Gtr.3 plays Fill 1 first time
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Gtrs. 1&2 substitute fill2
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|-5--x---5---5-------------|-5h7--5-----------------|
|-0--x---0---0----0--------|----------7--6--5--3----|
me
Chorus (1:13, 2:41, 3:51)
E5 G5 D A E5 G5 D A
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|----------3---------3--------2--------------|--------3-----3-----2---------------|
|--2-------0---------2--------2--------------|--2-----0-----2-----2---------------|
|--2-------0---------0--------2--------------|--2-----0-----0-----2---------------|
|--0-------x------------------0--------------|--0-----x-----------0---------------|
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Fe-ed my______ eyes____(can you sew them shut) Je-sus_____ Christ (deny your maker)
E5 G5 D A
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|--2-------0---------2--------2--------------|--2-----0-----2-----2---------------|
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He____ who tries (will be wasted) oh feed my eyes (Now you've sewn them shut)
(3rd time)To Coda+
(skip ahead to meas. 61)
(go back to meas. 5 first time)
Fill 1 (1:11) Fill 2 (2:39)
Gtr.3 w/dist Gtrs. 1 & 2
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|--15h17---15~~---------------| |--14hb^r14------14hb^r14---12--------------|
|----------------16--15-14-12-| |--14fb^r14------14fb^r14---12--------------|
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Guitar Solo (3:16)
Gtrs. 1 &2 play Rhy. Fig 2
Gtr. 3 (w/dist. and wah-wah pedal)
Hold bend
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|----------------------------------|------------------------10fb^1010101010101010101010|
|----------------7h9-9fb^--9--7----|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0h2--------7h9-----------------9-|-8--7--5--7---7fb^^r7~-----------------------------|
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|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------12-15-15fb^
|1010101010-10fb^r10po8-----|------12-12h15po12-------12h15po12-15fb^~-15fb^-----------|
|------------------------9~~|-14fb^-------------14fb^----------------------------------|
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Gtr1. plays Rhy. Fig 3
Gtr.3
hold bend fdbk. slight P.H.
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|15-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---15------------|
|------12h14~~-14fb^---14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
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Gtr.4
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|----------------------|-------x----x-x-14hb-14-12------|----15-14-12-12fb^~-12fb^-12---|
|---------5------------|-12h14-x-14-x-x-------------14~~|-----------------------------14|
|----x-x-----7~~~--x-x-|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3--x-x-----------x-x-|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------12-15-15-15fb^r15po12------|--------------------|------------------------------|
|-15~~------------------------15~~\|-12--------x/----12-|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-12-----12-x/----12-|------------------------2fb^--|
|----------------------------------|-12-----12-x/-12-12-|-x------2~~-x-x-x-x-0h2-------|
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|----------------------------------|----x-x-------------|-x-3fb^-----x-x-x-x-----------|
Coda (0:00)
Gtr.1 plays Rhy. Fig. 2 twice
Gtr.2 |1. | |2. |
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|-0------2fb^r2--------| |------7~~-7h9~~-----------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-|
|----2-0-----------2~~-| |--9~~-----------7~-7h9~-5-5h7-5----------------------------------|
|---------------3------| |--------------------------------7~~-7-------5-7------------------|
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