Title: The Other Side
Artist: Alter Bridge
Album: The Last Hero
Tuning: BADGBE, flat 1 fret
Author: jjhand
Great low tuned riffs in this one to give it a spooky feel and nice chords played in the intro and verse.
Enjoy, rate and comment - thanks!
Intro - let most notes ring
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|----0-----0-----------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------0-----0--------|----------------------------|----------0-----0--------|
Ab|-------2----2/4----4--2--|-1-----1--------------------|-------2----2/4----4--2--|
Bb|-0-/3--------------------|-------------0-0-3--0-0-3-2-|-0-/3--------------------|
PM* PM*
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----0--2p0--------------------|
Db|-----------0------------------|
Ab|-1----------------------------|
Bb|--------------0-0-3---0-0-3-2-|
PM* PM*
Intro, part 2 - Repetitive, but I listed all bars to keep track. PM all open notes
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5--------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0-0-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5--------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5--------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0-0-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5--------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------0--0--0-----------0--0--0--------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--7--7--7--0--0--0--7--7--7--0--0--0-0-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------0--0--0--------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5--------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0-0-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5--------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--|
Verse - both guitars
play 2x
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-------|----------5--5--5------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6-------|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0---------------|
1 "You step into the dark, its waiting"
2 "Take your vow its time"
continue:
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------0--0--0-----------0--0--0-------|----------0--0--0------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--7--7--7--0--0--0--7--7--7-------|-0--0--0--7--7--7--0---------------|
"Time for you to meet your maker"
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-------|----------5--5--5------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6-------|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0----------12\--|
"Playing God to- night"
Prechorus
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|---9\8---8\7---7\6---6\5--------------|---9\8---8\7---7\6---6\5-----------|
Ab|------------------------------------0-|---------------------------3TP-----|
Bb|---------------------------0--1--0----|-----------------------------------|
"You're insane have you gone too far? Who's to"
Eb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|---9\8---8\7---7\6---6\5--------------|-14-14-14-14-----16-16-16-16-----13--|
Ab|------------------------------------0-|-15-15-15-15-----15-15-15-15-----14--|
Bb|---------------------------0--1--0----|-13-13-13-13-----13-13-13-13-----12--|
"blame for what you are? If you"
Chorus
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-3-1-0--3-----0-5--|------0--7---7---8---8---8-7-10---|
"believe that yours is the only way, then you're the"
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-3-1-0--3-----0-5--|------0--7--7--13--13--13-12-15---|
"fool who lives to die. Will you deserve"
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-0---0-3-1-0--3-----0-5--|------0--7---7---8---8---8-7-10---|
"the hell you're gonna pay on the other"
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-10--10--10--10--10--12--14--9-|----9---9---9-------------------|
Bb|-8---8---8---8---8---10--12--7-|----7---7---7---7-5-3---5-3-1---|
"side once you reach the other side"
Turnaround (before Verse 2)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5--------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0-0-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5--------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5--------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0-0-0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------5--5--5--------------------------------|
Bb|-0--0--0--6--6--6--0--0--0--0--0--0--12\---------|
Verse 2 - Play Verse Riff again
Lyrics:
"The trigger warm, anticipating
The ritual's begun
You think that Heaven's gates are waiting
But only Hell will come"
Play Prechorus again but end with a slide from 12th fret like Turnaround riff
Play Chorus again
Bridge - starts with open low note & flange effects for 4 bars, then
Guitar 1, with a 16th delay so each note will be doubled
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| play 2x
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------| play 2x
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Bridge, Part 2:
(3:47) Guitar 2 with Guitar 1 Bridge repeat
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|-------5--------------1----|
Ab|-------3------------6-----|-------3-------2--0h2------|
Bb|-0--0--1--0--0--0-0-4--0--|-0--0-----0----------------| PM all open notes throughout
"Fade to black, you'll see in"
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|-------5--------------4----|
Ab|--------3------------6-----|-------3-------2--0h2------|
Bb|-0--0-0-1--0--0--0-0-4--0--|-0--0-----0----------------|
"time"
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|-------5--------------1----|
Ab|-------3------------6-----|-------3-------2--0h2------|
Bb|-0--0--1--0--0--0-0-4--0--|-0--0-----0----------------|
" You will only be denied"
Bridge Part 2 Ending
Guitar 1
Eb|-pb16r15---pb16r15---pb16r15---pb16r15----|-pb16r15---15-15--15TP-bend-slowly---|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
Eb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-----------5---------------------|
Ab|-----------3--------------------6---------|-----------3---------2--0h2-3----|
Bb|-0----0----1----0----0----0--0--4----0----|-0----0---------0----------------|
Bridge, Part 3 (4:10)
Guitar 1, with octave pedal (lower octave)
Eb|-7~-----6-5-----------------|-6~----------------------|
Bb|------------7~-----5br6-----|------------5-7p5--------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------6br7--|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-12~---15-14----15-14-13-12-|-11----------8----7------|
"Fools will only be denied"
Eb|-7~-----6-5-----------------|-6~--------------------6-|
Bb|------------7~-----5br6-----|------------5-7p5----5---|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------6-----|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-12~---15-14----15-14-13-12-|-11----------8----7------|
"There will be no paradise"
play 2x:
Guitar 1
Eb|-7~-----6-5-----------------|-6~----------------------|
Bb|------------7~-----5br6-----|------------5-7p5--------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------6br7--|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-12~---15-14----15-14-13-12-|-11----------8----7------|
1 "Fools will only be denied"
2 "There will be no paradise"
Before Final Chorus, one guitar plays this 2x:
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|----------0-----0--------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------2----2/4----4--2--|-1------------------------|
Bb|-0-/3--------------------|--------------------------|
Play Chorus again, but ending bars change:
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-10--10--10--10--10--12--14--9-|----9---9---9---9---7---7---9---|
Bb|-8---8---8---8---8---10--12--7-|----7---7---7---7---5---5---7---|
"side on the other"
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-10--10--10--10--10--12--14--9-|----9---9---9-------------------|
Bb|-8---8---8---8---8---10--12--7-|----7---7---7---7-5-3---5-3-1---|
"side once you reach the other side"
Ending-
Guitar 1, with 16th note delay
Eb|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12-|-pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 - PM all Bb string open notes throughout
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|-----------5-------------------1---|
Ab|-----------3--------------------6---------|-----------3---------2----0h2------|
Bb|-0----0----1----0----0----0--0--4----0----|-0----0---------0------------------|
Guitar 1 (delay)
Eb|-pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12--|-pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12----pb13r12--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|-----------5-------------------4---|
Ab|------------3--------------------6---------|-----------3---------2----0h2------|
Bb|-0----0--0--1----0----0----0--0--4----0----|-0----0---------0------------------|
Play 2x
Guitar 1, with octave pedal (lower octave)
Eb|-7~-----6-5-----------------|-6~------------------------|
Bb|------------7~-----5br6-----|------------5-7p5----------|
Gb|----------------------------|-------------------6br7----|
Db|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
Eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------5--------------1----|
Ab|--------3-------------6-----|-------3-------2--0h2------|
Bb|--0--0--1--0---0--0-0-4--0--|-0--0-----0----------------|
Guitar 1 repeats octave part & fades out
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Key:
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| TP Tremolo picking - pick note repeatedly as heard in recording
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