Buried Alive Chords & Tabs
Band: Alter Bridge
Song: Buried Alive
CD: Blackbird
Year: 2007
Tune: Drop C# (Db)
(Taken from the guitar pro file, I take no credit for this.
There are two guitars in this song, the second mainly following
the first other than in the intro and part of the bridge. I
tried my best to keep this tab in order and easily to follow
Updated Oct 17th to fix intro and a few other riffs)
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h = hammer on |
p = pull off |
\ = slide |
b = bend |
fb = full bend |
* = pinch harmonic |
~ = vibrato |
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Intro:
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------1-----------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------0-----------0-----------------0-----------|-------3--------3-----3--------------5-----------|
C#|----5-----5-----5-----5--------4--------4-----4--|----3-----3--------3-----------3--------3-----3--|
G#|-3--------------------------0-----0--------0-----|-1--------------------------3-----3--------3-----|
C#|-------------3-----------0-----------------------|-------------------------3-----------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------1-----------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------0-----------0-----------------0-----------|-------3--------3-----3--------------0-----------|
C#|----0-----0-----0-----0--------4--------4-----4--|----3-----3--------3-----------3--------3-----3--|
G#|-3--------------------------0-----0--------0-----|-1--------------------------3-----3--------3-----|
C#|-------------3-----------0-----------------------|-------------------------3-----------------------|
Intro Solo: (starts over the intro bit)
D#|-------------------|-------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|-------------|-13---10--10---------10-13-10-|
F#|-------------10----|-10h12--12---|-12fb-10--10------------------|
C#|----------12----12-|-------------|-------------12---12----------|
G#|-------------------|-------------|------------------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------|------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|-15fb-13fb------------------|
A#|-13h15p13-10-13-10-13-10----------------13fb-13-|-----------15---15-10-13-10-|
F#|-------------------------12-10h12p10------------|----------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------12---------|----------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
(this is just a long line of tremolo flutters)
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-13-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-12fb-12p10h12p10-10h12p10h12p10-10h12p10h12p10-10h12-12~~~~--|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-10-13-10-------10----------------------------------|-13------------------------------|
A#|----------13-10----13-10----------------------13h15-|-----13p10----13------------10---|
F#|-------------------------12-10-12fb-10--12h14-------|-----------12------12p10---------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------12------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
12p10----9----9p7----7-----|
------12----------10-------|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
(gradual slide into the pinch harmonic
and then pull up the whammy bar) Verse: (use palm muting)
D#|---------------------------|-10-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|----13-----10---10*-/-13*--|----10----10----------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|----12fb---10--------------|-------12----12-10-12b-12-10------|--------------------------------|
C#|-0-------------------------|----------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G#|-0-------------------------|----------------------------------|-1----------------3-------------|
C#|-0-------------------------|----------------------------------|------2--3--2--3-----4*--4--3---|
D#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------0-----------------------|-3------------------------------|-----------0-----------------------|
G#|-------0---0------------------6----|-1----------------3-------------|-------0---0------------------6----|
C#|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|------2--3--2--3-----4---4--3---|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|
D#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-3----------------5--4---4--3---|-----------0------------------6----|-3----------------5------4--3---|
G#|-1----------------3--4---4--3---|-------0---0------------------6----|-1----------------3------4--3---|
C#|------2--3--2--3-----4---4--3---|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|------2--3--2--3-----4*--4--3---|
*let ring
D#|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-----------------|----------15--15----------|----------14--------------|
C#|-----------0--0--|----12-14--------------12-|----12-14--------------12-|
G#|-------0---0--0--|-0------------------0-----|-0------------------0-----|
C#|-0-0---0---0--0--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Chorus:
D#|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|----------15--15----------|------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|----------15---15----15-|-5--------------------------|
C#|----12-14--------------12-|----12-14---------------|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-0------------------0-----|-0----------------------|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|--------------------------|------------------------|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
(second guitar repeats chorus underneath)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--15-14-12-|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------------------------------|
Post chorus:
D#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|
C#|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--15-14-12-|-14fb---|-3----------------5--4---4--3---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|-1----------------3--4---4--3---|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|--------|------2--3--2--3-----4---4--3---|
D#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------0------------------6----|-3----------------5------4--3---|-----------0-----------------------|
G#|-------0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|-1----------------3------4--3---|-------0---0------------------6----|
C#|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|------2--3--2--3-----4*--4--3---|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|
Verse:
D#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-3------------------------------|-------------0-----------------------|-3------------------------------|
G#|-1----------------3-------------|-------------0------------------6----|-1----------------3-------------|
C#|------2--3--2--3-----4*--4--3---|-0--0--0-----0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|------2--3--2--3-----4---4--3---|
D#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------0-----------------------|-3----------------5--4---4--3---|-----------0------------------6----|
G#|-------0---0------------------6----|-1----------------3--4---4--3---|-------0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|
C#|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|------2--3--2--3-----4---4--3---|-0-0---0---0---0--0--3--0--3--6----|
Chorus:
