Alter Bridge - Still Remains
From the New Album "AB III"
tabbed by jjhand
Tuning Low to High - Bb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (like 'Come to Life'/'Broken Wings')
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
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|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-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:
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|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/alter-bridge/250425.html ]
(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:
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| repeated throughout verse
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Lyrics:
"To say you fo _ when you were slipping
but still you walk 'round 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:
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|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|
|-0------------|-0~~-------------|
(2:40) Fast Picking riff - Guitar 1 - play 6x
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------**------------------|-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_________________________
**notes are 1st fret, not 11th
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
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|-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-------------|
|-8--------10-|-11------------|-11------------|---------------|
|-------------|--------5--7---|--------5--7---|-5-------------|
|-5--------7--|--8------------|-8-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ending - Play Fast Picking Riff Ending (2 lines above) then hit open Bb
string to end song.
KEY
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| / 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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