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Alter Bridge

Chord: Versão 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Ebm 
Intro/ Verse Riff (Mark):
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------0-------------0------|--------0-------------0------|
G|---12-----12-----12-----12---|---12-----12-----12-----12---|
D|-0----0------0-0----0------0-|-0----0------0-0----0------0-|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------0-------------0------|--------0-------------0------|
G|---12-----12-----12-----12---|---12-----12-----12-----12---|
D|-------------0-------------0-|-------------0-------------0-|
A|-13--13--------13--13--------|-12--12----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------10--10--------|

Repeat Intro with Guitar 2 plays low open string




Intro Solo (Myles)
E|-----10~~~~~---|----------8-10-|--------------|--------------|
B|-/10-----------|---------------|-8~~~~~-------|--------10-11-|
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
A|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|

E|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|/10~~~~--------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
G|---------------|------12br13-10-|-12-10--------|--------------|
D|---------------|----------------|-------12~~~~~|--------------|
A|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|




Verse Part Overdubs (Mark on an open-tuned guitar),

played 2x during both intro solo and verse
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--0--7------12---0--7------12-|--0--7------12---0--7------12-|
G|-----8----12--------8----12---|-----8----12--------8----12---|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--0--7--10--12---0--7--10-12--|---0--7--8--12---0--7--14--12--|
G|-----8--------------8---------|------8-------------8----------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|



Verse Lyrics (with Lead & Rhythm):



Chorus

Mark (Myles plays same power chords)
E|------0---|------0----|-0---------|-----------|
B|------0---|------0----|-0---------|-----------|
G|------0---|------0----|-0---------|-----------|
D|--3---3---|--1---1----|-0---------|-(0)-------|
A|--3---3---|--1---1----|-0---------|-(0)-------|
E|--3---3---|--1---1----|-0---------|-(0)-------|

E|------0---|------0----|-0---------|---------------|
B|------0---|------0----|-0---------|---------------|
G|------0---|------0----|-0---------|---------------|
D|--3---3---|--1---1----|-0---------|-(0)--1-0--1/7-|
A|--3---3---|--1---1----|-0---------|-(0)--1-0--1/7-|
E|--3---3---|--1---1----|-0---------|-(0)--1-0--1/7-|

play first line again, then:

E|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|--3---3---|--1--------|-0---------|-(0)-------|
A|--3---3---|--1--------|-0---------|-(0)-------|
E|--3---3---|--1--------|-0---------|-(0)-------|




Play Verse Again




Play Chorus Again, but Mark's guitar adds:

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-5----7----|------5----|-5----4----|-----------|
G|-----------|-6---------|-----------|-6----5----|
D|-5----7----|------5----|-5----4----|-----------|
A|-----------|-6---------|-----------|-6----5----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
    **with vibrato





Mark - Descending Lick (Chorus 2 Ending)  played 4x
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-0----------------------|
E|-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-1-|-0----------------------|

on 4th time, last bar is:
E|---------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------|----------------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0--------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---x\---|
A|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---x\---| * pick scrape
E|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-5---5-5---x\---|




(3:11) Bridge Part 1, played 2x (Mark's Guitar, doubled by Myles)

E|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-----------------------|
B|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-----------------------|
G|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-----------------------|
D|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-10---10-10--10---10-10|
A|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-8----8--8---8----8--8-|
E|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-0----0-0--0----0-0--|-8----8--8---8----8--8-|

E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------------|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|
D|-10---10-10--10-------|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|
A|-8----8--8---8----7-7-|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|
E|-8----8--8---8----7-7-|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|

E|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7----7-7---7---7-7-|-------------------------|
A|-7----7-7---7---7-7-|-------------------------|
E|-7----7-7---7---7-7-|-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-1-|




Bridge Part 2 - played 2x

E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------PM-PM-|---------------------|
D|-8----4----5---1--4--|-8----4----5---------|
A|-8----4----5---1--4--|-8----4----5---------|
E|-8----4----5---1--4--|-8----4----5----1b2r-|

