Alter Bridge – All Hope Is Gone (Guitar Tab)

Drop Bb (Bb-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
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From the Album "AB III" tabbed by jjhand More heavy riffs from Tremonti's low-tuned axe. I suggest a 0.060 gauge or so string for the low B to avoid excess slack. [Intro/Main Riff]
   Guitar 1
    Bb                     Gb                      Db             Ab
eb|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------|-------------0---11h12-|-11---14p11------------------|
Db|----------------------|-----------0--------0--|--0-0--0----12p11---12p11----|
Ab|-6---7-9-9b10r9--7-6--|-7----9/10-------------|-------------0----0--0----12-|
Bb|-0---0-0-0-------0-0--|-8--8------------------|-----------------------------|

   Bbadd2
eb|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------0---11h12-|
Db|-------11-11-11---11----|-----------------------|-----------0--------0--|
Ab|-14----14-14-14---14--0-|-6-----7-9-9b10r9--7-6-|-7----9h10-------------|
Bb|-0--0--------0--0-------|-0-----0-0-0-------0-0-|-8--8------------------|

eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-12---12p11-----------------|---------------------------|
Db|--0-0------12p11---12p11----|-11--11-11-11-11---11-11---|
Ab|---------------0-0-------12-|-14--14-14-14-14---14-14-0-|
Eb|----------------------------|-0-------------0-----------|

Second Guitar starting at end of Bar 4
eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~|------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------9pb11_________r9~~~~~~--|
Db|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Verse 1] Play Main Riff Again Lyrics: "A tireless stream of indifference flows through veins 'till the river runs dry I no longer care, I have all but disposed of dreams that I once held inside. Desire is gone after all of these years the fight has been lost, I concede. The apathy born a long time ago has grown to what I can't defeat" Before Chorus Riff Change - () notes is Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-11--11-11-11-11---11-11-|-12--12-12-12-12---12--12------|
Ab|-14--14-14-14-14---14-14-|-14--14-14-14-14---14--14-(14\)|
Bb|-0---0--------0--0-------|-0---0--------0--0--------(12\)|
[Chorus] play this 2x, then go to ending
    Rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-11---11-11---11---11-11---|
Db|-12---12-12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-11---11-11---11---11-11---|
Ab|-10---10-10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-|-9----9--9----9----9--9----|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
  | Lead
eb|-------------------------------------|--------------10---10-10---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|--------------10---10-10---|
Gb|-12---12-12-12-12-12/14--14-14-------|-11---11-11---11---11-11---|
Db|--x----x--x--x--x--x------x--x-------|--x----x--x---12---12-12---|
Ab|-10---10-10-10-10-10/12--12-12-------|--9----9--9----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                 1   "I've been here too long"
                 2   "How long   must I  run"

    both guitars play this on bars 3-4
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5--|
Gb|-9----9-9-9-9----9-9-9--|-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6--|
Db|-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7--|-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7--|
Ab|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5--|-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4--|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
1 "I'm tired and longing for more"
2 "To find what I'm looking  for?"
[Chorus Ending]
  both guitars
eb|------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------|------------------|
Db|------------------|------------------|
Ab|-10---------------|-9----------------|  back to Main riff
Bb|-8----------------|-7--------2b5-----|
           "All      hope       is      gone"
[Verse 2]
Rhythm
eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------0-----11h12-|
Db|----------------------------|------------0--------0----|
Ab|-6------7--9--9b10r9--7--6--|-7------9h10--------------|
Bb|-0------0--0--0-------0--0--|-8----8-------------------|

eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-12---12p11-----------------|---------------------------|
Db|--0-0------12p11---12p11----|-11--11-11-11-11---11-11---|
Ab|---------------0-0-------12-|-14--14-14-14-14---14-14-0-|
Eb|----------------------------|-0-------------0-----------|
Lyrics: "The sadness i carry so deep in my heart for what could have been and might be is never forgotten, its never too far I'm wasted so worn and so weak" Lead Guitar Overdubs for Verse 2 - () is second part
eb|---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0-------0-------0----|-14----15-14-12----14-12-|
Bb|-16--16--16--16--16--16--|-16b17----b17-----b17~~|(15----17-15-14----15-14)|
Gb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-(13~~~~~)---------------|-(14------14------14~~)|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

Ending 1
eb|---------17b19r17~~------|
Bb|-16----------------------|
Gb|(16~~~~~~~~~~~~~)--------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|

Ending 2
eb|(7---7-0-7-0-7---7-0-7-0)|-(7b9__________)--|
Bb|-16----------------------|-17b19__________--|
Gb|-------------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------|
[Chorus 2] play this 2x, then go to ending
    Rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-12---12-12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-11---11-11---11---11-11---|
Db|-12---12-12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-11---11-11---11---11-11---|
Ab|-10---10-10-10-10-10-----10-10-10-10-|-9----9--9----9----9--9----|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
  | Lead
eb|-------------------------------------|--------------10---10-10---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|--------------10---10-10---|
Gb|-12---12-12-12-12-12/14--14-14-------|-11---11-11---11---11-11---|
Db|--x----x--x--x--x--x------x--x-------|--x----x--x---12---12-12---|
Ab|-10---10-10-10-10-10/12--12-12-------|--9----9--9----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
                 1   "I've been here too long"
                 2   "How long   must I  run"

