Isolation

Alter Bridge

tom:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-12----7-----4-------------------|
A|-0-3-8-7-----0-8-7-5-------------|-8-----3-----0-------------------|
E|-0-3-8-7-0-0-0-8-7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|-8-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-000-1p0-1p0-|
           * *         * * *** * *     * *   * *     * * ***

E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--12-----7-----4-----------1p0-----|
A|-0-5-8\7-----0-8\7-5-------------|--8------3-----0---------------3p0-|
E|-0-5-8\7-0-0-0-8\7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|--8-0-0--3-0-0-0---0-0-000---------|
          * *         * * *** * *      * *    * *     * * ***
Above, triplets are shown as 000, * = palm mute



[Lead Guitar]

    second time through Intro
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-13b15-----13~~~-|-15b17-----15~~~-|-13b15-----13~~~-|-15b17----b18~~~-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]
  * Play Main Riff throughout *

"When all is lost to you inside
when all the talk is changed to lies
The ritual warning  has begun
And now you tear away from everyone"



[Prechorus]

    Rhythm (0:40)
E|--1--------------|-----------------|
B|--1--------------|-----------------|
G|--3--------------|-----------------|
D|--3--------------|-3-------3-------|
A|--1--------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
 |
 |  Lead - using flanger
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
G|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
     "Disconnected, so alone"


[Prechorus Lead 1]

          ****  pick-up notes start in last 1/2 beat of previous measure
E|-------------|-------------------------------------10---|
B|--------10---|-10h13p10--12h10-------10---------10------|
G|----------12-|---------12-------12b13-----10-12------13-|
D|-------------|----------------12-------12---------------|
A|-------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15p13p10-15p13p10-13p10---10----------------------|
G|-10--------------------------12---12p10-13-12-10--------|
D|---12-------------------------------------------12~~~---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
    During this lick, rhythm plays first 2 bars of main riff



[Prechorus]

    Rhythm
E|-1---------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-----------------|
G|-3---------------|-----------------|
D|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
A|-1---------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
 |
 |  Lead - using flanger
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
G|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
         "Sever ties from all you know"



[Chorus]

   () notes are first time through only
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|---------------|-3-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3---------------|-5------------------| play 2x
D|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3-------3-------|-5-----5------------|
A|-5-------------|-3-------------|-1-------3-------|-3-----2------(0h1)-|
E|-0-------------|---------------|---------3-------|--------------(0h1)-|
            "Isolation      Brings you to the end   Until you love again"
            "Isolation      If you could only see   What will come to be? Yeah!"


[Verse 2]

   Lead Part - play with rhythm guitar playing main riff
E|-----------------|--------------------------|
B|-15--(x16)-------|-15--(x12)--b16r15-b16r15-| < do bends with
G|-----------------|--------------------------| tremelo bar
D|-12--(x16)-------|-12--(x12)--b13r12-b13r12-| < if possible.
A|-----------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------------|

  "Justify you waste away
   You dare to dream but still you’re too afraid
   And now you’re broken and deceived
   Lost to live this cruel reality"



[Prechorus]

   Rhythm (1:44)
E|-1---------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-----------------|
G|-3---------------|-----------------|
D|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
A|-1---------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
 |   
 |  Lead - using flanger
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
G|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
           "Disconnected, so alone" 


   Lead - using flanger
E|-/13__------15__p13-----13__-----15__p13--------------|
B|------15p13--------15p13----15p13-------15p13-15P| H~~--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------13-15-15P| H~-------------------------------|
B|---/13-------------13-15-13\12p10----12b13-------|
G|----------------------------------12-------10~~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm
E|-1--------------|-----------------|
B|-1--------------|-----------------|
G|-3--------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------------|-3-------3-------|
A|-1--------------|-3-------3-------|
E|----------------|-3-------2-------|
 |   
 |  Lead - using flanger
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
G|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
"Sever ties from all you know"



[Chorus 2]

  () notes are first time through
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|---------------|-3-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3---------------|-5------------------| play 2x
D|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3-------3-------|-5-----5------(5P| H~)|
A|-5-------------|-3-------------|-1-------3-------|-3-----2------------|
E|-0-------------|---------------|---------3-------|--------------------|
            "Isolation      Brings you to the end   Until you love again"
            "Isolation      If you could only see   What will come to be? Yeah!"



[Breakdown]

   5/8 time, or 5 eighth notes per bar  
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----888-666-555-6~---------888-666-5-|-----888-666-555-6---------333-555-3-|
E|-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-----------|
   * *                * * * *             * *               * * * *       

E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----888-666-555-6~---------888-666-5-|-----888-666-555-6P| H___bend bar up---|
E|-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0---------------------------------|
   * *                * * * *             * *



[Solo]

E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------10-----10-12--10------|
B|-10----10----10----11----13-----10---|----------------10-13-------10-13-----13--13b15~|
G|-12b14-12b14-12b14-13b15-15b17~---13-|-12-10--10-12b14-----12b14----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------10------------10-|
B|-15p13p10-15p13p10-15p13p10-15p13p10-15p13---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------12-13p12\10-------13-12-10-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------12~~-----------12~----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------10--11--13--|-13b15---------------|
G|-13-12-10--10-----------------------10-12------------|---------------------|
D|---------12--12-10-------------10-12-----------------|---------------------|
A|------------------12-10\8-10/12----------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|



[Solo rhythm guitar part- played 2x]

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----3--1--0--1----------3--1--0--|-----3--1--0--1----------0--1--0--|
E|-0-0-3--1--0--1--0-0-0-0-3--1--0--|-0-0-3--1--0--1--0-0-0-0-0--1--0--|
   PM*             * * * *            * *             * * * *



[Bridge]

(2:44) strum chords indicated with the song to get rhythm 
E|-----------|-------------|------------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|------------|-------------|
G|-3---------|-2-----------|------------|-5-----------|
D|-3---------|-3-----------|-3----------|-2-----------| play 2x
A|-1---------|-0-----------|-3----------|-3-----------|
E|-----------|-------------|-3----------|-------------|
   Ab          Eb/G          Eb           Bb

"Maybe you’ll stand
Maybe you’ll give and break to find another way
And makes things better
Maybe you’ll find
That you can live and learn to love along the way
And make things better"



Play Solo Rhythm part 1x, then add a slide before the chorus

E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-12\-------|
A|-12\-------|
E|-12\-------|



[Final Chorus]

   Rhythm is the same as before, but Lead part is added:

   Lead Guitar 
E|-14TP---------|-15TP--------|-13TP-----------|-15TP----------|
B|--------------|-------------|--------13TP----|-------15TP----|
G|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------| play 2x
D|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
A|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
E|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|



[Ending]

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-12----7-----4-------------------|
A|-0-3-8-7-----0-8-7-5-------------|-8-----3-----0-------------------|
E|-0-3-8-7-0-0-0-8-7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|-8-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-000-1p0-1p0-|
           * *         * * *** * *     * *   * *     * * ***

E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--12-----7-----4-----------1p0-----|
A|-0-5-8\7-----0-8\7-5-------------|--8------3-----0---------------3p0-|
E|-0-5-8\7-0-0-0-8\7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|--8-0-0--3-0-0-0---0-0-000---------|
          * *         * * *** * *      * *    * *     * * ***
  Above, triplets are shown as 000


************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| PH  pinch harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| TP  tremelo picking
| *   palm mute