Man In The Box


Man 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) P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-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) |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------7~~~------7h9~~~|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7--------5-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------0-5h7-------| Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_ |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------7~~~------7h9~~~|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7--------5-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------0-5h7-------| Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_ Verses (0:37, 2:06) Rhy. Fig. 2 Gtrs. 1 & 2 P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-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---| 1. I'm the man in the box 2. I'm the dog who gets beat P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-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.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-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.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-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 |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-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 |----------3---------2-----------------------|--------3-----2---------------------| |----------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---------------| |----------3-------------------------0---3~~-|--------3-----------------0----3~~--| Fe-ed my______ eyes____(can you sew them shut) Je-sus_____ Christ (deny your maker) E5 G5 D A |----------3---------2-----------------------|--------3-----2---------------------| |----------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---------------| |----------3-------------------------0---3~~-|--------3-----------------0----3~~--| 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 |-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--15h17---15~~---------------| |--14hb^r14------14hb^r14---12--------------| |----------------16--15-14-12-| |--14fb^r14------14fb^r14---12--------------| |-----------------------------| |--------------------------------14---12~~--| |-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo (3:16) Gtrs. 1 &2 play Rhy. Fig 2 Gtr. 3 (w/dist. and wah-wah pedal) Hold bend tr~~~~~~~~ |-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------10fb^1010101010101010101010| |----------------7h9-9fb^--9--7----|---------------------------------------------------| |-0h2--------7h9-----------------9-|-8--7--5--7---7fb^^r7~-----------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |- - - - - -- - - - -| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------12-15-15fb^ |1010101010-10fb^r10po8-----|------12-12h15po12-------12h15po12-15fb^~-15fb^-----------| |------------------------9~~|-14fb^-------------14fb^----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| Gtr1. plays Rhy. Fig 3 Gtr.3 hold bend fdbk. slight P.H. * |15-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---15------------| |------12h14~~-14fb^---14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr.4 |----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------|-12----------------------------| |----------------------|-------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-------| |----------------------------------|----x-x-------------|-x----------x-x-x-x-----------| |----------------------------------|----x-x-------------|-x-3fb^-----x-x-x-x-----------| Coda (0:00) Gtr.1 plays Rhy. Fig. 2 twice Gtr.2 |1. | |2. | |----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-| |----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-| |-0------2fb^r2--------| |------7~~-7h9~~-----------------------------------14-14-12-12-12-| |----2-0-----------2~~-| |--9~~-----------7~-7h9~-5-5h7-5----------------------------------| |---------------3------| |--------------------------------7~~-7-------5-7------------------| |----------------------| |--------------------------------------0-5h7----------------------|