Break Me Down by Alter Bridge Alter Bridge - Break Me Down from the album "Blackbird" written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy Tabbed by J. Handfield Drop Db tuning (all strings tuned down 1/2 step, 6th string down 1 1/2 steps) It took me a little bit to figure out the chords because of the different overtones, but this sounds right. I'm glad that I could TAB this one too for everyone. Guitar 2 Chords: Db |0 0 0 11 x x| Intro - Heavy Distortion (play through 2x) Guitar 1 PM___ PM___ Eb|------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------------------| Bb|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------------o| Gb|------------------|--11----------12-14-|-----------12-12--|----------------------------| Db|---10---------3-3-|--0-----------10-10-|---10------10-10\-|-------------------------0--| Ab|---8----------3-3-|--0-----------10-10-|---8-------10-10\-|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-o| Db|---8----------3-3-|--0-----------10-10-|---8-------10-10\-|--0-----0----0-----0-----0--| | On repeat Db chord is played only |Guitar 2 - Tremelo picking on each note Eb|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------| Bb|--13--10--8---11~-|--------------------|--17--13--11--15--|------------------------| Gb|------------------|--11--12--14~-15\14-|------------------|------------------------| Db|--10--7---5---8~--|--------------------|--14--10--8---12--|------------------------| Ab|------------------|--9---10--12~-13\12-|------------------|------------------------| Db|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------| |Guitar 2 - Played with Guitar 1 repeat (TP all notes) Eb|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------| Bb|--13--10--8---11~-|--------------------|--17--13--11--15--|------------------------| Gb|------------------|--11--12--14~-17\14-|------------------|------------------------| Db|--10--7---5---8~--|--------------------|--14--10--8---12--|--0---------------------| Ab|------------------|--9---10--12~-15\12-|------------------|--0---------------------| Db|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--0---------------------| Verse - Guitar 2 (Clean + Light chorus) Eb|--10-9---12---1-------|-----3-3--3-----3--3--|--------------------|---------------------| Bb|------------1---1-----|-----6-6----6---5--5--|--3-3--8---8-8--8-8-|--6--6/8--5--666-6p5-| Gb|--7--6---9--3-----3-0-|-----5-5------5-5--5--|--5-5--7---7-7--7-7-|--5--5/7--5--555-5---| Db|----------------------|--3-------------------|--5-5--5---5-5--5-5-|--3--3/5--5--555-5---| Ab|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| Db|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| Guitar 2: Db (vol swell) Eb|--10-9---12---1-------|-----3-3--3-----3--3--|-----------------------|---------------------| Bb|------------1---1-----|-----6-6----6---5--5--|-3--3-3--8--8-8--7-7-7-|--6--6/8--5--666-6p5-| Gb|--7--6---9--3-----3-0-|-----5-5------5-5--5--|-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-|--5--5/7--5--555-5---| Db|----------------------|--3-------------------|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-|--3--3/5--5--555-5---| Ab|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| Db|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| Chorus is same as Guitar 1 in the Intro Pre-Verse 2 Eb|--10-9---12---1-------|-----3-3--3-----3--3--|-----------------------|-------------------| Bb|------------1---1-----|-----6-6----6---5--5--|-3--3-3--8--8-8--7-7-7-|--6--6--5--666-6p5-| Gb|--7--6---9--3-----3-0-|-----5-5------5-5--5--|-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-|--5--5--5--555-5---| Db|----------------------|--3-------------------|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-|--3--3--5--555-5---| Ab|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Db|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Verse 2 (same as verse 1) Chorus 2 (same as Chorus 1) Bridge - Guitar 1 PM___ PM___ Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| Db|-------------------------0-2-|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-| Ab|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-2-|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-| Db|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-2-|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-| | Guitar 2 Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------|-----14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|------------------------------| Db|-------------------------0-2-|--3--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-| Ab|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-2-|--3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-| Db|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-2-|--3------------------------|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-| Both Guitars Guitar 1 only (see note below) Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Gb|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|---------------------------| Db|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---| Ab|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---| Db|--3---0--------------------|--3---0--------------------|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---| Eb|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Bb|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---| Db|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---| Ab|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---| Db|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--3---0--------------------|--3---0--------------------| PM___ PM___ Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| Db|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|-------------------------0-| Ab|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-| Db|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-| Eb|-------------------------|--**--------------------------| Bb|-------------------------|------------------------------| Gb|---------------------7~--|-/10--------------------------| ** Clean Chorus (Guitar 2) Db|-------------------------|------------------------------| starts with this bar Ab|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--|-/8---------------------------| Db|--0-----0----0-----0-----|------------------------------| Where it says Guitar 1 only, Guitar 2 starts playing an octave in a sixteenth note rhythm: Eb|--10--------| Play this for 6 bars (until Guitar 1 starts the PM part) Bb|------------| Gb|--7---------| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Db|------------| Clean Chorus (distortion, volume knob turned low) * vol Swell Eb|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| Bb|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| Gb|------------------12-12-|--11--11--11-x-x------------|----------------12-12--| Db|---10--10--10-10--10-10-|--0---0---0--x-x--12-12-x-x-|-10--10--10-10--10-10--| Ab|---8---8---8--8---8--8--|--0---0---0--x-x--10-10-x-x-|-8---8---8------8--8---| Db|---8---8---8--8---------|------------------10-10-x-x-|-8---8---8-------------| Both guitars (Guitar 1 has a downward slide just before this measure) Eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-------------------------0-| Ab|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-| Db|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-| Final Chorus (Same as other Chorus) Outro - Same as Intro for Guitar 1 & 2 Both Guitars: Let chord ring at end of outro Eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|--0---------| Ab|--0---------| Db|--0---------| Key: TP Tremelo Picking PM Palm Mute p Pull-off ~ vibrato x muted string (makes percussive sound) / slide up the neck \ slide down the neck www.TAB6.com