Alter Bridge - Blackbird
| 1 D# |
| 2 A# |
| 3 F# |
| 4 C# |
| 5 G# |
| 6 D# |
| 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 |
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| 3p2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
| 8 8 |
| 6 6 5 5 |
| 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 |
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| 3p2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 7 |
| 8 8 |
| 6 6 5 5 |
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| 5 5 5 |
| 8 8 8 7 7 7 | x2 |
| 5 5 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 3 5b 2 5b 1 5b 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
Chorus Riff!
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| | strumming pattern not |
| 8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7 | exact! |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
2nd verse
| 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 |
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| 3p2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
| 8 8 |
| 6 6 5 5 |
| 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 |
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| 3p2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 7 |
| 8 8 |
| 6 6 5 5 |
Second Chorus (2:28)
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| 8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7 | strumming pattern not |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 | exact! |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
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| 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 |
| x x x x x x x x x x x x 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 8 11 12 11 |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5h6 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 6 |
| 6 6 6 8 |
|tremolo bar down
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| 7 8 7 7 4 4/8 7 7/10 5 0 3 |
| 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 |
| 8 |
Myles Riff (3:22)
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| 20 |
| 19 19 22 19 |
| 17 17 17 17 17 |
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Now comes Mark's Riff While Myles Is Playing the above riff
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| 5 7 5 5/7 5 8 7 5/7 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 5 7 5 5/7 5 /10 8p7\5 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 3 3 2 0 2/3 5 5 3p2 0 5 7 5 5/7 5 5/7 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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Now myles is playing nothing and mark is playing this
Riff which he also plays during myles solo.
At about 3:59
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| 0 3 3p2 0 2 3p2 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| 0 8 8p7 5 7 7 7 7 |
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| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
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| 7 |
| 8p7 5 4 5 5p4 |
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| 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 3 3 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| 2 2 0 3 3p2 0 2 3p2 |
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 |
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| 0 0 0 8 8p7 5 10 8 7h8 7 |
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| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 |
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| 7 |
| 7 8 8p7 5 4 5 5p4 |
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| 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| 0 2 3 0 2 2 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Myles Solo
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| 8 |
| 3 5 3 5/7 7\5 5 3 5b 5b 3 |
| 5 5 |
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| 11b |
| 12b 12 10 12 10 |
| 12\10 8 10b 8 10b 8 |
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| 15 15b 14 13 15 |
| 12 10 12 12 12 |
| 12 |
| 10 10 |
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| 18 18 20 18 20b 18 20b |
| 20 20 20 |
| 18 19 |
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| 17 17 18 20 20 20 18 |
| 19 19 20 |
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Rhythm For Mark's Solo
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| 8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7 | strumming pattern not |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 | exact! |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
Mark's Solo
| 15 17 17b 17b 15 15 17 15h17p15 15 |
| 18 18 18 15 18b |
| 17b |
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| 14 12 14 14b 14b 12 |
| 10 10 12 10 |
| 13 10 13 13 10 13 |
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| 15 15 15 18 15 |
| 15 18b 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 |
| 17b 15 17b 15 17 15 |
| 17 |
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| 3 5 6 5 3 |
| 6 4 3 3 4 6 4 3 |
| 5 5 3 2 0 3 5 3 |
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| 15 18 |
| 17b 17b 17b 17b 17b 17b 15 |
| 14 15 14 15 |
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| 17 17p15 17 17p15 17 17p15 17 17p15 |
| 18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15 |
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this bit really fast!
| 20 15 18 15 17 15 18 15 20 15 18 15 17 15 18 15 20 15 15 18 15 15 |
| 18 18 |
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| 17 15 15 18 15 |
| 18 18 16 18 16 15 |
| 17 15 |
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Third chorus immediately after the solo
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| | strumming pattern not |
| 8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7 | exact! |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
| 6 6 6 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
Chorus Breakdown
Mark plays this riff till the end with distortion
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| 8 8 8 7 7 7 |
| 5 5 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 3 5b 2 5b 1 5b 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
And Myles plays this riff along with Mark Till the end (Distortion)
Outro 7:07
Marks Riff (Clean)
| 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 |
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| 3p2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
| 8 8 |
| 6 6 5 5 |
| 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 |
| 0 0 |
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| 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 |
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| 3p2 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 7 |
| 8 8 |
| 6 6 5 5 |
Myles's Riff (Distortion)
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| 5b |
| 5b 8b 6 8 11 3 5 5b 5b |
| 5 5 |
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That Is All!
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash