Isolation Tab
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
---|---|
Tuning: | C G C F A D |
Key: | Cm |
Capo: | no capo |
Alter Bridge - Isolation
From the Album "AB III"
Tuning:Dropped C
tabbed by jjhand, with help from a tab by HarrySound & the pro tab
[Intro/Main Riff]
(2 guitars)
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-12----7-----4-------------------|
G|-0-3-8-7-----0-8-7-5-------------|-8-----3-----0-------------------|
C|-0-3-8-7-0-0-0-8-7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|-8-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-000-1p0-1p0-|
* * * * *** * * * * * * * * ***
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|--12-----7-----4-----------1p0-----|
G|-0-5-8\7-----0-8\7-5-------------|--8------3-----0---------------3p0-|
C|-0-5-8\7-0-0-0-8\7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|--8-0-0--3-0-0-0---0-0-000---------|
* * * * *** * * * * * * * * ***
Above, triplets are shown as 000, * = palm mute
[Lead Guitar]
second time through Intro
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-13b15____-13~~~-|-15b17____-15~~~-|-13b15____-13~~~-|-15b17___-b18~~~-|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
* Play Main Riff throughout *
"When all is lost to you inside
when all the talk is changed to lies
The ritual warning has begun
And now you tear away from everyone"
[Prechorus]
Rhythm (0:40)
D|--1--------------|-----------------|
A|--1--------------|-----------------|
F|--3--------------|-----------------|
C|--3--------------|-3-------3-------|
G|--1--------------|-3-------3-------|
C|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
|
| Lead - using flanger
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
F|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
C|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
"Disconnected, so alone"
[Prechorus Lead 1]
**** pick-up notes start in last 1/2 beat of previous measure
D|-------------|-------------------------------------10---|
A|--------10---|-10h13p10--12h10-------10---------10------|
F|----------12-|---------12-------12b13-----10-12------13-|
C|-------------|----------------12-------12---------------|
G|-------------|------------------------------------------|
C|-------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------15p13p10-15p13p10-13p10---10----------------------|
F|-10--------------------------12---12p10-13-12-10--------|
C|---12-------------------------------------------12~~~---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
During this lick, rhythm plays first 2 bars of main riff
[Prechorus]
Rhythm
D|-1---------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------------|-----------------|
F|-3---------------|-----------------|
C|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
G|-1---------------|-3-------3-------|
C|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
|
| Lead - using flanger
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
F|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
C|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
"Sever ties from all you know"
[Chorus]
() notes are first time through only
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|---------------|-3-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
F|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3---------------|-5------------------| play 2x
C|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3-------3-------|-5-----5------------|
G|-5-------------|-3-------------|-1-------3-------|-3-----2------(0h1)-|
C|-0-------------|---------------|---------3-------|--------------(0h1)-|
"Isolation Brings you to the end Until you love again"
"Isolation If you could only see What will come to be? Yeah!"
[Verse 2]
Lead Part - play with rhythm guitar playing main riff
D|-----------------|--------------------------|
A|-15--(x16)-------|-15--(x12)--b16r15-b16r15-| < do bends with
F|-----------------|--------------------------| tremelo bar
C|-12--(x16)-------|-12--(x12)--b13r12-b13r12-| < if possible.
G|-----------------|--------------------------|
C|-----------------|--------------------------|
"Justify you waste away
You dare to dream but still you’re too afraid
And now you’re broken and deceived
Lost to live this cruel reality"
[Prechorus]
Rhythm (1:44)
D|-1---------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------------|-----------------|
F|-3---------------|-----------------|
C|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
G|-1---------------|-3-------3-------|
C|-----------------|-3-------2-------|
|
| Lead - using flanger
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
F|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
C|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
"Disconnected, so alone"
Lead - using flanger
D|-/13__------15__p13-----13__-----15__p13--------------|
A|------15p13--------15p13----15p13-------15p13-15PH~~--|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------13-15-15PH~-------------------------------|
A|---/13-------------13-15-13\12p10----12b13-------|
F|----------------------------------12-------10~~~-|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
