Zero chords

Alter Bridge

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Simplify chords 

  			

Intro Riff - Guitar 1, play 2x 
eb|----------------------|-----------------------| 
Bb|----------------------|-------3---------------| 
Gb|---4--4-------2-2-----|-------2---------------| 
Db|---4--4-------2-2-----|-------0----4\2---2----| 
Ab|-0h2--2---0-2-0-0--2--|-0---0-0---------------| 
Db|-------------------2--|-0---0-0---------------| 

|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------|-------3---------------| 
|---4--4-------2-2-----|-------2---------------| 
|---4--4-------2-2-----|-------0----(4/7---7)--| <-- () first time only 
|-0h2--2---0-2-0-0--2--|-0---0-0---------------| 
|-------------------2--|-0---0-0---------------| 


Guitar 2 - On Repeat of Intro 

|-7------------------|-10--9--7------|------------|--------------| 
|-10b12--7-----------|-----------10--|-10~~-------|--------------| 
|--------9b11~~~-----|---------------|------------|-9b11~~~~-----| release 
|--------------------|---------------|------------|--------------|  bend & 
|--------------------|---------------|------------|--------------| fade out 
|--------------------|---------------|------------|--------------| 






Verse - Only Bass plays (0:18-0:32) 

"Now there is a light in the dark some will say 
There is a grace up high 
There is a beauty that some can behold 
Not I, Not I" 



Modified Intro (0:32) - Guitar 1 just holds fret on 4th string throughout 
|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---4--4-----4---4-----|-4---4-4----4\2---2----| 
|-0h2--2---2-2h0-0-----|-0---0-0---------------| 
|-------------------2--|-0---0-0---------------| 
1. "There is a power that's felt from the shore" 
2. "But all of these things to me are no more" 


|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|---4--4-----4---4-----|-4---4-4----4/7---7-(9)|  () - second time only 
|-0h2--2---2-2h0-0-----|-0---0-0---------------| 
|-------------------2--|-0---0-0---------------| 
1. "There is a force that won't break" 
2. "I've changed,   I've changed" 






PreChorus: 

Guitar 1 
  Gb2                                 F2 
|----------------------------5------|----------------------------4------| 
|-------3---------3-------------3---|-----2---2---------2-----------2---| 
|-----4------4----------4---------4-|-3-----3------3--------3---------3-| 
|-5---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|---5-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
| 
| Guitar 2, w/ univibe 
|------------------10~--------------|-----------------------------------| 
|---------10------------------------|---------11----11b12r11~~----------| 
|------12----12---------------------|------11----11---------------------| 
|---12----------12------------------|---11------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
"What in the hell have you done?              Cast aside all that you love" 


  Gb2                                 Ab 
|----------------------------5------|-----------------------| 
|-------3---------3-------------3---|-------5-----5---------| 
|-----4------4----------4---------4-|-----6---6---6---------| 
|---5-------------------------------|---7-------7-----------| 
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------------| 
|-3---------------------------------|-----------------------| 
| 
| Guitar 2, w/ univibe 
|------------------10~--------------|-------------12--------| 
|---------10------------------------|-------12--12----------| 
|------12----12---------------------|-----14--14------------| 
|---12----------12------------------|---14------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| 
     "The sorrows you'll never outrun" 






Chorus 1 

|-------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-4---4-4-4--4--7---------|------------------------7--7--7--| 
|-4---4-4-4--4--7----7----|-7---7---7--------------7--7--7--| 
|-2---2-2-2--2--5----4----|-5---5---5--------------5--5--5--| 
|-------------------------|-5---5---5--0-2b4r2-0------------| 
"Zero         Nothing for you is ever good enough" 


|---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-4---4-4-4--4--7-----4--2--|------------------------7--7--7--| 
|-4---4-4-4--4--7--7--4--2--|-7---7---7--------------7--7--7--| 
|-2---2-2-2--2--5--4--2--0--|-5---5---5--------------5--5--5--| 
|---------------------------|-5---5---5--0-2b4r2-0------------| 
"Zero         Nothing makes you whole" 







Before Verse 2 - Guitar 1 plays Intro, Gutiar 2 plays: 

|--------------------------7-|------7-10~~~~~~~-9h10p9---------| 
|-------------------7-10-7---|-7-10--------------------10~~~---| 
|-9~~~~---------9b11---------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 



Verse 2 - Guitar 2, played 4x 
|-7~~~~~~~-------|----------------| 
|----------------|-7~~~~~~~~------| 
|----------------|----------------| 
|--------------7-|(7)-------------| 
|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------| 

"How many times have you felt all alone 
 How many tears have you cried 
 Called out in vein for a god to behold 
 Inside, Inside" 



(1:43) - Add in modified intro riff on Guitar 1 

"How many fires you let die in your heart 
 How many storm's must you face 
 Left out to fight for yourself in the cold 
 No faith, No faith" 


Play Prechorus 

"So nothing to lean on this time 
Nothing is left to decide 
All that you've known you'll deny" 





