Alter Bridge – Farther Than The Sun (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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From "Fortress"
tabbed by jjhand
[Intro] (0:08) Eb|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-0--5--4--1b3------------|
[Pre-Verse Riff]
Eb|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Gb|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Db|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Ab|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Bb|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0-1-0-0-1-0---5-4---|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---| Eb|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| Bb|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| Gb|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| Db|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| Ab|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| Bb|-0-1-0-0-1-0--5-4PH~-|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0-1-0-0-1-0---5-4---| Eb|-------------------|------------------| Bb|-------------------|------------------| Gb|-------------------|------------------| Db|-------------------|------------------| Ab|-------------------|------------------| Bb|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0--5--4--1b3-----|
[Verse Riff 1]
play 3x, with Palm Muting throughout on low Bb
Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-------5-3-2-3---2-------|-5-3-2-3---2---2-------|
Bb|-0---0-------------0---0-|-----------------4-3-1-|"Drifting like a comet in the cold
I cannot feel at all"
Eb|-----------------------|------------------| Bb|-----------------------|------------------| Gb|-----------------------|------------------| Db|-----------------------|------------------| Ab|-------5-3-2-3-2-------|------------------| Bb|-0---0-----------0-0-0-|-0--5--4--1b3-----|
[Verse Riff 2]
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Ab|-------3h5p3-2-3-2-------|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| Bb|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-|
"I fade to black and set out on my own
This is my resolve"
play 2x Eb|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-------------------|------------------------| Ab|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| Bb|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-| Eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-------------------| Bb|-0--5--4--1b3------|
[Chorus 1]
Not all strums are indicated but listen to the song Eb|-----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------------|-3---------------| Gb|-4---------------------|-2---------------| Db|-4---------------------|-0---------------| Ab|-2---------------------|-0---------------| Bb|-0---------------------|-3---------------| "I have to find a place where I belong" Eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3--------------------| Gb|-9----------------4--4-|-2--------------------| Db|-x----------------x--x-|-x--------------------| Ab|-0----------------x--x-|-x--------------0-----| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3-----1-1--0-1---3-1-| "I do not like what I have become" Eb|-----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------------|-3---------------| Gb|-4---------------------|-2---------------| Db|-4---------------------|-0---------------| Ab|-2---------------------|-0---------------| Bb|-0---------------------|-3---------------| "No more compromise I will be gone Eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3---3-3--------------| Gb|-9----------------4--4-|-2---2-2--------------| Db|-x----------------x--x-|-0---0-0--------------| Ab|-0----------------x--x-|-0---0-0--------------| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3---3-3-----1b3---1--| "Free to fly farther than the Sun ..."
[Verse 2 Riff 1]
play 3x, with Palm Muting throughout
Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-------5-3-2-3---2-------|-5-3-2-3---2---2-------|
Bb|-0---0-------------0---0-|-----------------4-3-1-|
ending:
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------5-3-2-3---2-------|-6-5-3-------6-5-3-------|
Bb|-0---0-------------0-0-0-|-------4-3-1-------4-3-1-|
PM**********************Lyrics:
"Something in the silence beckons me
And tells me every time
Only your defiance sets you free
And brings you back to life"
[Verse 2 Riff 2]
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Ab|-------3h5p3-2-3-2-------|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| Bb|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-|
"I fade to black and set out on my own
This is my resolve"
play 2x Eb|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-------------------|------------------------| Ab|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| Bb|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-| Eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-------------------| Bb|-0--5--4--1b3------|
[Chorus 2]
Not all strums are indicated but listen to the song Eb|-----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------------|-3---------------| Gb|-4---------------------|-2---------------| Db|-4---------------------|-0---------------| Ab|-2---------------------|-0---------------| Bb|-0---------------------|-3---------------| "I have to find a place where I belong" Eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3--------------------| Gb|-9----------------4--4-|-2--------------------| Db|-x----------------x--x-|-x--------------------| Ab|-0----------------x--x-|-x--------------0-----| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3-----1-1--0-1---3-1-| "I do not like what I have become" Eb|-----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------------|-3---------------| Gb|-4---------------------|-2---------------| Db|-4---------------------|-0---------------| Ab|-2---------------------|-0---------------| Bb|-0---------------------|-3---------------| "No more compromise I will be gone Eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3---3-3--------------| Gb|-9----------------4--4-|-2---2-2--------------| Db|-x----------------x--x-|-0---0-0--------------| Ab|-0----------------x--x-|-0---0-0--------------| Bb|-10---------------5--5-|-3---3-3-----1b3---1--| "Free to fly farther than the Sun ..."
[Pre-Bridge]
Played 3x with slow thick flanger effect
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-|
fourth bar:
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Bb|-7TP\___\2TP-----------| Play natural harmonics in 16ths sliding down the string
All NH[Bridge]
Repeat this during Solo 1 below Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-| Eb|-------------------------------------|----------------------12/x-----------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------|---------9-10-12---------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-9-10-12-----------------------------| Bb|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------|
Solo 1 - Repeatedly pick while bending first note
Eb|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| Bb|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| Gb|-9TP_b11______|_b11TP---11r9--|-9-9flt---9p7---|-9---7---------| Db|--------------|---------------|--------------9-|-------9~~~----| Ab|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| Bb|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| Eb|----------------------|-----------------|-10-10h14p10-10------------------| Bb|-12/15-----12\10------|-7h12p7-/15~~~-0-|---------------14-10-7h10p7-7--7-| Gb|------14\11-----11\-0-|-----------------|-----------------------------10--| Db|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| Ab|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| Bb|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| ** other solo starts Eb|----------------------|-9PH~~----| Bb|-7--10p7--7-----------|----------| Gb|--------9---9b11___---|----------| Db|----------------------|----------| Ab|----------------------|----------| Bb|----------------------|----------|
[Solo 2]
rhythm guitar track starts playing Preverse riff in 2nd bar
Starts in last 2 bars of Solo 1 Eb|-----------|-19------------|-----------| Bb|--------19-|----22b24~~~~--|(22b24~~~)-| Gb|-----------|---------------|-----------| Db|----/21----|---------------|-----------| Ab|-----------|---------------|-----------| Bb|-----------|---------------|-----------| Eb|-19b21____r-17~~-|-------------------------| Bb|-----------------|----------0h7p0-10p7-12--| Gb|-----------------|-------------------------| Db|-----------------|-------------------------| Ab|-----------------|-------------------------| Bb|-----------------|-------------------------| * all triplets Eb|---12--14--17--------17-------|-15-14-12-------------------------| Bb|-10--12--15-----17\15--15\14--|---------15-14-13-----------------| Gb|-------------16---------------|-----------------16-15-14---------| Db|------------------------------|-------------------------14-13-12-| Ab|------------------------------|----------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------|----------------------------------| faster Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------14-15------14-15-| Gb|-----------14-16-------14-16------14-16------| Db|------14-16-------14-16----------------------| Ab|-14-17---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|-14h17p14-------------------------------|------------| Bb|---------15p14-----0--17p14-------------|------------| Gb|--------------16p14--------16p14--------|------------| Db|--------------------------------14\12---|------------| Ab|-------------------------------------12-|-14~--------| Bb|----------------------------------------|------------|
Play Chorus Again similarly
Ending: Play Pre-Verse Riff
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Bend release
| br bend then release
| PH pinch harmonic
| flt flutter - pull whammy bar and let it snap to make note sound choppy
| ___ extend/hold note before bending or releasing bend
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