ALICE IN CHAINS - "junkhead" Tablature

From: "Scott H. Andrews" <sha3u@fermi.clas.virginia.edu>

J U N K H E A D

by Alice in Chains
from "Dirt" 1992

transcribed by Scott Andrews (sha3u@virginia.edu)


INTRO: RIff 1 w/ ad lib intro vocal

RIFF 1:
yeah................
B5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 F#5 F5 F5 E5
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------4---3------3-----------------------------|
|------4---3------3---5---4-----3-----3---2-----|
|------2---1------1---5---4-----3-----3---2-----|
|---------------------3---2-----1-----1---0-----|

B5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 F#5 F5 F5 E5 E5
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------4---3------3-----------------------------|
|------4---3------3---5---4-----3-----3---2---2-|
|------2---1------1---5---4-----3-----3---2---2-|
|---------------------3---2-----1-----1---0---0-|

yeah............. ah..............
B5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 F#5 F5 F5 E5
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------4---3------3-----------------------------|
|------4---3------3---5---4-----3-----3---2-----|
|------2---1------1---5---4-----3-----3---2-----|
|---------------------3---2-----1-----1---0-----|

end Riff 1
B5 Bb5 Bb5 G5 F#5 F5 F5 E5
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------4---3------3-----------------------------|
|------4---3------3---5---4-----3-----3---2-----|
|------2---1------1---5---4-----3-----3---2-----|
|---------------------3---2-----1-----1---0-----|


VERSE 1: Riff 2 w/ lyrics



RIFF 2:

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------2---1------1-----------------------------|
|---------------------3~--2-----1-----1---0-----|
palm mute slightly

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------2---1------1-----------------------------|
|---------------------3~--2-----1-----1---0-----|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------2---1------1-----------------------------|
|---------------------3~--2-----1-----1---0-----|

end Riff 2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------2---1------1-----------------------------|
|---------------------3~--2-----1-----1---0-----|


CHORUS:

yeah..... what's my drug...
A5 C5 G5 F5
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---3----------3--2--0-----0------|
|--0--0--0---3------------X-X--|--X--X--X---3-------------------3---------|
|-------------------------X-X--|--3--3--3---1-------------------------3~--|


A5 C5 G5 F5
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---3----------3--2--0-----0------|
|--0--0--0---3------------X-X--|--X--X--X---3-------------------3---------|
|-------------------------X-X--|--3--3--3---1-------------------------3~--|


A5 C5 G5 F5
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---3----------3--2--0-----0------|
|--0--0--0---3------------X-X--|--X--X--X---3-------------------3---------|
|-------------------------X-X--|--3--3--3---1-------------------------3~--|


A5 C5 G5 F5
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---------------------------------|
|--2--2--2---5-----------------|--0--0--0---3----------3--2--0-----0------|
|--0--0--0---3------------X-X--|--X--X--X---3-------------------3---------|
|-------------------------X-X--|--3--3--3---1-------------------------3~--|


VERSE 2: Riff 1 w/ lyrics




VERSE 3: Riff 2 w/ lyrics


CHORUS


INTERLUDE: guitar plays harmonized solo while bass plays Chorus.

Solo:

|-------------------------------------|
|---------------8----------8--8--10---|
|------------9------------------------|
|--7---7--7---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
repeat 4x
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---8------8--8--10---------------------------------|
|--------------------10------10--9--7------7--------|
|--------------------------------------10-----------|
|---------------------------------------------10----|
|---------------------------------------------------|


RIFF 1: w/ ad lib intro vocals


VERSE 4: w/ Riff 2 and lyrics




CHORUS


OUTRO: Riff 1 w/ lyrics

say, i do it a lot
i do it a lot
i do it a lot
say, i do it a lot

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From: chris10@ufcc.ufl.edu

Hey Alice in Chains fans!!! This is my first time trying to transcribe a song
so if there are any mistakes please let me know, ok?? E-mail me at:
chris10@ufcc.ufl.edu It would also be nice to hear from some of you to let me
know that all the rewinding of my Dirt tape wasn't in vain. Have fun with it!!


Junkhead by Alice in Chains
Transcribed by Chris Simpkins

Intro

----------------------------------------------------------------------e
----------------------------------------------------------------------B
------5--4-----4-----------------------------------------------------G
------5--4-----4--5----4--3----3--5--------------------------------D
------3--2-----2--5----4--3----3--5--------------------------------A
-------------------3----2--1----1--3--------------------------------E
Repeat 4x


Verse

----------------------------------------------------------------------e
----------------------------------------------------------------------B
----------------------------------------------------------------------G
----------------------------------------------------------------------D
------3--2-----2-----------------------------------------------------A
-------------------3----2--1----1--3---------------------------------E
Repeat 4x (palm mute slightly)

Chorus
(F#,B,A,G)

F#/B/A
Yeahhhh..............
G F#/B/A
What's ...
G F#/B/A
Well ...
G F#/B/A
I don't...
G F#/B/A
And I...


Verse
----------------------------------------------------------------------e
----------------------------------------------------------------------B
------5--4-----4-----------------------------------------------------G
------5--4-----4--5----4--3----3--5--------------------------------D
------3--2-----2--5----4--3----3--5--------------------------------A
-------------------3----2--1----1--3--------------------------------E

The verse goes back to these chords 4x and then to the root notes for the
chords 4x.


Solo

----------------------------------------------------------------------e
----------------------------------------------------------------------B
-----------8-11---11-11-13-11----11-11-13-9----9-8-6-4---------G
-6---6-6-------------------------------------------------------7-5---D
----------------------------------------------------------------------A
----------------------------------------------------------------------E
Repeat 4x

Please let me know if there are any mistakes =)

Later,
Chris

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