Cry Of Achilles Tab
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb |
Capo: | no capo |
Alter Bridge - 'Cry of Achilles'
From the album 'Fortress'
Tuning - Eb
Tabbed by jjhand
AB picked a strong opening song to their Fortress disc. Spanish
fingerpicking, solos from Mark and Myles, and probably one of the
best tracks for drums and bass fills as well. Please rate or comment.
[Acoustic Intro] (Thanks to mitchftw)
part 1 - played 2x
Eb|-------------|
Bb|-------0---1-|
Gb|---2---2---2-| x4
Db|-----2---2---|
Ab|-0-----------|
Eb|-------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---0---0---3---0---0---3-|
Gb|---4---4---4---4---4---4-| then slide shape
Db|---6---6---6---6---6---6-| up 3 frets
Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---0---0---6---0---0---6-|
Gb|---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Db|---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|-------------------------|
part 2
Eb|-------------| |-------------|
Bb|-------0---1-| |---1---1---3-|
Gb|---2---2---2-| x4 |---0---0---0-| x4
Db|-----2---2---| |-----2---2---|
Ab|-0-----------| |-------------|
Eb|-------------| |-3-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---1---1---3---1---1---3---1---1---3---1---0---0-|
Gb|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
Db|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
Eb|------------------------------|-1-0-------0-------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-----4-1-0---4-1-0-------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------4-2-1-|
Db|---0------0------0-------0----|-------------------------|
Ab|-----2------5------8-------11-|-------------------------|
Eb|-0-----/4-----/7-----/10------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-1h2p1---1-----------0-----|
Db|-------3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
[Heavy Intro Riff]
(0:32)
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7h8p7p5-7-5---------5-----|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------8-5-7-8---8-7-|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7h8p7p5-7-5---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------8-7-5---------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------8-7-0-3-|
[Verse Riff 1] -
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------/9--9--9-|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-/13-13-13-7-7-7-/13-13-13-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-5-5-5-/11-11-11-5-5-5-/11-11-11-|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-------7---8---5--/11-11-11|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------/9--9--9-|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------7---8---5---7-7-7-|-7h8p7p5-7-5---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------8-7-5---------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------8-7-0-3-|
[Turnaround Riff]
(1:00) - Both Guitars, ending is below
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Db|-x-x--9-10--x-x--9-10-|-x-x--9-10--x-x--9-10-|-x-x-9-10--x-x-9-10--|
Ab|-x-x--------x-x-------|-x-x--------x-x-------|-x-x-------x-x-------|
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Bass plays root notes of chords here (G#, F#, E). Sounds like the guitar part here is minimal.
guitar 1
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-5h7p5--5-----------------|
Db|------7---7-5-7-5---5-----|
Ab|------------------7---7-6-|
Eb|--------------------------|
|
| guitar 2
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--15_____b17--------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Verse Begins - Play Verse Riff 1 again
Play Turnaround Riff Again
Play Verse Riff 1 again
Lyrics:
" Crying out.
Now you can't escape you are buried in doubt
And it pulls you down
Now you're in too deep you may never get out
Such an awful place"
" Tear it down
It's almost too late is the end coming now
As you scream out loud?
You sever the peace til your truth has been found"
[Verse Riff 2]
play this 4x (last time only plays the first bar)
Clean Guitar 1
play 2x play 2x
Eb|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|
Bb|-------5-------------5-----| |-------6-------------6-------|
Gb|---5-------5-----5-------5-| |---5-------5-----5-------5---|
Db|-7---7---7-----7---7---7---| |-7---7---7-----7---7---7-----|
Ab|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|
|
| Clean Guitar 2
Eb|-0----------------|-------------------|-1---------------|----------3----1--|
Bb|-1----------------|-------------------|-1---------------|------------------|
Gb|-2----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|------------------|
Db|-2----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|------------------|
Ab|-0----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
" Is there nothing left to follow?"
"Is there nothing left to steal?"
