Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl) After finding the time and the capo I finally got to work on this song. It looks like there's 3 guitars in this song: Guitar 1 - a clean electric with a capo on the 5th fret Guitar 2 - a distorted electric with dropped-D tuning (DADGBE) Guitar 3 - just your average distorted guitar It's possible to play the solo with the dropped D (just raise fretnumbers on low E-string by 2) and the verse-chords with a finger-barre, but I can't advise that.. Here goes.. Notation XhY - hammer on XpY - pull off XbY - bend at fret X to pitch of fret Y XrY - release bent note at pitch of fret X to pitch of fret Y X~~ - vibrato (X) - ghost note X/Y XY - slides from X up/down to Y (...) - hold previous note INTRO/VERSE - Guitar 1, positions relative to capo on 5th fret D D7sus4 Gsus4 G D ------0----------3----------------------------------------------- --0h2---0-----0--3-----------3------3---------------------------- --2-----2-----2--2---------2------2----------2--------2---------- --2--------2-----2-------5------4------0h(2)----0h(2)------------ --0--------0---------------------------------------------5p4--0-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PRE-CHORUS - Guitar 2, chord notes implied by vocals & bass Why you act crazy Not an act maybe etc. D F ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------5h6p5p3--------------------------------------------- ---------------5h6p5p3------------------------------------ ------------------------5h6p5p3(...)b5(...)r3~~----------- Count 1 & 2 3 4 E D# ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------5h6p5p3--------------------------------------------- ---------------5h6p5p3------------------------------------ ------------------------5h6p5p3(...)b5(...)r3~~----------- 1 & 2 3 4 CHORUS/OUTRO - Guitar 2 I stay away ---------------------------------------------------------- --3------------------------------------------------------- --2------------------------------------------------------- --0--------8--------8---10---12--------------------------- --0--------8--------8---10---12--------------------------- --0--------8--------8---10---12--------------------------- SOLO - Guitar 3, enters with short ascending run on the end of chorus ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------5---5----7b9~~----r7--5---5-- -----------2--3--5---5/7~~-----7---------------------7---- --1--3--5------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- --5------------------------------------------------------- -----7--6--5--5--5b6----5--------------------------------- ---------------------------8--5---3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5---x-x--- ---------------------------------------------------------- _____________P.H.____________ ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---/5--3p0h3---------------------5b6---r5----------------- --------------5p3p0--------------------------------------- ---------------------5p3h5---3~--------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------5--7-------------- ---5--5--5--5--3----------------3--5/7-------------------- ------------------5----5--3--5---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ______P.H.______ ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- --------10----------10-----12b14--12b14r12--10----10------ ---/12-----12-12-12----12----------------------12----12-- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 4 Nov 95 10:04:24 MST From: al457@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Al G. Bendorf) Subject: i stay away by Aics this is i stay away THE RIGHT WAY by alice in chains. You start off with a D chord, C,then into this riff,1: 1: 3 2: 3: 0 0 4: 0 0 0 X? 5:3 2 2 6: 3 3 3 3 2 0 The post chorus is 4 power chords D, F, E, and D# Chorus is 1:0 0 0 2:3 3 3 3:2 2 2 4: 8 8 10 12 5: 8 8 10 12 6: 6 6 8 10 Sorry, i'm still working on the solo this home-made tab is by ADAM BENDORF alias THE DUDE on compuserve alias SEYMOUR BUTTS alias KICK-HAPPY. Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:16:15 -0700 From: "Denis L. Davis" Subject: TAB: "I STAY AWAY" BY ALICE IN CHAINS How to play I Stay Away the right way. First tune your guitar down (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb) ()=hammer-on or pull-off b=bend e-------2--0-------0----------]-----------------------------------] b-3-----3--3-------3----------]-----------------------------------] g-0-(2)-2--2-0-----0----------]------0------0---------------------] d-0-------------0--2----------]----0------0-------0-----0---------] a-0----------------3----------]--3------2-------0-----0-----------] e-0---------------------------]---------------5-----5-----5-4-0---] Pre-Chorus: e------------------------------------------------------------- b------------------------------------------------------------- g------------------------------------------------------------- d-5b-5-3-(5)-(3)-(0)---0-----------------------5b--5(3)------- a--------------------3---3-(0)--------------------------- e------------------------------5-3b----3b-3------------------ e--------------------------] b--------------------------] g--------------------------] d--------------------------] a-0-(3)-(5)--3-(0)---------] e------------------3b---3--]