Words Darker Than Their Wings

Alter Bridge

tom:

Acoustic Riff (12-string & 6 string, with reverb) 
    A                         Db/Ab
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---|-----3-2-3-------0-2-0---|
D|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0---------|
A|-1-----------1-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    B6                        Amaj7
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2-0---------2-0---|-------2-0---------2-0---|
D|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|---3-0-----0---3-0-----0-|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-1-----------1-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  A                         Db/Ab
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---|-----3-2-3-------0-2-0---|
D|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0---------|
A|-1-----------1-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  B6                        Gb/Bb
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2-0---------2-0---|-------2-0---------2-0---|
D|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|---5-0-----0---5-0-----0-|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-2-----------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|





Verse - Play Acoustic Riff 1x, then repeat final bar

Lyrics:
"You say you're alright... I hope that I'm wrong
 I know that you try, but still it is gone"







Prechorus - Electric (drop Db tuning)
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-3---3-3--3-3--3---3-|
G|-2----2---2-2----2---2-|-2----2---2-2p0--0---0-|-2---2-2--2-2--2---2-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| see
A|-3----3---3-3----3---3-|-1----1---1-1----1---1-|---------------------| below
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Acoustic, 12-string
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-8----8---8-8\6--6---6-|-6----6---6-6\3--3---3-|-3-------------------|
G|-0----0---0-0----0---0-|-0----0---0-0----0---0-|-2-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0----sa| me pattern---|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-x-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-------------------|
Mark: "Just don't you lose hope                I swear   I'll   never 
2 "alone.  Now don't you let go                 I swear I still believe


Last bar of prechorus- 
  Electric
E|-----------------------|
B|-1----1-1--1-----------|
G|-2----2-2--2-0---0---0-|
D|-------------3---3---3-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
|
| Acoustic
E|-----------------------|
B|-1----1-1--1-----------|
G|-2----2-2--2-0---0---0-|
D|-3----3-3--3-3---3---3-|
A|-3----3-3--3-3---3---3-|
E|-1----1-1--1-1---1---1-|
1 "dreamed that we're"
2 "though I don't know"




Play Acoustic Riff again for Verse 2, as before

Lyrics:
"Remember the years I still walked tall
 I only feared, now I only crawl"





Prechorus 2 (same riff)
"How could I be wrong?
I hope there comes a day your fear is gone
How could we be lost?
Lost just cease to be not carry on"



After prechorus 2 - played 2x into chorus
E|----------------------------|
B|-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-|
G|-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-|
D|-3----3---3-3----3----3---3-|
A|-1----1---1-1----1----1---1-|
E|----------------------------|

(1:52) Chorus - Distorted Electric, play through 2x, then repeat
E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|-7---7---7-7----7-7-x-|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-|
D|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-|
A|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1---1-1--1-1---1-1--1-|
E|-5---5---5-5----5-5-x-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------------|
1. "Into the light may you fall                 Into the light may you"
2. "Into the light may you know                 Truth alone"


E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------------5---5---5-|
D|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-3---3---3-|
E|-------------3---3---3-|
1. "follow"
 






Break- in 4/4 , played 4x with endings shown

Acoustic - with delay
E|-----------------------|------------------3----|-----------------------|
B|---3------3----3----3--|---3------3----3-------|---1------1--3-1--0-1--|
G|--------0---------0----|--------0-----------0--|--------0--------------|
D|-3----3------3---------|-2----2------2---------|-1----1----------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1st/3rd ending                        2nd/4th ending
E|---------------------| |---------------------|
B|---1----1----0-----0-| |---1----1----0-------|
G|----------------2----| |----------------2--0-|
D|-0----0----0---------| |-0----0----0---------|
A|---------------------| |---------------------|
E|---------------------| |---------------------|








(3:05) Heavy Guitar Bridge- Electric (Drop Db tuning), played 2x

  D5                    Db+      Db5         
E|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3p2-2---2-2-2-|-5----5-5-5----5--|-5---5---5---5----|
D|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2---2---2----|
A|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2---2---2----|
E|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-3----3-3-3----3--|-2---2---2---2--0-|
1. "Go                    never   to    ask   why               Or to fear again"
2. "Go                    set out towards the sun              Let the new begin"



line 2:
E|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3p2-2---2-2-2-|------------------|-------------------|
D|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-1----1----1----1----|-0----0---0---0-0-0-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|

1. "Go               find your peace tonight"
2. "Go               soon your day will come"




(3:43) Play Acoustic Riff 2x with lyrics:

      "Your day will come"





Electric Ramp-up part before chorus:

   Palm muted****************************  %   %   % 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1~--0------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------0--|

% notes used again in final chorus as it repeats


Play Chorus Again 






(4:37) Ending - 2 Electrics in drop Db, played 4x

  Rhythm (* = first note in last bar is omitted on final repeat)
E|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|-1----------------|-*-----------------|
A|-5--------/17~-------|-3--------/15~------|-1-------6--5--3--|-2~------5---------|
E|-5--------/17~-------|-3--------/15~------|-1----------------|---------5---------|
|
|Lead - All Tremelo picking!
E|-13-----TP-----------|-12-----TP----------|-11-----TP--------|-10-----TP---------|
B|-16b18--TP-----------|-15b17--TP----------|-14b16--TP--------|-13b15--TP---------|
G|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|




KEY
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r  Bend release