"Crying out for something more than I've been shown"
"Knowing none of this is real"
[Prechorus]
Guitar 1, * chords are 2nd guitar
* *
Eb|-0------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-3----3---3---3---3---3---|-6----6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Gb|-1----1---1---1---1---1---|-4----4---4---4---4---4---4---|
Db|-2--2---2---2---2---2-----|-6--6---6---6---6---6---6-----|
Ab|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|
*
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-9----9---9---9---9---9---9--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------|
Gb|-7----7---7---7---7---7---7--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
Db|-9--9---9---9---9---9---9----|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Chorus] - pick chords in eighth note patterns (8x per bar), played 2x
Eb|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
Bb|--------|--------|--------|---------|-12-----|-12------|-7------|-7-------|
Gb|--------|--------|-5------|-5-------|-12-----|-12------|-7------|-7-------|
Db|-7------|-7------|-5------|-5-------|-12-----|-12------|-7------|-7-------|
Ab|-7------|-7------|-3------|-3-------|-10-----|-10------|-5------|-5-------|
Eb|-5------|-5------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
"Don't close your eyes Something beautiful is still alive"
"Don't close your eyes Never turn away and let it die"
[Verse 2] - Play Verse Riff 2 as before, except additional Guitar 2 part:
(2:59) with light mutes throughout
Eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|---------------7--7--------10-9-7-|-------7--7--------9--10--|
Ab|-12\-----0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
Eb|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|------------------10-10-9-|
Db|-------7--7--------10-9-7-|-------7--7---------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------7--7--------10-9-7-|-------7--7--------9--10--|
Ab|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Play Short Prechorus Riff
[Play Chorus]
[Bridge Riff] - Both Guitars, played 2x with some pick scrapes mixed in
Eb|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9----------|----------|---9-9-9-----------|---------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9----------|----------|---9-9-9-----------|---------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7----------|-rest-----|---7-7-7-----------|--rest---------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----------|----------|---0-0-0-----------|---------------|
Eb|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|----------|-------------------|-(5)-----------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9----------|---9------|---9-9-9-----------|-(7gb8__b9)----|
Db|-9-9-9-9----------|---9------|---9-9-9-----------|---------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7----------|---7------|---7-7-7-----------|---------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----------|---0------|---0-0-0-----------|---------------|
() - notes are on 2nd time through
[Bridge Part 2]
Slight mutes throughout
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-8-7-5-|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----10----10-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------12----10----------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------10-12----10-13-10-12-|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|----------------------12-------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-8-7-5-|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------13----0---|
Gb|-------------------------|----------13----13----11----11-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------12----12----10--------------|
Ab|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-|----14-----------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------|-12--------------------------------|
[Bridge Part 3]
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-13-12-10-|-0-0-0-12-0-13-0-10-0-13-12-10-|
Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-------11---11-------12-11-9--|-------11---12---9---12-11-9-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0----0---0---------|
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------14---14-------15-14-12-|-------14---15---12---15-14-12-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----0-0-0----------|-0-0-0----0----0----0----------|
Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------0---3---|
Eb|-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-13-12-10-|-0-0-0-12\---1---3-----------|
[Myles's Solo]
Eb|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Bb|-10~~~~----12-|-13--12--10-8-|-10---------|-8----8---8---8---|
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------7b9_|___b9__b9__b9__b9-|
Db|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
Eb|--------------|---------------|------15--15--15--|-15--15--15----------15-|
Bb|-8------10-12-|-13--12--------|-15b17__b___b___b_|___b___b___br15--/17----|
Gb|-7b9----------|--------14--12-|------------------|------------------------|
Db|--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
Ab|--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
Eb|--------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-17--17-15-17--17-15-|-17/20--20--20--20--20--|-20---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|--------20b-b22-b22-b22-|-20br22----20h22p20\18~\|
Gb|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Bb|-------13-15-15b17-b17-15~-|-13~-12--------|-----12b---------|
Gb|---/14---------------------|-------14~--12-|-14--------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------|------------12\x-|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-17~~~-|
Bb|-9~~~----8-9--|/12~~~--11-12-|/15~~~--14-15-|-17gb19---------|-------|
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
