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Alter Bridge

tono:
[Acoustic Intro]
    F#7                               A6         D2
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-|--------0-----------0------------0--|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----10----10-----3-----3------3----|
A|---0-----------0-----------0-----|---0-------------0-----------0------|
E|-5-----------5-----------5-------| /8------------\1-----------1--------|

Heavy Electric Comes in - play 2x with Acoustic Intro
E|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---7---------|-(7)-------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---7---------|-(7)-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5---5---------|-(5)-------------|

  Intro Ending - Electric (with Acoustic part)
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--| &----&----&----|-7-7-7-7--&----&----&---------|
E|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------------------|
 PM******************************** reduce muting & get louder






Verse - Play Acoustic Intro 3x, with Lyrics:

"Hope,     the only thing we have left to
 hold...   in a world gone madness nowhere left to
 go...     when nothing lasts, theres permanence I"




Verse ending (2 guitars, clean)
E|-----------------|
B|-0---------------|
G|-0---------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
"know"






[Chorus]

play this 2x with 2 endings below:
  F#2                        A5                   B5  E5
E|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-4----4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5-7-|-4----4---4-4--4--4-4--|
D|-2----2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5-7-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5--|
A|-0----0---0-0-0-0--0--0-0-|-3----3---3-3--3--3-3-5-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5--|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|-3----3---3-3--3--3-3--|
             "Is     there   something    I    can    say          to bring"
             "Where   is     all   that   we   let    go?          Where is"



 End 1                              End 2
  B5          A5  A/Ab
E|------------------------| |-------------------|
B|------------------------| |-------------------|
G|-7----7----7------------| |-7-----------------|
D|-7----7----7------------| |-7-----------------|
A|-5----5----5-3---2b3r2--| |-5-----------------|
E|-5----5----5------------| |-5-----------------|
"back what once remained"          "Home?"






(1:00) - Resume Acoustic Part, Electric plays these notes:

E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------8/10--------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------9b10r9~~~---|-----------10~~~--|------9b10r9~~~---|-7---------------|
D|-7----------------|---10-------------|-7----------------|-----10--9-------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10---|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|






[Verse 2] 
 
   Same on Acoustic as before, but Electric adds:
 
Electric played 6x
E|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|
B|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|
G|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
"Doubt, from inside I hear it calling
 out... Tearing at the truth it must be
 found... In the end it only brings me down"



Play Chorus Again





[Bridge, Part 1] 
 
   (1:49)  Two Guitars, played 2x
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------7----7--7----|----------------------|
A|---------5p4-7----7--7----|---------5h7-4~~~~~~~-|
E|-3h5-0-0-----5----5--5----|-3h5-0-0--------------|
PM    * *                        * *





[Bridge Part 2] 
 
  continues to Ending 1, repeats then do ending 2
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-0----0---0-0----0----|----------------------|-0----0---0-0----0----|
D|-3----3---3-2----2----|-5----5----5----------|-3----3---3-2----2----|
A|-3----3---3-3----3----|-5----5----5--5---5---|-3----3---3-3----3----|
E|-1----1---1-0----0----|-3----3----3--2---2---|-1----1---1-0----0----|
|
|
E|-17TP-----------------|-19TP-----------20h22-|-17TP-----------------|
B|----------20TP--------|----------------------|----------20TP--------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
 
1.   "If you need a reason, a reason tonight      to cast every"
2.   "Look  to tomorrow and maybe you'll find         something"


Ending 1 (part 2 riff)             Ending 2
E|---------------------| |--------------------|
B|---------------------| |--------------------|
G|-5----5--------------| |--------------------|
D|-5----5----5----5----| |-5------------------|
A|-3----3----2----2----| |-5------------------|
E|---------------------| |-3------------------|
|
|
E|---------------------| |--------------------|
B|-17TP----------------| |--------------------|
G|----------19TP-------| |-19~~~~~~-----------|
D|---------------------| |--------------------|
A|---------------------| |--------------------|
E|---------------------| |--------------------|

"doubt from your heart,            "more...      something more"
             from your mind"






Play Acoustic Intro






Electrics (2:26) - one plays PM notes, second plays higher vibrato note
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-......------------------------------------------------------------|
 PM*************






Play Chorus Final time - Lead adds another part to chords:

play 2x similarly
E|----------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|------------|----------------------|-9--------------|
D|-7---9---9b10r--7-----|------------|-7---9---9b10r--7-----|-------10--9~~--|
A|-------------------10-|-(10~~~)----|-------------------10-|----------------|
E|----------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------|




[Outro solo] 
   *Rhythm Plays Chorus Chords 

  F#5
E|-20-20-20b22--20b22--r20~~~-20b22r20-17--------|
B|---------------------------------------20p17---|
G|--------------------------------------------17-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  A5                                           E5
E|-19b20~~~~~-15-15/17------------------------|--------------------------0-0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------19b21r19-17------------| 17----17--------5-------------|
D|--------------------------------19-17--17-19|---19~------5-7---7P| H-5b7-----|
A|-------------------------------------19-----|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

  B5                    A5      A5/Ab          same as above
E|-12-9b10r9-8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------10\8-5------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------7br8-------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------P| H---5-7-5------------|-------------------------10--10-|
A|--------------------------------5-5br6-----|-------------------10-/10--12---|
E|---------------------------------------8p5-|-8P| H~~~~--------/12-------------|

(3:05)
E|----------------------------------------------12---12/19~~-|
B|-------------------------------------15--13-15---15--------|
G|-------------------14-16-14-12-14-16-----------------------|
D|-14-12-10-10-12-14-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|---17-19-20p19-17-----------------------17-17-|
B|-----------------17--------20-----------------|
G|-------------------19-19b21--21r19-17---------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|-22-17-17-17--------------------------------------------|-17----------|
B|------------17-20--17--17h20p17--17---------------------|-------------|
G|-----------------20--20--------19--19-17-19-17--17------|-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------19--19-17-|-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|

Rhythm Holds an F#5 chord at end




KEY
************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| PH  pinch harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r   release bent note
| br  bend and release