Break Me Down

Alter Bridge

tom:

Intro - Heavy Distortion (play through 2x)
   Guitar 1                                                 
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------12-12-|--11----------------|------------------|---------------------------|
D|---10-------10-10-|--0-----------12-14-|---10------12-12\-|-------------------------0-|
A|---8--------8--8--|--0-----------10-10-|---8-------10-10\-|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-|
E|---8--------------|--0-----------10-10-|---8-------10-10\-|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-|
  |                                             
  |Guitar 2 - Distortion w/ fast repeated slap-back echo (set for ~250 ms)
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B|--13--10--8---11~-|--------------------|--17--13--11--15--|------------------------|
G|------------------|--11--12--14~-15\14-|------------------|------------------------|
D|--10--7---5---8~--|--------------------|--14--10--8---12--|------------------------|
A|------------------|--9---10--12~-13\12-|------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------|

   Guitar 1
E|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
G|-------------12-12-|--11----------------|------------------|---------------|
D|---10--------10-10-|--0-----------12-12-|---10------12-12\-|--0------------|
A|---8---------8--8--|--0-----------10-10-|---8-------10-10\-|--0------------|
E|---8---------------|--0-----------10-10-|---8-------10-10\-|--0------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2 (same delay effect)
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
B|--13--10--8---11~-|--------------------|--17--13--11--15--|---------------|
G|------------------|--11--12--14~-17\14-|------------------|---------------|
D|--10--7---5---8~--|--------------------|--14--10--8---12--|--0------------|
A|------------------|--9---10--12~-15\12-|------------------|--0------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--0------------|


Verse - Guitar 2 (Clean + Light chorus)
E|--------------0------|----3-3--3-----3--3-----|-0-0--3---3-3--2-2-|-1--1/3--2--333-3p2-|
B|----------------1----|----6-6----6---5--5-3---|-1-1--3---3-3--3-3-|-1--1/3--3--333-3---|
G|-7-6---9-9\3------3--|----5-5------5-5--5-3-5-|-0-0--2---2-2--2-2-|---------2--222-2---|
D|---------------------|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5-4---7-7\1--------1|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-3----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

                                                            Dist. Guitar 1: Db (vol swell)
E|--------------0------|----3-3--3-----3--3-----|-0--0--3---3-3--2--2-2-|-1--1/3--2--333-3p2-|
B|----------------1----|----6-6----6---5--5-3---|-1--1--3---3-3--3--3-3-|-1--1/3--3--333-3---|
G|-7-6---9-9\3------3--|----5-5------5-5--5-5-5-|-0--0--2---2-2--2--2-2-|---------2--222-2---|
D|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|-5-4---7-7\1--------1|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-3----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|

Chorus- Play the Intro riff (Guitar 1 only, because the chords are only used here)

Pre-Verse 2
E|--------------0------|----3-3--3-----3--3-----|-0--0--3---3-3--2--2-2-|-1--1/3--2--333-3p2-|
B|----------------1----|----6-6----6---5--5-3---|-1--1--3---3-3--3--3-3-|-1--1/3--3--333-3---|
G|-7-6---9-9\3------3--|----5-5------5-5--5-5-5-|-0--0--2---2-2--2--2-2-|---------2--222-2---|
D|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|-5-4---7-7\1--------1|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-3----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)

Chorus 2 (same as Chorus 1)

Bridge - Guitar 1
       PM___      PM___
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-2-|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|
A|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-2-|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|
E|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-2-|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|
  | Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-2-|--3--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|
A|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-2-|--3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|
E|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-2-|--3------------------------|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|

    Both Guitars (until 3rd bar)                                           
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|-| Guitar 1 only-------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|---------------------------|
D|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|
A|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|
E|--3---0--------------------|--3---0--------------------|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|


E|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|----------7---7-7-7-7--7---|
D|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|--3---0---7---7-7-7-7--7---|
A|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|--3---0---5---5-5-5-5--5---|
E|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--3---0--------------------|--3---0--------------------|


E|---------------------------|------------------------------|--| Both Guitars-------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|-------------------------0-|
A|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-|
E|--3--3-3---3-3---3---3-3---|--10--10-10--10-10--10--10-10-|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-|

E|-------------------------|--**--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------7~--|-/10--------------------------| ** Clean Chorus (Guitar 2)
D|-------------------------|------------------------------| starts with this bar
A|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--|-/8---------------------------|
E|--0-----0----0-----0-----|------------------------------|

In bar 6 of the bridge part (where it states Guitar 1 only), Guitar 2 starts
playing an octave in a repeated sixteenth note rhythm shown below:

E|--10--------| Play this for 6 bars (until 'Both Guitars' appears)
B|------------|
G|--7---------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|


Clean Chorus (distortion, volume knob turned low)                    
E|------------------------|----------------------------|------------*| vol Swell--|
B|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------12-12-|--11--11--11-x-x------------|----------------12-12--|
D|---10--10--10-10--10-10-|--0---0---0--x-x--12-12-x-x-|-10--10--10-10--10-10--|
A|---8---8---8--8---8--8--|--0---0---0--x-x--10-10-x-x-|-8---8---8------8--8---|
E|---8---8---8--8---------|------------------10-10-x-x-|-8---8---8-------------|

   Both guitars (Guitar 1 has a downward slide just before this measure)
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-|
A|----5p0---5~---5p0---5~--0-|
E|--0-----0----0-----0-----0-|

Final Chorus (Same as other Chorus)

Outro - Same as Intro for Guitar 1 & 2

Both Guitars: Let chord ring at end of outro
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--0---------|
A|--0---------|
E|--0---------|


Key:
TP  Tremelo Picking
PM  Palm Mute
p   Pull-off
~   vibrato
x   muted string (makes percussive sound)
/   slide up the neck
\   slide down the neck