Alter Bridge – Cradle To The Grave (Guitar Solo Tab)
Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Artist: Alter Bridge
Song: Cradle to the Grave
Tabbed by: jjhand
A great song with heavy yet melodic riffs, and a superb Tremonti solo. Please rate or
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[Intro] Electric 1
D#|------------------|------------|
A#|-8~------8~-------|-10~--------|
F#|------------------|------------|
C#|------------------|------------|
G#|-8~------7~-------|-9~---------|
C#|------------------|------------|
Acoustic, let ring
D#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
A#|---1----------1--------|---3--------------|---1----------1--------|---3-----------|
F#|-------0----------0----|--------0---------|-------0----------0----|--------0------|
C#|-3---3------2---2------|-4---4------------|-3---3------2---2------|-4---4---------|
G#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
C#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------||
| Electric 1
D#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
A#|-8~---------8~---------|-10~--------------|-8~---------8~---------|-10~-----------|
F#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
C#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
G#|-8~---------7~---------|-9~---------------|-8~---------7~---------|-9~------------|
C#|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
Acoustic
D#|-----------------------|------------------|
A#|---1----------1--------|------------------|
F#|-------0----------0----|------------------|
C#|-3---3------2---2------|------------------|
G#|-----------------------|-1----------------|
C#|-----------------------|------------------||
| Electric 1 D#|-----------------------|------------------| A#|-8~---------8~---------|------------------| F#|-----------------------|------------------| C#|-----------------------|------------------| G#|-8~---------7~---------|------------------| C#|-----------------------|-8+~--------------|
Main Riff - 2 Electrics
Electric 1 D#|----------------------------|-------------------------| A#|----------------------------|-------------------------| F#|----------------------------|-------------------------| C#|----------------------------|--~----------------------| G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
|
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| |
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| |
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|------8\7----------10\7-----|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-8-----8-----8--8--------7--|-(7)---------------------|
G#|-8-----8-----8--8--------5--|-(5)---------------------|
C#|-8-----8-----8--8--------4--|-(4)---------------------||
| Electric 2 - Verse overlaps the last measure D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------| A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------| F#|-7~~------------------------|-\5----------------------|--------| C#|----------------------------|--------------7----------|-\5~~---| G#|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------| C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------| [Verse - Acoustic] D#|---------------------------|------------------------------| A#|-------4-3-----------------|------------------------------| F#|-------------------7-5~----|-------5---3---2~-----3--2p0--| C#|---------------------------|------------------------------| G#|-3--3--3-------------------|------------------------------| C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-3---3---3---3------3---------| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------| A#|-------4-3-----------------|-----------------------| F#|-------------------7-5~----|-2---------------------| C#|---------------------------|-----------------------| G#|-3--3--3-------------------|-----------------------| C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-3---------------------| Lyrics start, an electric guitar adds fills where noted D#|---------------------------|------------------------------| A#|-------4-3-----------------|------------------------------| F#|-------------------7-5~----|-------5---3---2~-----3--2p0--| C#|---------------------------|------------------------------| G#|-3--3--3-------------------|------------------------------| C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-3---3---3---3------3---------| D#|---------------------------|------------fill 1-----| A#|-------4-3-----------------|-----------------------| F#|-------------------7-5~----|-2---------------------| C#|---------------------------|-----------------------| G#|-3--3--3-------------------|-----------------------| C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-3---------------------| D#|---------------------------|------------------------------| A#|-------4-3-----------------|------------------------------| F#|-------------------7-5~----|-------5---3---2~-----3--2p0--| C#|---------------------------|------------------------------| G#|-3--3--3-------------------|------------------------------| C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-3---3---3---3------3---------| D#|---------------------------|-----------------------fill 2--| A#|-------4-3-----------------|-------------------------------| F#|-------------------7-5~----|-2-------------------3---3-----| C#|---------------------------|-------------------------------| G#|-3--3--3-------------------|-------------------------------| C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Electric Fills - no distortion
fill 1 fill 2
D#|-------------| |------------|
A#|-------------| |------------|
F#|-------------| |------------|
C#|-0h3-5-3-----| |--5---------|
G#|---------5-4-| |-----6--3---|
C#|-------------| |------------|
[Verse Ending]
Acoustic
D#|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|-------4-3-----------------|-1---1---1---1---1-----------1-|
F#|-------------------7-5~----|-2---2---2---2---2-------3---2-|
C#|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#|-3--3--3-------------------|-------------------------------|
C#|-------------5--5--5-------|-------------------------------||
| Electric D#|---------------------------|-------------------------------| A#|---------------------------|-------------------------------| F#|---------------------------|-------------------------------| C#|---------------------------|-------------------------------| G#|---------------------------|-------------------------15\---| C#|---------------------------|-------------------------15\---|
[Chorus Riff] -
Electric 1 D#|----------------------------|-------------------------| A#|----------------------------|-------------------------| F#|----------------------------|-------------------------| C#|----------------------------|--~----------------------| G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
|
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| |
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| |
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
[Chorus 1 Ending]
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-8-----8-----8--8--------7--|-(7)---------------------|
G#|-8-----8-----8--8--------5--|-(5)---------------------|
C#|-8-----8-----8--8--------4--|-(4)---------------------||
| Electric 2 - Last measure overlaps next verse, similar to before D#|----------------------------|-14~~------\10\8-----------|------------------| A#|----------------------------|-------------------10b11r10|--8~~-------------| F#|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| C#|-8-----8-----8--8-----------|---------------------------|------------------| G#|-8-----8-----8--8-----------|---------------------------|------------------| C#|-8-----8-----8--8-----------|---------------------------|------------------|
[Verse 2] Play Verse Riff, but Electric fills are different:
Electric Fills - no distortion
fill 1 fill 2
D#|---------------| |------------|
A#|---------------| |------------|
F#|--b10r7--------| |------------|
C#|---------8-7-5-| |--0h3h5-3---|
G#|---------------| |----------5-|
C#|---------------| |------------|
[Verse 2 Ending]
Acoustic
D#|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|-------4-3-----------------|-1---1---1---1---1-----------1---|
F#|-------------------7-5~----|-2---2---2---2---2-------3---2---|
C#|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-3--3--3-------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-------------5--5--5-------|---------------------------------||
| Electric D#|---------------------------|---------------------------------| A#|---------------------------|---------------------------------| F#|---------------------------|---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| C#|---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
[Chorus 2] - Play Chorus Riff again, but ending changes
[Chorus 2 Ending]
Electric 1 & 2 D#|--------------------------|-------------------------| A#|--------------------------|-------------------------| F#|--------------------------|-------------------------| C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-7--7--7--7--7-----------| G#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7-----| C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-4--4--4--4--4--5--7-----|
[Bridge] Both Electric guitars
D#|------------------------|----------------------------| A#|-4--4-------------------|----------------------------| F#|-5--5-------------------|----------------------------| C#|-5--5-------5--5-----0--|---0--0----0--0----0--0-----| G#|-3--3-------5--5-----3--|---3--3----3--3----3--3-----| C#|------------5--5-----3--|---3--3----3--3----3--3-----| D#|------------------------|----------------------------| A#|-4--4-------------------|----------------------------| F#|-5--5-------------------|----------------------------| C#|-5--5-------5--5-----0--|---0--0----0--0----0--0-----| G#|-3--3-------5--5-----3--|---3--3----3--3----3--3-----| C#|------------5--5-----3--|---3--3----3--3----3--3-----| D#|--------------------------| A#|--------------------------| F#|--------------------------| C#|-7--7--7--7--7--------7---| G#|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--5---| C#|-4--4--4--4--4--5--7------|
[Bridge Part 2]
Electric 1 D#|-------------------------------------------------| A#|-------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----| F#|-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Electric 2
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-6--6----------------------6--6--6---------------|
C#|-------0------------------------------6--5--0----|
Electric 1
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7---|
F#|---------------------------------------------------7-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------| |
| Electric 2
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4------------------------------------------------|
G#|-5----------------------------6--------5-------------|
C#|-------0-------------------------6--5-----5--4--0----|
Electric 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----|
F#|-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------||
| Electric 2
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-6--6----------------------6--6--6---------------|
C#|-------0------------------------------6--5--0----|
Electric 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7--10b11r---10~~~-------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------| |
| Electric 2
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4--------------------------------------------|
G#|-5--------------------------6--------5-----------|
C#|-------0-----------------------6--5-----5--4--0--|
Electric 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----|
F#|-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------||
| Electric 2
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-6--6----------------------6--6--6---------------|
C#|-------0------------------------------6--5--0----|
Electric 1
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7---|
F#|---------------------------------------------------7-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------| |
| Electric 2
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4------------------------------------------------|
G#|-5----------------------------6--------5-------------|
C#|-------0-------------------------6--5-----5--4--0----|
Electric 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----|
