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The Killer Is Me

Alice in Chains
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
:5
:0
:6
:7
:0
 His ???? chord is an F (sus 2?)
:0
:6
:0
:7
:8
 For the chorus, instead of the E, I would play a G
 I don't know if the parts for the other guitars are accurate or not
 --- end correction
A
e:---0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B:---2---2--2-2-2--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
G:---2---2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D:---2---2--2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A:---0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E:---------------------------------------|
 After a couple of times, when the band comes in, the second
guitar plays something like this...
A
e:------0-------------------------(12)---| (), represents
B:-----------2----------------(12)-------| harmonics
G:----2----2---2----------(12)-----------|
D:--2-----------------(12)---------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
Or something like this...
A
e:---------0-----------------------(12)--|
B:-------------2---------------(12)------|
G:----2------2---2---------(12)----------|
D:--2---2--------------(12)--------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
 I'm not too sure about these parts. I think he improvises most
 of the time.
 But it's close enough.
Guitar 1:
F#
e:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---|
B:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---|
G:--1-1--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1---3-3--3-3-3-3---| the rythm
D:--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---4-4--4-4-4-4---| here is way
A:--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---4-4--4-4-4-4---| off...
E:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---|
  yeah i'll start over
and then...
Fmaj7
e:--------------0----|
B:--------------1----|
G:--------------2----|
D:--------------3----|
A:--------------0----|
E:-------------------|
  and get over it....
Guitar 2:
F#
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------1--------------------1------------------3-------|
D:------2------2---2---------2------2---2-------4------4---4-|
A:----2---2------2---------2---2------2-------4---4------4---|
E:--0--------------------0------------------2----------------|
yeah I start over
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------3-------------------1---------|
D:------4---4------4---4--------2------2---2---|
A:----4---4---4------4--------2---2------2-----|
E:--2-----------------------0------------------|
yeah
e:-------------------------------------0---------|
B:-------------------------------------1---------|
G:--------------1----------------------2---------|
D:-----2---2------2---2-----4----------3---------|
A:---2---2---2------2-----4----4-------0---------|
E:-0--------------------2---------2--------------|
  I start over and get over it...
 Same as the first.
Same as the first, except that guitar 2 starts like this:
E
e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:-----------1---------------------1--------|
D:------2------2---2------2---2------2---2--|
A:----2---2------2------2---2---2------2----|
E:--0-----------------0---------------------|
 Then play the main riff a couple of times and that's it !
 LYRICS
 Don't need a gun, pointed at me
 Don't need to run, killer is me
 Killer is me
 So the sun, shines upon me
 Havin fun, killer is me
 Insane the mind, in the name of me
 Can't find the time, to let things be
 Insane the mind, in the name of me
 Can't find the time, to let things be
 Let things be
 Oh yeah, can i start over ?
 Oh yeah, can i start over ?
 And get over it
 So the sun, shines upon me
 Having fun, killer is me
 killer is me
 Killer is me
 Oh yeah, can i start over ?
 Oh yeah, can i start over ?
 And get over it
 Let things be
 OK, so this is how close i can get to the real thing...
 If somebody has a better way of playing it, please post it.
 Send me all corrections, i'll be glad to recieve them.
 J.P.

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Readable chord sheet for The Killer Is Me by Alice in Chains

[E]:5
[B]:0
[G]:6
[D]:7
[A]:0
[E]

His ???? chord is an F (sus 2?)

[E]:0
[B]:6
[G]:0
[D]:7
[A]:8
[E]

For the chorus, instead of the E, I would play  a G

I don't know if the parts for the other guitars are accurate or not

--- end correction

     [A]
e:---0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B:---2---2--2-2-2--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
G:---2---2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D:---2---2--2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A:---0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E:---------------------------------------|
After a couple of times, when the band comes in, the second
guitar plays something like this...
    [A]
e:------0-------------------------(12)---|  (), represents
B:-----------2----------------(12)-------|     harmonics
G:----2----2---2----------(12)-----------|
D:--2-----------------(12)---------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
         Or something like this...
    [A]
e:---------0-----------------------(12)--|
B:-------------2---------------(12)------|
G:----2------2---2---------(12)----------|
D:--2---2--------------(12)--------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
I'm not too sure about these parts. I think he improvises most
of the time.
But it's close enough.
Guitar 1:
    [E]                           [F#]
e:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---|
B:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---|
G:--1-1--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1---3-3--3-3-3-3---| the rythm
D:--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---4-4--4-4-4-4---| here is way
A:--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---4-4--4-4-4-4---| off...
E:--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-2-2-2---|
   yeah           i'll start    over
and then...
                [Fmaj7]
e:--------------0----|
B:--------------1----|
G:--------------2----|
D:--------------3----|
A:--------------0----|
E:-------------------|
       and get  over it....
Guitar 2:
    [E]                                       [F#]
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------1--------------------1------------------3-------|
D:------2------2---2---------2------2---2-------4------4---4-|
A:----2---2------2---------2---2------2-------4---4------4---|
E:--0--------------------0------------------2----------------|
   yeah                           I start   over
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------3-------------------1---------|
D:------4---4------4---4--------2------2---2---|
A:----4---4---4------4--------2---2------2-----|
E:--2-----------------------0------------------|
                            yeah
e:-------------------------------------0---------|
B:-------------------------------------1---------|
G:--------------1----------------------2---------|
D:-----2---2------2---2-----4----------3---------|
A:---2---2---2------2-----4----4-------0---------|
E:-0--------------------2---------2--------------|
               I start  over  and get  over it...
Same as the first.
Same as the first, except that guitar 2 starts like this:
    [E]
e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:-----------1---------------------1--------|
D:------2------2---2------2---2------2---2--|
A:----2---2------2------2---2---2------2----|
E:--0-----------------0---------------------|
Then play the main riff a couple of times and that's it !
LYRICS
Don't need a gun, pointed at me
Don't need to run, killer is me
Killer is me
So the sun, shines upon me
Havin fun, killer is me
Insane the mind, in the name of me
Can't find the time, to let things be
Insane the mind, in the name of me
Can't find the time, to let things be
Let things be
Oh yeah, can i start over ?
Oh yeah, can i start over ?
And get over it
So the sun, shines upon me
Having fun, killer is me
killer is me
Killer is me
Oh yeah, can i start over ?
Oh yeah, can i start over ?
And get over it
Let things be
OK, so this is how close i can get to the real thing...
If somebody has a better way of playing it, please post it.
Send me all corrections, i'll be glad to recieve them.
J.P.

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