Black Gives Way To Blue Chords & Tabs
Black Gives Way To Blue Tab
Artist: Alice In Chains
Title: Black Gives Way to Blue
Album: Black Gives Way To Blue
Tuning: (low to high) Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb (half step down)
Tabbed by: luckyshot60
None of the tabs on the site were quite accurate or were missing parts so I figured I’d
it all in one place.
There are three guitars in the song: Guitar 1 is playing the rhythm part tabbed out,
2 is the lead guitar, and Guitar 3 is playing chords. I didn’t specifically put “Guitar 3”
but the chords it is playing are above Guitar 1’s parts.
Credit to K!!LsWITCH’s Guitar Pro tab for helping out some with the lead guitar. The
guitar may not be tabbed perfectly (some of the slides may be bends etc.) but all the notes
be there.
This tab doesn’t give the timing but just play along with the song and you should get
hang of it! Alright, that’s enough rambling, enjoy the tab.
Intro:
Guitar 1:
D Bm A
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----9-----9-----9---------|
Db|-----6-----6-----6---------| x2
Ab|-/7-----7-----7-----7------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------10-10/12\10-9--10-9\5-5/7~-|
Gb|-/7~-6--4~--2~--------/7~-6--4~--/11--9----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------/7~-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: “I don't wanna feel no more...”
Guitar 1:
D Bm A
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----9-----9-----9---------|
Db|-----6-----6-----6---------| x3
Ab|-/7-----7-----7-----7------|
Eb|---------------------------|
D Bm
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
“...tomorrows haunted by your ghost...”
Guitar 1:
A C# D
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------13-----------------------|
Bb|--/17-14~-----14~--12~/14~\12~~~----|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Chorus: “Lay down, black gives way to blue...”
Guitar 1:
A E D
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--\10~--12-10--9--10-9\5-5/7~~~----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
“Lay down, I’ll remember you...”
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_in_chains/black_gives_way_to_blue_tab_ver_3.html ]
Guitar 1:
A E D
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7\5~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------6/7~--7/6~~~----|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break:
Guitar 1:
A E D
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm A C#
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----4-----4-----4--------2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3-----|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: “Fading out by design...”
Guitar 1:
D Bm A
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----9-----9-----9---------| x3
Db|-----6-----6-----6---------|
Ab|-/7-----7-----7-----7------|
Eb|---------------------------|
D Bm
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--5-----5-----5-----5--2-----2-----2-----2--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
“...tomorrows forcing a good-bye...”
Guitar 1:
A C# D
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------13-----------------------|
Bb|--/17-14~-----14~--12~/14~\12~~~----|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Chorus: “Lay down, black gives way to blue…”
Guitar 1:
A E D
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------9-----9-----9--------6-----6-----6-----|
Db|-----2-----2-----2---------6-----6-----6--------4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--/7-----7-----7-----7--5-----5-----5-----5--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6---------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--\10~--12-10--9--10-9\5-5/7~~~----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
“Lay down, I’ll remember you.”
Guitar 1:
A C# D
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6-----6-------6~-------|
Db|-----2-----2-----2--------3-----3-----3-------4~-------|
Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0--4-----4-----4-----4----5~-------|
Guitar 2:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|--6~-6/9\6-4/6~------------|
Db|-----------------/7~~~~----|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
