Alter Bridge – Bleed It Dry (Guitar Tab)

Drop Bb (Bb-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)

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From the album 'Fortress' (2013) Bb Tuning (Eb standard with lowest string down to Bb) tabbed by jjhand This song has most riffs in 6/4 time and a 4/4 Chorus and ending. Nice sounding transitions, heavy riffs and a great bluesy solo in this one. Please rate/comment.

[Intro]
    play 4x
eb|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|-9-9-9-9----5-5-5-5-------|
Ab|-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----|-7-7-7-6----3-3-3-2-------|
Bb|-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|--------------------------|
    PM**************************************

   last 2x through intro, Guitar 2 adds this to the above riff:
eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-12-12-12-11-----9-9-9-8----|
Db|------------------------------------------|--9--9--9--9-----9-9-9-9----|
Ab|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

[Verse]
    Guitar 1, played 4x
eb|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------------9------------------|-9-------------------9--9----9---7--|
Ab|-6----------6h9p6p0--9-----------7h9p7--|-7-----------7h9p7--10-10---10---7--|
Bb|-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0---------|----0--0--0-------------------------|
  PM********           PM********           PM********

on last repeat, last bar's ending changes to:

eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Bb|-8---7----5----3----|

Repeat verse, but add Guitar 2
   Guitar 2
eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
Bb|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0------0------|
Gb|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4b5~---4b5~---|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|

[Prechorus]

    Gtr 1 (0:56)
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------0-----------0-----|
Bb|-----------0-----------0-|---------0-----0---0---|---------0-----------0---|
Gb|-------4/5---------4/5---|-------4---4-4---4-----|-----------4-----------4-|
Db|-----4-----------4-------|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------4-------|
Ab|---2-----------2---------|---2-------------------|---2-----------2---------|
Bb|-0-----------0-----------|-0---------------------|-0-----------0-----------|

  | Gtr 2
eb|-11-----11-----11--------|-12----------------14--|-15\14-------------------|
Bb|-----12-----12-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

 Gtr 1 Prechorus ending
eb|-------2-----------------|
Bb|---------2---2-----------|
Gb|-----------4-------------|
Db|-----4-------------------|
Ab|---2---------------------|
Bb|-0-----------------------|

[Chorus] (4/4 time) -

   play 4x 
eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-9--9--9-9-----5----5-5-----|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7-6-----3----3-2-----|-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----|
Bb|----------------------------|-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|

Verse, Prechorus and Chorus Repeat

[Bridge] 
    play 2x
                          trem bar
eb|------------9----10----|--9~--------|-----------0-----|-----------5p0------|
Bb|------------0----0-----|--0---------|-------------7---|---------------7----|
Gb|-------7---------------|------------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--|
Db|-9---9-----------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------|
Ab|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|

eb|------------9----10----|-12~--------|-----------0-----|-----------5p0------|
Bb|------------0----0-----|-0----------|-------------7---|---------------7----|
Gb|-------7---------------|------------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--|
Db|/9---9-----------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------|
Ab|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|

[Solo] 
    Starts at 3:01, with Bridge riff playing on rhythm guitar
eb|-12brb14-----------|-10-------------|------7--------------|
Bb|-------------------|----12-12---\10-|-----10p7------------|
Gb|-------------------|----------------|----------9h10p9p7---|
Db|-------------------|----------------|-------------------9-|
Ab|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|

eb|----------------|---------------------10------|-9-------------------9-------|
Bb|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-7h9~-----------|-9brb11~~~-------------9p7---|---9~~~----------------9p7---|
Db|----------------|---------------------------9-|---------------------------9-|
Ab|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

eb|-7---------------------------|---------------------0-------|
Bb|-----------------------------|----------------10-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------11----------/17-x-|
Db|---9-------------------7-----|-------9---------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\--|-/12-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

eb|-14~-----------19\-|-10-12----------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------14~~~\10-x-----|----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|----------------------|----7-9-9br10p7---9br10p7---|
Db|-------------------|----------------------|-9--9-9-9-------9-9-------9-|
Ab|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-10-7-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Gb|------9br10p7--9-7b---------|-7-6~------7-----|-------------------------|
Db|-------------9-----9p7--7-9-|-------7h9---9~--|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------9-----|-----------------|-4br5-2-0-2-/12----------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------|----------------0--------|

eb|---------------------|-----------------------19-22-|
Bb|-5NH-----------------|---------------------22------|
Gb|---------------------|-----18--14-/21-18-21--------|
Db|-----5NH-4NH---------|---16--16--------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-14--------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------------|

[Solo part 2] Rhythm plays Chords noted above bars

  Bb5                                             Eb5
eb|-21~------------19-21-|-22---21-22-22b24-19---|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|--------------------19-|-22b24--b24--22br24-19---|
Gb|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------21-|
Db|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

  Gb5                      Bb5
eb|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-19b20-b20-br19------20-|-19\--------------------|10----------8----------|
Gb|---------------21--19---|------9br10p7--9br10p7--|---9br10p7----9br10p7--|
Db|------------------------|-------------9--------9-|----------9----------9-|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

  Eb5                     Gb5
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
Bb|/12--12--12p10---------|-----------------------|------------------|
Gb|--------------11~-11p9-|-12--12--12p11-9----12-|-11~--------------|
Db|-----------------------|-----------------12----|------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|

[Final Chorus]

 played 8x
eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-9--9--9-9-----5----5-5-----|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7-6-----3----3-2-----|-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----|
Bb|----------------------------|-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|

[Ending]

eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
Db|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|------|
Ab|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|------|
Bb|---------------------0-0-0-|---------------------0-0-0-|-0----|

Lyrics: Oceans rise, summits fall Fading fast, it won't be long Everything will be consumed, rendered lost At the hands of fools tomorrow's gone So say goodbye (chorus) Bleed it dry, leave us here with nothing Justify all that you consume Bleed it dry, what is this becoming? All your lies serve no one but you Blood machines burn the skies Turning day into night Everything will fade to dust again, weak or strong So don't pretend you've done no wrong 'cause you know that I'm right Bleed it dry, leave us here with nothing Justify all that you consume Bleed it dry, what is this becoming? All your lies serve no one but you One day you will see what you've done The world you chose to bleed will be dead and gone (Solo) Bleed it dry, leave us here with nothing Justify all that you consume Bleed it dry, what is this becoming? All your lies serve no one but you KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | NH natural harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************