Alter Bridge - Break Me Down Tab

It took me a little bit to figure out the chords because of the different overtones,
but this sounds right. I'm glad that I could TAB this one too for everyone.

Guitar 2 Chords:
Db  |0 0 0 11 x x|

Intro - Heavy Distortion (play through 2x)

Guitar 1
Eb
Bb
Gb 11 12 14 12 12
Db 10 3 3 0 10 10 10 10 10\ 0
Ab 8 3 3 0 10 10 8 10 10\ 5p0 5~ 5p0 5~ 0
Db 8 3 3 0 10 10 8 10 10\ 0 0 0 0 0
| |Guitar 2 - Distortion w/ fast repeated slap-back echo (set for ~250 ms)
Eb
Bb 13 10 8 11~ 17 13 11 15
Gb 11 12 14~ 15\14
Db 10 7 5 8~ 14 10 8 12
Ab 9 10 12~ 13\12
Db
Guitar 1
Eb
Bb
Gb 11 12 14 12 12
Db 10 3 3 0 10 10 10 10 10\ 0
Ab 8 3 3 0 10 10 8 10 10\ 0
Db 8 3 3 0 10 10 8 10 10\ 0
| |Guitar 2 (same delay effect)
Eb
Bb 13 10 8 11~ 17 13 11 15
Gb 11 12 14~ 17\14
Db 10 7 5 8~ 14 10 8 12 0
Ab 9 10 12~ 15\12 0
Db 0

Verse - Guitar 2 (Clean + Light chorus)

Eb 3 3 3 3 3
Bb 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 6 6/8 7 888 8p7
Gb 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5/7 7 777 7
Db 8 8 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3/5 7 777 7
Ab
Db
Dist. Guitar 1: Db (vol swell)
Eb 3 3 3 3 3
Bb 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6/8 7 888 8p7
Gb 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5/7 7 777 7
Db 8 8 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3/5 7 777 7
Ab
Db

Chorus- Play the Intro riff (Guitar 1 only, because the chords are only used here)

Pre-Verse 2

Eb 3 3 3 3 3
Bb 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 888 8p7
Gb 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 777 7
Db 8 8 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 7 777 7
Ab
Db

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)

Chorus 2 (same as Chorus 1)

Bridge - Guitar 1

PM___ PM___
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ab 5p0 5~ 5p0 5~ 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Db 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
| Guitar 2
Eb
Bb
Gb 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Db 0 2 3 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ab 5p0 5~ 5p0 5~ 0 2 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Db 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Both Guitars (until 3rd bar)
Eb Guitar 1 only
Bb
Gb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Db 3 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ab 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Db 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Eb
Bb
Gb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Db 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 0 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ab 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
Db 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 0 3 0
Eb Both Guitars
Bb
Gb
Db 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
Ab 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5p0 5~ 5p0 5~ 0
Db 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Eb **
Bb
Gb 7~ /10 ** Clean Chorus (Guitar 2)
Db starts with this bar
Ab 5p0 5~ 5p0 5~ /8
Db 0 0 0 0

In bar 6 of the bridge part (where it states Guitar 1 only), Guitar 2 starts

playing an octave in a repeated sixteenth note rhythm shown below:
Eb 10 Play this for 6 bars (until 'Both Guitars' appears)
Bb
Gb 7
Db
Ab
Db

Clean Chorus (distortion, volume knob turned low)

Eb * vol Swell
Bb
Gb 12 12 11 11 11 x x 12 12
Db 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 x x 12 12 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ab 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 x x 10 10 x x 8 8 8 8 8
Db 8 8 8 8 10 10 x x 8 8 8
Both guitars (Guitar 1 has a downward slide just before this measure)
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db 0
Ab 5p0 5~ 5p0 5~ 0
Db 0 0 0 0 0

Final Chorus (Same as other Chorus)

Outro - Same as Intro for Guitar 1 & 2

Both Guitars: Let chord ring at end of outro

Eb
Bb
Gb
Db 0
Ab 0
Db 0
Key: TP Tremelo Picking PM Palm Mute p Pull-off ~ vibrato x muted string (makes percussive sound) / slide up the neck \ slide down the neck

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