Alter Bridge – This Is War (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
BADGBE tuning, down a half step
tabbed by jjhand
[Intro]
PM all low Bb string notes
Eb|-----|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----|-5-------------------|-4-------------------|
Db|-----|-x-------------------|-x-------------------|
Ab|-----|-3-------------------|-2-------------------|
Bb|-0-0-|-----------------0-0-|-----------------0-0-|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-2-------------------|---------------------|
Db|-x-------------------|-1-------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------|-2-----------2--2--2-|
Bb|-----------------0-0-|-------------0--0--0-|
> > >Two parts for Intro ending:
Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-5-------------------|-4-------------------|
Db|-x-------------------|-x-------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------|-2-------------------|
Bb|-----------------0-0-|-----------------0-0-|
Eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-2-------------------| Guitar 1 joins Guitar 2
Db|-x-------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------|
Bb|---------------10b12-|
Guitar 2 - repeated rhythm - 32nd notes
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
[PreVerse]
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------3-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------2-------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------0-------|
Ab|--------------------------------7-5-4-0-5-4-2-0-2-1-0-----------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------0---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------10\----5/-----12\----4------|muted second guitar part during last two bars of PreVerse:
Eb|-5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--8--7--8--7--| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| play 3x Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------12--------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------14b16-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3--------------7---------------6-------------------------------| Bb|-1--------------5---------------4-------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12\------------0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-10\------------0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-8\-------------0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------12--------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------14b16-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3--------------7---------------6-------------------------------| Bb|-1--------------5---------------4-------------------------------|
[PreChorus]
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-5-----------------------------|-8~-----------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------|-0------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------|-0--------0--------0------------| Gb|-5-----------------------------|-4--------4--------4------------| Db|-7-----------------------------|-4--------4--------4------------| Ab|-0-----------------------------|-2--------2--------2------------| Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------12\---|
[Chorus]
Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9---9-----------9---9---9---------------| Ab|-7---7---7-----------7---7---7---------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9---9-----------9---9---9---7---7---7---| Ab|-7---7---7-----------7---7---7---5---5---5---| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-5---5---5-----------5---5---5---------------| Ab|-3---3---3-----------3---3---3---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-0---------------------------------------| Db|-2---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------6-------/9----------| Eb|---------------------4-------/7----------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---7---7----------------------7---7---7----------------------| Bb|-5---5---5------8---7---5---0---5---5---5------8---7---5---0---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---7---7----------------------7---7---7------5---5---5-------| Bb|-5---5---5------8---7---5---0---5---5---5------3---3---3-------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3---3---3----------------------3---3---3----------------------| Bb|-1---1---1------8---7---5---0---1---1---1------8---7---5---0---| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-2---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------6---------/9--------| Bb|---------------------4---------/7--------|
[PreVerse 2]
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------10\----5/-----12\----4------|
[Verse 2]
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| play 3x Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-0----| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3--------------7---------------6-------------------------------| Bb|-1--------------5---------------4-------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12\------------0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-10\------------0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-8\-------------0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------12--------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------14b16-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3--------------7---------------6-------------------------------| Bb|-1--------------5---------------4-------------------------------|
[PreChorus 2]
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------|-0--------0--------0------------| Gb|-5-----------------------------|-4~-------4~-------4~-----------| Db|-7-----------------------------|-4--------4--------4------------| Ab|-0-----------------------------|-2--------2--------2------------| Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------12\---|
[Chorus 2]
Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9---9-----------9---9---9---------------| Ab|-7---7---7-----------7---7---7---------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9---9-----------9---9---9---7---7---7---| Ab|-7---7---7-----------7---7---7---5---5---5---| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-5---5---5-----------5---5---5---------------| Ab|-3---3---3-----------3---3---3---------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-0---------------------------------------| Db|-2---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------6-------/9----------| Bb|---------------------4-------/7----------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---7---7----------------------7---7---7----------------------| Bb|-5---5---5------8---7---5---0---5---5---5------8---7---5---0---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---7---7----------------------7---7---7------5---5---5-------| Bb|-5---5---5------8---7---5---0---5---5---5------3---3---3-------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3---3---3----------------------3---3---3----------------------| Bb|-1---1---1------8---7---5---0---1---1---1------8---7---5---0---| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------| Db|-2---2---2---2---2---2-------------------------| Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0---6-----------/9--------| Bb|-------------------------4-----------/7--------|
[Bridge 1]
Guitar 1
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------| play 4x
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---9-10-11-12-|
Guitar 2 - on 3rd time through above rhythm
Eb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-0----------------------------------|-------------------15--15--15--15-|[Bridge 2]
Eb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-12\---------------0----------------|-10\--------------0--------------| Eb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------|------------------7---7---7------| Db|------------------------------------|------------------7---7---7------| Ab|------------------------------------|------------------5---5---5------| Bb|-8\----------------0----------------|-7-------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-12\---------------0----------------|-10\--------------0--------------| Eb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Ab|-3-----------------7----------------|-6-------------------------------| Bb|-1-----------------5----------------|-4---------------12\-------------|
[Solo]
Rhythm Part is Chorus Riff. Each line is a 4 beat bar except where noted
triplet Eb|-0-----------------0-----0-----0-----0---------------0------0------0----| Bb|-5-----------------5-----7-----8----10---------------8-----10-----12----| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-----------------0---------------0--------0-----0----0----0-----0----0--| Bb|-12b13-------------12b13-----------13pbr12-12p10-12~--12~--12~---12p10-12-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-----------------0-------0---0-----------------------------------| Bb|-15----------------13------12--13--13p12-10~~~~~-------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------14brbr15-12---17brbr19-15-17b19------0-0-| Bb|-14brbr15-12--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-12p8p0-10p7p0-8p5p0-10p7p0-8p5p0-7p4p0-8p5p0-7p4p0-8p5p0-7p4p0-8p5p0-7p4p0-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-7p5p0-3-5p0-3p0--------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------3p0-5p0-3p0--------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------0-0--4PH~~~--2-------2PH~~~--2p0-----| Db|--------------------------------------------4-2-4-------------2p0-| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------14h15p14p12-12-14-15-14b15~~----| Bb|-------------------------10-12-13----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------9-11-12-------------------------------------------| Db|-2PH~~~------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-12-14-15-14-14-15-17-15-15-17-20-17-14-15-17-15-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| continued Db|-------------------------------------------------| below Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-12-14-15p14-12------------------------------------|----------------| Bb|---------------12-13-15-13-------------------------|----------------| Gb|--------------------------11-12-14-12-9-11-12p11-9-|-11PH~~---------| Db|---------------------------------------------------|----------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------|----------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------|--------------0-|
[Final Verse]
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------10\----5/-----12\----4------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--------------7---------------6--hold-----------------|
Bb|-1--------------5---------------4-----------------------|
> > >[Chorus]
Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9---9-----------9---9---9---------------| Ab|-7---7---7-----------7---7---7---------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9---9-----------9---9---9---7---7---7---| Ab|-7---7---7-----------7---7---7---5---5---5---| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-5---5---5-----------5---5---5---------------| Ab|-3---3---3-----------3---3---3---------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-0---------------------------------------| Db|-2---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------6-------/9----------| Bb|---------------------4-------/7----------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---7---7----------------------7---7---7----------------------| Bb|-5---5---5------8---7---5---0---5---5---5------8---7---5---0---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---7---7----------------------7---7---7------5---5---5-------| Bb|-5---5---5------8---7---5---0---5---5---5------3---3---3-------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3---3---3----------------------3---3---3----------------------| Bb|-1---1---1------8---7---5---0---1---1---1------8---7---5---0---| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-2---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------6---------/9--------| Bb|---------------------4---------/7--------|
[Outro]
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------7-5-4-0-5-4-2-0-2-1-0-----------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------0---------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-------10\----5/-----12\----4------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| r Release
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| PH Pinch Harmonic
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