D#|--------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3----------------5------4--3---|-------------------|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1----------------3------4--3---|-0-----------------|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|------2--3--2--3-----4---4--3---|-0-----------------|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alter_bridge/buried_alive_tab.html ]
Bridge: (Uses wah and possibly flanger)
D#|-------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|-5----(5)----|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3-----------------|-x-----x-----|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-1-----------------|-3----(3)----|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------2--3--2--3--|-------------|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--15-14-12-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--17-14-15-|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--15-14-12-|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|----------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-----3--2--0--|
C#|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--14-12-10-12-12-12-12-|-0--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--0--3--2--0--|
|
| (just keep vibrating this)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---13fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
(no effects)
(triplet)
D#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0--------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-------|----------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-----3--2--0--|
C#|-0--000---3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--3*---|-0--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--0--3--2--0--|
|
| (just keep vibrating this) (just keep vibrating this)
D#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---12fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|---11fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
C#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
(triplet)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-3----3---3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|
G#|-0--------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-----3--2--0--|-1----1---1---1--1---1--1--1--1--|
C#|-0--000---3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--0--3--2--0--|---------------------------------|
|
| (just keep vibrating this)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---10fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|---------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-3----3---3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|-5----5---5---5--5---5--5--5--5--|-5----5---5---5--5---5--5--0--0--|
G#|-0----0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0--|-3----3---3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|-2----2---2---2--2---2--2--0--0--|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------0--0--|
D#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-3----3---3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|-3----3---3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|-5----5---5---5--5---5--5--5--5--|
G#|-1----1---1---1--1---1--1--1--1--|-0----0---0---0--0---0--0--0--0--|-3----3---3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-5----5---5---5--5---5--5--0--0--|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-2----2---2---2--2---2--2--0--0--|----------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-----3--2--0--|
C#|---------------------------0--0--|-0--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--0--3--2--0--|
(triplet)
D#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0--------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-------|----------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-----3--2--0--|
C#|-0--000---3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--3*---|-0--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--0--3--2--0--|
Chorus:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
C#|-------------------------6--6--6--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--8--7--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|----------3--2--0--------------------------------------------|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|-0--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--------------------------------------|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--|-5--------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-5----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--|-3----3----0----0--0--0--0--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|------3----0----0--0--0--0--|
(second guitar continues chorus underneath)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--15-14-12-|
G#|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------------------------------|
Outro Solo: (use chorus riff as rhythm)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|-15fb-----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------|--------18fb--15---15-17-17fb--17-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|-0--0--0--15-14-12-0--0--0--15-14-12-14-14-14-14-|----------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------|---------------10-12-13-12-10------------------10-|
A#|-17---17b-15-17b-15------------|-13------10-13----------------10-13-10-13b--------|
F#|--------------------17-17---17-|-12fb-12------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D#|-15-10----10-------------------------------------------------|-------------12-----12-13-12--10h12------|
A#|-------13----13-10-13-10----10-------------------------------|-------10-13----13------------------13---|
F#|-------------------------12----12-10-12-10----12p10----------|----10-----------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------12----------------|-12--------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D#|-------------13-10--17fb----17-17-16-15-13-15-|-15-13-10-15-13-10-15-13-10-15-13-10--|
A#|-------10-13----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F#|----10----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|-12-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
15-13---------------------|
----10-13----10-----10----|
----------12----12--------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
Outro:
D#|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-10-9--10-12-10-9--10----10-12-10-------------12fb-|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------12----------12-10----10------|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------12---------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|----------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-----3--2--0--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|-0--0--0--3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--0--3--2--0--|
(triplet)
D#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------5--7--7--7--|
C#|------------------------------------------|-3--3------------5--5-------------x--x--x--x--|
G#|-0--------3--2--0-----------3--2--0-------|-1--1--0----0----3--3--0----0---0-3--5--5--5--|
C#|-0--000---3--2--0--0--0--0--3--2--0--3*---|-------0----0----------0----0-----------------|
D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|-------------|
C#|-0-----------|
G#|-0-----------|
C#|-0-----------|
