No Excuses - Alice in Chains
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Tabs and lyrics
Tune down 1/2 step.

Chords:

Aadd2: Badd4: G6: E:
e 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0
G 6 8 4 1
D 7 9 5 2
A 7 9 5 2
E 5 7 3 0


[Verse 1]

sl.
Aadd2/Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4 Aadd2
It's alright. There comes a time.

sl.
Aadd2/Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4 Aadd2
Got no patience to search for peace of mind.

sl.
Aadd2/Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4 Aadd2
Layin' low. Want to take it slow.

sl.
Aadd2/Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4 Aadd2
No more hiding or disguising truths I sold.


[Verse 2]

It's okay. Had a bad day.
Hands are bruised from breaking rocks all day.
Drained and blue, I bleed for you.
You think it's funny, well, you're drowning in it too.


[Verse 3]

Yeah, it's fine. We'll walk down the line.
Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine.
You my friend, I will defend.
And if we change, well, I love you anyway.


G6 Aadd2


[Chorus 1,2]

Ev'ry day___ it's some _ thing, hits
e|------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------7--|--(7)-------------------------------|
G|---4-----4--------|------------4--7b(9)rb(7)p4------4--|
D:7-----7-----7-----|------------------------------7-----|
A|------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------------|


Badd4 Aadd2
_ me all so cold. You
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7--|-(7)-------7h8p7p5-------------|
G|-(4)----4-----4-----------|--------------------7b(9)rb(7)-|
D|-----7-----7-----4--7-----|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|


G6 Aadd2

find me sittin' by myself, no exc
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------0----|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------0----|
G|-(7)----4-----4-------6--|-(6)--4------------7b(9)rb(7)b(9)-------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-------|---------7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
2nd time substitute Fill 1

E Aadd2

uses, then I know.
e|-(0)------------0-----|------------------------|
B|-(0)------------0-----|------------------------|
G|-------------------4--|-(4)--------------------|
D|-------------------4--|-(4)--------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|


[Fill 1]

e|-------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
B|-------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
G:(6)--4-----7b(9)rb(7)p4--------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
D|--------7----------------7b(9)-|-(7)-|-(7)-|-(7)-|-(7)-|------|
A|-------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
E|-------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|


[Guitar Solo]

w/chords from chorus

e|--12p10-----10----------------|-------------------------|
B|--------12------12~~~~--------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------9b(11)-|-(9)----9--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|


e|-----12p10-----10----------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------12-----12~~~~--7b(9)--|----------12----------12-------------|
G:~~~-----------------------7b(9)--|----9/11------9b(11)------9b(11)--7--|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
grad.bend

e|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------10--7-------------------|---------------------9b(10)~|
G:(7)----9--6--9b(11)--9--7-----|---------------------9b(11)~|
D|---------------------------9--|--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
grad.bend

e|----------------------|--------------------------|
B|~~~~~~~~rb(9)-----7h9-|--------------------------|
G|~~~~~~~~rb(9)-----7h9-|--------------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|


[Chorus 3]

w/chords from chorus

e|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------19-|
G|------16------16~~~---------|
D|--19------19---------19-----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-(19)------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------16~~~--18b(19)rb(18)p16-------16~~~~~~------16------16----------|
D|-------19---------------------------19---------|---19------19------19~~~~--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|


e|------|---------------------------------------|
B|--19--|-(19)------19h20p19p17-----------------|
G|------|------------------------19b(21)rb(19)--|
D|------|---------------------------------------|
A|------|---------------------------------------|
E|------|---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------19--|
G|-(19)------16------16---------------|
D|-------19------19------19-----------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-(19)---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------16--19b(21)rb(19)p16----------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------------19---19b(21)~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rb(19)----7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|-|
B|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|-|
G|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|-|
D|--9--7-----------------|---------|---------|---------|-|
A|--------9\7--5--7p(9)--|---(7)---|---(7)---|---(7)---|-|
E|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|-|
grad. bend



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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| br bend release

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“No Excuses” By Alice in Chains
Tune down 1/2 step-Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
This is my first tab and I could not find any that were exactly right for this song so I
it a try which means that there might be mistakes. Derek G
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[Intro]

E:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:-6/8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--6-6------| x4
D:-7/9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--7-7------|
A:-7/9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--7-7------|
E:-5/7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--5-5------|
(Get the timing down yourself)


[Verse]

E:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:-6/8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--6-6------| x8
D:-7/9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--7-7------|
A:-7/9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--7-7------|
E:-5/7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--5-5------|


[Chorus]

1st and 2nd
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------7-----------------------------------7--------7h8p7p5----------|
G:---4---4-----------4----7b(9)(7)p4-----4---4----------4-----------7--------|b(9)(7)
D:-7---7---7~------7---7---------------7---7---7~-----7---7------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:-------------7-----------|--------------------------------|
G:---4---4--------7b(9)(7)-|-7b(9)~----5h7p5h7p5h7p5~-------|
D:-7---7---7~--------------|--------------------------------|
A:-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1st Time
E:-------------------|
B:-------------------|
G:-------------------|
D:-7b(9)~------------|
A:-------------------|
E:-------------------|
2nd time


[Guitar Solo]

E:--12p10----10---------------------------|
B:--------12----12~-----------------------|
G:--------------------9b(11)---9--7~------|
D:----------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|

E:-----12p10-----10----------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------12-----12~--7b(9)~------------12----------12--------------|
G:-----------------------7b(9)~------9/11------9b(11)------9b(11)--7---|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:----------------------------------------------7-7-7----|
B:--10-----------------------9b(10)~--7h9p7~-------------|
G:--9----9b(11)--9-7---------9b(11)~--7h9p7~-------------|
D:-------------------9-9~--------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus] 3rd time

E:--------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------19-----------------------------|
G:-----16----16-------------16-----18b(19)(18)p16---|
D:--19----19----19~------19----19-------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------19------------19h20p19p17---------------|
G:-----16----16-------------16-----------------19b(21)(19)---|
D:--19----19----19~------19----19----------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------19----------------------------------------------|
G:-----16----16----------19b(21)(19)---------------------------------|
D:--19----19----19~------------------19b(21)~---7h9p7----------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------9-7-5-7b(9)~---|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

E:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:-6/8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--6-6------| x5
D:-7/9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--7-7------|
A:-7/9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--7-7------|
E:-5/7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--5-5------|

On sixth end with:
E:--------------|
B:--------------|
G:-6/8-8~-------|
D:-7/9-9~-------|
A:-7/9-9~-------|
E:-5/7-7~-------|



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
No Excuses
Alice in Chains
2001
  • Rock
  • Grunge
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