F#|-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-8---8---8-7-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------||
| Electric 2
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-6--6----------------------6--6--6---------------|
C#|-------0------------------------------6--5--0----|
Electric 1 - last bar (to be shortened when it plays before the Ending riff later)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7-7---7-10-7-7-7\-------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------| |
| Electric 2 D#|-------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| C#|----4--------------------------------------------| G#|-5--------------------------6----------12\-------| C#|-------0-----------------------6--5----12\-------| [Solo - Mark Tremonti] D#|-17\------------15-------------|------------------------------| A#|------13---15--------11---13---|-13b14r-11--------------------| F#|----0----0----0----0----0----0-|----------12--\7-5~-----------| C#|-------------------------------|--------------------8-5-------| G#|-------------------------------|------------------------3b5r--| C#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| D#|----------------13----15----18-15h18p15---18p15----20brb22-| A#|----------10-------------15------------15------15----------| F#|----7--------14----15--------------------------------------| C#|-/5---/12--------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----15----15------------18-------------| A#|--------15---18b20---------18b20~~------| F#|----------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------0-0-| G#|----------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------| fast triplets D#|--------------------------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------------6-8-6---8-11-| F#|-0-3-5-3-------5-7-3-5-7-5-3-0-3-5-7-------7------| C#|---------5-3-5------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------15------/18-18--18-| A#|-8--/18-15h18p15----15----------18b20------18---| F#|-----------------17----17p15--------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------| D#|-15-13h15h13---13------------------------------------| A#|------------15---15-13--------15PH-15b18PH--15-14-13-| F#|----------------------15-12-15-----------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------15--15-------------------------------| A#|--------------------------18p15--18p15--------15h17p15---| F#|-15b--12----15-12---------------------17p15h17--------17-| C#|---------15----------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------| [Solo Rhythm Track] Strum these chords in time with the drum beat - play 2x D#|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A#|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| F#|---------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-5--------------| C#|-5-------------|-8--------------|-7--------------|-5--------------| G#|-5-------------|-6--------------|-5--------------|-3--------------| C#|-5-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Final Bridge] - (4:00)
Solo Guitar D#|-17~~-------18-20-----18-20-b22|-b22--------------------------| A#|-------------------------------|--------18PH------------------| F#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Electric 2
D#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|---4--------------------------|
G#|-6-6-------------6-6-6---------|-5-------------6-----5--------|
C#|-----0-------------------6-5-0-|-------0---------6-5---5-4-0--|
For the next measures, both guitars play same part
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-6--6----------------------6--6--6---------------|
C#|-------0------------------------------6--5--0----|
2 beats 4 beats again
D#|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A#|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|---4------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-5--------------|-1---3---5---7-----------|-1---3---5---7---8------|
C#|------0---1---0-|-1---3---5---7---8-7-5---|-1---3---5---7---8------|[Final Chorus] - Similar to early Choruses. Play 2x
Electric 1 D#|----------------------------|-------------------------| A#|----------------------------|-------------------------| F#|----------------------------|-------------------------| C#|----------------------------|-------------------------| G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
|
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
Electric 1
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---| |
| Electric 2
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|------------3------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------5b7----------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1-----------------|
Both parts
D#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
C#|-5----5--0-3-5-8-7--7-5-0-1-|-5-1---1----0---0-0--0---|
D#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-7--7--7--7--------------|
G#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-5--5--5--5--4--5--7-----|
C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-4--4--4--4--4--5--7-----|On the Final Chorus repeat, the overdub guitar part from the Main Riff
plays over the first 6 measures (3x total):
Electric Overdub D#|----------------------------|-------------------------| A#|----------------------------|-------------------------| F#|------8\7----------10\7-----|-------------------------| C#|----------------------------|-------------------------| G#|----------------------------|-------------------------| C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Play Bridge Part 2 again, but shorten final measure to 2 beats
[Ending] D#|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------| A#|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------| F#|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------| C#|-1----3----5----7-----------|-1----3----5----7-----------|-5----------| G#|-1----3----5----7-----------|-1----3----5----7-----------|-5----------| C#|-1----3----5----7---8-7-5-3-|-1----3----5----7---8-7-5-3-|-5----------|
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Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b bend note
| r release note bend