Tab by Adrian Scholze (www.myspace.com/adrianscholze)
Check My Brain By Alice In Chains
Tuning: Eb
bī = bend up
b` = Relase bend
Intro/Verse Riff:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------|
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--1bī(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)1b`-1-1-1--2b(3)--|
Guitar 2 (when the band kicks in)
eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|--3bī(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)3b`-3-3-3--4b(5)--|
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1/Guitar 2
California, I'm fine...
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-----------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------|2 times
ab|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-9-|
eb|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-7--7-7-7-|
Pre Verse:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------| 4 times
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--1bī(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)1b`-1-1-1--2b(3)--|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|--5bī(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)5b`-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
db|-----------------------------------------| 2 times
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------|------------------------------|
bb|--7b(9)`5---------|-------------------10b(12)~~--|
gb|------------------|------------------6-----------|
db|----------7-7~~~~-|----------------7~------------|
ab|------------------|------------------------------|
eb|------------------|------------------------------|
Verse 4x
Chorus 2x
Interlude/PreSolo:
Guitar 1/2
Ahhhhhhh Tears that filled my bowl...
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-----------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| 2 times
ab|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
eb|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Solo:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/alice-in-chains/199988.html ]
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------| 4 times
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--1bī(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)1b`-1-1-1--2b(3)--|
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|-5-5-5/6---------6-6-6\5-5-5-5-5/12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11\6-6-6\5-5-5-5-5--|
db|-x-x-x/x-4-4-4-4-x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x\x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x--|
ab|-3-3-3/4-x-x-x-x-4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9\4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3--|
eb|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
T T
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|--7b(9)`7-5--------------------------------------------------------|
gb|------------6--5b(6)5-4-2-4b(6)`-2-4-4b(6)*~~16(18)^(17)~~-2h4-2~~-|
db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
* = hold bend
^ = release from full bend to 1/2 bend
Verse 4x
Chorus 2x
Interlude:
Guitar 1/2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-----------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| 4 times
ab|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
eb|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Outro:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------| 4 times
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--1bī(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)1b`-1-1-1--2b(3)--|
Guitar 2 (3 last times)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|-5-5-5/6---------6-6-6\5-5-5-5-5/12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11\6-6-6\5-5-5-5-5-|
db|-x-x-x/x-4-4-4-4-x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x\x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x-|
ab|-3-3-3/4-x-x-x-x-4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9\4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3-|
eb|---------2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
bb|---------------------------------------------|
gb|-/12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11\6-6-6\5-5-5--------|
db|-/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x\x-x-x\x-x-x--------|
ab|-/10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9\4-4-4\3-3-3--------|
eb|--------------------------------------2b(3)--|
bī = bend up
b` = Relase bend
T = Tap
* = Hold bend
^ = release from full bend to 1/2 bend
~~ = Hold / Fade
Tab By Adrian Scholze
