Alter Bridge - Still Remains Tab

This is a kick ass heavy song with great riffs despite no solo! Enjoy &

Please rate if u like it! Intro is in 6/8 time (6 beats per bar), but rest

is 4/4 time.

Intro (Guitar 1, light distortion) - play 2x

eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 3 0 3 2
Bb 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0

(0:16) - Intro Repeats but Guitar 2 plays this 2x:

eb 0 0 0
Bb 7 7 7 8 8 8
Gb 8 8 9 9
Db 9 9 10 10 9
Ab
Bb

note the timing with the intro riff above & let notes ring

Heavy Riff 1 (0:31) - Guitar 1, 4/4 time, played 2x

2 3 2 0 5 2 *3~~ 0 * 2nd time is PH
0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 3 2 0 5 2 0
0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Verse (0:51) - Play Heavy Riff 1 Again, but mute short notes on low Bb string

Lyrics: "I cast a line when I saw you were drowning, but still you"

Verse Pt 2:

5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
"turn your back on me"

Play Heavy Riff 1 Again -

Lyrics: "But you found the fire when you were burning, but still you"

Verse Pt 3:

5
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4
"never could believe"

Chorus - Guitar 1 Play Chords with 16th note rhythm

(3) (3)
(5 3) (5)
10 x16 10 x16 6 x16 3 x16
8 8 4 1
1. "So carry on if you must go your way" 2. "Go embrace my heart. Your free will still remains, oh" () - is Guitar 2's notes in background

(1:40) Play Heavy Riff 1 to go to Verse 2

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Verse 2 - Same as Verse 1, but Guitar 2 adds a steady Bb note:

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 repeated throughout verse
Lyrics: "I save you from your fall when you were slipping but still you broke from me to run? So how can you justify the life you're living?"

(2:10) End of verse 2 - Guitar 2,

10 10 10 10 10 10 6
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 7
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 8
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6

Guitar 1 plays Verse Pt 3 during this part

(2:15) Play Chorus Again but chorus 2 ends on:

0 0~~

(2:40) Fast Picking riff - Guitar 1 - play 6x

** 3 2
1 0 0 0 0 0 110 110 0 0 875 875 0 0 0 0 110 110 0 0 875 875
PM_________________________ PM_________________________ During Lyrics, Guitar 2 Adds:
8 9 8
6 7 6
"You'll deny it all, you'll deny me once again"
8 9 11 14
4/9
6 7 9 12
"But I've seen it all, I know you'll come to crawl back to me before the end"

Fast Picking Riff Ending (both guitars), played 2x

2 2 add pick scrape
0 0 1 1~ 0 0 1 2 3 4~ 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 7 before chorus

Play Chorus Again, but Guitar 2 plays these notes in a 16th note rhythm:

8 10 8 10 8 x4
8 10 11 11
5 7 5 7 5
5 7 8 8
1. "So carry on if you must go your way" 2. "Go embrace my heart. Your free will still remains, oh"

Ending - Play Fast Picking Riff Ending (2 lines above) then hit open Bb

string to end song. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | PM palm mute | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release

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