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Heaven Beside You (acoustic)- Alice in Chains
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Tabbed by: Brack
Tuning: Down a 1/2 a step
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d---------5b-----------0----------------0---|
a-------------7-----7-----7---------5-------|
E---0------------5-----------5---3----------|
Gtr 2
e|-9--10-7/9--9-10/9--7/9---9-10/9-7/9---9-10/9/7---------------------------|
B|-X--X--X/---X--X----X-----X--X---X-----X--X-------------------------------|
G|-9--10-7/9--9-10/9--7/9---9-10/9-7/9---9-10/9/7---------------------------|
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Gtr 2 continued....
e|---10b----------------------10b-------------------------------------------|
B|---10b----------------------10b-------------------------------------------|
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D|-------------0---------0-------------0---------0--------------------------|
A|--------0--7---7-----5-----------0-7---7-----5----------------------------|
E|-0---------------5-3------0--------------5-3------------------------------|
Chorus
Aadd9 G6 Badd11 Cmaj7 Aadd9
e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--|
D--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
A--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--|
E--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--|
Bridge
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G|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0--------0----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3---3---3---3---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5----6---6----6---6--------|
E|-4-------4-------5-------5-------6-------6--------7--------7--------------|
Interlude
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B|-0-------------------------------0-0--------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------0-0---------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------0------0--2-2-2-----------------0-----0--------------|
A|-2----7------------2------1----2-2-2----7----------2-----1----------------|
E|-0--0-----0--5b--3------2------0-0-0--0----0--5b-3-----2------------------|
Guitar Solo
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B|----------------------------------------------15-15v-12-15-12----12---------|
G|----14v--12-14-12----12----------12-14b-14-12-----------------14----14b14b--|
D|------------------14----14-12-14--------------------------------------------|
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E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|--(14)p12----12----------------------------15----15----15-----15----15--15-|
D|----------14----14-12-14----------------------14----14-----------14---14---|
A|-------------------------12-10-10-10---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0------------0----------------------------------0------------------|
B|---------0------------0------------------------0---------0-------0--------|
G|-12--------15-15--------15----15----12----15--------15-----15---------12--|
D|----14-----------14--------14----14----14--------14-----------14---14-----|
A|---------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0------------------0----------------0------------------0-----------------|
B|---0-------0----------0------0---------0------------------0---------------|
G|-----15----------12-----15--------12-----15----15----15-----15----15---12-|
D|--------14----14----------14---14-----------14----14-----------14----14---|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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nate Average |
#1 by nate eastman at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:31 AM EST |
| The song is well written, I get it, and I agree. | |
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Marta Average |
#2 by Marta at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:19 PM EST |
| I think it takes a level of maturity to listen to AIC. Also if you grew up in the seattle music scene like I did, AIC is a part of you whether you like it or not. I was never hooked on AIC until I saw Unplugged. If you actually see these guys perform, especially in unplugged, it absolutley cannot be denied. There is so much passion in every song, and I would honestly compare the enjoyment I get out of watching Staley and Cantrell to Page and Plant. Whether Heaven beside you is about a girl or whatever, its still the shit along with every other song AIC wrote. Pop is worthless and Britney can have her millions of fans. Any old corporate sponsored image with a recording studio and a thousand different machines can make a mindless pop album. It takes talent to make a real album. AIC is the epitome of talent, and I would take 50,000 fans who know that over millions who dont, ANY day. | |
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Stefano Average |
#3 by Stefano Santin at Sep 28, 2007 at 6:37 AM EST |
| I love this tune, a perfect melding of both soothing acoustic and menacing electric at the outset. Very spooky tune from a very good band. | |
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Jordan Average |
#4 by Jordan Rouse at Sep 28, 2007 at 8:26 AM EST |
| The only version of this song I care for is the unplugged version. This song is very straightforward and to the point in its meaning. It's about someone having everything in the world yet being sad and miserable. Great song, one of my all time favorites! | |
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Josh Rhythm Player |
#5 by Josh Schleter at Sep 28, 2007 at 2:09 PM EST |
| Best AIC song ever. It gives me the chills. | |
