Alter Bridge – Cry Of Achilles (Guitar Tab)

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From the album 'Fortress' Tabbed by jjhand AB picked a strong opening song to their Fortress disc. Spanish fingerpicking, solos from Mark and Myles, and probably one of the best tracks for drums and bass fills as well. Please rate or comment. [Acoustic Intro] (Thanks to mitchftw) part 1 - played 2x

Eb|-------------|
Bb|-------0---1-|
Gb|---2---2---2-| x4
Db|-----2---2---|
Ab|-0-----------|
Eb|-------------|

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---0---0---3---0---0---3-|
Gb|---4---4---4---4---4---4-| then slide shape
Db|---6---6---6---6---6---6-| up 3 frets
Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---0---0---6---0---0---6-|
Gb|---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Db|---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-------------------------|

part 2

Eb|-------------|         |-------------|
Bb|-------0---1-|         |---1---1---3-|
Gb|---2---2---2-| x4      |---0---0---0-| x4
Db|-----2---2---|         |-----2---2---|
Ab|-0-----------|         |-------------|
Eb|-------------|         |-3-----------|

Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---1---1---3---1---1---3---1---1---3---1---0---0-|
Gb|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
Db|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

Eb|------------------------------|-1-0-------0-------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-----4-1-0---4-1-0-------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------4-2-1-|
Db|---0------0------0-------0----|-------------------------|
Ab|-----2------5------8-------11-|-------------------------|
Eb|-0-----/4-----/7-----/10------|-------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-1h2p1---1-----------0-----|
Db|-------3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

[Heavy Intro Riff]

   (0:32)
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7h8p7p5-7-5---------5-----|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------8-5-7-8---8-7-|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7h8p7p5-7-5---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------8-7-5---------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------8-7-0-3-|

[Verse Riff 1] -

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------/9--9--9-|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-/13-13-13-7-7-7-/13-13-13-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-5-5-5-/11-11-11-5-5-5-/11-11-11-|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------/9--9--9-|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7h8p7p5-7-5---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------8-7-5---------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------8-7-0-3-|

[Turnaround Riff]

   (1:00) - Both Guitars, ending is below
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Db|-x-x--9-10--x-x--9-10-|-x-x--9-10--x-x--9-10-|-x-x-9-10--x-x-9-10--|
Ab|-x-x--------x-x-------|-x-x--------x-x-------|-x-x-------x-x-------|
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
 Bass plays root notes of chords here (G#, F#, E). Sounds like the guitar part here is minimal.

    guitar 1
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-5h7p5--5-----------------|
Db|------7---7-5-7-5---5-----|
Ab|------------------7---7-6-|
Eb|--------------------------|

  | guitar 2
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--15_____b17--------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

Verse Begins - Play Verse Riff 1 again Play Turnaround Riff Again Play Verse Riff 1 again Lyrics: " Crying out. Now you can't escape you are buried in doubt And it pulls you down Now you're in too deep you may never get out Such an awful place" " Tear it down It's almost too late is the end coming now As you scream out loud? You sever the peace til your truth has been found" [Verse Riff 2] play this 4x (last time only plays the first bar) Clean Guitar 1

      play 2x                              play 2x
Eb|---------------------------|          |-----------------------------|
Bb|-------5-------------5-----|          |-------6-------------6-------|
Gb|---5-------5-----5-------5-|          |---5-------5-----5-------5---|
Db|-7---7---7-----7---7---7---|          |-7---7---7-----7---7---7-----|
Ab|---------------------------|          |-----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|          |-----------------------------|

  | Clean Guitar 2
Eb|-0----------------|-------------------|-1---------------|----------3----1--|
Bb|-1----------------|-------------------|-1---------------|------------------|
Gb|-2----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|------------------|
Db|-2----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|------------------|
Ab|-0----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
" Is there nothing left to follow?"
"Is there nothing left to steal?"
"Crying out for something more than I've been shown"
"Knowing none of this is real"

[Prechorus]

   Guitar 1, * chords are 2nd guitar
    *                          *
Eb|-0------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-3----3---3---3---3---3---|-6----6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Gb|-1----1---1---1---1---1---|-4----4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Db|-2--2---2---2---2---2-----|-6--6---6---6---6---6---6-----|
Ab|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|

    *
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-9----9---9---9---9---9---9--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------|
Gb|-7----7---7---7---7---7---7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
Db|-9--9---9---9---9---9---9----|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Chorus] - pick chords in eighth note patterns (8x per bar), played 2x

Eb|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
Bb|--------|--------|--------|---------|-12-----|-12------|-7------|-7-------|
Gb|--------|--------|-5------|-5-------|-12-----|-12------|-7------|-7-------|
Db|-7------|-7------|-5------|-5-------|-12-----|-12------|-7------|-7-------|
Ab|-7------|-7------|-3------|-3-------|-10-----|-10------|-5------|-5-------|
Eb|-5------|-5------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|

"Don't close your eyes Something beautiful is still alive" "Don't close your eyes Never turn away and let it die" [Verse 2] - Play Verse Riff 2 as before, except additional Guitar 2 part:

  (2:59) with light mutes throughout
Eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|---------------7--7--------10-9-7-|-------7--7--------9--10--|
Ab|-12\-----0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
Eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|------------------10-10-9-|
Db|-------7--7--------10-9-7-|-------7--7---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------7--7--------10-9-7-|-------7--7--------9--10--|
Ab|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Play Short Prechorus Riff [Play Chorus]

