What key is Man in the Box?
Man In The Box is written in the key of E♭ Dorian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 10th most popular key among Dorian keys and the 43rd most popular among all keys. The E♭ Dorian scale is similar to the E♭ Minor scale except that its 6th note is a half step higher (C).
What tuning is Man in the Box played in?
In this Man In The Box guitar lesson video, I will show you note-for-note how to play this breakout hit from Alice In Chains’ debut full length album Facelift. I will be teaching the lesson using the original recording’s tuning of Eb standard or (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).