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Thijs Wanna Be |
#6 by Thijs Donderwinkel at Sep 28, 2007 at 10:32 PM EST |
| everytime i hear this song i just think of what came to be with Layne Staley tragic death and how it coincides although jerry wrote it | |
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Jimmy Rhythm Player |
#7 by Jimmy at Sep 29, 2007 at 3:47 AM EST |
| I don't think Alice in Chains has written a happy song - this has to be one of their most gloomy ones. Bands that write only negative songs usually have a bad outcome. Anyways though, this song is brilliantly written, captures gloominess perfectly. | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#8 by Jon Zell at Sep 29, 2007 at 6:03 AM EST |
| Opinionhead, i think it's eonderful that you added such a great comment, but there must be a better place to post it than in the "heaven beside you" lyrics... | |
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Tom Average |
#9 by Tom Ott at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:05 AM EST |
| It's seems if they got any mass attention at all, then they are mainstream. These definitions we throw around are broad and poorly-defined. I really don't know what the hell "mainstream" means much like I am not sure what the hell "selling out" means. I know my thesis is flawed, I am human. Even after Layne Staley died, I haven't heard of a huge ground swell of support for AIC. These guys could never transcend to a wider fanbase and I don't know why that is. Maybe the heads at Columbia thought these boys were freaky and from another plane of existance. When I heard these guys at first, I thought they were from Hell. But, I threw my initial thoughts and perceptions to the side and I came back with a greater appreciation for them. That doesn't mean a non-fan has done what I have done. They think these are guys are strange and won't give them a second look. I think there is an ingrained acceptance to digest shit known as "music" and the truly artistic and musically talented ones are left to rot on the vine. By that comes my cosmetic mathematical judgment. Fans of Britney Spears are not musically sensed and they eat that shit faster than pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving dinner. That's why Brittany sells 50 billion albums. AIC is not easily digested, they are like seafood and pepper jack cheese mixed together. I can digest both but I like one more than the other, pumpkin pie is great but too damn sweet. Pepper jack and seafood makes a great Subway sandwich and I can eat those several times a month. More people like pumpkin pie than pepper jack and seafood. AIC sells maybe not even 10 million albums period and they will be remembered if at all. So by my warped ass thinking, coolness factor is inversely proportional to the size of fanbase. I do agree with you that this band is awesome despite the size of the fanbase. I am only one person and my thinking is far out in left field that I will get lamb-basted by the more moderate ones of the group. You're a moderate, autumns_gone, and thank you for the creative criticism. | |
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Thijs Wanna Be |
#10 by Thijs Donderwinkel at Oct 1, 2007 at 12:39 PM EST |
| Awesome bands have much smaller fan bases. I think the formula works this way: a band's coolness factor is inversely proportional to the size of their fanbase. Alice In Chains maybe has 50000 to 100000 fans worldwide, so it makes them really high up on the coolness scale. Britney Spears has a much larger fanbase, so she falls down in the suckhole of the coolness scale. Am I making any sense at all?! | |
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Baxter Wanna Be |
#11 by Baxter at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:16 PM EST |
| Yeah, Jerry wrote it about his live getting in the way of his career and vice versa. It's powerful with Layne's voice especially. I don't think the amount of fans affects the impact or talent of the band. It's just the raw talent that makes AIC a great, great, band. Not because Layne died. I also like Nirvana, and NOT because Kurt died and now I have to worship the band. Personally I think this song is about someone over-reacting about their end of the relationship, when really the other person has it worse. "So there's problems in your life That's fucked up, and I'm not blind" Sort of saying that "don't lie, because I can see what's 'bad' for you isn't so bad" | |
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Flappy Average |
#12 by Flappy Bob at Oct 4, 2007 at 1:18 PM EST |
| i heard that jerry wrote this cuz him and his girlfriend broke up cuz of his cheating ways and rock n' roll life style | |
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chris Average |
#13 by chris thomas at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:09 AM EST |
| awesome song...why arent more people commenting on it?!?! alice in chains is like one of the best bands!! | |
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Jin Jin Average |
#14 by Jin Jin Rockz at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:21 AM EST |
| Dude...No. If a band is awesome regardless of how many fans they have. I really hope that if this band had millions of fans you'd still like them cause it's just really sad if you base your judgment on a band over how mainstream they are. | |
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birdman Average |
#15 by birdman ethdh at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:48 PM EST |
| Great song, sends chills down my spine. Unplugged version is great too. | |
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