Alter Bridge - One By One Tab

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Verse Chords for Guitar 2: Asus2 |-1331-| , Gbsus4 |5-553-| , Db5 |-0023-|
Intro: Guitar 1 - Heavy Distortion            triplet

  Eb                                                                                    
  Bb                                                                                    
  Gb                                                                                    
  Db                                                                                    
  Ab                                                                                    
  Db   0  0  0  000  15 0 13 0 10p0 15 12tr13    0  0  0  000  13 0 12 0 10p0 13 12tr13 

1st time through:

  Eb                                                         
  Bb                                                        o
  Gb                           3 3       5 5                 
  Db                           3 3  3 3  5 5  5  5    5/12   
  Ab                           1 1  3 3  3 3  5  5    5/12  o
  Db  0  0  0  000  15 13~          3 3       5  5    5/12   

2nd time:            PH

  Eb                                                         
  Bb                                                         
  Gb                           3 3       5 5                 
  Db                           3 3  3 3  5 5  5  5    5/12   
  Ab                           1 1  3 3  3 3  5  5    5/12   
  Db  0  0  0  000  15 *13~         3 3       5  5    5/12   

on 2nd time through, Guitar 2 plays (let notes ring):

  Eb      5     6 6 6    6\5        8  8  8     6\5                                    
  Bb                                                                                   
  Gb    7       8 8 8    8\7        10 10 10    8\7       3 3       5 5                
  Db                                                      3 3  3 3  5 5  5 5    5/12   
  Ab                                                      1 1  3 3  3 3  5 5    5/12   
  Db                                                           3 3       5 5    5/12   

Verse Riff - Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays downstroke chords where indicated)

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7        
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0           7 8 7  


  Eb                                                               
  Bb                                                               
  Gb                                                               
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                     
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7   7\5   5\3     
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0     0     3~  

    Asus2                             Gbsus4

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7        
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0           7 8~~  

    Db5

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7        
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0           7 8 7  


  Eb                                                               
  Bb                                                               
  Gb                                                               
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                     
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7   7\5   5\7     
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0     0     7~  

    Asus2                             Gbsus4

  Eb                                                                         
  Bb                                                                         
  Gb                                                  12  12  12 12 12/14 14 
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                               
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7    10  10  10 10 10/12 12 
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0                         

Chorus - "One by one ..."   Guitar 1

  Eb                                                                          
  Bb                                                                          
  Gb                          5 5   5 5   5  5 5                              
  Db   3    3    3 3  5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5         0   0   0 0  0  0 0  
  Ab   3    3    3 3  3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3         0   0   0 0  0  0 0  
  Db   3    3    3 3  3  3                               0   0   0 0  0  0 0  
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|  Guitar 2

  Eb                                                                          
  Bb                                                                          
  Gb                          5 5   5 5   5  5 5  7 9    10        9   5/7    
  Db   3    3    3 3  5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5                              
  Ab   3    3    3 3  3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3  5 7    8         7   3/5    
  Db   3    3    3 3  3  3                                                    

   Guitar 1

  Eb                                                                      
  Bb                                                                      
  Gb  3   3   3  3 3 3                           5 5   5 5   5  5 5       
  Db  3   3   3  3 3 3    3    3    3 3  5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5       
  Ab  1   1   1  1 1 1    3    3    3 3  3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3       
  Db                      3    3    3 3  3  3                             
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|  Guitar 2

  Eb                                                                      
  Bb                                                                      
  Gb  5                                          5 5   5 5   5  5 5  7 9  
  Eb                      3    3    3 3  5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5       
  Ab  3                   3    3    3 3  3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3  5 7  
  Db                      3    3    3 3  3  3                             

  Guitar 1

                                                
                                                
                           3   3   3  3 3 3/12  
    0   0   0 0  0  0 0    3   3   3  3 3 3/12  
    0   0   0 0  0  0 0    1   1   1  1 1 1/10  
    0   0   0 0  0  0 0                         
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| Guitar 2

                                             
                                             
    7        7/9    5      (5)               
                                             
    5        5/7    3      (3)               
                                             

