Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, replacing Staley, who died in 2002. The band took its name from Staley's previous group, the glam metal band Alice N' Chains.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From [email protected] Sun May 4 09:44:38 1997 Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 19:28:44 +0200 From: "J.P.Juneau" To: [email protected] Subject: tab/alice in chains/the killer is me [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] THE KILLER IS ME ALICE IN CHAINS Alright. I really like the weird feel to this song. It's kind of.... you know.... weird. Anyway, i've spent a pretty long time figuring out the little details in this song. But still, there some parts i'm not sure of. Here's my version. like for most AIC songs, guitars must be tuned 1/2 step down. Main Riff.
-- Correction 11/01/2005
Correction (I think !) for J.P.Juneau's version:
His A chord should be:
E:5 B:0 G:6 D:7 A:0 E:
His ???? chord is an F (sus 2?)
E:0 B:6 G:0 D:7 A:8 E:
For the chorus, instead of the E, I would play a G
I don't know if the parts for the other guitars are accurate or not
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A ???? e:---0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| B:---2---2--2-2-2--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| G:---2---2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| D:---2---2--2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| A:---0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| E:---------------------------------------| After a couple of times, when the band comes in, the second guitar plays something like this... A e:------0-------------------------(12)---| (), represents B:-----------2----------------(12)-------| harmonics G:----2----2---2----------(12)-----------| D:--2-----------------(12)---------------| A:---------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------| Or something like this... A e:---------0-----------------------(12)--| B:-------------2---------------(12)------| G:----2------2---2---------(12)----------| D:--2---2--------------(12)--------------| A:---------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------| I'm not too sure about these parts. I think he improvises most of the time. But it's close enough. Chorus Guitar 1: EF# e:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---| B:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---| G:--1-1--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1---3-3--3-3-3-3---| the rythm D:--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---4-4--4-4-4-4---| here is way A:--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---4-4--4-4-4-4---| off... E:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---| yeah i'll start over and then... Fmaj7 e:--------------0----| B:--------------1----| G:--------------2----| D:--------------3----| A:--------------0----| E:-------------------| and get over it.... Guitar 2: EF# e:-----------------------------------------------------------| B:-----------------------------------------------------------| G:-----------1--------------------1------------------3-------| D:------2------2---2---------2------2---2-------4------4---4-| A:----2---2------2---------2---2------2-------4---4------4---| E:--0--------------------0------------------2----------------| yeah I start over e:---------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------| G:---------------3-------------------1---------| D:------4---4------4---4--------2------2---2---| A:----4---4---4------4--------2---2------2-----| E:--2-----------------------0------------------| yeah e:-------------------------------------0---------| B:-------------------------------------1---------| G:--------------1----------------------2---------| D:-----2---2------2---2-----4----------3---------| A:---2---2---2------2-----4----4-------0---------| E:-0--------------------2---------2--------------| I start over and get over it... Verse 2: Same as the first. Chorus 2: Same as the first, except that guitar 2 starts like this: E e:------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------| G:-----------1---------------------1--------| D:------2------2---2------2---2------2---2--| A:----2---2------2------2---2---2------2----| E:--0-----------------0---------------------| Then play the main riff a couple of times and that's it ! LYRICS Don't need a gun, pointed at me Don't need to run, killer is me Killer is me So the sun, shines upon me Havin fun, killer is me Insane the mind, in the name of me Can't find the time, to let things be Insane the mind, in the name of me Can't find the time, to let things be Let things be Oh yeah, can i start over ? Oh yeah, can i start over ? And get over it So the sun, shines upon me Having fun, killer is me killer is me Killer is me Oh yeah, can i start over ? Oh yeah, can i start over ? And get over it Let things be OK, so this is how close i can get to the real thing... If somebody has a better way of playing it, please post it. Send me all corrections, i'll be glad to recieve them. J.P.