Show Me A Leader
Alter Bridge
Continues after the ad
Key:
IntroGuitar 1 E|-------7-----------7-----8--7-- B|----9-----------9-------------- G|-9-----------9--------9-------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- | E|----|-------------------------12---13-12-10----0--| B|9---|----10-12-10-13-12-10------------------12----| G|----|-10-------------------10---------------------| D|----|---------------------------------------------| A|----|---------------------------------------------| E|----|---------------------------------------------| | Guitar 2, with tremelo effect E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-7------------------------------ E|---|------------------------------ B|---|------------------------------ G|---|------------------------------ D|---|------------------------------ A|---|------------------------------ E|---|------------------------------ ---|-8--------------------/12----- E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| ---------------| E|-------0-----5----------------- B|----7--------------7--------7-- G|-8--------8-----8-----8--8----- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- | E|0-----5-----------|-------0--0--------0--0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| B|------------7-----|----7-----------7--------5-----3-----1-----0-----| G|---8-----8-----8--|-9-----------9-----------------------------------| D|------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-6-----------------------9------ E|-----------------|---------------- B|-----------------|---------------- G|-----------------|---------------- D|-----------------|---------------- A|-----------------|---------------- E|-----------------|---------------- -----------------|-7-------------- E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------5----4------| E|---------------------------------| ---------7-----5-----------------|Intro repeats similarly -Guitar 1 - Repeat Guitar 2 part from above E|-------7-----------7-----8--7-- B|----9-----------9-------------- G|-9-----------9--------9-------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|----|-------------------------12----13-12h13p12-10----0--| B|9---|----10-12-10-13-12-10-------------------------12----| G|----|-10-------------------10----------------------------| D|----|----------------------------------------------------| A|----|----------------------------------------------------| E|----|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------0-----5-------------- B|----7--------------7--------7-- G|-8-----8-----8--------8--8----- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|0-----5-----------|-------0--0--------0--0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| B|------------7-----|----7-----------7--------5-----3-----1-----0-----| G|---8-----8-----8--|-9-----------9-----------------------------------| D|------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|Intro Part 2 - Loud Distortion Guitar 1E|-------------16TP---------|- B|-17TP---------------------|- G|--------------------------|- D|--------------------------|- A|--------------------------|- E|--------------------------|- | E|17TP----------20TP------------|-------------------------------| B|------------------------------|-16TP-----------19TP-----------| G|------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------| | Guitar 2 E|--------------------------|----- B|--------------------------|----- G|--------------------------|----- D|-2------2------2--2--2--2-|-3--- A|-2------2------2--2--2--2-|-3--- E|-0--0-0-0------0--0--0--0-|-1--- E|--------------------------|----- E|--------------------------|------ B|--------------------------|------ G|--------------------------|------ D|-----3--------------------|------ A|-----3----7---5---3---2---|------ E|-1-1-1----5---3---1---0---|-2---- --------------------------|-2---- E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|----2---------2--2--2--2-| 2-2-2---------2--2--2--2-| Guitar 1 - TP all notes E|-------------------------------| B|-17-----------17--15--13--12---| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2---------2----2--------------| E|-0----0-0--0----0---5---3---2--| E|--------------------5---3---2--|Intro Part 3 (0:48) Guitar 1E|------------------------------- B|------------------------12-b13- G|-14~~----------------14-------- D|------------------14----------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- | E|----|----------13~~~~~---------------| B|b13-|-b13----------------------------| G|----|-----14p10----------------------| D|----|--------------------------------| A|----|--------------------------------| E|----|--------------------------------| | Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-2---2-2-------5--5--4--4--2--2- D|-2---2-2-------5--5--4--4--2--2- A|-0---0-0-------3--3--2--2--0--0- E|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---|------------------------------ B|---|------------------------------ G|-x-|------------------------------ D|-x-|-3---3-3---------------------- A|-x-|-3---3-3---------------------- E|---|-1---1-1-------5--5--3--3--1-- ---|------------------------------ E|--| B|--| G|--| D|--| A|--| E|1-| --| Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------- B|-----12-12~~~~~----------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-13--------------------------13- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- | E||--------------------------------| B||----12-12~~~~~------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||-14---------------------x\------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------| | Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------- B|---------0---------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|---------2---------------------- E|-2----2--2----------2--2--2--2-- E|-2----2--2----------2--2--2--2-- E||--------------------------------| B||-------0------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||-2---2-2--------2---------------| E||-0---0-0--------0---5---3---2---| |--------------------5---3---2---| Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------- B|-14TP_______________--15TP-17TP- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- | E||--------------------------------| B||-17b18TP--------/22~~~~~~~~-----| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------| | Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-2---2-2-------5--4--4--2--2--x- D|-2---2-2-------5--4--4--2--2--x- A|-0---0-0-------3--2--2--0--0--x- E|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||-3---3-3------------------------| A||-3---3-3------------------------| E||-1---1-1-------5--5--3--3--1--1-| |--------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|------19-19~~~~~---------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-20-------------------------20-- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- | E||-----19-19b20r19b20r19~~--------| B||--------------------------------| G||-21-------------------------21--| D||--------------------------------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------| E|-17~~~--| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------| | Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------- B|---------0---------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|---------2---------------------- E|-2----2--2----------2--2--2--2-- E|-2----2--2----------2--2--2--2-- E||--------------------------------| B||-------0------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||-2---2-2--------2---------------| E||-0---0-0--------0---5---3---2---| |--------------------5---3---2---| E| B| G| D| A| E| to main riffMain Riff intro - 7 stringAb|-10h12-0-0-0-0-10h12-0-0-0-0-10h12-0-0-| play 4xAb|-10h12-0-0-0-0-10h12-0-0-0-0-10h12-0-0|-14h15-0-0-0-0-14h15-0-0-0-0-14h15-0-0|Ab|-7h8-0-0-0-0-7h8-0-0-0-0-7h8-0-0-|-3h5-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10|Main Riff 6 string part - played similarly 2x E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--14TP-------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|--12TP-------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--17TP--------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||--15TP--------------------------| E||--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|--18TP-------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--15TP-------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------| B||--15TP--------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--12TP--------------------------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|Verse - same PM pattern after each hammer-on play 4x Guitar 2Continues after the adAb|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-| | PM ** ** ** PM ** ** ** PM ** etc | | Guitar 1 - strum in 16thsE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-2------------------------------ D|-2------------------------------ A|-0------------------------------ E|--------------------------------Ab|-14h15-15-15-15-15-14h15-15-15-15-15-14h15-15-15-| | | Guitar 1E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-5------------------------------ D|-5------------------------------ A|-3------------------------------ E|--------------------------------Ab|-7h8-8-8-8-8-7h8-8-8-8-8-7h8-8-8|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-x/12-10-10-10-| | | Guitar 1 - strum 16thsE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-10----------------------------- D|-10----------------------------- A|-8------------------------------ E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------- B||--------------------------------- G||-7------------------------------- D||-7------------------------------- A||-5------------------------------- E||---------------------------------Verse Lyrics: "Well they're selling another messiah Here tonight But we're all way too numb and divided to buy it....singing" (1:54) - Main Riff 6 string part added again (Guitar 1), Lyrics are: "No, No, No We are all too divided this time No, No, No" Chorus (2:09 - first time), play 