Alter Bridge – Cradle To The Grave (Bass Tab)
B Tuning (B-E-A-D)
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Artist: Alter Bridge
Song: Cradle to the Grave
Tabbed by: jjhand
Great chord progressions and melody in this one. The bass
groove fits in great. Please rate or comment
Volume Swell during intro (0:21) G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-5~-----------------| B|--------------------|
Main Riff (0:24)
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------4-----| E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------| B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2----2---| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------| B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2--2--2--| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------4-----| E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------| B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2----2---| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-5-----5----5-5--5-----------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------6---|-(6)---------------------|
Verse 1
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|-7--------------|-------------5-|-7-------------|--------------| B|--------7-------|-5---------8---|--------7------|-5------------| Lyrics start G|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|-7--------------|-------------5-|-7-------------|-------------5-| B|--------7-------|-5---------8---|--------7------|-5---------8---| G|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-----------------------|------------------------| A|-----------------------|------------------------| E|-7---------------------|----------------------5-| B|------------7----------|-5------------------8---| G|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------5------| A|--------5----------5---|-------------5-7---7-5--| E|-7--------7------------|-----------------------5| B|------------7--------7-|-5----------------------| G|-------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|------------9--9--9------|----------------------------------------| E|-7-------7/---------9----|-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12\--| B|----------------------7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-------------------------|
Chorus - Play Main Riff Again
Verse 2
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
E|-7--------------|-------------5-|-7-------------|--------------|
B|--------7-------|-5---------8---|--------7------|-5------------|
Lyrics start
G|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|---------5------------|------------------|-----------9---9---9\|
E|-7---------7----------|----------------5-|-7------/9-----------|
B|-------------7--------|-5------------8---|---------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------/9-7-----|-----------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------9-8-|-7--------7------------|----------------5|
B|-5----------------------|------------7----------|-5------------8--|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------5------|
A|----------5-----------5---|---------------5-7---7-5--|
E|-7----------7-------------|-------------------------5|
B|--------------7---------7-|-5------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------9--9--9------|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-------7/---------9----|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Chorus 2
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------4-----|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------|
B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2----2---|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------|
B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2--2--2--|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4---4------|-------------------------|
B|----------3-5-------------3--|----3--3----3-2-2--------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--7--9-----|
Bridge
G|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-7--7----------------|-------7---------7-------7---|
B|-----------7--7------|-5--5-----5--4-5-----4-5-----|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------7-------------------|
B|-0--0------7--7------|-5--5--------5--5--5-5-5---|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|----------------------4--|
E|-------------------4-----|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--7--------|
Second Bridge Riff, play 4x
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-4-3-----------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-5---------|-------------5-----4-------|
E|---------------------3-2---|---------------3-2---2-1-0-|
B|-----2-------------------2-|-----2---------------------|
Solo Section
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-2----2---0-2--2--5----|-----------------------|
B|---------------------2-|-3----3----3--3-3----3-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------5--4--------|
E|-------------------------|-7-----7-----------7--5--|
B|-2-----2-----2--3--5--7--|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------5-----------------|
E|-2----2---0-2--2--5----|-------------------------|
B|---------------------2-|-3-----------3--3--3--0--|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------5--4--------|
E|-------------------------|-7-----7-----------5-----|
B|-2-----2-----2--3--5--7--|----------------------7--|
Bridge to Final Chorus
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-4-3-----------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-5---------|-------------5-----4-------|
E|---------------------3-2---|---------------3-2---2-1-0-|
B|-----2-------------------2-|-----2---------------------|
2/4
G|---------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------|-4-3-------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-5---------|-----------------|
E|---------------------3-2---|-----------------|
B|-----2-------------------2-|-----2--2/-------|
4/4 time again
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------4---5-4-----|-------------4---5-------|
B|-3---5---7-----------7-5-|-3---5---7---------------|
Final Chorus -
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------4-----|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------|
B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2----2---|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------|
B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2--2--2--|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4---4------|-------------------------|
B|----------3-5-------------3--|----3--3----3-2-2--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------7-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-6--6-----6--6--7--9-----|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------4-----|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------|
B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2----2---|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4--4-2-----|-2-----------------------|
B|----------3-5------------3-5-|---3---3----3-2-2--2--2--|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-2-----2------2-5-4---4------|-------------------------|
B|----------3-5-------------3--|----3--3----3-2-2--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6--6--6--0--6--7--9-----|Ending:
play this line 3x
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-4-3-----------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-5---------|-------------5-----4-------|
E|---------------------3-2---|---------------3-2---2-1-0-|
B|-----2-------------------2-|-----2---------------------|
2/4
G|---------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------|-4-3-------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-5---------|-----------------|
E|---------------------3-2---|-----------------|
B|-----2-------------------2-|-----2--2/-------|
4/4 time again
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------4-4-5-----|-------------------4-4-4-5--4--|
B|-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7--------2--|-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
B|-7------------------|Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Mother, tell me
I long to hear the stories
Just like long ago
All these memories
Start to fade before me
I cannot let them go
No, I can't let them go
[Chorus]
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place when you're gone, oh
Oh, oh
[Verse 2]
Father, stay here
Don't leave me like the other
No, I need you so
All you gave me
Father, how you loved me
Treated like your own
Don't ever let me go
[Chorus]
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place when you're gone
[Bridge]
There's no way to deny the brevity of life
[Guitar Solo]
As time keeps marching on, all we have is lost
[Guitar Solo]
As time keeps marching on, all we have is lost
Nothing lasts forever, nothing stays the same
[Chorus]
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place when you're gone
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place when you're gone
[Outro]
How am I to carry on
How am I to carry on
(As time keeps marching on)
How am I to carry on?
(All we have is lost)
Nothing lasts forever, nothing ever stays the same
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Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
| () Hold note from last bar
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