Today - Alter Bridge
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Tabbed by: Reuben
Email:[email protected]
First single from the album Blackbird released Oct 9,07.
Okay.. so I did a few corrections to this tab after seeing a few different
live vids and getting the album(frickin awesome CD!!!), and it should be
more accurate than my old one, especially the solo.
Tuning:Drop D
4/4 time
Intro
Gtr2[Myles](clean) w/ wah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------0-----------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0---|fig 1
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------3-------3-----------------------|
D|-0-------0-------3-------3----------------------/5-------3-------|
Gtr1[Mark]
e|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
B|-----15------15------15------15------15------15------15------15--|
G|---14------14------14------14------17------17------14------14----|fig 2
D|-14------14------15------15------14------14------15------15------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------0-----------------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0---|(fig 1)
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------3-------3-----------------------|
D|-0-------0-------3-------3----------------------/5-------3-------|
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Verse 1|
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(gtr2 w/ fig 1)x4
(gtr1 w/ fig 2)x4
"The wind is blowing cold. Have we lost our way tonite
Have we lost our hope to sorrow
Feels like we're all alone, Running further from what's right
and There are no more heroes to follow"
Prechorus
"So what are we becoming" "Where did we go wrong"
Gtr1 (dist.) vol swell<<<<<<<<
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-------------------------------8-------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------5-----------------------x*12----|
A|-3-------------------------------5-----------------------x*12----|
D|-3-------------------------------5-----------------------x-------|
Gtr2
e|-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---------6---------------------8-------------------------------|
G|-5---------------5---------------7-------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
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CHORUS|
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Fills here are **optional for one of the guitars as they play unison for most of it.
Anything that sounds different from the regular chords here is probably filled by a
guitar on the studio version
"Yeah" "oh Yeah" "I wanna
Gtr1(dist)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|.7*------7-----7-7-7-7-------------------------5-5---------------|
G|-7-------7-----7-7-7-7-----------5-----5-5-----5-5-9-9-9-9-9-7\5-|
D|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-----5-5-----5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|.0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-3-----3-3-----3-3-7-7-7-7-7-5\3-|
D|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------------------------------|
Gtr2(dist) **optional Fill 1 2nd time**
e|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-3-----3-3-----------------------|
B|.3-------3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----5-5-5-5-----------|
G|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5---|
D|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-0-|
A|.0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-0-|
D|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-------------------------------0-|
*i noticed he played his D chord **Fill 1**
differently for time to time e|-------------------|
but it doesn't really matter B|-------------------|
here for the sound since it's distorted. G|-9-9-10101010109\7-|
Where it does matter is during the D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
clean chorus A|-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7\5-|
D|-------------------|
rise today and change this world"
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Gtr1 1. |
e|--------------------------------|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0-------|
B|-6-----6-----3-----3-3-3-3-3----|8-----8-8-7-7-----7-7-7-7------.|
G|-5-----5-----4-----4-4-4-4-4----|7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-------|
D|-3-----3-0-0-5-----5-5-5-5-5-0-0|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-|
A|-3-----3-0-0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-0-0|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0.|
D|-3-----3-0-0-----------------0-0|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-|
Gtr2
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-6-----6-----3-----3-3-3-3-3----|8-----8-8-8-7-----7-7-7-7---7-7.|
G|-5-----5-----4-----4-4-4-4-4----|7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-|
D|-3-----3-0-0-5-----5-5-5-5-5-0-0|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-|
A|-3-----3-0-0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-0-0|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0.|
D|-3-----3-0-0-----------------0-0|5-----5-5-5-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-|
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Gtr1 2. |
"Yeah... Oh..Yeah e|--------------------------------|
Oh won't you rise today B|-8-----8-8-8--------------------|
and change this world" G|-7-----7-7-7-7------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
Gtr2
e|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
B|-8-----8-8-8-5------------------|
G|-7-----7-7-7-7------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5-0------------------|
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Preverse|
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Gtr1
e|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
B|-----15------15------15------15------15------15------15------15--|
G|---14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14----|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr2 Myles with slide from nut to bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|(5)--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|(7)--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------x/////////////////////////////\\\|
A|--------------------------------x/////////////////////////////\\\|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 2|
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"The sun is beatin down. Are we ever gonna change
Can we stop the blood from runnin"
Gtr1&2(dist) PM..|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------2----
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