E|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------PM-PM-|-------------------------|
D|-8----4----5---1--4--|-8----4----------------1-|
A|-8----4----5---1--4--|-8----4----PM*********---|
E|-8----4----5---1--4--|-8----4----0-0-0-1-1-1---|

Play low open string at end




Solo Section Rhythm (part 1, played during Mark's solos)

* in 4/4 time at 4:10

Mark
 play 3x                         4th bar (also starts riff)
E|-------------------------| -------------------------|
B|-------------------------| -------------------------|
G|-------------------------| -------------------------|
D|-------------^-^---------| -------------------------|
A|-------------0-0---------| -10----7----10----13-----|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| -10----7----10----13-----|
PM***********       *****

Myles Adds:
E|-------------10~---------| -------------------------|
B|-------------13b15~------| -------------------------|
G|-------------------------| -------------------------|
D|-------------------------| -------------------------|
A|-------------------------| -10----7----10----13-----|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-| -10----7----10----13-----|


Solo Rhythm 2, during Myles solos - play () first time only

played 2x
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|
B|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|
D|-7---------|-7--8--4--7--|-1---------|-5----(8)---|
A|-7---------|-7--8--4--7--|-1---------|-5----(8)---|
E|-7---------|-7--8--4--7--|-1---------|-5----(8)---|



G  OS (**fairly accurate):

Mark - Solo 1
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------12-17p12----12-8-7-7-7---|-----7-8-7\3-7-----------|
G|-0-12----------13------------8-|-7-8-----------8-7-8-8-7-|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

E|---------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------0-0-0-|---0-0---------0-0-------10-|
G|---------------------|-8---------7-8--------------|
D|-6P| H~---/10~~--------|------5/7---------8/10------|
A|---------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------|

E|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-12~~-/19~~------0-0-|-15h19p15----------------------------|
G|---------------------|----------15h19p15-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------15h19p15----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------------15h20p15-|
E|---------------------|-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|
B|-------------18\-----18-19-19|
G|-----14--11------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-11--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|----------|
B|21-19-18-18-18-19---18-18--------------------|----------|
G|------------------21-----21------------------|----------|
D|---------------------------19-17-19-20-19-17-| 19~~------|
A|---------------------------------------------|----------|
E|---------------------------------------------|----------|

Myles - Solo 2
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-14~~~~~-----|-(14~~)-14-14-|-15______\-12-|
D|-------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-------------|--------------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|

E|----------------------------|-15~~----/17--|------------|
B|------13-15-16p15-13-15p13--|-14~~---------| 17~---15-17-|
G|-12~~---------------------12|--------------|------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------|------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------|------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------|------------|

E|---------------|-17p15p14-15-14--14---------------|------|
B|-17b18~--------|---------------17--17-15-17-15-13-|-15~~-|
G|---------------|----------------------------------|------|
D|---------------|----------------------------------|------|
A|---------------|----------------------------------|------|
E|---------------|----------------------------------|------|



Mark - Solo 3 (first note is played at end of previous bar)

E|---------------------------------|
B|-0-19-0-----------------14-12-10-|
G|-----------15-17-15--------------|
D|-------15----------17-15---------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-12---------------------------|-13~------12-15-19-------|
G|---12---10-8-10-8-7---12-10-8-|-----12-15----------20---|
D|-----10-------------10--------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-15-19-15-------------------------|----------/22___\19--|
G|---------15-20-15-15-20-15--------|-17__\12-------------|
D|--------------------------15-19-15|---------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------|

 same 2 string pattern here
E|--------------------------|---------------------|
B|---19--17-----------------|---------------------|
G|-17--15----19--17---------|-----------------3---|
D|---------17--15----19--17-|-----/13-------------|
A|-----------------17--15---|-11--------3br-------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3h5p3--5h7p5--7h9p7--10h12p10---|
A|------3------5------7---------10-|
E|---------------------------------|

Myles - Final Solo (first bar is double tracked with harmony)
E|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10h11p10~|
G|-------------------10h11p10~---------|
D|----------12h13p12~------------------|
A|-12h13p12~---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|-17-15--------------------------|--------------|
B|------18-15---------------------|--------------|
G|-----------10h12p10-------------|--------------|
D|-------------------12-10-5------|--------------|
A|--------------------------7-5-0-|-6b7r6~~~~----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------|

