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                             Shed My Skin - Alter Bridge
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Tabbed by: metguitar
Email: metguitar@aol.com

Tuning: Drop-D one whole step down (low to high - CGCFAD)

As always, listen to the song for all the timings and strummings. The parts are all in order. Have fun!!


Intro, clean w/ fingers

d|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------0-------0-------|
C|-9--7----4h5-4-----------4/2~--0h2h4---4---4---4—--(4)/--|
G|----------------0--------------------2-------2-----(2)/--|
C|-5--5--0-0---0----0----0---------------------------------|


d|---------0--------|
A|-----------0------|
F|-------7-----7----|
C|-----7---------7--|
G|---5--------------|
C|-5----------------|


Verse 1

d|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------0-------0-------|
C|-9--7----4h5-4-----------4/2~--0h2h4---4---4---4—--(4)/--|
G|----------------0--------------------2-------2-----(2)/--|
C|-5--5--0-0---0----0----0---------------------------------|

 
First and second ending              Third ending

d|---------0--------|               d|-----+12--|
A|-----------0------|               A|-----+12--|
F|-------7-----7----|               F|-----+12--|
C|-----7---------7--|               C|-7--------|
G|---5--------------|               G|-5--------|
C|-5----------------|               C|-5--------|



Pre-chorus, distortion w/ pick

d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------/12—-11~-------------6—-7~---11-----7------------11~-/-|
C|--9--7---x---x---0--0--0-0---x--x----9------5----9--7----x-----|
G|--9--7--/10—-9~--0--0--0-0---4—-5~---9------5----9--7----9~--/-|
C|--9--7-----------0--0--0-0-0---------9------5----9--7—-0-------|
                             .                           

d|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|--14~-14-14\-11~-11--11\9~-9~--11-----7-------------------|
C|--x---x--x---x---x----x--------9------5-------------------|
G|--12~-12-12\-9~--9--0-9\7~-7~--9------5----9-4-0-4--5-4-5-|
C|-(0)--------(0)-----0----------9------5----9-4-0-4—-5-4-5-|
                                             . . . .  . . .
                                                light pm   

Chorus - Distortion, listen for strumming

d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12------8------3----------------------3-------------------|
F|-11------7------2-------------12-11~\--2-------------6-7~/-|
C|-9-------5------0---0--0-0----x--x-----0---0--0-0----x-x---|
G|-9-------5------0---0--0-0--0-10-9~-\--0---0--0-0--0-4-5~/-|
C|-9-------5------0---0--0-0--0----------0---0--0-0--0-------|
                              .                      .

d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12------------------8------3------------------------------|
F|-11----6-6/7-7\6-6/7-7------2-------------12-11~---11--9---|
C|-9-----x-x---x---x---5------0---0--0-0----x--x-----9---7---|
G|-9-----4-4/5-5\4-4/5-5------0---0--0-0--0-10-9~----9---7---|
C|-9-------------------5------0---0--0-0--0----------9---7---|
                                          .


Pre-verse 2, clean w/ fingers

d|--0----5p0-----------------------------------0--------|
A|--7--------7-----------------------------------0------|
F|--7----------7--------0-------0------------7-----7----|
C|--0-----------------4---4---4---(4)/-----7---------7--|
G|--0---------------2-------2-----(2)/---5--------------|
C|--0----------------------------------5----------------|


Verse 2 - same as verse 1


Pre-chorus 2 - same as pre-chorus 1


Chorus - same as the first chorus, except skip the last two chords and 

         head straight into the bridge


Bridge - Distortion

d|--------------------|
A|------------8-\-7---|
F|--6----4----7---7---|
C|--7----4----5---5---|  X 1
G|--4----2----5---5---|
C|------------5---5---|


Clean

d|--0--(0)--5p0------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------|
A|--7—-(7)------7------7-7-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--8--8--8-8-7-7--5-5-7-----|
F|--7--(7)--------7----7-7-6--6-6-7--7-7-6--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-----|
C|--0--(0)-------------0-0-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----|
G|--0--(0)-------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----|
C|--0--(0)-------------0-0------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----|


d|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A|--7--7--7-7-5-5--8-8-7--|
F|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--|
C|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|  X 2
G|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
C|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|


Third time

d|--0------5p0------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------|
A|--7—--7------7------7-7-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--8--8--8-8-7-7--5-5-5-----|
F|--7---7--------7----7-7-6--6-6-7--7-7-6--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-----|
C|--0---0-------------0-0-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----|
G|--0---0-------------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----|
C|--0---0-------------0-0------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----|


Distortion kicks in:

d|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3---------------------------------|
F|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2------7---7---------7---11-12~-\-|
C|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0------x---x---------x---x--------|
G|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-5-0-5---------5---9--10~-\-|
C|--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---0---0--0--0---0----------|
                          . .   .         .   .



Chorus - Distortion, listen for strumming

d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12------8------3----------------------3-------------------|
F|-11------7------2-------------12-11~\--2-------------6-7~/-|
C|-9-------5------0---0--0-0----x--x-----0---0--0-0----x-x---|
G|-9-------5------0---0--0-0--0-10-9~-\--0---0--0-0--0-4-5~/-|
C|-9-------5------0---0--0-0--0----------0---0--0-0--0-------|
                              .                      .

d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-----------------8-----3---------------------3-------------------|
F|-11--6-6/7-7/12-12~-7-----2-------------12-11~\-2-------------6-7~\-|
C|-9---x-x---x----x---5-----0---0--0-0----x--x----0---0—-0-0----x-x---|
G|-9---4-4/5-5/10-10~-5-----0---0--0-0--0-10-9~-\-0---0--0-0--0-4-5~\-|
C|-9------------------5-----0---0--0-0--0---------0---0—-0-0--0-------|
                                        .                     .   
 
d|----------------------------|
A|-12------------------8-\-7--|
F|-11----6-6/7-7\6-6~--7---7--|
C|-9-----x-x---x---x---5---5--|
G|-9-----4-4/5-5\4-4~--5---5--|
C|-9-------------------5---5--|


Outro - Distortion

d|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--3—---(5)----8(7)---------------------------------|
F|--2—----6-----7---------7---7---------7---11-12~-\-|
C|--0-----7-----5---------x---x---------x---x--------|
G|--0—----0-----5-----0-0-5-0-5---------5---9--10~-\-|
C|--0-----------5-----0-0---0---0--0--0---0----------|
                      . .   .         .   .


Lead Fill - repeats every other time through the chord progression 
            during the A chord (x0765X)

d|--10-9-7-------------------|
A|---------10-8-7—7h8p7------|
F|----------------------9—7~-|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|

Done!!

| . palm mute
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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