Rotten Apple chords by
Alice In Chains (Official Version)
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Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
F5 F5 
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Verse 1
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Hey ah- na-na, innocence is over
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Eb Eb 
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Hey ah- na-na, o   ver
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Hey ah- na-na, ignorance is spoken
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Hey ah- na-na, spoken
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Hey ah- na-na, confidence is broken
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Hey ah- na-na, broken

Verse 2

Fm

Eb

Fm

Eb

Hey ah- na-na, sustenance is stolen

Fm

Eb

Fm

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Hey ah- na-na, stolen

Fm

Eb

Fm

Eb

Hey ah- na-na, arrogance is potent

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Hey ah- na-na, potent,

Chorus 1
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F F 
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What  I see is unreal
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F F 
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Eat   of the apple, so young
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I'm crawling  back to

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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Eb

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Eb

Hey ah- na-na, I repent tomorrow

Fm

Eb

Fm

Eb

Hey ah- na-na, tomorrow

Fm

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Fm

Eb

Hey ah- na-na, I suspend my sorrow

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Hey ah- na-na, sorrow,

Chorus 2
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F F 
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F F 
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Eat   of the apple, so young
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I'm crawling  back to

Solo 1
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(start)
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Verse 4

Fm

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Hey ah- na-na, a romance is fallen

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Eb

Hey ah- na-na, fall- en

Fm

Eb

Fm

Eb

Hey ah- na-na, recommend you borrow

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Eb

Hey ah- na-na, borrow,

Chorus 3
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Eat   of the apple, so young
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I'm crawling  back to

Interlude 2

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Outro 1
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Hey ah- na-na...
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF5 Eb5 Fm Eb F...

Chords

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Eb5
Fm
Eb
F
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Eb5: x-6-8-x-x-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Db9: x-4-3-4-4-x
Dbadd9: x-4-3-x-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

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This is the definitive original version of Rotten Apple by Alice In Chains, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Alice In Chains's performance.

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