Alter Bridge – Before Tomorrow Comes (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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From the Album "Blackbird"
tabbed by jjhand
A great melodic number by Alter Bridge with nice doubling of the melody
in the bass track. Please rate or comment.
Intro-
Gb|--------|--------|---------------------------|----------------------------| Db|--------|--------|---------------------------|----------------------------| Ab|--------|--------|------------4-6-7---6---4--|-0----0-0----0--------------| Eb|--------|--------|----------7----------------|---------------0-0--0-0---0-| Bb|-0------|-(0)----|-(0)-----------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|--------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|--------| |---------------4-6-7---6---4--|-0---0-0------0------------|--------| |-------------7----------------|----------------0-0---0-0--|--------| |-0---0-0---0------------------|---------------------------|-0------|
Verse Riff - pt 1
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1. "I couldn't sleep I had to listen To a conscience knowing so well"
2."Will I find some kind of conviction? Will I bid the hero farewell?"
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1. "That nothing comes from indifference I look in-"
2. "Will I be defined by things that could have been?"
1st Ending |-------------|------------------------------| Back to top of verse |-------------|------------------------------| |-0-----------|------------------------------| |-------0-----|-------------0/7-7-7-7-7-7----| |-------------|-0----0--0--------------------| "side of myself"
2nd Ending
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"I guess time will only tell"
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"I guess time will only tell"
Chorus
1,2
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|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-|----------------------------------|
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"Before tomorrow comes before you turn away"
you can change everything"
1st Ending
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|------------------------7-7---7-|-7-6---6-6---6---4---4-----|
|--------/7-----7---7------------|-----------------------7---|
|-0---0-----------0--------------|---------------------------|
"(Why? Why?) take the hand in me"
2nd Ending
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|-------7------7---7--------------|---------------------|
|-0--------------0---0----5-5---5-|-5-4----4----4-------|
Pre-Verse 2 Bars
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|----------------------------|-------------------6-7-9-9---|
|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-4----4---|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-----------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|Verse 2 - Play Verse Riff again, but only take ending #2
"I curse my worth and every comfort
That blinded me for way too long
Damn it all I'll make a difference from now on
Cause I'm wide awake to it all
Cause I'm wide awake to it all"
Play Chorus Again but change 2nd Chorus Ending to
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-3---3---3-3----3--2---2---2-2---2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| "-thing_________________" -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| -/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| -------------------------|
"Does anyone care it aint right"
Bridge (vocals continue) - play similarly 3x
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0----0--0----0----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------0--0--0---0--0---0--|---------7--7----7--7----7---7--| |-------------------------------------|-0---0--------------------------| 1. what we're doing Does anyone care it aint" 2. "right where we're going Does anyone dare justify" 3. "______ how we're living? Does anyone here care at" Bridge ending |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-------------------7-7-7--6-----| |-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------------7--| |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
"all? so don't let it be"
Play Chorus Again similarly 1x (rhythms may vary)
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------7--7-------7--------------|-----------------------| |-0---0-----------0-------5--5---5--|-5--4----4----4--4-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-----------------4-6-7--6--4-| |-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------7-------------| |---------------------------------|-0----0-0----0---------------| "We could be so much more than we are" |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------4-6-7--6--4-| |---------------------------------|---------------7-------------| |---------------------------------|-0----0-0----0---------------| "We could be so much more than we are" |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-----------------4-6-7--6--4-| |-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------7-------------| |---------------------------------|-0----0-0----0---------------| "We could be so much more than we are oh, this much I" SLOWS DOWN |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0------------------------| "know hey hey____________"