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Nutshell (Alice in Chains Cover) - Staind
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Tabbed by: Erik Dunnivan
Email: papershavings@hotmail.com
Tuning: Down half a step
This is the version from the 'Singles 1996-2006' CD. Mike does a different solo on
versions, so the solo included is to the Nutshell version on that CD.
Aaron's part
(Intro)
eb|----3--2--0---------------------------|
Bb|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|
Gb|-0--0--2--0---------------------------|
Db|-2--0--0--2---------------------------|
Ab|-2--2-----3---------------------------|
Eb|-0--3---------------------------------|
(Repeated throughout whole song)
eb|--0-0-0--3-3--3--3-2-0-------------------|
Bb|--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
Gb|--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-2-0-------------------|
Db|--2-2-2--2-2--2--0-0-2-------------------|
Ab|--3-3-3--2-2--2--2---3-------------------|
Eb|---------0-0--0--3-----------------------|
* * *
* = On this cord he does hammer ons letting off of the D string to open then hitting the
again with the D string on the second fret like
eb|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-------------|
Bb|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-------------|
Gb|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-------------|
Db|-2-0h2--2-2--0h2-------------|
Ab|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------| etc.
Mike's part
Verse 1
eb|--7--------------7-----10--8---------8---------8------8------|
Bb|----8--------8-----8---------8---------8---------8-----------|
Gb|------9--------9-----9---------5---5-----5-----------5-------|
Db|--------9--9---------------------5---------5-5-----5---------| 5x
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
eb|--12---------------------------------10-----------------------|
Bb|----12---------------------------------8----------------------|
Gb|------12-11-9----------------9-12-9-----7---------------------|
Db|-------------9-9/10--9-10--12------------7^-9-----------------| x2
Ab|---------------------------------------------10---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
eb|--7--------------7-----10--8---------8---------8------8------|
Bb|----8--------8-----8---------8---------8---------8-----------|
Gb|------9--------9-----9---------5---5-----5-----------5-------|
Db|--------9--9---------------------5---------5-5-----5---------| 5x
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/staind/nutshell_tab.html ]
Chorus
eb|--12---------------------------------10-----------------------|
Bb|----12---------------------------------8----------------------|
Gb|------12-11-9----------------9-12-9-----7---------------------|
Db|-------------9-9/10--9-10--12------------7^-9-----------------| x2
Ab|---------------------------------------------10---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------7-9-7-9-12-11-9-11-9-7/9-9----|
Db|--9------------------------7-7/9-7-9-------------------------------|
Ab|---10--5--2/3--3/5-5/7-7/9-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------8-----10------12---13---15-13-12-15/17-15-13-12-13-12-------|
Gb|--7--9---9-9----9--11--11---12------------------------------12-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--10-----14-12-14--15-14-12-14^-14-12-------------------2----------|
Bb|----12-------------------------------------------------5-----------|
Gb|------12----------------------------------------------4------------|
Db|--------------------------------------*-5-4-2-4-5-4-0-2------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
* Aaron throws in a stroke of harmonics on the 7th fret on the D, G, B, and e string.
eb|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---8---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9-7-9-7--9-7-4-0-2/4-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
...and thats it! If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
The solo might have one or two notes off, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't.
The verse part is 100% correct along with the chorus, I've watched him play it multiple times.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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