Db|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
**
During Myles' solo, rhythm plays Verse Riff 2 for 14 bars with a variation on bar 7 & 8
play 2x play 2x
Eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------5-------------5---------------|-------5-------------5-------------|
Gb|---5-------5-----5-------5-----------|---5-------5-----5-------5---------|
Db|-7---7---7-----7---7---7-------------|-----6---6---------6---6-----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-4-------------4-------------------|
Last 4 bars of solo are the Prechorus Riff
The Chorus resumes at the end of the solo playing twice with Mark playing
a solo on the repeat:
[Solo 2]
Eb|-17----------------|-17-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|----20b22------/17-|---17-20--17-20--17-17----------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|--------19-----20-----19br21-17-|-19b21-b21-17h19p17\16~~|
Db|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---20--17--15-------------|----------------------------|
Bb|--------20-20__\13---|-----------------------13-|-10h13p10--------10-----5-5-|
Gb|--16--16-------------|-19--17--16--14--12--14---|---------9-12-9-9--9-7b9----|
Db|----17---------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------17---17-|
Bb|-5---5---------------|-------------------|-13---13h16-13h16/19-16h19---19---|
Gb|-7b9-b9-5h7p5\4~-----|-4-7-4-------------|----14----------------------------|
Db|---------------------|-------5-----------|----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------3br5----|----------------------------------|
Eb|-20-19-17----------------20b22--|-20b22-20p17-19~~--17-|
Bb|---------20-18-17---------------|----------------------|
Gb|-----------------20-19-17-------|----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-19p17p15-20p17p15-19PHp17p15-20p17p15-|17--------17--------17--------17--------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|--20-17-20--20-17-20--20-17-20--20-17-20|
Gb|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-20p17--17-20p17--17-20h22p20--20------|-22b24-b24-b24-22~~~-|-22br24--------20b22-|
Bb|------20--------20-----------22--22p20-|---------------------|-------22-20-22------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
[Ending part 1]
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-----9-10-----9-10-|-----9-10-----9-10-|-----9-10------9-10-|-----9-10-12-10-9---|
Ab|----12-12----12-12-|----10-10----10-10-|-----8-8-------8-8--|--------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
part 1 repeats on Guitar 1, but Guitar 2 plays:
Eb|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Bb|---------|----------|----------|-15TP-----|
Gb|-14TP----|-16TP-----|-17TP-----|----------|
Db|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Ab|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Eb|---------|----------|----------|----------|
Guitar 2
Eb|-17TP----|-19TP-----|-20TP-----|-20b22TP-----|------------|
Bb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
Gb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|-2----------|
Db|---------|----------|----------|-------------|-2----------|
Ab|---------|----------|----------|-------------|-0----------|
Eb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
|
| Guitar 1
Eb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
Bb|---------|----------|----------|-------------|------------|
Gb|-2---2---|----------|----------|---4-5-7-5-4-|-2----------|
Db|-2---2---|-5---5----|-3---3----|-------------|-2----------|
Ab|-0---0---|-5---5----|-3---3----|---2-3-5-3-2-|-0----------|
Eb|---------|-3---3----|-1---1----|-------------|------------|
KEY
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| TP tremelo picking
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r return string bend to normal pitch
| gb gradual (slow) bend
| br Bend release
************************************
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Hey mate!
Just going through this tab. You put a lot of effort into it so thank you.
I have a couple of corrections that I think should be made. Take it or leave it:D
Your verse is this:
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----5--------5----|----5--------5----|---6--------6----|---6--------6-----|
|---5----5---5----5-|--5----5---5----5-|-5----5---5----5-|-5----5---5----5--|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
I believe this is closer to how it is played:
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------
|------5--------5-------5--------5--------6--------6-------6-----8---6-----
|---5----5---5----5--5----5---5----5---5----5---5----5--5----5--------5----
|--7--7-----7--7----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-------
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------
And your turnaround riff is this:
|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-x-x--9-10--x-x--9-10-|-x-x--9-10--x-x--9-10-|-x-x-9-10--x-x-9-10--|
|-x-x-12-12--x-x-12-12-|-x-x-10-10--x-x-10-10-|-x-x-8-8---x-x-8-8---|
|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Although the notes are correct, Tremonti is not this simple.
Try this:
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----4-5------4-5---|-----4-5-------4-5-----|
|-x-x-9-10--x-x-9-10--|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-----|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----|
|-5-5-7-5---5-5-7-5---|-3-3-3-5--3-3-3-3---|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-----|
Playing it this way gives it that big Tremonti sound.
+3

Ok TTWoodz, you were right on the verse but the turnaround and last thing you posted don't sound right. The bass plays an Ab, Gb, then E when the guitars can mostly be heard playing a single string. that is why it sounds so full since the bass notes have such a heavy sound.
+1

very very nice! Thank you :)
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