    both guitars play this on bars 3-4
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5--|
Gb|-9----9-9-9-9----9-9-9--|-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6--|
Db|-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7--|-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7--|
Ab|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5--|-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4--|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
1 "I'm tired and longing for more"
2 "To find what I'm looking  for?"
[Chorus 2 Ending]
  both guitars
eb|------------------|------------------|------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------|
Gb|------------------|------------------|------------|
Db|------------------|------------------|------------|
Ab|-10---------------|-9----------------|------------|
Bb|-8----------------|-7--------2b5-----|--0---------|
          "All      hope       is      gone"
[Bridge Part 1]
(2:13) - Guitar 1 with echo
eb|-------12---------12---|----------|-------11---------11---|-------------|
Bb|---10---------10-------|----------|---10---------10-------|-------------|
Gb|-12--12-----12--12-----|-rest-----|-11--11-----11--11-----|-rest--------|
Db|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|-------------|
Ab|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|-------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|-------------|
[Bridge Part 2] (2:30) - Play this part 2x
  Guitar 1 with echo (play each bar 2x)
eb|-------12----------12-------||-------11----------11-------||
Bb|---10------10--10------10---||---10------10--10------10---||
Gb|-12--12--12--12--12--12-----||-11--11--11--11--11--11-----||
Db|----------------------------||----------------------------||
Ab|----------------------------||----------------------------||
Bb|----------------------------||----------------------------||
|
  | Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|---------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|---------|
Gb|-------------PM***-------|-rest----|-------------------------|-rest----|
Db|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|---------|
Ab|-5-3-2-------------3---3-|---------|-5-3-2-------------2---2-|---------|
Bb|-------0---0-0-1-0-1---1-|---------|-------0---0-0-1-0-0---0-|---------|
[Bridge Part 3]
(2:48) play 4x
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------PM***-5---5-|-------4-4--9\5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-2------------3---3-|-------2-2--7\3-3-3-3-3-|
Bb|-------0----0-1-0-------|-0-0-0------------------|
[Solo]
    Rhythm Guitar plays noted chords
    Bb                              
eb|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-10---------------------------|/12----12----------------|
Gb|-9b11----9br11p7---7h9~-------|/12---------10-7~--------|
Db|-----------------9------------|-------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------PH-------|-------0-7-10p7------------|
Gb|-7-9-9br11-7--------7\6---9-|-8~------------9p7---------|
Db|------------9p7--7-9----7---|------------------9p7------|
Ab|---------------9------------|---------------------9\5-2-|
Bb|------------PM***-----------|---------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|----------5--------0--------|
Bb|----------------------------|----3-----5--------5--------|
Gb|-2~--------------4-----4----|----4-----------7-----6-----|
Db|--------------------4-----4-|-/5-----7-------------------|
Ab|--------2b3r2---------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

eb|-7p5----10p7-----12p10------14p12------|-/19~~~~~~~----17-19-19--21b22-|
Bb|----7p5-----10p7------12p10------14p12-|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

eb|-21pb22--21pb22--19~~~---------|-12--11b12r---------------------|---------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------12-10\--------------|---------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------9-8br9~------|---------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------9-7---|---------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------------9-|-10~~----------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
[Final Chorus]
Play Chorus Again, Lead guitar now plays:
eb|-------------------0--|--------------------|-------------0-|------------------|
Bb|-------------3-----5--|------------3-----5-|---------3-----|--------2h3p2-----|
Gb|-------4-------0-0----|------0-------0-----|-----2---------|--------------4-2-|
Db|-5-5-5---5-5----------|-4--4---4-4-----4---|-0-------------|-----2------------|
Ab|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|-4----------------|
Bb|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|

eb|-------------------0--|--------------------|-------------0-|-----------------|
Bb|-------------3-----5--|------------3-----5-|---------3-----|---------2-------|
Gb|-------4-------0-0----|------0-------0-----|-----2---------|-------------4---|
Db|-5-5-5---5-5----------|-4--4---4-4-----4---|-0-------------|-----2-----------|
Ab|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|-4---------------|
Bb|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|

eb|----------------10----12-|------------------10----12-|---------12------12----|
Bb|---------12-------10-----|--------------------10-----|------15------15----15-|
Gb|-12-12-12--12-12----12---|-11-12-11-11-11-11----11---|---14------------------|
Db|-------------------------|---------------------------|-0----------0----------|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|

eb|----------9tr10-----|----------------10----12|--------------14-----------------|
Bb|-------10------12-10|------------------10----|-------10-------15p14-14-14h15p0-|
Gb|----10--------------|-12-12-12--12-12----12--|-11--11--11-11-------------------|
Db|-11-----------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Last Bridge]
    Play 4x, same as before
eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------PM***-5---5-|-------4-4--9\5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-2------------3---3-|-------2-2--7\3-3-3-3-3-|
Bb|-------0----0-1-0-------|-0-0-0------------------|

[Ending] 
     repeat and slow down until fade out. Second guitar's note keeps ringing 
eb|-------12---------12---|----------|-------11---------11---|-------------|
Bb|---10---------10-------|----------|---10---------10-------|-------------|
Gb|-12--12-----12--12-----|-rest-----|-11--11-----11--11-----|-rest--------|
Db|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|-------------|
Ab|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|-------------|
Bb|-(0~~~~~~~~~~~)--------|----------|-----------------------|-------------|
KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | tr trill (hammer on & pull off briefly) | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release | pb Prebend | __ Hold previous note before changing pitch | () Note from second guitar ************************************