| 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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercenary/84669.html ]
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)