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Alter Bridge - Bleed It Dry tab

Alter Bridge - "Bleed it Dry"
From the album 'Fortress' (2013)
Bb Tuning (Eb standard with lowest string down to Bb)
tabbed by jjhand

This song has most riffs in 6/4 time and a 4/4 Chorus and ending. Nice 
sounding transitions, heavy riffs and a great bluesy solo in this one. 
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Intro play 4x
eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-9-9-9-9---------------------|
Ab|-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-------15-15----|-7-7-7-6---10-10-10----------|
Bb|------0-0-------0-0---------0-0-------0-0-|-----------13-13-13\12-------|
    PM**************************************

last 2x through intro, Guitar 2 plays
eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-8-8-8-7--------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------9--9---9\8-------|
Db|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|



Verse - Guitar 1, played 4x
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
|-1----------1h4p1----1----------2h4p2---|-2----------2h4p2p0-5--5---5---2-|
|-2----------------0--2------------------|-2------------------5--5---5---2-|
|-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0---------|----0--0--0----------------------|
  PM********           PM********           PM********


on last repeat, last bar's ending changes to:

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-8---7----5----3----|




Repeat verse, but add Guitar 2
   Guitar 2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0------0------|
|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4b5~---4b5~---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|





Prechorus (0:56)

  Gtr 1
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------0-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----------0-|---------0-----0---0---|---------0-----------0---|
|-------4/5---------4/5---|-------4---4-4---4-----|-----------4-----------4-|
|-----4-----------4-------|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------4-------|
|---2-----------2---------|---2-------------------|---2-----------2---------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0---------------------|-0-----------0-----------|
|
| Gtr 2
|-11-----11-----11--------|-12----------------14--|-15\14-------------------|
|-----12-----12-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

 Gtr 1 Prechorus ending
|-------2-----------------|
|---------2---------------|
|-----------4-------------|
|-----4-------------------|
|---2---------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|



Chorus (4/4 time) - play 4x (notes on top 2 strings are 2nd guitar)

|-12-12-11---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------13-13-12-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-9---9-9----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7---7-6---10-10--9-----|-15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-----|
|-----------13-13-12-----|-------0-0---------0-0---------0-0---------0-0-|




Bridge - play 2x
                          trem bar
|------------9----10----|--9~--------|-----------------|-----------5--------|
|------------12---12----|-12~--------|-----------5h7---|-------------5/7----|
|-------11---11---11----|-11~--------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--|
|-9---9-----------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/alter-bridge/369091.html ]
|------------9----10----|-12~--------|-----------------|-----------5--------|
|------------12---12----|-12~--------|-----------5h7---|-------------5/7----|
|-------11---11---11----|-11~--------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--|
|/9---9-----------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|



Solo (3:01, with Bridge on rhythm guitar) -

|-12brb14-----------|-10-------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----12-12---\10-|-----12-------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----14p11----------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------14p12---|-12h14~---------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------14-|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|

|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------15--------|-14------14--------|------------------|--------10---/12-x|
|---------------------|-------------------|-16---------------|------11--11------|
|-14brb16~~~--14p12---|---14~-----14p12---|------------------|----12------------|
|------------------14-|----------------14-|----14----14-12-9-|-/12--------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

|-14~-------19\---|-10-12-9~-----------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------10-------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----7-9-9br10p7---9br10p7---|
|-----------------|--------------------|-9--9-9-9-------9-9-------9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------|

|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-10-7-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|------9br10p7--9-7b---------|-7-6~------7-----|-------------------------|
|-------------9-----9p7--7-9-|-------7h9---9~--|-------------------------|
|----------------------9-----|-----------------|-----------------12------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|-14br15-12-10-12----0----|

|-----------------|-----------------------19-22-|
|-5NH-------------|---------------------22------|
|-----------------|-----18--14-/21-18-21--------|
|-----5NH-4NH-----|---16--16--------------------|
|-----------------|-14--------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|


Solo, part 2 (Rhythm plays Chords noted above)

  Bb5                                         Eb5
|-21~---------19-21-|-22---21-22-22b24-19---|-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------19-|-22b24--b24--22br24-19---|
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------21-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

  Gb5                      Bb5
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-19b20-b20-br19------20-|-19\--------------------|10----------8----------|
|---------------21--19---|------9br10p7--9br10p7--|---9br10p7----9br10p7--|
|------------------------|-------------9--------9-|----------9----------9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

  Eb5                     Gb5
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|/12--12--12p10---------|-----------------------|------------------|
|--------------11~-11p9-|-12--12--12p11-9----12-|-11~--------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------12----|------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|


After Solo Riff, played 8x
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-9--9-9----5--5-4--|---------------------------------------|
|-7--7-6----3--3-2--|-15-15----15-15----15-15-----15-15-----|
|-------------------|------0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0--|


Ending
|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
|---------------------4-----|---------------------------|------|
|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|------|
|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|------|
|---------------------0-0-0-|---------------------0-0-0-|-0----|



KEY
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| NH  natural harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| r  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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