Play Chorus again, same Lyrics 






Break - 1 Wah Guitar, 1 Guitar w/ Heavy Distortion, played 2x 

wah on, bass position                            wah off 
|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| 
|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| 
|-----------------------|----------------------|---4-4-4---------------2---| 
|-------------------2---|----------------------|---4-4-4-----4/5\4---4---4-| 
|---------------------2-|--------------------0-|-0-2-2-2---0-2/3\2-0-2-----| 
|-0h2-2~--0-3h2-0h2-----|-0h2-0h2~-0-2b3r2-0---|---------------------------| 
1 "Burnt out              Surrender you can't take no more" 
2 "And just cry out        Surrender your faith is no more" 

ending 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|---4-4-4-----------2-4-2--| 
|---4-4-4-----4/5\4-2-4-2--| 
|-0-2-2-2---0-2/3\2-0-2-0--| 
|--------------------------| 






Solo 

|--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------7---|-10p7----7------------------|--------------10--10-pb14r12-10--| 
|-7------------------|-----9p7--9p7--9p7----7-----|-----7---7-/11--11-------------11| 
|---9~~~-----------9-|-------------9----9p7--9p7--|-7h9---9-------------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------------9|---------------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
| 
| Rhythm 
|-------------PM****-|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--------------------|-----------------------2----|---------------------------2-----| 
|----------------3-0-|-----------------------2----|------------------------------4--| 
|-0h2-2--0h2--0-2----|-0h2--2--0h2-----0--2--0----|-0h2-----2~-----0h2~---0h2-------| 
|-0h2-2--0h2--0-2----|-0h2--2--0h2-----0--2-------|---------------------------------| 


  Solo 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-10h12~--10----------------|--------12-15-12-15/17~~-17p15---| 
|-----------11p9\7-7h9~--7--|--/11-14----------------------16-| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------------| 
| 
| Rhythm 
|---------------------------|-----------------PM*********---| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-2-----4~~---4\2-----2-----|-----------------------3---0---| 
|-0-------------------0-----|-0h2--2--0h2-----0--2----------| 
|---------------------------|-0h2--2--0h2-----0--2----------| 


  Solo 
|------------------------------|---------------------17~-------| 
|-17p15--18p15--17p15--18p15---|-17b19--b19-17-15-17-17~-------| 
|------16-----16-----16-----16-|-------------------------16p14-| 
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
| 
| Rhythm 
|------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|-------------------------3----|------------------------------| 
|-------------------------2----|--------------------------2---| 
|-------------------------0----|----------------------------4-| 
|-0h2---2-----0h2-----0--------|-0h2-----2~----0h2~---0-2-----| 
|-0h2---2-----0h2-----0--------|------------------------------| 


  Solo 
|------------------------------|---------------|--------------| 
|------------------------------|---------------|--------------| 
|-16b19r16-14---14b16r14-------|---------------|--------------| 
|------------16-----------9-12-|---------------|--------------| 
|------------------------------|-10~~~------10-|-9~~----------| 
|------------------------------|---------------|--------------| 
| 
| Rhythm 
|------------------------------|---------------|--------------| 
|------------------------------|---------------|--------------| 
|------------------------------|---------------|--------------| 
|-2-------4-------4\2----2-----|-5-------------|--------------| 
|-0----------------------------|-5-------/7--5-|-4~~~-----14\-| 
|------------------------------|-5-------------|----------14\-| 
                                   "What in the hell have you done 
                                    cast aside all that you loved" 


  Lead 
|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|------------9~-| 
|---------------|---------------| 
|-10~~~---------|-9-------------| 
|---------------|---------------| 
| 
| Rhythm 
|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|------------4~-| 
|---------/7--5-|-4-----2--1----| 
|-5~~~~---------|---------------| 
"The sorrows you never outrun, just look at what you have become" 




Play Modified Intro 




Play Chorus Again 2x, except for ending change 


Final Chorus Ending 
|----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------5NH----| 
|-4---4-4-4--4--7-----4-3-2--|------------------------7--5NH----| 
|-4---4-4-4--4--7--7--4-3-2--|-7---7---7--------------7--5NH----| 
|-2---2-2-2--2--5--4--2-1-0--|-5---5---5--------------5------x\-| 
|----------------------------|-5---5---5--0-2b4r2-0----------x\-| 




Squealing Guitar Ending - (Rhythm guitar plays Intro) 

|-11gb12-----|-12~~~~--12b13-b13-13-13-|-b14~----------|-------------| 
|------------|-------------------------|---------12-15-|-12~---------| 
|------------|-------------------------|---------------|--------14b--| 
|------------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------| 
|------------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------| 
|------------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------| 


|------------------12-------------14-15-|-17~~~------17b19r17-15-| 
|------12-15-----12-------12-15\17------|------------------------| 
|-14b16-----14b16----14b16--------------|------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------|------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------|------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------|------------------------| 


|-14---12--------------|------------------| 
|-12---12---15---14----|-10~~~~-----------| 
|-----------11---11----|-11~~~~-----------| 
|----------------------|------------------| 
|----------------------|------------------| 
|----------------------|------------------|