Alter Bridge - "Coeur D'Alene"
From the album "AB III"
Tuning - Drop D, 1/2 step low
tabbed by jjhand
I tabbed this using a couple youtube videos of the band. Its very melodic
but has metal riffs through most of it. Very good lead parts too. Please
rate or comment.
Intro - Guitar 1, Clean (play 2x)
eb|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Bb|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Gb|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Db|-4__/7-------5p4-0|-5__/8-----------|-4__/7-------5p4-0|-5---------------|
Ab|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Riff 1 - Guitar 2, Heavy Dist.
eb|-----------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|---------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------------1/5-0---------|---------------|
Db|-0-0-13\12-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|---------------|
PM * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------1/5-0---------|-----------NH--NH-NH-NH--NH--NH------|
|-0-0-13\12-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2.2-2.6-3-4-0-4-0-4-0-0-0-|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * *
Heavy Riff 2 - (0:23) Guitar 1 plays 4x
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------3-2-1---|
|-0-0-13\12---0-0-0-1/5-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-1-0---0-0-1-0-0---3-2-1---|
|-0-0-13\12---0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|---0-0-------0-0-----0---3-2-1---|
PM * * * * * * * *
Heavy Riff 3 - (0:33) Guitar 2 (as Heavy Riff 2 plays 3rd time)
repeat notes X times as shown
eb|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-7----10- (X12)--------|-8-8-8-8-11- (X8)----11~~-|
Gb|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-4----7-- (X12)--------|-5-5-5-5-8-- (X8)-----8~~-|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------------|
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-7----10-- (X12)-------|-8~~~-----------------|
Gb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Db|-4----7--- (X12)-------|-5~~~------bend up----|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------slightly---|
Db|-----------------------|----------------------|
Verse Chord Part - Clean Guitar 1
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5------------|-3------------|-5-----------|-3------------|
|-3------------|-2------------|-3-----------|-2------------|
|-0------------|-4------------|-0-----------|-4------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
"When all the lights have faded, the encore's come and gone"
--0---------|-0----------|------------|
--x---------|-x----------|-3----------|
--9---------|-7----------|-2----------|
-10---------|-8----------|-0----------|
-10---------|-8----------|-0----------|
------------|------------|-0----------|
"and I can't take this no more"
Verse Part 2 - Distorted Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 repeats Clean part)
play 3x
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-1---1b3r1-0-0-0-1---1b3r1-|-0-0-0-1---1b3r1-0--------------|
"Well I can't keep pretending"
"I just can't play the part"
"I need the solace of her shore"
End with Heavy Riff 2
Chorus - play 2x
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-------------|-5----5-5----5------------|
|-3----3-3----3----3----3---|-5----5-5----5-5---5----5-|
|-1----1-1----1----0----0---|-3----3-3----3-2---2----2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
"Coeur d'Alene is calling out
"Coeur d'Alene I'm coming now
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3----3-3----3--------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-3-3-3----3---|-------------------3/7-------------|
|-1----1-1----1-0-0-0----0---|-0-0-13\12---0-0-0-1/5-0---0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------------|-0-0-13\12---0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
"And it won't be long" PM* * * * *
"Where I still belong"
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/alter-bridge/258805.html ]
Chorus Ending
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-2-1---|
|---0-0-1-0---0-0-1-0-0---3-2-1---|
|---0-0-------0-0-----0---3-2-1---|
PM * * *
Play Verse Again
"I look into the mirror
I don't know who I am
The lives are torn apart
I still long for the simple
I'm just a common man
And with this aching heart"
Chorus 2 - Same as before, but Guitar 2 plays a counterpoint harmony:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------12h13p12---|
|-10h11p10-----10h11p10-----13~~-|-10h11p10-----10h11p10------------11-|
|---------10-----------10--------|---------10-----------10-------------|
|-----------12-----------12------|-----------12-----------12-----------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10h11p10-----10h11p10----------|-------------------------|
|---------10-----------10--------|-------------------------|
|-----------12-----------12-10~--|-12----------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bridge - play 4x
* 2 Gtrs
|---------------------------10-----|--------------------------|
|---------------------------13b15--|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-5/7------5/7-------------|
|-13p12-13p12-0---10h12-0-0--------|-3/5-4----3/5-3----3/5-1--|
|-13p12-13p12-0---10h12-0-0--------|-----4--------3----3/5-1--|
Guitar 1 * - palm mute
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-0---0------------|-0---0-----------|-0---0----------|-----------------5------|
|-0---0------------|-5---8-----------|-0---0----------|-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-5------|
|-0---4------------|-5---8-----------|-0---4----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-14----17~~~~~~~~~|-15----18~~~~~~~~|-14----17~~~~~~~|-15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
|-17b19-20b22~~~~~~|-18b20-21b23~~~~~|-18b20-21b23~~~~|-18b20~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
Play Chorus Again like Chorus 2 (both parts)
Solo (with Rhythm Chorus Part)
|----10-12-12b13--b13r12~~~~~|--10-10------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------b15r13-10---------------|
|----------------------------|----------------13-12-10-------|
|----------------------------|------------------------12~~---|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------13\10~~~~\---|
|------------------8-------------------|/13~~~-------------------|
|-7-10-7-9-10PH\9------10-9--9-10/12---|-------------------------|
|----------------10--------10-------10-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------12------------12------17p13\12-13p12---|
|----13--/13-------13--/13----/13---------------13-|
|-/14-----------/14--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-12------12-17p13p12-13p12--15~~~--/10-|-10----8--------------------------|
|---13--13-----------------13-------/10-|----10---11b13--8-----------------|
|-----12----------------------------/10-|------------------10PH--7\5---5---|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------8-|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Solo Ending (Rhythm plays Heavy Riff 2)
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-5~~~~~~---------|-(5~~~)-----0\__db___---|--4NH~~~~~------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Ending - Solo Guitar joins in playing Heavy Riff 3 until singing stops
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r release bent note
| db dive bomb, or lower note with tremelo bar temporarily
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