Play first 4 bars of Verse Riff with:Guitar 2- clean, w/ flanger, play 2x

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb   6  5         6 5                  6  5        6  5     5      o
  Gb         7  5         7  5                 7  5        7          
  Db                                                                  
  Ab                                                                 o
  Db                                                                  

Verse 2 vocals enter while Guitar 1 plays:

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7        
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0           7 8 7  


  Eb                                                                
  Bb                                                                
  Gb                                                                
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                      
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7   7\5   5/8  7~  
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0     0          

   Asus2 (Guitar 2)                           Gbsus4

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7   7/8  
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0                  

    Db5

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7        
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0           7 8 7  


  Eb                                                               
  Bb                                                               
  Gb                                                               
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                     
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7   7\5   5\7     
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0     0     7~  

    Asus2                             Gbsus4

  Eb                                                                         
  Bb                                                                         
  Gb                                                  12  12  12 12 12/17 17 
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                               
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7    10  10  10 10 10/15 15 
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0                         

Play Chorus again as before
Next, Modified Intro with Wah:

  Eb                                                                                    
  Bb                                                                                    
  Gb                                                                                    
  Db                                                                                    
  Ab                                                                                    
  Db   0  0  0  000  15 0 13 0 10p0 15 12tr13    0  0  0  000  13 0 12 0 10p0 13 12tr13 

                      PH                           Pick Scrape

  Eb                                                         
  Bb                                                         
  Gb                           3 3       5 5                 
  Db                           3 3  3 3  5 5  5  5    x\\\   
  Ab                           1 1  3 3  3 3  5  5    x\\\   
  Db  0  0  0  000  15 *13~         3 3       5  5    x\\\   

Play through entire 8 bar intro, but with both parts (Guitar 1&2), then:
Chorus3 - Guitar 1

  Eb                                                                       
  Bb                                                                       
  Gb                       5 5   5 5   5  5 5                              
  Db   3           5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5         0   0   0 0  0  0 0  
  Ab   3           3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3         0   0   0 0  0  0 0  
  Db   3           3  3                               0   0   0 0  0  0 0  
|    'One by one'
|
|Guitar 2

  Eb                                                                       
  Bb                                                                       
  Gb                       5 5   5 5   5  5 5  7 9    7        7/9   5     
  Db   3           5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5                              
  Ab   3           3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3  5 7    5        5/7   3     
  Db   3           3  3                                                    

   Guitar 1

  Eb                                                                      
  Bb                                                                      
  Gb  3   3   3  3 3 3                           5 5   5 5   5  5 5       
  Db  3   3   3  3 3 3    3    3    3 3  5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5       
  Ab  1   1   1  1 1 1    3    3    3 3  3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3       
  Db                      3    3    3 3  3  3                             
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|  Guitar 2

  Eb                                                                      
  Bb                                                                      
  Gb  5                                          5 5   5 5   5  5 5  7 9  
  Eb                      3    3    3 3  5  5    5 5   5 5   5  5 5       
  Ab  3                   3    3    3 3  3  3    3 3   3 3   3  3 3  5 7  
  Db                      3    3    3 3  3  3                             

  Guitar 1

  Eb                                                                     
  Bb                                                                     
  Gb                         3   3   3  3 3 3/12                         
  Db  0   0   0 0  0  0 0    3   3   3  3 3 3/12    3    3    3 3  5  5  
  Ab  0   0   0 0  0  0 0    1   1   1  1 1 1/10    3    3    3 3  3  3  
  Db  0   0   0 0  0  0 0                           3    3    3 3  3  3  
|
| Guitar 2

  Eb                                           
  Bb                                           
  Gb  7        7/9    5      (5)               
  Db                                           
  Ab  5        5/7    3      (3)               
  Db                                           

Guitar 1 plays through Chorus again whileGuitar 2 plays this nonstop:                            Finale

  Eb                                                           
  Bb                                                   o        
  Gb           17                      17                      
  Db  19 17 15    15 17 15 15 19 17 15    15 17 15 15     15~~ 
  Ab                                                   o        
  Db                                                           

Finale:
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 holds final note above during this part)

  Eb                                                   
  Bb                                 1   1   1         
  Gb   5 7    7        7/9    5      3   3   3  3/12   
  Db                                 3   3   3  3/12   
  Ab          5        5/7    3      1   1   1  1/10   
  Db                                                   

