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Subject: a/alice_in_chains/sunshine.tab
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:11:15 -0700
From: Justin Walters
S U N S H I N E
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...
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Commie Badass |
#1 by Commie Hunter!!! at Sep 26, 2007 at 10:38 PM EST |
| The song seems to be about teenage mothers and the hardships they face emotionally and socially. I would say the religious/social commentary comes around one of the chorus lines when Staley sings "Ain't no day the sun don't crack, you try and brand some name across my back as if you care, find someone to tell you.." I think that represents how teenage mothers and their children are often looked down upon in society and that (keep in mind MY interpretation) it's hypocritical that people don't seem to do this as much with teenage fathers. It also seems a little weird the teenage mother is looked down on, especially by the religious, but at the same time, her getting an abortion is supposedly wrong. For a Washington band, they remind me a lot of the south, where I'm from. Teenage pregnancy is a big issue down here. | |
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josh Average |
#2 by josh 73h 1337 pw3nr at Sep 27, 2007 at 5:45 PM EST |
| This interpretation is totally wrong, but when I was a kid and I listened to this song, I always envisioned some weird alien community worshipping some mother-like deity, who shined so bright she was like sunshine to them. They worship her and are like slaves, but then one day one gets too ambitious and tries to touch the Mother in hopes of receiving some of her power, and is instantly destroyed. | |
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Timmy Wanna Be |
#3 by Timmy at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:05 AM EST |
| i thought it was religious too | |
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Vinnie Rhythm Player |
#4 by Vinnie Valium at Sep 28, 2007 at 9:06 PM EST |
| from what I get, the verses are about some guy who raped a woman"am I too congtagious full of sick desire" and the chorus seems like someone telling the story of the rape "then some dude came down to tocuh the Mother" anyways.... great song | |
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Jimmy Wanna Be |
#5 by Jimmy Heywood at Sep 30, 2007 at 10:49 AM EST |
| I always thought that maybe "came down to touch the Mother" had some religious meaning | |
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Alberto Average |
#6 by Alberto Guglielmino at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:21 PM EST |
| I like this song, I not sure what it's about though? something sexual apparently. | |
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Matt Average |
#7 by Matt at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:58 AM EST |
| Favourite line: "I don't care no more" | |
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thomas Wanna Be |
#8 by thomas staken at Oct 4, 2007 at 7:51 PM EST |
| The song seems to be about teenage mothers and the hardships they face emotionally and socially. I would say the religious/social commentary comes around one of the chorus lines when Staley sings "Ain't no day the sun don't crack, you try and brand some name across my back as if you care, find someone to tell you.." I think that represents how teenage mothers and their children are often looked down upon in society and that (keep in mind MY interpretation) it's hypocritical that people don't seem to do this as much with teenage fathers. It also seems a little weird the teenage mother is looked down on, especially by the religious, but at the same time, her getting an abortion is supposedly wrong. For a Washington band, they remind me a lot of the south, where I'm from. Teenage pregnancy is a big issue down here. | |
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Wes Wanna Be |
#9 by Wes russell at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:58 PM EST |
| I go with ducktape this mite have something to do with the story of jesus but then you realized that the facelift album is mostly songs about the world...hardly about drugs...facelift its probly about the world and violence in the world and how shitty it iz...then the darkside of AIC came after facelift | |
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