| Alternative Ways |
| By |
| Mercenary |
| From |
| First Breath "1989" |
Riff 1A
| E |
| H |
| G 7 8 7 8/11 11 7 8 7 8/11 11 |
| D 5 6 5 6/9 9 5 6 5 6/9 9 |
| A 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 5 6/9 9 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 5 6/9 9 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff 1B
| E |
| H |
| G |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff 1C
| E |
| H |
| G |
| D 5 6 5 6/9 9 5 6 5 6/9 9 |
| A 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 5 6/9 9 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 5 6/9 9 |
| E 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 4/7 7 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 4/7 7 |
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff 2
| E 0 0 |
| H 0 0 |
| G 0 0 |
| D 2 2 0 h3 3 2 2 0 h3 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| A 2 2 0 h3 3 2 2 0 h3 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| E 0 0 0h1 1 0 0 0h1 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
m (rake) (rake) m
| E 0 0 |
| H 0 0 |
| G 0 0 |
| D 2 2 0 h3 3 2 2 0 h3 2 2 2 3 |
| A 2 2 0 h3 3 2 2 0 h3 2 2 2 3 |
| E 0 0 0h1 1 0 0 0h1 0 0 0 11001 |
m (rake) (rake) m mmmm
Chorus A:
| E |
| H |
| G |
| D |
| A 5 4 2h4 4 2h4 4p2 5 4 2h4 4 2h4 4p2 |
| E 2 2 222 2 222 2 2 2 222 2 222 2 |
mm mm mm mm
| E |
| H |
| G |
| D |
| A 7 5 4h5 5 4h5 5p4 7 5 4h5 5 4h5 5p4 |
| E 3 3 333 3 333 3 0 0 000 0 000 0 |
Chorus B:
(mute all)
| E |
| H |
| G |
| D |
| A 5544 2244 22445544 2244 22447755 4455 44557755 4455 4455 |
| E 22 22 22 22 33 33 00 00 |
Riff 3A:
| E |
| H |
| G 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 |
| D 2 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 4 3 6 2 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 4 3 6 |
| A 2 12 11 11 8 8 8 8 2 1 4 2 12 11 11 8 8 8 8 2 1 4 |
| E 0 2 1 4 0 2 1 4 |
m m m m m m
Riff 3B
| E |
| H |
| G 5 |
| D 2 7 4 3 6 2 7 4 3 6 |
| A 2 8 8 2 1 4 2 8 2 1 4 |
| E 0 2 1 4 0 2 1 4 |
Riff 4A
| E |
| H |
| G 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 6 |
| A 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 |
m m m m m m m m m m
Riff 4B
| E |
| H |
| G 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 6 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 6 |
| A 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 |
m m m m m m m m m m m m
Fill 1
| E 0 0 |
| H 0 0 |
| G 0 0 |
| D 2 2 0 h3 3 2 2 0 h3 |
| A 2 2 0 h3 3 2 2 0 h3 |
| E 0 0 0h1 1 0 0 0h1 |
m
Song structure:
(Where nothing else is indicated, guitar 2 dubs guitar 1)
Guitar 1: Guitar 2:
Riff 1A Riff 1B
Riff 1A (x2) Riff 1C (x2)
Riff 2 (x4)
Chorus A (x2)
Chorus B (x2)
Riff 2 (x2)
Riff 3A (x3) Riff 3B (x3)
Riff 3C (x2) Riff 3D (x2)
Riff 3A (x2) Riff 3B (x2)
Riff 3C (x2) Riff 3D (x2)
Fill 1 -
Riff 2 (x2)
Chorus A (x2)
Chorus B (x2)