Alter Bridge - Blackbird Tab

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
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
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
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
3p2 0 0 0
0 0 7
8 8
6 6 5 5
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!

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
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
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
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
3p2 0 0 0
0 0 7
8 8
6 6 5 5

Second Chorus (2:28)

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
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
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
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)

20
19 19 22 19
17 17 17 17 17

Now comes Mark's Riff While Myles Is Playing the above riff

5 7 5 5/7 5 8 7 5/7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 7 5 5/7 5 /10 8p7\5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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
Now myles is playing nothing and mark is playing this

Riff which he also plays during myles solo.

At about 3:59
0 3 3p2 0 2 3p2 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 8 8p7 5 7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7
8p7 5 4 5 5p4
6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 0
0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 0 3 3p2 0 2 3p2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3
0 0 0 8 8p7 5 10 8 7h8 7
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3 3 3
7
7 8 8p7 5 4 5 5p4
6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
0 2 3 0 2 2
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Myles Solo

3 3 5 5 5b
5~ 5 5 5
1
8
3 5 3 5/7 7\5 5 3 5b 5b 3
5 5
11b
12b 12 10 12 10
12\10 8 10b 8 10b 8
15 15b 14 13 15
12 10 12 12 12
12
10 10
18 18 20 18 20b 18 20b
20 20 20
18 19
17 17 18 20 20 20 18
19 19 20

Rhythm For Mark's Solo

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
14 12 14 14b 14b 12
10 10 12 10
13 10 13 13 10 13
15 15 15 18 15
15 18b 18 15 18 15 18 15 18
17b 15 17b 15 17 15
17
3 5 6 5 3
6 4 3 3 4 6 4 3
5 5 3 2 0 3 5 3
18b
2 3 2 15 17 15 17b
15 18
17b 17b 17b 17b 17b 17b 15
14 15 14 15
18 18
18b 18b 18b 18b
17 17p15 17 17p15 17 17p15 17 17p15
18p15 18p15 18p15 18p15
18b 18b 15 18b 18b
18 15
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
17 15 15 18 15
18 18 16 18 16 15
17 15

Third chorus immediately after the solo

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

8 7
6 5
6 5

Mark plays this riff till the end with distortion

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)

20
19 19 22p19
17 17 17

Outro 7:07

Marks Riff (Clean)

0
3 3 3 3
3 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 3
0 0
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
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
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1
3p2 0 0 0
0 0 7
8 8
6 6 5 5

Myles's Riff (Distortion)

5b
5b 8b 6 8 11 3 5 5b 5b
5 5
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

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