  [Bridge Riff] - Both Guitars, played 2x with some pick scrapes mixed in
Eb|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9----------|----------|---9-9-9-----------|---------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9----------|----------|---9-9-9-----------|---------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7----------|-rest-----|---7-7-7-----------|--rest---------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----------|----------|---0-0-0-----------|---------------|

Eb|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|----------|-------------------|-(5)-----------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9----------|---9------|---9-9-9-----------|-(7gb8__b9)----|
Db|-9-9-9-9----------|---9------|---9-9-9-----------|---------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7----------|---7------|---7-7-7-----------|---------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----------|---0------|---0-0-0-----------|---------------|

() - notes are on 2nd time through [Bridge Part 2]

    Slight mutes throughout
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-8-7-5-|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----10----10-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------12----10----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------10-12----10-13-10-12-|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|----------------------12-------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-8-7-5-|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------13----0---|
Gb|-------------------------|----------13----13----11----11-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------12----12----10--------------|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|----14-----------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-12--------------------------------|

[Bridge Part 3]

Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-13-12-10-|-0-0-0-12-0-13-0-10-0-13-12-10-|

Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-------11---11-------12-11-9--|-------11---12---9---12-11-9-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0----0---0---------|

Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------14---14-------15-14-12-|-------14---15---12---15-14-12-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0----0----0----------|

Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------0---3---|
Eb|-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-13-12-10-|-0-0-0-12\---1---3-----------|

[Myles's Solo]

Eb|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Bb|-10~~~~----12-|-13--12--10-8-|-10---------|-8----8---8---8---|
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------7b9_|___b9__b9__b9__b9-|
Db|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|

Eb|--------------|---------------|------15--15--15--|-15--15--15----------15-|
Bb|-8------10-12-|-13--12--------|-15b17__b___b___b_|___b___b___br15--/17----|
Gb|-7b9----------|--------14--12-|------------------|------------------------|
Db|--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
Ab|--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
Eb|--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-17--17-15-17--17-15-|-17/20--20--20--20--20--|-20---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|--------20b-b22-b22-b22-|-20br22----20h22p20\18~\|
Gb|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Bb|-------13-15-15b17-b17-15~-|-13~-12--------|-----12b---------|
Gb|---/14---------------------|-------14~--12-|-14--------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------|------------12\x-|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------|-----------------|

Eb|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-17~~~-|
Bb|-9~~~----8-9--|/12~~~--11-12-|/15~~~--14-15-|-17gb19---------|-------|
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
Db|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|

** During Myles' solo, rhythm plays Verse Riff 2 for 14 bars with a variation on bar 7 & 8

    play 2x                               play 2x
Eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------5-------------5---------------|-------5-------------5-------------|
Gb|---5-------5-----5-------5-----------|---5-------5-----5-------5---------|
Db|-7---7---7-----7---7---7-------------|-----6---6---------6---6-----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-4-------------4-------------------|

Last 4 bars of solo are the Prechorus Riff The Chorus resumes at the end of the solo playing twice with Mark playing a solo on the repeat: [Solo 2]

Eb|-17----------------|-17-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|----20b22------/17-|---17-20--17-20--17-17----------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|--------19-----20-----19br21-17-|-19b21-b21-17h19p17\16~~|
Db|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|---------------------|---20--17--15-------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------20-20__\13---|-----------------------13-|-10h13p10--------10-----5-5-|
Gb|--16--16-------------|-19--17--16--14--12--14---|---------9-12-9-9--9-7b9----|
Db|----17---------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------17---17-|
Bb|-5---5---------------|-------------------|-13---13h16-13h16/19-16h19---19---|
Gb|-7b9-b9-5h7p5\4~-----|-4-7-4-------------|----14----------------------------|
Db|---------------------|-------5-----------|----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------3br5----|----------------------------------|

Eb|-20-19-17----------------20b22--|-20b22-20p17-19~~--17-|
Bb|---------20-18-17---------------|----------------------|
Gb|-----------------20-19-17-------|----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------------|

Eb|-19p17p15-20p17p15-19PHp17p15-20p17p15-|17--------17--------17--------17--------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|--20-17-20--20-17-20--20-17-20--20-17-20|
Gb|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Eb|-20p17--17-20p17--17-20h22p20--20------|-22b24-b24-b24-22~~~-|-22br24--------20b22-|
Bb|------20--------20-----------22--22p20-|---------------------|-------22-20-22------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

  [Ending part 1]
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-----9-10-----9-10-|-----9-10-----9-10-|-----9-10------9-10-|-----9-10-12-10-9---|
Ab|----12-12----12-12-|----10-10----10-10-|-----8-8-------8-8--|--------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

part 1 repeats on Guitar 1, but Guitar 2 plays:

Eb|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Bb|---------|----------|----------|-15TP-----|
Gb|-14TP----|-16TP-----|-17TP-----|----------|
Db|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Ab|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Eb|---------|----------|----------|----------|

    Guitar 2
Eb|-17TP----|-19TP-----|-20TP-----|-20b22TP-----|------------|
Bb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
Gb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|-2----------|
Db|---------|----------|----------|-------------|-2----------|
Ab|---------|----------|----------|-------------|-0----------|
Eb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|

  | Guitar 1
Eb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
Bb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
Gb|-2---2---|----------|----------|---4-5-7-5-4-|-2----------|
Db|-2---2---|-5---5----|-3---3----|-------------|-2----------|
Ab|-0---0---|-5---5----|-3---3----|---2-3-5-3-2-|-0----------|
Eb|---------|-3---3----|-1---1----|-------------|------------|