Home » Tabs » Alice In Chains Tabs » No ExcusesWednesday 29th of September 2004 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# NO EXCUSES As recorded by Alice In Chains (From the 1993 Album JAR OF FLIES) Words and Music by Jerry CantrellTranscribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jerry Cantrell - Lead w/Dist' Intro Q=118 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E 4x |------------||--0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0--|| |------------||o-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0-o|| |------------||--6s8-8--8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8--8-8-6-6-6--|| |------------||--7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7--|| |------------||o-7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7-o|| |------------||--5s7-7--7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7-5-5-5--|| |-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-| Verses ||-- ||o- ||-- Rhy Fig 1 x8 ||-- ||o- ||-- Chorus Gtr II E E E E E Q E +Q. E a +E +S S E E |-----------------|------------------------------| |---------------7-|-(7)--------------------------| |-----4---4-------|---------4-7b9==(7)r(7)-4---4-| |---7---7---7-----|--------------------------7---| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| | | Gtr I | Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---------0---0----0-0-| |-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---------0---0----0-0-| |-4---4---4-4-4-6-|-(6)-6-6---------6---6----6-6-| |-5---5---5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7---------7---7----7-7-| |-5---5---5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7---------7---7----7-7-| |-3---3---3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---------5---5----5-5-| |-Rhy Fig 2 +E E E E E Q E +H S S S S a +E +E |-------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------7-|-(7)-------7-8-7-5---------------| |-(4)---4---4-------|-------------------7b9==(7)r(7)--| |-----7---7---7-----|---------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------| | | Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--0----0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---0---------0---0---| |--0----0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---0---------0---0---| |--8----8---8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8---6---------6---6---| |--9----9---9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9-9-9-9---7---------7---7---| |--9----9---9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9-9-9-9---7---------7---7---| |--7----7---7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7---5---------5---5---| 1. +E E E E E Q E +Q Q a +E a +Q. |-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------7-|-(7)------------------------------| |-(7)---4---4-------|----------7b9==(7)r(7)b9==(7)-----| |-----7---7---7-----|-------7--------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------| | | Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |--0----0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--------0----------0--0-0-| |--0----0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--------0----------0--0-0-| |--4----4---4-4-4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6----------6--6-6-| |--5----5---5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7--------7----------7--7-7-| |--5----5---5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7--------7----------7--7-7-| |--3----3---3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5--------5----------5--5-5-| +Q. +E +E E S E S +W |--------------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------|| |-(7)----(7)r(7)-4-4-4---4-|-(4)---------------|| |------------------------2-|-(2)---------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------|| | | Q Q E Q E +Q. E E E E E |--0---0------0--0-----0---|-(0)---0-0-0-0-0---|| |--0---0------0--0-----0---|-(0)---0-0-0-0-0---|| |--1---1------1--1-----1---|-(1)---1-1-6-6-6---|| |--2---2------2--2-----2---|-(2)---2-2-7-7-7---|| |--2---2------2--2-----2---|-(2)---2-2-7-7-7---|| |--0---0------0--0-----0---|-(0)---0-0-5-5-5---|| end Rhy Fig 2-| Interlude w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 +W +W +W W |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-(4)-------------|-(4)--------------|-(4)-------------|-------------------| |-(2)-------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)-------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Gtr I E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E |-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0---|| |-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0--o|| |-6s8-8--8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8--8-8-6-6-6-|-6s8-8--8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8--8-8-6-6-6---|| |-7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7-|-7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7---|| |-7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7-|-7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7--o|| |-5s7-7--7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7-5-5-5-|-5s7-7--7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7-5-5-5---|| 2. w/Rhy Fig 2 (last 3 bars) Gtr II \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ Q E E a +E +S S Q +Q +Q +E +E +E +E |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-(7)-----7----------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------4---7b9==(7)r(7)p4-------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------[7]---|-([7])b9===(7)--([7])-([7])-([7])-([7])-| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ +E +E +E +E +E +E +E +E |-------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------|| |-([7])-([7])-([7])-([7])-([7])-([7])-([7])-([7])-|| |-------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------|| Interlude w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 +W +Q +Q H W W |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-(7)-------------|-(7)r==(7)-----------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| Rhy Fig 1 x2 Guitar Solo w/Rhy Fig 2 Gtr II ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q S S E E Q E +Q E E +H |----12p10----10------------|----------------------| |----------12----12---------|----------------------| |---------------------9b11==|=(9)r---9-7-(7)-------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ +E S S E E Q E E +H +H |-----12p10----10----------|--------------------------| |-----------12----12-------|--------------------------| |-(7)--------------------7-|-(7)b9========(7)r--------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ E S S E E +E E a +E E +E E a E E a E E E E |----------------------7--------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------12---------------------------|-----10-------10---10-------10-----------| |---9s11----9b11==(9)r---9b11==(9)r-7-|-(7)--9-9b11==(9)r----9b11==(9)r-9-7-----| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------[9]-| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ +H. E E +H. +E S S |-------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------x-9-|-(9)b10==========(9)r------|| |---------------x-9-|-(9)b11==========(9)r-7h9--|| |-([9])-------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------------|| Verse w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 ~~ H. Q +H. E E W W |------------7---|-(7)----------7-7-|----------------|-------------------| |-7--------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-7--------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| Rhy Fig 1 x6 Chorus w/Rhy Fig 2 Gtr II ~~ ~~ ~~~ E E E E Q E E +E E Q a +E +S S E E |--------------------14-|-(14)----------------------------------| |------12----12---10----|---------12--14b15==(14)r(14)p12----12-| |---14----14------------|------14-------------------------14----| |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~ +E E E E E Q E +E E Q S S S S a +E +E |-----------------------14-|-(14)-14-14---14h15p14p12-------------------| |-(12)----12----12---------|--------------------------15b17==(15)r(15)--| |------14----14----14------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------------| +E E E E E Q E +Q Q a +E +S S E a +E |-----------------------14-|-(14)------------------------------------------| |-(15)----12----12---------|--------12--15b17==(15)r(15)p12----------------| |------14----14----14------|--------14----------------------14-14b16==(14)-| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| +H +E +E +E E a E E a E E H |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-(14)-----(14)-(14)r(14)----|----------------------------------|| |-------------------------12-|-12s14--12------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------14s12-10-12b14=========|| |----------------------------|----------------------------------|| Outro w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 +W +W |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-(12)-------------|-(12)--------------| |------------------|-------------------| +W W |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |-(12)r--------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| Gtr I E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E 5x E E H. ||--0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0--||-0---0-----*| ||o-0---0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0-0-0-o||-0---0-----*| ||--6s8-8--8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8--8-8-6-6-6--||-6s8-8-----*| ||--7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7--||-7s9-9-----*| ||o-7s9-9--9-9-9-9-|-(9)-9--9-9-7-7-7-o||-7s9-9-----*| ||--5s7-7--7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7-5-5-5--||-5s7-7-----*|SITE STUFF NO EXCUSES - Alice in Chains Tabbed by: annacantrell1 E-mail: cherrybombhyde@facebook.com Tuning: Half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) I was watching a live acoustic version of this song and I noticed the base chords are very simple, so this is straight to learn, play and sing. Also they play all the chords as bar-chords, except for E, so try to do it in order to get a similar sound. Have fun! chords: A B G E e-5 | e-7 | e-3 | e-0 B-5 | B-7 | B-3 | B-0 G-6 | G-8 | G-4 | G-1 D-7 | D-9 | D-5 | D-2 A-7 | A-9 | A-5 | A-2 E-5 | E-7 | E-3 | E-0 *notice there's a slide between A and B, so play B on the 7th fret. Aside from that, try to listen the song for the rhythm. It's easier than it seems. VERSE A B It's alright A B There comes a time A B Got no patience A B To search for peace of mind A B Laying' low A B Want to take it slow A B No more hiding A B Or disguising truths I've sold CHORUS G A Everyday it's something B Hits me all so cold G A Find me sittin' by myself E No excuses, then I know VERSE A B It's okay A B Had a bad day A B A Hands are bruised from B Breaking rocks all day A B Drained and blue A B I bleed for you A B You think it's funny A B Well you're drowning in it too CHORUS G A Everyday it's something B Hits me all so cold G A Find me sittin' by myself E No excuses, then I know VERSE A B Yeah, it's fine A B We'll walk down the line A B Leave our rain A B A cold trade for warm sunshine A B You're my friend A B I will defend A B And if we change A B Well I love you anyway CHORUS G A Everyday it's something B Hits me all so cold G A Find me sittin' by myself E No excuses, then I know ============================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No Excuses(acoustic) - Alice in Chains ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Brack Tuning:Down 1/2 a step eb|---0-------0------0-------0------------------------------------------------| Bb|---0/------0------0-------0-----0----0-----0--0--0-------------------------| Gb|---6/8-----8------8-------8-----8----8-----6--6--6-------------------------| Db|---7/9-----9---9--9---9---9-----9----9-----7--7--7-------------------------| Ab|---7/9-----9---9------9--------------------7--7--7-------------------------| Eb|---5/7-----7---7------7------7-----7-----5----5--5-------------------------| During chorus guitar one plays these chords: G6, Aadd9, Badd11, Aadd9, G6, Aadd9, E guitar two does this e|---------------2------------------------------------2---2h3p2p0-----------| B|-----0----0---------0---2B1/2--0---0----0----0-0-----------------3B1/2--0-| G|---2----2---2-----2---2----------2----2----2-----2------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo e|--10p7------7---------------------10p7------7-----------------------------| B|--------10----10------------------------10-----10-------------------------| G|------------------9b-9-7---7--7--------------------7-7--(7)B-7--7---------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------7----7----7---------| B|--------------------------10--10-10--10-10-10b-10b-10---10---10---10------| G|-7-7h9-9-9b---9b---9--7---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|