Alice In Chains - Would

alice in chains – would?
album/record label – dirt ( 1992 ) /sony

in the key of f#minor
moderate speed

chords used in this song include :
F#m F#m ( octaved ) Bm G D7 G# E
E – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 3 – – 2 – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – 1 – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – 2 – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – 0 – – 2 – – – 5 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – 4 – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – 0 – – 0 – – – 6 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – 6 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

the bass starts out the song , the guitar comes in when you hear the ooohs from
layne and the riff , the opening riff , goes like this :

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – 4h6~4h6~4 – 4~~~4h6~4h6 – 4 – 4~~~ – 4 – – – 4h6~4h6~4 – 4~~~4h6~4h6~4 – 4~~~ – – – – |
D – 4 – – ~4 – – ~4 – 5~~~4 – – ~4 – – – 4 – 5~~~5 – – – – 4 – – ~4 – – ~4 – 5~~~4 – – ~4 – – ~4 – 5~~~ – – 2 – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – |

the verse riff on the other hand goes like this , the same , but at a lower octave :

know me broken by my master teach thee of child love here after
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – |
A – 2h4~2h4~2 – 2~~~ – – – – 2h3~2h3~2 – 2~~~ – 2 – – 2h4~2h4~2 – 2~~~ – – – – – – 2h4~2h4~2 – 2~~~ – 2 – – |
E – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~ – – – – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~3 – – – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~ – – – – – – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~3 – – – |

Bm G
into the flood again
G Bm G
same old trip it was back then
Bm Bm
so i made a big mistake
G Bm G
try to see it once my way

go back to the opening riff and play it once , then move on to the second verse ,
just like the first , different lyrics :

drifting bodies sole desertion flying not yet quite the notion
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – |
A – 2h4~2h4~2 – 2~~~ – – – – 2h3~2h3~2 – 2~~~ – 2 – – 2h4~2h4~2 – 2~~~ – – – – – – 2h4~2h4~2 – 2~~~ – 2 – – |
E – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~ – – – – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~3 – – – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~ – – – – – – 2 – – ~2 – – ~2 – 3~~~3 – – – |

Bm G
into the flood again
G Bm G
same old trip it was back then
Bm Bm
so i made a big mistake
G Bm G
try to see it once my way

go back to the opener riff , then to the third chorus :

Bm G
into the flood again
G Bm G
same old trip it was back then
Bm Bm
so i made a big mistake
G Bm G
try to see it once my way

now it’s on to the bridge and the outro :

D7 G# G E
Am i wrong? have i run too far to get home?
D7 G# G E
have i gone? left you here alone .
D7 G# G E
Am i wrong? have i run too far to get home?
D7 G# G E
have i gone? left you here alone .

D7 D7 D7 D7 D7
if i would , could you?

that’s the “bomb track” , good tune , i play it out all the time acoustic and with
the band , get noticed get “chains” , alice in chains!

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