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Alter Bridge - 'Rise Today' Bass part
From 'Blackbird' EP
tabbed by jjhand
I saw many requests for this so I figured it out. Let me know what you think!
5-string bass, normal tuning (or tune a normal bass to BEAD)
First line of lyrics of verse 1 is just guitar.
Second line, "Feels like we're all alone ..." is when bass comes in
Verse 1:
s s
G|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|-3---3---------------|-----5-------------|--------------------|
E|----------1-1-------|----------/3---1-3p1-|------------1------|----------3----3----|
B|-3------------------|---------------------|-3--------3--------|-1-1-1--------------|
Pre-Chorus
G|---------|-----------|
D|---------|-----------|
A|---------|---------5-|
E|-1-------|-3---------|
B|---------|-----------|
Chorus
G|---------------------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
D|---------------------|----------5-----|-3--3\-----|---------------|
A|----5--55----5---5---|-3-----33---3-2-|-------2---|-------5---555-|
E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-3-------------|
B|-3-------3-3---3---3-|----------------|-----------|-----3---3-----|
G|---------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|
D|---------------------|---------5-7-5-3\-|-3--3\-----|-----------|
A|----5--55----5-------|-3----333---------|-----------|-----------|
E|---------2-3---3-2---|------------------|-----------|-3---------|
B|-3-3---------------3-|------------------|-------0---|------3----|hold last note
Pre-Verse 2 solo bit
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-/5-3--------------|
E|------5-3-5-3-1-3--|
B|-------------------|
Verse 2 s
G|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----5-----------|-3--3333-3------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------3-/3-1-3p1-|-----------------|-888888----------|
B|-3-----3-5-6--6-|----------------------|-3-3--3--3-5-6-6-|--------6h8--10\-|
G|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|----5-----------|-3--3333-3------------|-----5-----------|------------------|
E|----------------|-----------3-/3-1-3p1-|-----------------|-88888888---------|
B|-3-----3-5-6--6-|----------------------|-3-3--3--3-5-6-6-|---------88888888-|
G|--------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|-----8-------8-8----|----10-10----10/15------|
B|-6666-666-5/6-6-666-|-6/8--8--888--------20\-| slide down to 3 (start chorus)
Play Chorus again, but different ending:
G|---------------------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
D|---------------------|----------5-----|-3--3\-----|---------------|
A|----5--55----5---5---|-3-----33---3-2-|-------2---|-------5---555-|
E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-3-------------|
B|-3-------3-3---3---3-|----------------|-----------|-----3---3-----|
G|---------------------|------------------|-----------|------------------|
D|---------------------|---------5-7-5-3\-|-3--3\-----|------------------|
A|----5--55----5-------|-3----333---------|-----------|------------------|
E|---------2-3---3-2---|------------------|-----------|-3333333333333333-| <- 16x
B|-3-3---------------3-|------------------|-------0---|------------------|
Break
G|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|------3---------------|------3-----------|
A|------/10\------/10\|--------2-------------|--------5--------5-3--|--------5---------|
E|-6-6-------6-6------|-3-3--/3-3-3--3-5-3-1-|--4-3--------4-3------|--4-3-------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------|-3---3------3---3-----|-3---3------3--6--|
G|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|------3---------------|------3-------------|
A|------/10\---------|--------2-------------|--------5------5---3--|--------5------5----|
E|-6-6-------6-6-----|-3-3--/3-3-3--3-5-3-1-|--4-3-------/3--------|--4-3-------/3------|
B|---------------8\--|----------------------|-3---3----------------|-3---3------------1-|
G|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|------/10\------/10\|--------2-------------|------/10\------/10\|---------5-------------|
E|-6-6-------6-6------|-3-3--/3-3-3--3-5-3-1-|-6-6-------6-6------|-3-3--2/3--3-3--3-5-3--|
B|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
'Quiet' Chorus
G|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
B|-3------------------|-1------------------|---rest--------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------2222222222-|------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-111111------------|-3--3-------|
B|-3------------------|-1------------------|-------------------|-------3----|
^ First fret
Last Chorus
G|---------------------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
D|---------------------|----------5-----|-3--3\-----|---------------|
A|----5--55----5---5---|-333333-33--3-2-|-------2---|-------5---555-|
E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-3-------------|
B|-3-------3-3---3---3-|----------------|-----------|-----3---3-----|
G|---------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|---------5-7-5-3\-|----------------|---5------------|
A|----5--55----5-------|-3----333---------|-3--3\----2--2--|--5-5-----5---5-|
E|---------2-3---3-2---|------------------|----------------|-3---1----------|
B|-3-3---------------3-|------------------|-------0----0-0-|-------3----3---|
Outro Solo (Chorus with some ad-libs)
G|---------------------|----------------|-----------|------------------|
D|---------------------|----------5-----|-3--3\-----|---5--------------|
A|----5--55----5---5---|-333333-33--3-2-|-------2---|--5-5-----5---555-|
E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-3---1------------|
B|-3-------3-3---3---3-|----------------|-----------|-------3----3-----|
G|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|---5------------|
A|----5--55----5-------|-------------------|-3--3\----2--2--|--5-5-----5---5-|
E|---------2-3---3-2---|-------------------|----------------|-3---1----------|
B|-3-3---------------3-|-1--1111-11-111111-|-------0----0-0-|-------3----3---|
first fret
G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------------|---------5--5-7-5-3\-|--------------|--------------|
A|----5--55----5-------|-333333-3-33---------|-3--3\--------|--------------|
E|---------2-3---3-2---|---------------------|--------------|--3--1--------|
B|-3-3---------------3-|---------------------|-------0------|--------3-----|
There you have it! I think its 99.9% but let me know!
Key:
s - short notes (staccato)
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down