Alter Bridge - "Ghost of Days Gone By" From the Album "AB III" Tuning - Guitar 1 - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Guitar 2 - Db Ab Db Ab Db Db (needed for Main riff & solo) tabbed by jjhand As of 1/12/11, I updated this with help from youtube. Thanks for the comments & ratings! Intro - Guitar 1 w/ flanger eb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Main Riff - at 0:07 Guitar 1, similar to intro eb|-------10----------------|--9---------------|-10----------------| Bb|-------10----x8----------|-10----x8---------|-10----x8----------| Gb|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| Db|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| Ab|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| Db|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------| | | Guitar 2 - w/ fingers (w/ pick-up notes from previous beat) db|-0h2-|-4-2-0-------------|-------------------|------------------| db|-----|-------0-----0-----|---------------0---|-------------0----| Ab|-----|---------4-0-------|-------------------|-4-------------2--| Db|-----|-------------------|-------------4-----|-2----------------| Ab|-----|-------2---------2-|-2---2-2-2-2-----0-|-----0-0-0-0------| Db|-0---|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| Guitar 1 |--12-------------|-10-----------12-|-12----------------| |--10----x8-------|-10----x7-----10-|-10----x8----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| | | Guitar 2 |---------------0-|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------2---|-0---------------|-------------------| |---4-----2h4-----|---------0-------|-------------------| |-------2---------|---------------0-|(0)--------0-4p2p0-| |-0---0-----------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---------| Guitar 1 |-10--------------|-10--------------| |-10----x8--------|-10----x8--------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | Guitar 2 |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-12--------------| |-------------9/10|-----9~~---------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0-0-0-0-| Verse 1- Repeat Main Riff 2x "The misery I know Like a friend that won't let go Is creeping up on me now once again So I sing this song tonight To the ghost that will not die And somehow it seems to haunt til the end" Chorus - 2 Guitars w/ Distortion (Guitar with open tuning is similar) Gb2 Ebm Ebm7 db|-----------|---------------|----------------|--------0------|-----0---------| Bb|-----------|---------------|----------------|--------3------|-----3---------| Gb|-----------|--------7------|-----7----------|-0------0------|-0---0---------| Db|-x-0-0-12\-|-7------7------|-7---7----------|-2------2------|-2---2---------| Ab|-x-0-0-12\-|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-| Db|-x---------|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-| "Do you feel the same For what was remained" Bb5 Ab5 Ab |------------------|------------------|-------------|------------| |-0-------0--------|-0---0---0--------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--0-------| |-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--| |-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--| |-2-------2--------|-2---2---2---0----|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0----0--| |------------------|------------------|-------------|------------| "Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again" |---------------|----------------|-0------- |---------------|----------------|-3------- |--------7------|-----7----------|-0------- |-7------7------|-7---7----------|-2------- |-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------- |-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------- "Do you ever cry for the Ghost of Days Gone By" Verse 2 - Play Main Riff again 1x, then lyrics enter & repeat riff 2x "I remember summer days We were young & unafraid With innocence we'd glide beneath the stars It seems so long ago Beyond the life that I now know Before the years would have their way & break my heart" (1:53) Play Chorus Again Heavy Part - Starting at (2:14) Guitar 2 |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-0-----------------| |-0--hold-----------| |-0-----------------| | | Guitar 1 - w/ tremelo set for eighth note spurts (play 2x) |--8---------|--------------|-13-----------|-13-----------| |-10---------|-11-------10--|-10-----------|-10-----------| |------------|-10-------10--|--------------|--------------| |------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 2:28 - PM all notes, except open strings (play 2x) -----------------|-----------------|--------------------| -----------------|-----------------|--------------------| -----------------|-----------------|--------------------| -----------------|-----------------|--------------------| -----------------|-----5---3-5-1p0-|-1-1-0________V____-| -8p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-3---4-----1p0-|-1-1-0________V____-| "And I know it's drawing closer With each day I feel the end" V = open strings are lowered in pitch & released by pressing whammy bar down Part II - ***play 3x 4th time |-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|------------4NH--| |-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|------------5NH--| |-----------------|-----5---3-5-1p0-| -----------------|-----5---3-------| |-8p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-3---4-----1p0-| -8p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-3---4---------| "I... don't want to die" etc. (2:56) Heavy Riff 2 Guitar 1 |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----3-----3-----| |-8-4-4-4-4------|-0-3-5-0-4-5-1p0-| |-8-4-4-4-4------|-0-3---0-4---1p0-| | | Guitar overdub |----------------|-----------------| |---------3------|-----3-----3-----| |---------2------|-----2-----2-----| |---------0------|-----0-----0-----| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| "Die!________________________" Solo - Guitar 2 ( Guitar 1 plays Chorus Chords as indicated) Gb2 Ebm db|---------------------------|-------------0-0--|-0----0--0--0--0--0-| db|-x\---0---0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0---0-------0-0--|/12--12-12-12-10-12-| Ab|-x\--/12--12-12-12-12-10-9-|-10-/12~~---------|--------------------| Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------| Ab|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------| Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------| Bb5 |--0---0-----0---------0-|------------------|---------------------------| |/17--17~---16h17p16-----|---------12-------|-12----12-16-14-12---------| |------------------------|----16------16----|----16------------16-14-12-| |------------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-14----14------14-|---------------------------| |------------------------|------------------|---------------------------| Ab5 |-----------------|-----14TP-----------| |---------12------|-10-----------------| |-12---12----12---|--------------------| |-12--------------|--------------------| |-12--------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| Final Chorus db|---------------|----------------|--------0------|-----0---------| Bb|---------------|----------------|--------3------|-----3---------| Gb|--------7------|-----7----------|-0------0------|-0---0---------| Db|-7------7------|-7---7----------|-2------2------|-2---2---------| Ab|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-| Db|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-| 1. "Do you feel the same For what was remained" 2. "Do you ever cry for the Ghost of Days Gone By, Or do they" Bb5 Ab5 Ab |------------------|------------------|-------------|------------| |-0-------0--------|-0---0---0--------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--0-------| |-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--| |-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--| |-2-------2--------|-2---2---2---0----|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0----0--| |------------------|------------------|-------------|------------| 1. "Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again" 2. " haunt you like a ghost until the end? Haunt you until the ..." Ending - Guitar 1 Repeats similarly until end: db|-22-22-22-22-22-22-|-22-22-22-22b24-b24-22-|---19-----19---19--|----19---19---19-| Bb|-------------------|-----------------------|-----20b22--b22----|-b22--b22--b22---| Gb|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| Db|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| Ab|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| Db|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| Guitar 2 plays "Heavy Riff 2" from before KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | NH natural harmonic | PM palm mute | V push tremelo bar in to lower string tone & release | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release ************************************