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Still Remains

Alter Bridge

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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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |-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: |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-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 (1:40) Play Heavy Riff 1 to go to Verse 2 =============================================================== Verse 2 - Same as Verse 1, but Guitar 2 adds a steady Bb note: |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| repeated throughout verse |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Lyrics: "I save you from your fall when you were slipping but still you broke from 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: |--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------| |-0------------|-0~~-------------| (2:40) Fast Picking riff - Guitar 1 - play 6x |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------**------------------|-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 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-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-------------| x4 |-8--------10-|-11------------|-11------------|---------------| |-------------|--------5--7---|--------5--7---|-5-------------| |-5--------7--|--8------------|-8-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 1. "So carry on if you must go your way" 2. "Go embrace my heart. Your free will still remains, oh" Ending - Play Fast Picking Riff Ending (2 lines above) then hit open Bb string to end song. KEY ************************************ | / 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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