Man In The Box
View chords used in this chart
Written by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
Tabbed by: Lupe Galvan <lupe7_99@yahoo.com>
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.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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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---|
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(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-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------0-5h7-------|
Ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah__ ah___ ah__ ah_ ah_
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|---------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
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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---|
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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-|
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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--|
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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--------|
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and save me Save
Gtr.3 plays Fill 1 first time
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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---------------|
|----------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
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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---------------|
|----------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
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|--15h17---15~~---------------| |--14hb^r14------14hb^r14---12--------------|
|----------------16--15-14-12-| |--14fb^r14------14fb^r14---12--------------|
|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------14---12~~--|
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Guitar Solo (3:16)
Gtrs. 1 &2 play Rhy. Fig 2
Gtr. 3 (w/dist. and wah-wah pedal)
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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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Hold bend
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Gtr1. plays Rhy. Fig 3
Gtr.3
hold bend fdbk. slight
|15-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---15------------|
|------12h14~~-14fb^---14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|
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P.H.
*
Gtr.4
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|----------------------|--------------------------------|-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. |
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|----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------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----------------------|
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How to play Man In The Box
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.