Check My Brain

Alice In Chains

Tom: B

B´ = bend up
B` = release bend

(intro / verse riff)

(guitar 1)

eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------|
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--1b´(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)1b`-1-1-1--2b(3)--|


(guitar 2) (when the band kicks in)

eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
db|--3b´(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|--1b´(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)1b`-1-1-1--2b(3)--|


(guitar 2)

eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|--5b´(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)

(guitar 1)

eb|-----------------------------------------|
bb|-----------------------------------------|
gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|  4 times
ab|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--1b´(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|--1b´(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)--|


B´ = bend up
B` = relase bend
T  = tap
*  = hold bend
^  = release from full bend to 1/2 bend
~~ = hold / fade