The Killer Is Me Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays490

The Killer Is Me by Alice in Chains is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, F# and Fmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Alright. I really like the weird feel to this song. It's kind
of.... you know.... weird.

Anyway, i've spent a pretty long time figuring out the little
details in this song. But still, there some parts i'm not sure
of.
Here's my version.

like for most AIC songs, guitars must be tuned 1/2 step down.


Main Riff.
     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.



Chorus


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... 



Verse 2:
Same as the first.

Chorus 2:
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.
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante