The Damage Done

Alter Bridge

Composição de: Mark Tremonti / Myles Kennedy

Tom:

Afinação:

  Intro (bass plays 1st measure)
       w/ wah and wide tremelo bar vibrato          ^ bend up +3 then 
release

E|-------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| 
B|-------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| 
G|-------|----------7~~-|--(7~~)------9~-|--(9~~)---10^----| 
D|-------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| 
A|-------|---*2~~---5~~-|--(5~~)------7~-|--(7~~)---8^-----| 
E|-------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| 

  Riff 1                                              play {} on 2nd time
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o|  
G|-------------4-----------2-----|--------4---4~-------2---2~------|  
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
A|----------/5---5~-----/3---3~--|-----/5---5-------/3---3--------o|  
E|---0---------------0-----------|--0------------------------| {1}---|

Verse:
                    PM_____   PM_           PH     PM_____   PM_       
     NH

E|---------------|------------------------------|--------------------
B|---------------|------------------------------|--------------------
G|---------------|------------------------------|--------------------
D|------------2--|------------------------------|--------------------
A|---2--------3--|----------2-----------2-------|----------2---------
E|---0--------1--|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-*2~-|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0---
E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-------*2.2-| 
A|--2---------| 
E|0---0-0-----| 

  Guitar1    Both Guitars
"I won’t waste away, I won’t let this take me down. I can’t survive as 
long as I keep it"

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     PM_____   PM_            PH     PM_____   PM_           PH
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
A|------------2-----------2-------|----------2-----------2-------| 
E|---0-00-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-*2~-|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-*2~-| 

 "around"                          "I wish it would fade But it will 
just sell me"

     PM_____   PM_                      bend while picking
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------
B|------------------------------|------5-5-5-b6-b6-b6-b7-b7-b7-5b7r5-
G|------------------------------|------------------------------------
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------
A|-----------2-----------2------|------------------------------------
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---3-2--|--0---------------------------------
E|------| 
B|3-----| 
G|--*4~-| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|------| 

                                        Guitar 2
"out"                                 "Over and over and over I cried 
out"


     PM_____   PM_
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----------2-----------2---------| 
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0-3-*2~-| 

     Both Guitars Again
"loud"                 "Somebody Save"

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PreChorus
E|------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| 
B|------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| 
G|-------------4----|--------2-----|--------4---4~--|-----2---2~---| 
D|------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| 
A|----------/5---5~-|-----/3---3~--|-----/5---5-----|--/3---3------| 
E|---0--------------|--0-----------|--0-------------|--------------| 

    "me"                                             "Somebody save"

E|------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| 
B|------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| 
G|-------------4----|--------2-----|--------4---4~--|-----2--------| 
D|------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------2--| 
A|----------/5---5~-|-----/3---3~--|-----/5---5-----|--/3---3---3--| 
E|---0--------------|--0-----------|--0-------------|-----------1--| 

    "me"

Chorus: Guitar 1        Both parts have a sixteenth note strum rhythm
E|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|------------
B|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|------------
G|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|------------
D|---4----|---4-------|---9------------|---4----|---4----|---9--------
A|---5----|---4-------|---10-----------|---5----|---4----|---10-------
E|---3----|---2-------|---8------------|---3----|---2----|---8--------
|                                                                     
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-----------| 
A|---9-9-9-9-| 
E|---7-7-7-7-|

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|Guitar 2 w/ wah        play 2 beats each
E|---5----|---5-------|--10--------10--|---5----|---5----|--10------
B|---7----|---7-------|--13--------12--|---7----|---7----|--13------
G|---7----|---6-------|--12--------12--|---7----|---6----|--12------
D|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|----------
A|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|----------
E|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|----------
E|10-------| 
B|12-------| 
G|12-------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

Chorus Lyrics: "The race I run, it keeps me focused on the man I could 
become.
                The damage done, I want to wash the filth away till 
there is none."


Play Riff 1 once, then play Verse 2:

              bend while picking
E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------
B|------0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|-------------------------
G|------4-4-4-4-b5-b5-b5-b5-b6-b6-b6-b6-----|-------------------------
D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------
A|---------------------------------------3--|-----------2-----2-----2-
E|--0------------------------------------1--|---0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---
E|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|0-*2~-| 

  Guitar 1 bottom, Guitar 2 top part            Both Guitars
       "I run till I break from the way it was killing me"


     PM_____   PM_         PM_ NH   PM______   PM_           PH
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------2.2-|-------------------------------| 
A|-----------2-----2-----2---------|-----------2-----2-----2-------| 
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0-0-----|--0-00-0-0---0-0-----0---0-*2~-|

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   "Profuse to the day I’ll suffer afraid to speak"         "I carry"


     PM_____   PM_                      bend while picking
E|------------------------------|----------------------5----8---------
B|------------------------------|------5-5-5-b6-b6-b6----b7-----7r5-3-
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------------
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A|-----------2-----------2------|-------------------------------------
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0---3-2--|--0----------------------------------
E|----| 
B|----| 
G|*4~-| 
D|----| 
A|----| 
E|----| 

                                        Guitar 2 - Top part
 "the shame And beg for a remedy" "How long must I live with the damage
 of my"

     PM_____   PM_              PH
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|-----------2-----2-----2----------| 
E|---0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0--5-*4~-| 

     Both Guitars Again
"disease"               "Somebody save"

Play Prechorus and Chorus Again as before, Then


Bridge -
Guitar 1
     PM_____

E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|

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|    Guitar 2
E|PM-----|                                                            
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------5-4-2-0---------5-4-2~-|----------5-4-2-0---2------0-|
E|---2-2-2-2---------------------------|----------------------4------|
E|---2-2-2-2------------2-2-2-2--------|--2-22-2-2-------2-2----2-2--|

     Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2---------------------------|-----------------------------8-|
A|---0-0-0---------------------------|-----------------------------9-|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------7-|
|                                                                     

|    Guitar 2
E|PM---|                                                              
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------5-4-2-0---------5-4-2~-|----------5-4-2-0---2------0-|
E|---0---------------------------------|----------------------4------|
E|-----0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--------|--0-00-0-0-------0-0----0-0--|

  Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---9-------------------------------|--(9)--------------------------|
A|---10------------------------------|--(10)-------------------------|
E|---8-------------------------------|--(8)--------------------------|
|

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| Guitar 2 (w/ harmonizer: +3rd interval, Bb minor), both parts written here
E|PM---|                                                             
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
D|--------------4-2-0-----------4-2-0--|----------4-2-0-------0------
A|--------------5-4-2-4---------5-4-2~-|----------5-4-2-4-----2-2----
E|---0----------------5----------------|----------------5-------4----
E|-----2-2-2------------2-2-2-2--------|--2-22-2-2--------2-2-----2-2
E|    
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|--| 
A|4-| 
E|5-| 
--| 

     Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---6---------------------------------|---8-------------------------|
A|---7---------------------------------|---9-------------------------|
E|---5---------------------------------|---7-------------------------|
|                                                                     

|    Guitar 2
E|PM-----|                                                            
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------4-2-0-----------4-2-0--|----------4-2----------------|
A|---0----------5-4-2-4---------5-4-2~-|----------5-4-4--5b6r5~--4-5-|
E|---2----------------5----------------|--------------5--7b8r7~--5-7-|
E|---0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--------|--0-00-0-0-------------------|

Solo-
Guitar 1 (Rhythm) plays Chords:

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E|---------|----------|---------|---------|--------|--------|-------|-
B|---------|----------|---------|---------|--------|--------|-------|-
G|---2-----|--(2)-----|---------|---------|--------|--------|-------|-
D|---2-----|--(2)-----|---9-----|--(9)----|--8-----|--(8)---|---4---|-
A|---0-----|--(0)-----|---10----|--(10)---|--9-----|--(9)---|---5---|-
E|---------|----------|---8-----|--(8)----|--7-----|--(7)---|---3---|-
E|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|--10---| 
A|--11---| 
E|--9----| 

Guitar 2 (harmonizer off):                          prebend
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|------6-7-6-------6-7-6------|---6-7-6------6-7p6-7p6-----| 
D|-9---9-----9-7---9-----9-7---|-9------9-7---------------7-| 
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 

     previous line w/ harmony or harmonizer pedal
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|-------5-7-5----------5-7-5-------|---5-7-5-------5-7p5-7p5-----| 
G|-----7-6-7-6-7-6---7--6-7-6-7-6---|-7-6-7-6-7-6---6-7p6-7p6---7-| 
D|-9---9-------9-7---9--------9-7---|-9-------9-7---------------9-| 
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 

* Now use octave pedal to end of solo
E|-----------------------------------7h9p7--7-9-10-|-10~------9-10----
B|----------------------------7-8-10------10-------|--------------10--
G|--7p6--7p6--7p6--7p6--6-7-9----------------------|------------------
D|-----9----9----9----9----------------------------|------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------|------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|------------------
E|---| 
B|-0-| 
G|---| 
D|---| 
A|---| 
E|---|

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E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|--3p2p0-3p2p0-3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|------| 
B|10p0--| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|------| 

*last 3 notes are slower
E|----------------14-15-14--------15-17-15--------14------------------
B|-17-15-14--14-15--------17-15-17--------17-15-17--17-15-14-----12---
G|---------16-----------------------------------------------12-14--14-
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|12-11---| 
D|--------| 
A|-----12-| 
E|--------| 

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

Play Final Chorus:
  Guitar 1      Both parts have a sixteenth note strum rhythm

E|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|------------
B|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|------------
G|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|------------
D|---4----|---4-------|---9------------|---4----|---4----|---9--------
A|---5----|---4-------|---10-----------|---5----|---4----|---10-------
E|---3----|---2-------|---8------------|---3----|---2----|---8--------
|

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| Guitar 2 w/ wah       play 2 beats each
E|---5----|---5-------|--10--------10--|---5----|---5----|--10------
B|---7----|---7-------|--13--------12--|---7----|---7----|--13------
G|---7----|---6-------|--12--------12--|---7----|---6----|--12------
D|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|----------
A|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|----------
E|--------|-----------|----------------|--------|--------|----------
E|10-------| 
B|12-------| 
G|12-------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

  Guitar 1
E|--------|-----------|--------------------| 
B|--------|-----------|--------------------| 
G|--------|-----------|--------------------| 
D|---4----|---4-------|---9----------------| 
A|---5----|---4-------|---10-------9-9-9-9-| 
E|---3----|---2-------|---8--------7-7-7-7-| 
|                                            

| Guitar 2              play 2 beats each
E|---5----|---5-------|--10-----10---------| 
B|---7----|---7-------|--13-----12---------| 
G|---7----|---6-------|--12-----12---------| 
D|--------|-----------|--------------------| 
A|--------|-----------|--------------------| 
E|--------|-----------|--------------------| 

Play Riff 1 again and end on final chords

E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|--2---4-| 
A|--3---2-| 
E|--------| 

Key:

/  slide up
\  slide down
h  hammer-on
p  pull-off
*  harmonic indicator

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PH  Pinch Harmonic
NH  Natural Harmonic (Lightly touch with fret hand finger)
b   bend
r   release
()  held note
~   vibrato
PM  Palm Mute

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