Ending, Clean sound

  Eb                                                                  
  Bb                                                                  
  Gb                                                                  
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0      10p0 0            
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7         8\7        
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0           7 8 7  

                                                     slow down

  Eb                                                               
  Bb                                                               
  Gb                                                               
  Db   10p0 0      10p0 0               10p0 0                     
  Ab          8\7         8\7     7            8\7   7\5   5\7     
  Db  0           0           7 8      0           0     0     10~ 

Key:

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| PM palm mute
| PH pinch harmonic
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| *  harmonic
| x  Mute note (or rake)
| b  bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r  release bend
| TP tremelo pick
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Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Db	0 0 0 000 15 0 13 0 10p0 15 12tr13	0 0 0 000 13 0 12 0 10p0 13 12tr13

Eb
Bb	o
Gb	3 3 5 5
Db	3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5/12
Ab	1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 5/12 o
Db 0 0 0 000 15 13~	3 3 5 5 5/12

Eb
Bb
Gb	3 3 5 5
Db	3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5/12
Ab	1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 5/12
Db 0 0 0 000 15 *13~	3 3 5 5 5/12

Eb	5 6 6 6	6\5 8 8 8	6\5
Bb
Gb	7 8 8 8	8\7 10 10 10	8\7	3 3 5 5
Db				3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5/12
Ab				1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 5/12
Db				3 3 5 5 5/12

Eb
Bb
Gb
Db 10p0 0 10p0 0	10p0 0 10p0 0
Ab 8\7 8\7 7	8\7 8\7
Db 0 0 7 8	0 0 7 8 7

Eb
Bb
Gb
Db 10p0 0 10p0 0	10p0 0
Ab 8\7 8\7 7	8\7 7\5 5\3
Db 0 0 7 8	0 0 0 3~

Eb
Bb
Gb	12 12 12 12 12/14 14
Db 10p0 0 10p0 0	10p0 0
Ab 8\7 8\7 7	8\7 10 10 10 10 10/12 12
Db 0 0 7 8	0 0

Eb
Bb
Gb	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Db 3 3 3 3 5 5	5 5 5 5 5 5 5	0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ab 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3	0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Db 3 3 3 3 3 3		0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eb
Bb
Gb	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 9	10 9 5/7
Db 3 3 3 3 5 5	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Ab 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 7	8 7 3/5
Db 3 3 3 3 3 3

Eb
Bb
Gb 3 3 3 3 3 3		5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Db 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 5 5	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Ab 1 1 1 1 1 1	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Db	3 3 3 3 3 3

Eb
Bb
Gb 5		5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 9
Eb	3 3 3 3 5 5	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Ab 3	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 7
Db	3 3 3 3 3 3



	3 3 3 3 3 3/12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0	3 3 3 3 3 3/12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1/10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eb
Bb
Gb	12 12 12 12 12/17 17
Db 10p0 0 10p0 0	10p0 0
Ab 8\7 8\7 7	8\7 10 10 10 10 10/15 15
Db 0 0 7 8	0 0

Eb
Bb
Gb	3 3 5 5
Db	3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 x\\\
Ab	1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 x\\\
Db 0 0 0 000 15 *13~	3 3 5 5 x\\\

Eb
Bb
Gb	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Db 3 5 5	5 5 5 5 5 5 5	0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ab 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3	0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Db 3 3 3		0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eb
Bb
Gb	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 9	7 7/9 5
Db 3 5 5	5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Ab 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 7	5 5/7 3
Db 3 3 3

Eb
Bb
Gb	3 3 3 3 3 3/12
Db 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	3 3 3 3 3 3/12	3 3 3 3 5 5
Ab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1/10	3 3 3 3 3 3
Db 0 0 0 0 0 0 0		3 3 3 3 3 3

Eb
Bb o
Gb 17 17
Db 19 17 15 15 17 15 15 19 17 15 15 17 15 15	15~~
Ab o
Db

Eb
Bb		1 1 1
Gb 5 7	7 7/9 5	3 3 3 3/12
Db		3 3 3 3/12
Ab	5 5/7 3	1 1 1 1/10
Db