The tenth “song” from Alice In Chains’s 1992 album, Dirt
Also known as Iron Gland, also known as the easiest AIC song to play on guitar
Half step down, apply as much god damn distortion you can
Verse riff (this is basically the same riff from the beginning
of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man, hence the name. Bend the low E string behind the nut
and gradually release it)
Eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|--0b---r--|
Eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|--0b---r--|
Eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|--0b---r--|
Eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|--0b---r--|
[Solo]
(I learned this by ear, apologies if it’s not quite correct)
Eb|---11---10-9-8-7--11---7-8-9-10-11---10-9-8-7-11-----|
Bb|--9--9-8---------8--8-9--------9--9-8--------8--8--9-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
For the whammy bar part here, start the note with the bar down fully, then bring it up
slightly with each slide, and then bring it up fully and kept on the last note when the song ends
(if any of that made sense)
Eb|-17b-15-17\15-10-9h--------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------9w/10w/12w---|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
That’s it
Key
|--------------------|
| b - bend           |
| r - release bend   |
| \ - slide down     |
| / - slide up       |
| h - harmonic       |
| w - whammy         |
|--------------------|