D|-1--------------|-----------------|
A|-1--------------|-----------------|
F|-3--------------|-----------------|
C|-3--------------|-3-------3-------|
G|-1--------------|-3-------3-------|
C|----------------|-3-------2-------|
|
| Lead - using flanger
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----6-------6---|---3-------------|
F|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
C|-8-------8-------|-5-----5-2---2---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
"Sever ties from all you know"
[Chorus 2]
() notes are first time through
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|---------------|-3-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
F|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3---------------|-5------------------| play 2x
C|-7-------------|-5-------------|-3-------3-------|-5-----5------(5PH~)|
G|-5-------------|-3-------------|-1-------3-------|-3-----2------------|
C|-0-------------|---------------|---------3-------|--------------------|
"Isolation Brings you to the end Until you love again"
"Isolation If you could only see What will come to be? Yeah!"
[Breakdown]
5/8 time, or 5 eighth notes per bar
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----888-666-555-6~---------888-666-5-|-----888-666-555-6---------333-555-3-|
C|-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----888-666-555-6~---------888-666-5-|-----888-666-555-6PH___bend bar up---|
C|-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
[Solo]
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------10-----10-12--10------|
A|-10----10----10----11----13-----10---|----------------10-13-------10-13-----13--13b15~|
F|-12b14-12b14-12b14-13b15-15b17~---13-|-12-10--10-12b14-----12b14----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------10------------10-|
A|-15p13p10-15p13p10-15p13p10-15p13p10-15p13---------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------12-13p12\10-------13-12-10-------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------12~~-----------12~----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------10--11--13--|-13b15---------------|
F|-13-12-10--10-----------------------10-12------------|---------------------|
C|---------12--12-10-------------10-12-----------------|---------------------|
G|------------------12-10\8-10/12----------------------|---------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
[Solo rhythm guitar part- played 2x]
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----3--1--0--1----------3--1--0--|-----3--1--0--1----------0--1--0--|
C|-0-0-3--1--0--1--0-0-0-0-3--1--0--|-0-0-3--1--0--1--0-0-0-0-0--1--0--|
PM* * * * * * * * * * *
[Bridge]
(2:44) strum chords indicated with the song to get rhythm
D|-----------|-------------|------------|-------------|
A|-----------|-------------|------------|-------------|
F|-3---------|-2-----------|------------|-5-----------|
C|-3---------|-3-----------|-3----------|-2-----------| play 2x
G|-1---------|-0-----------|-3----------|-3-----------|
C|-----------|-------------|-3----------|-------------|
Ab Eb/G Eb Bb
"Maybe you’ll stand
Maybe you’ll give and break to find another way
And makes things better
Maybe you’ll find
That you can live and learn to love along the way
And make things better"
Play Solo Rhythm part 1x, then add a slide before the chorus
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
F|-----------|
C|-12\-------|
G|-12\-------|
C|-12\-------|
[Final Chorus]
Rhythm is the same as before, but Lead part is added:
Lead Guitar
D|-14TP---------|-15TP--------|-13TP-----------|-15TP----------|
A|--------------|-------------|--------13TP----|-------15TP----|
F|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------| play 2x
C|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
G|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
C|--------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
[Ending]
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-12----7-----4-------------------|
G|-0-3-8-7-----0-8-7-5-------------|-8-----3-----0-------------------|
C|-0-3-8-7-0-0-0-8-7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|-8-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-000-1p0-1p0-|
* * * * *** * * * * * * * * ***
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|--12-----7-----4-----------1p0-----|
G|-0-5-8\7-----0-8\7-5-------------|--8------3-----0---------------3p0-|
C|-0-5-8\7-0-0-0-8\7-5-0-0-000-0-0-|--8-0-0--3-0-0-0---0-0-000---------|
* * * * *** * * * * * * * * ***
Above, triplets are shown as 000
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| TP tremelo picking
| * palm mute
************************************
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12 comments

Nah, I got a wife & kids. I tabbed it cause I liked the song and I have a good ear to figure out the notes. Tremonti has a unique style found in several of his songs too, which helps when tabbing AB.
+11

i'll second that good ear, this tab is awesome, thanks.
+6

I disagree, you can hear Mark chug on those open string triplets during the main riff pretty clearly. The rest of the rhythm is 16ths
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