Asking Alexandria – The Black (Guitar Tab)

Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)

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======================================================================================== ======================================================================================== [Main riff] x6

C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
B |-13-12-12~~-0-0~~--0-12\10-0~~-0-0~~--0----13-13v~-0-0~~--0-12-13-12-0-10-0-10-12---|
               *                  *                   *

[Verse] (Other guitar does octave bends -5x7-- )

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-12-----------0-0--------------------------------------------------------0-0------------------------|
B |----13-12v~-0-0-0--------------------12-13-12-13-12-0-10-12-12-13-12v~-0-0-0------------------------|

               *   *                                                      *   *
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------12-----------0-0--------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
B |-12-13-12-13-12-0-10-12----13-12v~-0-0-0--------------------12-13-12-13-12-0-10-12-12-13-12v~-0-0-0-|

                                      *   *                                                      *   *
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-12-13-12-13-12-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus A]
                                                              x4  Interlude
C#|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------8~~~~-------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|-10~~~~8~~~------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|----------------7~~~~--------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------10------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |-13-12-12~0~0----13-12-12~0~0----12-13-12-0----13-12-13---|-----------------------------------------|

[Chorus B]

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--0~~~~~~--------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--0~~~~~~~-------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--0~~~~~~~-------------------|

[Verse 2] (Other guitar does octave bends -5x7-- )

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------0-0--------------------------------------------------------0-0------------------------|
B |-12-13-13v~-0-0-0--------------------12-13-12-13-12-0-10-12-12-13-13v~-0-0-0------------------------|

               *   *                                                      *   *
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------12-----------0-0-------------------------------------------12-----------0-0-|
B |-12-13-12-13-12-0-10-12----13-12v~-0-0-0--------------------12-13-12-13-12-0-10-12----13-12v~-0-0-0-|

                                      *   *                                                      *   *
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-12-13-12-13-12-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus A] (No interlude) [Chorus B] (Fade out)

[Piano part]
(Key change from Bm to F#m) Starting from "Need"
                                                       x4
C#|----8---8~~----7---8-7~~----5---5~~----4---5-5h7~~----|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |--7---7------5---5--------3---3------2---2------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|

[Last chorus]

   Gtr1                               x4 End On
C#|-------------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|----------------|
E |-------------------------------------|----------------|
B |-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--|-7~~~~~~~~~~----|
F#|-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--|-7~~~~~~~~~~~---|
B |-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--|-7~~~~~~~~~~~---|

[Background lead break]

C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15----------------------|
G#|--10~~~~~~12-13~10~~~~~~-15b(17)r15-13-13-10~~~~9~~~10~~~12--13~12~---12h13~12~------13-12-12h13p12-12~~--|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------14~---------14~------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|----------12bP.H------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-10~~~~9~~--------12v~~~-9~10~12~10~~~5~~5/6~~~~~-3~~3/5~~~~~-1~~0~~~~~~----------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------2~~~~-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Last piano bit] (starting as you play the last A note^)

C#|------------12----------------------12-----------------------12-------------------------------------------|
G#|-10---10-13----13-12------10---10-13----13-12-----10---10-13----13-12-----9---9---10---10h12--------------|
E |----9----------------9~------9----------------9~-----9----------------9~----9---9----9-------9------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Good to play this whole part with octaver effect.
C#|--------12-17-------------------------------|
G#|--10-13-------------17----------------------|
E |--------------17-19----16~~-----------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------0~~~~~----------|
B |--------------------------------------------|