Alter Bridge - Zero Tab

This song has great guitar licks mixed in with a good lyrical melody.
The effects used in some parts are also nicely done without being
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Intro Riff - Guitar 1, play 2x

eb
Bb 3
Gb 4 4 2 2 2
Db 4 4 2 2 0 4\2 2
Ab 0h2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Db 2 0 0 0
3
4 4 2 2 2
4 4 2 2 0 (4/7 7) < () first time only
0h2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
2 0 0 0

Guitar 2 - On Repeat of Intro

7 10 9 7
10b12 7 10 10~~
9b11~~~ 9b11~~~~ release
bend &
fade out

Verse - Only Bass plays (0:18-0:32)

"Now there is a light in the dark some will say There is a grace up high There is a beauty that some can behold Not I, Not I"

Modified Intro (0:32) - Guitar 1 just holds fret on 4th string throughout

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4\2 2
0h2 2 2 2h0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
1. "There is a power that's felt from the shore" 2. "But all of these things to me are no more"
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 (9) () second time only
0h2 2 2 2h0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0

1. "There is a force that won't break"

2. "I've changed, I've changed"

PreChorus:

Guitar 1 Gb2 F2
5 4
3 3 3 2 2 2 2
4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
5
5
| | Guitar 2, w/ univibe
10~
10 11 11b12r11~~
12 12 11 11
12 12 11
"What in the hell have you done? Cast aside all that you love" Gb2 Ab
5
3 3 3 5 5
4 4 4 4 6 6 6
5 7 7
0
3
| | Guitar 2, w/ univibe
10~ 12
10 12 12
12 12 14 14
12 12 14
"The sorrows you'll never outrun"

Chorus 1

4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2 2 2 2 2 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 0 2b4r2 0
"Zero Nothing for you is ever good enough"
4 4 4 4 4 7 4 2 7 7 7
4 4 4 4 4 7 7 4 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
2 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 0 2b4r2 0
"Zero Nothing makes you whole"

Before Verse 2 - Guitar 1 plays Intro, Gutiar 2 plays:

7 7 10~~~~~~~ 9h10p9
7 10 7 7 10 10~~~
9~~~~ 9b11

Verse 2 - Guitar 2, played 4x

7~~~~~~~
7~~~~~~~~
7 (7)
"How many times have you felt all alone How many tears have you cried Called out in vein for a god to behold Inside, Inside"

(1:43) - Add in modified intro riff on Guitar 1

"How many fires you let die in your heart How many storm's must you face Left out to fight for yourself in the cold No faith, No faith"

Play Prechorus

"So nothing to lean on this time Nothing is left to decide All that you've known you'll deny"

Play Chorus again, same Lyrics

Break - 1 Wah Guitar, 1 Guitar w/ Heavy Distortion, played 2x

wah on, bass position wah off
4 4 4 2
2 4 4 4 4/5\4 4 4
2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2/3\2 0 2
0h2 2~ 0 3h2 0h2 0h2 0h2~ 0 2b3r2 0
1 "Burnt out Surrender you can't take no more" 2 "And just cry out Surrender your faith is no more" ending
4 4 4 2 4 2
4 4 4 4/5\4 2 4 2
0 2 2 2 0 2/3\2 0 2 0

Solo

7 10p7 7 10 10 pb14r12 10
7 9p7 9p7 9p7 7 7 7 /11 11 11
9~~~ 9 9 9p7 9p7 7h9 9
9
| | Rhythm
PM****
2 2
3 0 2 4
0h2 2 0h2 0 2 0h2 2 0h2 0 2 0 0h2 2~ 0h2~ 0h2
0h2 2 0h2 0 2 0h2 2 0h2 0 2

Solo

10h12~ 10 12 15 12 15/17~~ 17p15
11p9\7 7h9~ 7 /11 14 16
| | Rhythm
PM*********
2 4~~ 4\2 2 3 0
0 0 0h2 2 0h2 0 2
0h2 2 0h2 0 2

Solo

17~
17p15 18p15 17p15 18p15 17b19 b19 17 15 17 17~
16 16 16 16 16p14
| | Rhythm
3
2 2
0 4
0h2 2 0h2 0 0h2 2~ 0h2~ 0 2
0h2 2 0h2 0

Solo

16b19r16 14 14b16r14
16 9 12
10~~~ 10 9~~
| | Rhythm
2 4 4\2 2 5
0 5 /7 5 4~~~ 14\
5 14\
"What in the hell have you done cast aside all that you loved" Lead
9~
10~~~ 9
| | Rhythm
4~
/7 5 4 2 1
5~~~~
"The sorrows you never outrun, just look at what you have become"

Play Modified Intro

Play Chorus Again 2x, except for ending change

Final Chorus Ending

5NH
4 4 4 4 4 7 4 3 2 7 5NH
4 4 4 4 4 7 7 4 3 2 7 7 7 7 5NH
2 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 1 0 5 5 5 5 x\
5 5 5 0 2b4r2 0 x\

Squealing Guitar Ending - (Rhythm guitar plays Intro)

11gb12 12~~~~ 12b13 b13 13 13 b14~
12 15 12~
14b
12 14 15 17~~~ 17b19r17 15
12 15 12 12 15\17
14b16 14b16 14b16
14 12
12 12 15 14 10~~~~
11 11 11~~~~
KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | NH natural harmonic | PM palm mute | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | TP tremelo pick (keep picking same note) ************************************

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