Alter Bridge - "Bleed it Dry" From the album 'Fortress' (2013) Bb Tuning (Eb standard with lowest string down to Bb) tabbed by jjhand This song has most riffs in 6/4 time and a 4/4 Chorus and ending. Nice sounding transitions, heavy riffs and a great bluesy solo in this one. Please rate/comment. Intro play 4x eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------|-9-9-9-9---------------------| Ab|-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-------15-15----|-7-7-7-6---10-10-10----------| Bb|------0-0-------0-0---------0-0-------0-0-|-----------13-13-13\12-------| PM************************************** last 2x through intro, Guitar 2 plays eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------|-8-8-8-7--------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------9--9---9\8-------| Db|------------------------------------------|----------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------|----------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------| Verse - Guitar 1, played 4x |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------| |-1----------1h4p1----1----------2h4p2---|-2----------2h4p2p0-5--5---5---2-| |-2----------------0--2------------------|-2------------------5--5---5---2-| |-0--0--0--0----------0--0--0--0---------|----0--0--0----------------------| PM******** PM******** PM******** on last repeat, last bar's ending changes to: |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-8---7----5----3----| Repeat verse, but add Guitar 2 Guitar 2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0----0----|-0----0------0------| |-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4~---4~---|-4~---4b5~---4b5~---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| Prechorus (0:56) Gtr 1 |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------0-----------0-----| |-----------0-----------0-|---------0-----0---0---|---------0-----------0---| |-------4/5---------4/5---|-------4---4-4---4-----|-----------4-----------4-| |-----4-----------4-------|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------4-------| |---2-----------2---------|---2-------------------|---2-----------2---------| |-0-----------0-----------|-0---------------------|-0-----------0-----------| | | Gtr 2 |-11-----11-----11--------|-12----------------14--|-15\14-------------------| |-----12-----12-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| Gtr 1 Prechorus ending |-------2-----------------| |---------2---------------| |-----------4-------------| |-----4-------------------| |---2---------------------| |-0-----------0-----------| Chorus (4/4 time) - play 4x (notes on top 2 strings are 2nd guitar) |-12-12-11---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------13-13-12-----|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-9---9-9----------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-7---7-6---10-10--9-----|-15-15-------15-15-------15-15-------15-15-----| |-----------13-13-12-----|-------0-0---------0-0---------0-0---------0-0-| Bridge - play 2x trem bar |------------9----10----|--9~--------|-----------------|-----------5--------| |------------12---12----|-12~--------|-----------5h7---|-------------5/7----| |-------11---11---11----|-11~--------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--| |-9---9-----------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------| |-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| |------------9----10----|-12~--------|-----------------|-----------5--------| |------------12---12----|-12~--------|-----------5h7---|-------------5/7----| |-------11---11---11----|-11~--------|-------7-------7-|-------7---------7--| |/9---9-----------------|------------|-6---6-----------|-5---5--------------| |-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| Solo (3:01, with Bridge on rhythm guitar) - |-12brb14-----------|-10-------------|--------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----12-12---\10-|-----12-------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|-----14p11----------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|------------14p12---|-12h14~---------| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------14-|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------| |---------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-----------15--------|-14------14--------|------------------|--------10---/12-x| |---------------------|-------------------|-16---------------|------11--11------| |-14brb16~~~--14p12---|---14~-----14p12---|------------------|----12------------| |------------------14-|----------------14-|----14----14-12-9-|-/12--------------| |---------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| |-14~-------19\---|-10-12-9~-----------|----------------------------| |-----------------|-----------10-------|----------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|----7-9-9br10p7---9br10p7---| |-----------------|--------------------|-9--9-9-9-------9-9-------9-| |-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |-10-7-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |------9br10p7--9-7b---------|-7-6~------7-----|-------------------------| |-------------9-----9p7--7-9-|-------7h9---9~--|-------------------------| |----------------------9-----|-----------------|-----------------12------| |----------------------------|-----------------|-14br15-12-10-12----0----| |-----------------|-----------------------19-22-| |-5NH-------------|---------------------22------| |-----------------|-----18--14-/21-18-21--------| |-----5NH-4NH-----|---16--16--------------------| |-----------------|-14--------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------| Solo, part 2 (Rhythm plays Chords noted above) Bb5 Eb5 |-21~---------19-21-|-22---21-22-22b24-19---|-------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------19-|-22b24--b24--22br24-19---| |-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------21-| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| Gb5 Bb5 |------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-19b20-b20-br19------20-|-19\--------------------|10----------8----------| |---------------21--19---|------9br10p7--9br10p7--|---9br10p7----9br10p7--| |------------------------|-------------9--------9-|----------9----------9-| |------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| Eb5 Gb5 |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------| |/12--12--12p10---------|-----------------------|------------------| |--------------11~-11p9-|-12--12--12p11-9----12-|-11~--------------| |-----------------------|-----------------12----|------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------| After Solo Riff, played 8x |-------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------------------| |-9--9-9----5--5-4--|---------------------------------------| |-7--7-6----3--3-2--|-15-15----15-15----15-15-----15-15-----| |-------------------|------0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0--| Ending |---------------------------|---------------------------|------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|------| |---------------------4-----|---------------------------|------| |-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---4-----|------| |-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|-7-7-7-6---3-3-3-2---2-----|------| |---------------------0-0-0-|---------------------0-0-0-|-0----| KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | NH natural harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************