Alter Bridge – Walk On The Sky (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
    Acoustic
Eb|-------2-------------2-------------2-|-------2-------------2-------------2-|
Bb|-----2---2---------2---2---------2---|-----2---2---------2---2---------2---|
Gb|---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|
Db|-2-------------0-------------0-------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------0-------------0-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
|
  | Synth or Modulated Guitar
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-14----------------14----------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----14---13--14-------14---13-------|-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------16---|-16------16br17----14----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

    Acoustic (repeat Synth part)
Eb|-------2-------------2-------------2-|-------2-----------------------------|
Bb|-----2-----2-------2---2---------2---|-----2---2---------------------------|
Gb|---2-------------2-------2-----2-----|---2-------2-------------------------|
Db|-2-------------0-------------0-------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------0---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
    Acoustic
Eb|-------2-------------2-------------2-|-------2-------------2-------------2-|
Bb|-----2---2---------2---2---------2---|-----2---2---------2---2---------2---|
Gb|---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|
Db|-2-------------0-------------0-------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------0-------------0-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
  1                            "You have wand-              ered in the storm"
  2                            "Are you  fear-              less      anymore"
  3                          "Though you don't              need    to escape"
  4                           "All these ques-              tions still remain"
[PreChorus]
    Double Time - Heavy electric
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|
                                                    "The question still"

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2.6NH-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-----------|
   "rema                                             -ins"
[Chorus]
Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4-4br5---4---|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2-2br3-0-2---|-6--------5----5--|----4gb5----------|
                                            "Do    you   feel    ah"

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------4br5p2-----|------------------|---------4NH------|
Db|-------------------|-------------4p2--|-8--------7-------|---------4NH------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4----------4-|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2------------|-6--------5----5--|----4~~-----------|
   "a-live...                              Tempting    your  fate      on the" 

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4-4br5---4---|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2-2br3-0-2---|-6--------5----5--|----4gb5----------|
   "line                                   Push   -ing  death            to the"

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------4br5p2-----|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------4p2--|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4----------4-|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2------------|-6--------5----5--|----4-------------|
   "fray                                   Mak   -ing   one     last great escape"

Lead/Synth - repeated throughout Chorus
Eb|---------16-------|---------16-------|-19--18-----------|-----16-----------|
Bb|-19----------19---|-19----------19---|---------19-------|---------19-------|
Gb|-----18-----------|-----18-----------|-------------18---|-18----------18---|
Db|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Verse 2]
    Acoustic
Eb|-------2-------------2-------------2-|-------2-------------2-------------2-|
Bb|-----2---2---------2---2---------2---|-----2---2---------2---2---------2---|
Gb|---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|
Db|-2-------------0-------------0-------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|---------------0-------------0-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
1                             "Above the ground        you see        the world"
2                             "You feel a rush          at every           turn"
3                             "And if you fall          at least      you tried"
4                               "As you   trem        -ble  on         the wire"
[PreChorus 2]
    Double Time - Heavy electric
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|
                                                    "Walking   on    the"

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2.6NH-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-----------|
   "sky..."
[Chorus 2]
Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4-4br5---4---|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2-2br3-0-2---|-6--------5----5--|----4gb5----------|
                                            "Do    you   feel    ah"

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------4br5p2-----|------------------|---------4NH------|
Db|-------------------|-------------4p2--|-8--------7-------|---------4NH------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4----------4-|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2------------|-6--------5----5--|----4~~-----------|
   "alive...                               Temp -ting   your   fate      on the" 

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4-4br5---4---|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2-2br3-0-2---|-6--------5----5--|----4gb5----------|
   "line                                   Push   -ing  death            to the"

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------4br5p2-----|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------4p2--|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4----------4-|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2------------|-6--------5----5--|----4-------------|
   "fray                                   Mak   -ing   one     last great escape"

Lead/Synth - repeated throughout Chorus
Eb|---------16-------|---------16-------|-19--18-----------|-----16-----------|
Bb|-19----------19---|-19----------19---|---------19-------|---------19-------|
Gb|-----18-----------|-----18-----------|-------------18---|-18----------18---|
Db|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Bridge]
Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------4---4-------2---2-------1-|--------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----------2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
Ab|---4-----------4-----------2-----|--------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0-------|--------------------------------|
                                     "Here you stand all alone"

Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------0---0-------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------0---|
Gb|-------4---4-------2---2-------1-|----------------1h2---2---------|
Db|-----4-----------2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
Ab|---4-----------4-----------2-----|--------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0-------|--------------------------------|
                                     "Above the crowd the air is cold"

Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------4---4-------2---2-------1-|--------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----------2-----------2---|--------------------------------|
Ab|---4-----------4-----------2-----|--------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0-------|--------------------------------|
                                           "Losing balance where you" 

                                      PM*********************
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------4---4-------2---2-------1-|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----------2-----------2---|---------------------------------|
Ab|---4-----------4-----------2-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
    "can't          let            go"                        triplet
[Bridge 2]
    Lead Part (Rhythm plays chords indicated above):
    Db
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-9-------9------10-------7--9--10-|
Gb|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7--7--|
Db|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--0--0--|
Ab|---------------------------------|--------------------------triplet-|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
          "Here and now,   in the clouds    you have found     your  e-"

    Ab                                Eb
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6h7-----|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-7-9-9~-------|
Ab|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-------|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7~-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--------|
   "-scape"

    Db
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------10---9--10---9----|
Bb|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-9-------9-------7---7---7---7----|
Gb|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|
Db|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0-0--|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 "For all you give it's worth the risk at least you've lived your own"

    Ab                                Eb
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6h7-----|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-------|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-7-9-9-7p6----|
Ab|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-------|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
   "way"
[Final PreChorus]
    Double Time - Heavy electric
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|
                          "You're on the line           Walking   on    the"

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2.6NH-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-2br3-0-2--|-0-2----0-2-2br3-|---0-2-----------|
   "sky..."
[Final Chorus]
Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4-4br5---4---|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2-2br3-0-2---|-6--------5----5--|----4gb5----------|
                                            "Do    you   feel    ah"

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------4br5p2-----|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------4p2--|-8--------7-------|--------2.4NH_db--|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4----------4-|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2------------|-6--------5----5--|----4~~-----------|
   "a-live...                              Tempting    your  fate      on the" 

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------|-8--------7-------|------------------|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4-4br5---4---|-6--------5----4--|------------------|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2-2br3-0-2---|-6--------5----5--|----4gb5----------|
   "line                                   Push   -ing  death            to the"

Eb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------4br5p2-----|------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------4p2--|-8--------7-------|------------4-4-4-|
Ab|-4-4------4-4br5---|-----4----------4-|-6--------5----4--|------------4-4-4-|
Eb|-2-2----0-2-2br3---|---0-2------------|-6--------5----5--|----4-------------|
   "fray                                   Mak   -ing   one     last great escape"

Lead/Synth - repeated throughout Chorus
Eb|---------16-------|---------16-------|-19--18-----------|-----16-----------|
Bb|-19----------19---|-19----------19---|---------19-------|---------19-------|
Gb|-----18-----------|-----18-----------|-------------18---|-18----------18---|
Db|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Outro Solo] Rhythm plays Chorus chords
Eb|---------------|-rp\-----------|-------------|----------------|
Bb|---------------|-rp\-----------|-------------|----------------|
Gb|-4b5--pb5~~~~--|-rp\-----------|-8----7------|----------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|-----------7-|---6PH_br-------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|

Eb|---------------|-----------------|-11---10------|---------------|
Bb|---------------|---------(2)-----|-----------10-|---8b9~--------|
Gb|---------------|---2------2------|--------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|-----4~~---------|--------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
Eb|-0----2--/5-2~~|-----------------|--------------|---------------|

Eb|-----------------12-------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-13-14-13-12----14-12-14~~--14PH~~-|-14h19p14---14-17-16-14--------------|
Gb|---------------14---------------------|---------17-------------17-16-14~~---|
Db|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------14-|-17pb19-----17----14------18PH-|
Bb|--------------14-17----17---|----------------------14-------|
Gb|---14-16----16--------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-16-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

Eb|-18PH~~~------18----21--|-22b24--22b24~~--------21b24----|
Bb|------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|--------------------------------|

Eb|-21-22-21-21-17-21-19-17--17---------------------------------|-------------0------------|
Bb|------------------------19--19-17--17----------14~--14-------|-14----------0------------|
Gb|---------------------------------18--18-16\14----------16p14-|-17b----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | gb gradual/slow bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | db Tremolo bar divebomb | NH Natural Harmonic | rp rub pick in zig-zag pattern on high strings while scraping towards headstock ************************************