Hate to Feel Lyrics

Alice in Chains
Hate to Feel
Words and Music by Layne Staley (RIP)
Tune Down a ½ step
key:
/\/\/\/\/\/\= vibrato
NH= Natural Harmonic
PH=Pinch Harmonic
^Full = Bend up 1 Step
^1/2 = Bend up ½ a step
Intro/ Verse
Slow Rock
6/8 time
Guitars 1&2
Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------2^full---------------
Moderate Rock
4/4 Time
Guitar 2 plays this until Layne Says ??Plastic man, Paper Face?? or ??New orleans?? the second time and third time that??s when it stops
Guitar 1 plays this until the aforementioned ??paper face?? part
Then it gets into this
Guitars 1&2 play riff as needed
Eb--0-0-6-------(5)NH--0--0--6----(5)NH(5)NH--0--0--6---(5)NH-0---0--6-
Stare at me with empty eyes and point your words at me,
Mirror on the wall will show you what your scared to see
Chorus:
I can See
Wish I couldn??t see at all
Guitar 2 Play this twice
Bb---9h10---9---------------------------------
I can feel
Wish I couldn??t feel at all
Hate to see
Wish I couldn??t see at all
Hate to feel
Wish I couldn??t feel at all
Guitar 2
Eb---------------------10^full-----
Bb---9h10--9----------------------
Go back to verse riff but Guitar 2 plays this at the very beginning of the 2nd verse
Bb---15^full---12/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\--(12)\----
All this time I swore I??d never be like my old man
What the hay its time to face exactly who I am
Do Chorus
After Chorus, Solo goes over verse riff
Solo:
Eb--10^full ---15----------15---------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-----------------15^full-----15^full then release slowly----------------------------12--------
Gb-----------------------------------------------------------------12--14--14^ ½^14 ------------12-
Bb---------------------------------------------12-----15^full hold then do pull-off to 12----
Gb-------12/\/\/\/\/\----------------------14^full-------------------------------------------------
Db---14---------------12h14--------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb--------12--12/\/\/\/\/\-------------------------4\3--2PH^ ½ release-2^full--2p0-----------
Db---14----------------------14------------------------------------------------------------0h2------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------8--10^ gradual--10--10PH^full--
Gb---------9---9/\/\/\--9^full-----9--7----------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------9-----------9--8--7PH-5PH-7PH-7PH^ ½ -5PH- ----5--------------
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7------7p5h7p5
Eb-----------------------------------------/15^gradual bend and release--X-----17^full -------
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17p15-
Eb-5h6-7----6--5-3--3 dive with bar-----------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--17p15-
Pre- Chorus
Gradually get faster
Guitar 2
Eb--15^full/\/\/\/\/\/--15^Full/\/\/\/\/--15^full/\/\/\/\--15^full/\/\/\/\/\/
Bb--14/\/\/\/--15^full/\/\/\/\-15^full/\/\/\/\-15^full/\/\/\/\-15^full/\/\/\ 14---------------------12
Gb--14/\//\/------------------------------------------------------------------14 Trem. Pick both 12
Chords
E and F can be used in triads if you prefer.
This has been taken right from the DIRT music book.
Mathis Hughes