Words Darker Than Their Wings

Alter Bridge

Composição de: Alter Bridge
Tom:
Afinação: 
Riff Acústico (12- ou 6 cordas)
     A                         Db/Ab
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Gb|-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---|-----3-2-3-------0-2-0---| 
Db|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0---------| 
Ab|-1-----------1-----------|-0-----------0-----------| 
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

     B6                        Amaj7
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------2-0---------2-0---|-------2-0---------2-0---| 
|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|---3-0-----0---3-0-----0-| 
|-3-----------3-----------|-1-----------1-----------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

   A                         Db/Ab
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---|-----3-2-3-------0-2-0---| 
|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0---------| 
|-1-----------1-----------|-0-----------0-----------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

   B6                        Gb/Bb
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------2-0---------2-0---|-------2-0---------2-0---| 
|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-| 
|-3-----------3-----------|-2-----------2-----------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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Prechorus - Electric (drop Db tuning)
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-3---3-3--3-3--3---3-
|-2----2---2-2----2---2-|-2----2---2-2p0--0---0-|-2---2-2--2-2--2---2-
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-1----1---1-1----1---1-|---------------------
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
|||       
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| Acoustic, 12-string
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------
|-8----8---8-8\6--6---6-|-6----6---6-6\3--3---3-|-3-------------------
|-0----0---0-0----0---0-|-0----0---0-0----0---0-|-2-------------------
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0----same pattern---
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-x-------------------
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-------------------

Mark: "Just don't you lose hope                I swear   I'll   never
2 "alone.  Now don't you let go                 I swear I still believe

Last bar of prechorus-
  Electric

|-----------------------| 
|-1----1-1--1-----------| 
|-2----2-2--2-0---0---0-| 
|-------------3---3---3-| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 

| Acoustic
|-----------------------| 
|-1----1-1--1-----------| 
|-2----2-2--2-0---0---0-| 
|-3----3-3--3-3---3---3-| 
|-3----3-3--3-3---3---3-| 
|-1----1-1--1-1---1---1-| 

1 "dreamed that we're"
2 "though I don't know"

Play Acoustic Riff again for Verse 2, as before
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Lyrics:
"Remember the years I still walked tall
 I only feared, now I only crawl"

Prechorus 2 (same riff)
"How could I be wrong?
I hope there comes a day your fear is gone
How could we be lost?
Lost just cease to be not carry on"

After prechorus 2 - played 2x into chorus
|----------------------------| 
|-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-| 
|-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-| 
|-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-| 
|-1----1---1-1----1----1---1-| 
|----------------------------| 

(1:52) Chorus - Distorted Electric, play through 2x, then repeat
Eb|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------
Bb|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------
Gb|-7---7---7-7----7-7-x-|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--
Db|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--
Ab|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1---1-1--1-1---1-1--
Db|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---------------------
E|--| 
B|--| 
G|3-| 
D|3-| 
A|1-| 
D|--| 

1. "Into the light may you fall                 Into the light may you"
2. "Into the light may you know                 Truth alone"

|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-------------5---5---5-| 
|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-| 
|-0---0-0-0-0-3---3---3-| 
|-------------3---3---3-| 

1. "follow"

Break- in 4/4 , played 4x with endings shown
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Acoustic - with delay
|-----------------------|------------------3----|--------------------
|---3------3----3----3--|---3------3----3-------|---1------1--3-1--0-
|--------0---------0----|--------0-----------0--|--------0-----------
|-3----3------3---------|-2----2------2---------|-1----1-------------
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------
||---| 
||1--| 
||---| 
||---| 
||---| 
||---| 

1st/3rd ending                        2nd/4th ending
|---------------------|         |---------------------| 
|---1----1----0-----0-|         |---1----1----0-------| 
|----------------2----|         |----------------2--0-| 
|-0----0----0---------|         |-0----0----0---------| 
|---------------------|         |---------------------| 
|---------------------|         |---------------------| 

(3:05) Heavy Guitar Bridge- Electric (Drop Db tuning), played 2x

   D5                    Db+      Db5
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3p2-2---2-2-2-|-5----5-5-5----5--|-5---5-
|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2-
|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2-
|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2-
||-----------| 
||-----------| 
||--5---5----| 
||--2---2----| 
||--2---2----| 
||--2---2--0-| 

1. "Go                    never   to    ask   why               Or to 
fear again"
2. "Go                    set out towards the sun              Let the 
new begin"
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line 2:
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3p2-2---2-2-2-|------------------|-------
|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--
|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--
|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--
||------------| 
||------------| 
||------------| 
||5--5--5--5--| 
||5--5--5--5--| 
||5--5--5--5--| 

1. "Go               find your peace tonight"
2. "Go               soon your day will come"

(3:43) Play Acoustic Riff 2x with lyrics:

      "Your day will come"

Electric Ramp-up part before chorus:

   Palm muted****************************  %   %   %
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| 
Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| 
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1~--0------| 
Db|-------------------------|----------------------0--| 

% notes used again in final chorus as it repeats


Play Chorus Again

(4:37) Ending - 2 Electrics in drop Db, played 4x
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  Rhythm (* = first note in last bar is omitted on final repeat)
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|-1----------------|-*-----
|-5--------/17~-------|-3--------/15~------|-1-------6--5--3--|-2~----
|-5--------/17~-------|-3--------/15~------|-1----------------|-------
|                                                                     
||------------| 
||------------| 
||------------| 
||------------| 
||--5---------| 
||--5---------| 
              

|Lead - All Tremelo picking!
|-13-----TP-----------|-12-----TP----------|-11-----TP--------|-10----
|-16b18--TP-----------|-15b17--TP----------|-14b16--TP--------|-13b15-
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------
|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------

KEY
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r  Bend release

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  • A*
  • Amaj7*
  • B6*
  • D5*
    5
  • Db+*
  • Db/Ab*
  • Db5*
    4
  • Gb/Bb*
    4
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