E|---------------------|----------|------5--------------|
B|---------------------|-----0----|-8b10--8p5-8b10-8p5--|
G|---------------------|-----0----|-------------------8-|
D|---------------------|-----0----|---------------------|
A|-3--5--5b6-5b6-5--3--|-0--------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|----------|---------------------|

E|----------------------|-----5---------5-----------|----------|
B|-8p5-8p5-8p5-8p5-8p5--|-8b10--5-8-5---------------|----------|
G|----8---8---8---8---8-|-------------8---8-7-5---7-|-7-7~~\---|
D|----------------------|-----------------------7---|----------|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------|----------|


Lick Returns (5:14)

    play 3x
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-0--0--------0--0--------|
A|-------------------------|-0--0--------0--0--------|
E|-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-1-|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
                                  PM***       *****

E|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------|
|-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-1-|-8-7-5-7-5-3-|

Play Descending Lick same as earlier




Second Bridge (Before Ending Chorus, 5:32)
6/4 time

Mark
E|-3------------5----|-4-------------4---|
B|----------0--------|----------0--------|
G|-----0-------------|-----0-------------|
D|-3--3--3--2--2--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-3--------3\2--0---|--------------0----|
B|-------------------|-0--------0--------|
G|-----0-------------|-----0-------------|
D|-3--3--3--2--2--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-3------------5----|-4-------------4---|
B|----------0--------|----------0--------|
G|-----0-------------|-----0-------------|
D|-3--3--3--2--2--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

E|/10----------------10---|-10----------------12---|
B|-------------0----------|--------------0---------|
G|-------0----------------|-------0----------------|
D|/10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10-/12--12-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

E|-8------------8----|-8-------------8\--|
B|----------0--------|----------0--------|
G|-----0-------------|-----0-------------|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8\-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|


Myles, on repeats:

  play 3x
E|-------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-12-0---0---0-12-14-15-14-12-0-|-0-12--12--12-0--|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------|

rest 4 bars


  play 3x
E|------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------5-----|---------------------|
E|-0-0---0--0-0-5-7---7-5-|-0-0---0--0-0--------|


rest 4 bars, then vol swell on open Db5 chord:

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|
A|-0---------------|
E|-0---------------|




Play Final Chorus (same as Second Chorus)


Finale

  play 2x                           play 1x

 Rhythm
E|--------------------------| --------------------------|
B|--------------------------| --------------------------|
G|--------------------------| --------------------------|
D|--------------------------| --------------------------|
A|--------------------------| --------------------------|
E|-0--7p0-5-7--0--7p5p0-5-7-| -0--8p0-7-8--0--8p7p0-7-8-|
|
| Lead (Mark, open tuning)
E|--------------------------| --------------------------|
B|--------------------------| --------------------------|
G|--------------------------| --------------------------|
D|--------------------------| --------------------------|
A|----8---7-8-----8-----7-8-| ---10---8-10----10---8-10-|
E|-0-----------0------------| -0-----------0------------|


Finale, 4th bar:

 Rhythm
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-10p0-8-10-0--8p0-7-8-|
|
| Lead
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---8----7-8-----8---7-8-|
E|-0-----------0----------|


Finale Repeats, Lead plays:

  play 2x
E|-------------------------| ------------------------|
B|---7---5-7----7p5p0-5-7--| ---8---7-8---8p7p0-7-8--|
G|-------------------------| ------------------------|
D|-------------------------| ------------------------|
A|-------------------------| ------------------------|
E|-0---------0-------------| -0---------0------------|

Both Guitars:
E|----------------------|---------------------|------|
B|----------------------|---------------------|------|
G|----------------------|---------------------|------|
D|-8---8-8----7---7-7---|-1---1-1----5---5-5--|--0---|
A|-8---8-8----7---7-7---|-1---1-1----5---5-5--|--0---|
E|-8---8-8----7---7-7---|-1---1-1----5---5-5--|--0---|




KEY
************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| r   release bend
| br  bend & quick release
| ^   accented notes
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