Alter Bridge – One By One (Guitar Tab)

Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy on the album 'Blackbird' Tabbed by jjhand Verse Chords for Guitar 2: Asus2 |-1331-| , Gbsus4 |5-553-| , Db5 |-0023-| [Intro]
 Guitar 1 - Heavy Distortion
            triplet
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0-------0-------0----000--15-0-13-0-10-15-13~~--|-0-------0-------0----000--13-0-12-0-10-13-12~~--|

1st time through:
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------o|
Gb|--------------------------------------|-3-3-----------5-5-------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|-3-3----3-3----5-5----5--5----5/12---|
Ab|--------------------------------------|-1-1----3-3----3-3----5--5----5/12--o|
Db|-0-------0-------0----000--15-13~-----|--------3-3-----------5--5----5/12---|

2nd time:            
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------o|
Gb|--------------------------------------|-3-3-----------5-5-------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|-3-3----3-3----5-5----5--5----5/12---|
Ab|--------------------------------------|-1-1----3-3----3-3----5--5----5/12--o|
Db|-0-------0-------0----000--15-13PH~---|--------3-3-----------5--5----5/12---|

on 2nd time through, Guitar 2 plays (let notes ring):
Eb|-----5-----6-6-6--|--6\5--------8--8--8---|--6\5-----|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------|-----------------------|----------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---7-------8-8-8--|--8\7--------10-10-10--|--8\7-----|--3-3-------5-5----------------|
Db|------------------|-----------------------|----------|--3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----5/12---|
Ab|------------------|-----------------------|----------|--1-1--3-3--3-3--5-5----5/12---|
Db|------------------|-----------------------|----------|-------3-3-------5-5----5/12---|
[Verse Riff]
   Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays downstroke chords where indicated)
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--|

Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\3-----|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----3~--|

    Asus2                             Gbsus4
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8~~--|

    Db5
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--|

Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\7-----|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----7~--|

    Asus2                             Gbsus4
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--12-12-12/14-14-|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0-------------------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7----10--10--10-10-10/12-12-|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-------------------------|
[Chorus]
    Guitar 1
Eb|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|------------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------|
Db|---3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
Ab|---3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
Db|---3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
|
  | Guitar 2
Eb|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|------------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--|--10--------9---5/7----|
Db|---3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------|
Ab|---3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--|--8---------7---3/5----|
Db|---3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|-----------------------|
     "One by one                                  The    great   will   fall..."

   Guitar 1
Eb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--3---3---3--3-3-3--|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|
Db|--3---3---3--3-3-3--|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|
Ab|--1---1---1--1-1-1--|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------|
Db|--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|
|
  |  Guitar 2
Eb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--5-----------------|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--|
Eb|--------------------|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|
Ab|--3-----------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--|
Db|--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|

  Guitar 1
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--|
Db|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--|
Ab|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--1---1---1--1-1-1/10--|
Db|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|-----------------------|
|
  | Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|--------------------|
Gb|--7--------7/9----5----|--(5)---------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------|
Ab|--5--------5/7----3----|--(3)---------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------|
[PreVerse]
Play first 4 bars of Verse Riff with:
Guitar 2- clean, w/ flanger, play 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---6--5---------6-5--------------|----6--5--------6--5-----5------o|
Gb|---------7--5---------7--5-------|----------7--5--------7----------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
 vocals enter while Guitar 1 plays:
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--|

Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0----------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5/8--7~--|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0----------|

   Asus2 (Guitar 2)                           Gbsus4
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7---7/8--|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0------------------|

    Db5
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--|

Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\7-----|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----7~--|

    Asus2                             Gbsus4
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--12-12-12/17-17-|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0-------------------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7----10--10--10-10-10/15-15-|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-------------------------|
Play Chorus again as before [Bridge]
    Modified version of Intro with Wah:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0-------0-------0----000--15-0-13-0-10-15-13~~--|-0-------0-------0----000--13-0-12-0-10-13-12~~-|

                                                                Pick Scrape
Eb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|-3-3---------5-5------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|-3-3---3-3---5-5---5-5-----x\\\---|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-1-1---3-3---3-3---5-5-----x\\\---|
Db|0-------0-------0----000--15-*13PH~--|-------3-3---------5-5-----x\\\---|
Play through entire 8 bar intro, but with both parts (Guitar 1&2), then: [Chorus3]
    Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|---------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------|
Db|---3-----------5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
Ab|---3-----------3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
Db|---3-----------3--3--|---------------------------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
  |    'One by one...'
|
  | Guitar 2
Eb|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|---------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--|--7--------7/9---5-----|
Db|---3-----------5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------|
Ab|---3-----------3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--|--5--------5/7---3-----|
Db|---3-----------3--3--|---------------------------|-----------------------|

   Guitar 1
Eb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--3---3---3--3-3-3--|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|
Db|--3---3---3--3-3-3--|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|
Ab|--1---1---1--1-1-1--|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------|
Db|--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|
|
  |  Guitar 2
Eb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--5-----------------|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--|
Eb|--------------------|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|
Ab|--3-----------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--|
Db|--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|

  Guitar 1
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--|-----------------------|
Db|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|
Ab|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--1---1---1--1-1-1/10--|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|
Db|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|-----------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|
|
  | Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|--------------------|
Gb|--7--------7/9----5----|--(5)---------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------|
Ab\--5--------5/7----3----|--(3)---------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------|

Guitar 1 plays through Chorus again while
Guitar 2 plays this nonstop:                            Finale
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|-------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------o|-------|
Gb|-----------17----------------------17---------------|-------|
Db|--19-17-15----15-17-15-15-19-17-15----15-17-15-15---|--15~~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------o|-------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|-------|
[Chorus Finale]
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 holds final note above during this part)
Eb|--------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------|-----------------------|----1-----1-----1-----------|
Gb|---5-7--|--7--------7/9----5----|----3-----3-----3----3/12---|
Db|--------|-----------------------|----3-----3-----3----3/12---|
Ab|--------|--5--------5/7----3----|----1-----1-----1----1/10---|
Db|--------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
                                        offbeat chugs
[Outro]
 Clean sound
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--|

                                                     slow down
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Ab|----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\7-----|
Db|--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----10~-|
Key: | / slide up | \ slide down | PM palm mute | PH pinch harmonic | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | * harmonic | x Mute note (or rake) | b bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated) | r release bend | TP tremelo pick =============================================