Alter Bridge - "Bleed it Dry"
From the album 'Fortress' (2013)
Bb Tuning (Eb standard with lowest string down to Bb)
tabbed by jjhand
This song has most riffs in 6/4 time and a 4/4 Chorus and ending. Nice
sounding transitions, heavy riffs and a great bluesy solo in this one.
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Intro play 4x
eb|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-9-9-9-9----5-5-5-5-------|
Ab|-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-------15-15----|-7-7-7-6----3-3-3-2-------|
Bb|------0-0-------0-0---------0-0-------0-0-|--------------------------|
PM**************************************
last 2x through intro, Guitar 2 plays
eb|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-8-8-8-7------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------9--9---9\8-----|
Db|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Verse - Guitar 1, played 4x
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1----------1h4p1----1----------2h4p2---|-2----------2h4p2p0-5--5---5---2-|
|-2----------------0--2------------------|-2------------------2--2---2---2-|
|-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0---------|----0--0--0----------------------|
PM******** PM******** PM********
on last repeat, last bar's ending changes to:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-8---7----5----3----|
Repeat verse, but add Guitar 2
Guitar 2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0------0------|
|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4b5~---4b5~---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
Prechorus (0:56)
Gtr 1
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------0-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----------0-|---------0-----0---0---|---------0-----------0---|
|-------4/5---------4/5---|-------4---4-4---4-----|-----------4-----------4-|
|-----4-----------4-------|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------4-------|
|---2-----------2---------|---2-------------------|---2-----------2---------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0---------------------|-0-----------0-----------|
|
| Gtr 2
|-11-----11-----11--------|-12----------------14--|-15\14-------------------|
|-----12-----12-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr 1 Prechorus ending
|-------2-----------------|
|---------2---------------|
|-----------4-------------|
|-----4-------------------|
|---2---------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|
Chorus (4/4 time) - play 4x
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-9---9-9----5---5-5-----|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7---7-6----3---3-2-----|-15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-----|
|------------------------|-------0-0---------0-0---------0-0---------0-0-|
Bridge - play 2x
trem bar
|------------9----10----|--9~--------|-----------------|-----------5--------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------5h7---|-------------5/7----|
|------------11---11----|-11~--------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--|
|-9---9-12--------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|------------9----10----|-12~--------|-----------------|-----------5--------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------5h7---|-------------5/7----|
|------------11---11----|-11~--------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--|
|/9---9-12--------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Solo (3:01, with Bridge on rhythm guitar) -
|-12brb14-----------|-10-------------|------7-----------|----------------|
|-------------------|----12-12---\10-|-----10p7---------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------9p7---|-7h9~-----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------9-|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------10------|-9------9-------|-7--------------|------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|--------10---/12-x|
|-9brb11~~~---9p7---|---9~~~---9p7---|----------------|------11--11------|
|-----------------9-|--------------9-|---9------9-7---|----12------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------9-|-/12--------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-14~-------19\---|-10-12-9~-----------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------10-------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----7-9-9br10p7---9br10p7---|
|-----------------|--------------------|-9--9-9-9-------9-9-------9-|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-10-7-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|------9br10p7--9-7b---------|-7-6~------7-----|-------------2--------|
|-------------9-----9p7--7-9-|-------7h9---9~--|----------------------|
|----------------------9-----|-----------------|--4br5-2-0-2----------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|---------------0------|
|-----------------|-----------------------19-22-|
|-5NH-------------|---------------------22------|
|-----------------|-----18--14-/21-18-21--------|
|-----5NH-4NH-----|---16--16--------------------|
|-----------------|-14--------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
Solo, part 2 (Rhythm plays Chords noted above)
Bb5 Eb5
|-21~---------19-21-|-22---21-22-22b24-19---|-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------19-|-22b24--b24--22br24-19---|
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------21-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb5 Bb5
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-19b20-b20-br19------20-|-19\--------------------|10----------8----------|
|---------------21--19---|------9br10p7--9br10p7--|---9br10p7----9br10p7--|
|------------------------|-------------9--------9-|----------9----------9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb5 Gb5
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|/12--12--12p10---------|-----------------------|------------------|
|--------------11~-11p9-|-12--12--12p11-9----12-|-11~--------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------12----|------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
After Solo Riff, played 8x
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-9--9-9----5--5-4--|---------------------------------------|
|-7--7-6----3--3-2--|-15-15----15-15----15-15-----15-15-----|
|-------------------|------0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0--|
Ending
|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|------|
|---------------------4-----|---------------------------|------|
|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|------|
|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|------|
|---------------------0-0-0-|---------------------0-0-0-|-0----|
Lyrics:
Oceans rise, summits fall
Fading fast, it won't be long
Everything will be consumed, rendered lost
At the hands of fools tomorrow's gone
So say goodbye
(chorus)
Bleed it dry, leave us here with nothing
Justify all that you consume
Bleed it dry, what is this becoming?
All your lies serve no one but you
Blood machines burn the skies
Turning day into night
Everything will fade to dust again, weak or strong
So don't pretend you've done no wrong
'cause you know that I'm right
Bleed it dry, leave us here with nothing
Justify all that you consume
Bleed it dry, what is this becoming?
All your lies serve no one but you
One day you will see what you've done
The world you chose to bleed will be dead and gone
(Solo)
Bleed it dry, leave us here with nothing
Justify all that you consume
Bleed it dry, what is this becoming?
All your lies serve no one but you
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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