Sunshine
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by Alice in Chains
>From the album "Facelift"
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Transcribed by Justin Walters (kingnothing@prodigy.net)
Tune down a half step, and in Drop D tuning (low E to a D)
br=bend and release s=slide
h=hammer on p=pull off
b=bend v=vibrato pm=palm mute
Riff A (see fill in 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-------2--------------2------------------------|
D|---5p2-----5p2------------5p2-----5p2--------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0---5b-5b--0---0---0---0-3b-0-3b----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff B
pm----------
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5vvv-----3vvv----3--3-------------------|
D|--0--3--5--6--7-------7--------5--3--3--0----------------|
Riff C
e|----3--2-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3------------------------------------6------------|
G|-2--2--2------------5--7--2--------3--3-----5------------|
D|-0-------3s5--3--3--5--7--2--------3--3--3---------------|
A|-0-------3s5--3--3--3--5--0--1--1--1--1--3---------------|
D|-0-------3s5--3--3-----------------------3---------------|
Riff D
e|-------3p2-----2-------5-6p5-----5-----------------------|
B|-----3-----3---------6-------6-----------3p2-------------|
G|---2---------2---2s5-----------5-------3-----3---2-------|
D|-0-----------------------------------2---------2---------|
A|-----------------------------------0---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 1
pm----------
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-7-7b-5h7p5-5vvvv----------------------------------|
D|--5h7---------------------------2-3-2b-2vvv--------------|
A|--------------------------0-3-5--------------------------|
D|------------------------5--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------13p10--------------|
B|-----------------------------10h13p10-------13p10--13b---|
G|-------------10----------12b-----------------------------|
D|-------10-12----12-10-12---------------------------------|
A|-12s13---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------13br-13-10------------------|
B|-13bvvv-13br-p10------------------------13b-13vvv--------|
G|-----------------12br-p10--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------12-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------10-----------------------------------------|
G|-------10-12b----12br-p10--------------------------------|
D|-10h12--------------------12vvv-12-10---10---------------|
A|--------------------------------------12---12-11-10-8----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10br-p8-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------10----------------------------------------------|
End of Solo 1
Solo 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b-13vvv-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12b-12b-12b-12b-12br-10-12b-12br-p10----------|
D|------------------------------------------------12vvv----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----20-----20-----20------------------------------------|
B|-20b----20b----20b----20br-20--20br-p18-------18---------|
G|----------------------------------------19vvv------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20br-18-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------19br-p17----17----------------------------------|
D|------------------19----19-18-17-15-17br-p15-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------17----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
End of Solo 2
Fill in 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---0-1-2-1-0------|
A|-3-----------3-0--|
D|------------------|
Lyrics and Music Guide
Riff A (play through out)
Intro "Am I too contagious...
Riff B (play through out)
Then some...
Riff A (play through out)
Am I ...
Riff B (play through out)
Then some...
Riff C (play through out)
Sunshine...
Solo 1
Riff D (play through out)
Memory...
Riff A (play through out)
Can you...
Riff C (play through out)
Sunshine...
Riff C, play Solo 2 in the backround.
Sunshine...
How to play Sunshine
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 D. 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.