2xGuitar 1 E|-------------------------|----- B|-------------------------|----- G|-------------------------|----- D|-5---5---5---------------|----- A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|----- E|-3---3---3---5---5---5---|----- | E|--------------|------------------- B|--------------|------------------- G|--------------|------------------- D|7--------7----|-3--3--3-----3--3-- A|7--------7----|-3--3--3-----3--3-- E|5--------5----|-1--1--1-----1--1-- ---|----------------------| ---|----------------------| ---|-7--7--7-----7--7--7--| 3--|-7--7--7-----7--7--7--| 3--|-5--5--5-----5--5--5--| 1--|----------------------| | Guitar 2 E|-------------------------|----- B|-------------------------|----- G|-------------------------|----- D|-5---5---5---------------|----- A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|----- E|-3---3---3---5---5---5---|----- E|-------------5---5---5---|----- E|--------------|------------------- B|--------------|------------------- G|--------------|------------------- D|--------------|-3--3--3-----3--3-- A|7--------7----|-3--3--3-----3--3-- E|5--------5----|-1--1--1-----1--1-- 0--------0----|------------------- ---|----------------------| ---|----------------------| ---|----------------------| 3--|----------------------| 3--|-5--5--5-----5--5--5--| 1--|-5--5--5-----5--5--5--| ---|-5--5--5-----5--5--5--|1 "Show me a leader that won't compromise" 2 "Show me a leader so hope never dies We need a hero this time" Play Main Riff again Play Verse Again, Lyrics: "Disillusioned and tired of waiting For the one Who's intentions are pure unpersuaded We can trust" Play Chorus AgainBridge - immediately at end of Chorus 2 E|--------------------------|----- B|--------------------------|----- G|--------------------------|----- D|--------------------------|----- A|--------------2--2--2--2--|--3-- E|--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--|--1-- E|--3--3--3--3--------------|----- E|-------------------|------------- B|-------------------|------------- G|-------------------|------------- D|-------------------|------------- A|-------------------|------------- E|-------------------|-5-----5--5-- -------------------|-5-----5--5-- E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|5--5--5--| 5--5--5--|"I know, I know I know if we're to survive"E|--------------------------|---- B|--------------------------|---- G|--------------------------|---- D|--------------------------|---- A|--------------------------|---- E|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--0--|---- E|--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--0--|---- E|--------------------|------------- B|--------------------|------------- G|--------------------|------------- D|--------------------|-3--3--3--3-- A|--------------------|-3--3--3--3-- E|0--0-----0--0--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-- 0--0-----0--0--0--0-|------------- ----------| ----------| ----------| 3---------| 3---------| 1-------5-| --------5-|"We need to know this is not the end. How will we ever get by?"E|--------------------------|---- B|--------------------------|---- G|--------------------------|---- D|--------------------------|---- A|--------------------------|---- E|-----5--5-----5--5--5-----|-3-- E|-----5--5-----5--5--5-----|-3-- E|--------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------7-|-------------------------| A|------------------7-|-------------------------| E|3--3--3--7--7--7--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| 3--3--3--7--7--7----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|"Its getting harder to fight out here"E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--| E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--|"on our own"During Bridge, Guitar 1 plays a strummed bend starting in bar 2, ending in Bar 8 E|--------------------------| B|-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| Gb|-7b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|Solo Overdub (with Verse Riff in background)E|-------------------------------| B|-------8--/13-10---/17-15------| G|-5--0h5---------12-------17-15-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E|-15--------17-15------17~~-17~~- B|---17-15--------17-15----------- G|--------17---------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|17~~-| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----| E|-17b19--17-22--17--------------- B|-------------20--20-17---------- G|----------------------20-19~~--- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------- B||-15-------15-----15-------------- G||----17b19----b19----b19~~~~------ D||--------------------------------- A||--------------------------------- E||--------------------------------- E|------------------------------- B|--------------------------15-17 G|-0------12-----12-14-12h14----- D|---10h12--12-14---------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|15------|---20-19-17------------ B|--15/17-|-20--------20-18------- G|--------|------------------17P| D|--------|----------------------- A|--------|----------------------- E|--------|----------------------- -------------| -------14/17-| H_b19r---------| -------------| -------------| -------------| E|------------------------------ B|-20p17--17b19--15------15----- G|------------------17b19--17-14 D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|------|-------------------------------------| B|------|-------------------------------------| G|------|-------------------------------------| D|17-14-|-------------------------------------| A|------|-17-15--15--15-----15----------------| E|------|------17--17--15h17------------------| E|------5---5-------5---5-------5- B|------5---5-------5---5-------5- G|-------------------------------- D|--5h7---7---7-5h7---7---7-5h7--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--|------5---5-------5---5------- B|--|------5---5-------5---5------- G|--|--5-8---8---8-5-8---8---8-5-8- D|--|------------------------------ A|--|------------------------------ E|--|------------------------------ E|5---| B|5---| G|----| D|----| A|----| E|----| E|-7h8p7p5---------------------- B|--------7h8p7p5--------------- G|---------------5h7h9p7h9------ D|------------------------9p7p5- A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|------|-------------------------------5-7-| B|------|-----------------------------------| G|------|----P| H5-------------PH7b-----------| D|9p7p5-|-7-------7p5---5h7-----------------| A|------|-------------7---------------------| E|------|-----------------------------------| E|-8-8-7-8-10-10-8-10-12-12-10-12- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|14-14-12-14-15-14-15-17-15-17-19- B|--------------------------------- G|--------------------------------- D|--------------------------------- A|--------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- E|17-19---22b24-22-----17-| B|-----19---------20p17---| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| E|---------------17-----17-----17 B|-20b22~~~----17--17-20--18-17-- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----17----------------------------| B|18-17--20-19-17--17----------------| G|---------------19--19-17-19br-17---| D|--------------------------------19-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Solo ending at beginning of last chorus: E|--------------------------17---| B|---------------------17--------| G|-----------17---19-------------| D|-17---19-----------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------- B|-----20b22~~~~~------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------"Show me a leader that...." Continue playing Chorus through 6 more bars, then play this Chorus Ending:Guitar 1 E|------------------------|------- B|------------------------|------- G|------------------------|------- D|-5--5--5--5-------------|-7--7-- A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7--7-- E|-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|-5--5-- | E|--------------|------------------- B|--------------|------------------- G|--------------|------------------- D|7--7----------|-3--3--3--3-------- A|7--7--(x2)----|-3--3--3--3--(x2)-- E|5--5----------|-1--1--1--1-------- E|--|---------------------| B|--|---------------------| G|--|-7--7--7--7----------| D|--|-7--7--7--7--(x2)----| A|--|-5--5--5--5----------| E|--|---------------------| | Guitar 2 E|------------------------|------- B|------------------------|------- G|------------------------|------- D|-5--5--5--5-------------|------- A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7--7-- E|-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|-5--5-- E|-------------5--5--5--5-|-0--0-- E|--------------|------------------- B|--------------|------------------- G|--------------|------------------- D|--------------|-3--3--3--3-------- A|7--7----------|-3--3--3--3--(x2)-- E|5--5--(x2)----|-1--1--1--1-------- 0--0----------|------------------- E|--|---------------------| B|--|---------------------| G|--|---------------------| D|--|---------------------| A|--|-5--5--5--5----------| E|--|-5--5--5--5--(x2)----| --|-5--5--5--5----------|1 "Show me a leader that knows what is right" 2 "Show me a leader so hope can survive We need a hero this time" Play Main Riff for 8 bars Play Main Riff Intro for 4 bars Ending Guitar 1E|------------------------|------- B|------------------------|------- G|------------------------|------- D|-5---5---5--------------|-7----- A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--|-7----- E|-3---3---3---5---5---5--|-5----- | | Guitar 2 E|------------------------|------- B|------------------------|------- G|------------------------|------- D|-5---5---5--------------|------- A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--|-7----- E|-3---3---3---5---5---5--|-5----- E|-------------5---5---5--|-0----- E|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| ----------|Key: h hammer-on p pull-off / slide up in pitch \ slide down ~ vibrato PH pinch harmonic b bend string to indicated pitch br bend then release TP tremelo picking (16ths typically)