Alter Bridge - Home
Extra Track from 'ABIII'
tuning - Standard down 3 frets (C# F# B E G# C#)
tabbed by jjhand
This track has a great acoustic line that catches you off guard with the
off-beat rhythms & droning notes. The lead guitar work was also great,
making this one of the best tracks on ABIII (not sure why its a bonus track)
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Acoustic Intro -
F#7 A6 D2
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------0-----------0-----------0-|--------0---------0---------0----|
B |-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----10---------3-----3-------3--|
F#|---0-----------0-----------0-----|---0----------0-----------0------|
C#|-5-----------5-----------5-------|/8---------\1-----------1--------|
Heavy Electric Comes in - play 2x with Acoustic Intro
C#|---------------------|-----------------|
G#|---------------------|-----------------|
E |---------------------|-----------------|
B |-7-7-7-7---7---------|-(7)-------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7---7---------|-(7)-------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5---5---------|-(5)-------------|
Intro Ending - Electric (with Acoustic part)
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--&----&----&----|-7-7-7-7--&----&----&---------|
|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------------------|
PM******************************** reduce muting & get louder
Verse - Play Acoustic Intro 3x, with Lyrics:
"Hope, the only thing we have left to
hold... in a world gone madness nowhere left to
go... when nothing lasts, theres permanence I"
Verse ending (2 guitars, clean)
|-----------------|
|-0---------------|
|-0---------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
"know"
Chorus
play this 2x with 2 endings below:
F#2 A5 B5 E5
|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-4----4---4-4-4-4--4--4-4-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5-7-|-4----4---4-4--4--4-4--|
|-2----2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5-7-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5--|
|-0----0---0-0-0-0--0--0-0-|-3----3---3-3--3--3-3-5-|-5----5---5-5--5--5-5--|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-3----3---3-3--3--3-3--|
"Is there something I can say to bring"
"Where is all that we let go? Where is"
End 1 End 2
B5 A5 A/Ab
|------------------------| |-------------------|
|------------------------| |-------------------|
|-7----7----7------------| |-7-----------------|
|-7----7----7------------| |-7-----------------|
|-5----5----5-3---2b3r2--| |-5-----------------|
|-5----5----5------------| |-5-----------------|
"back what once remained" "Home?"
(1:00) - Resume Acoustic Part, Electric plays these notes:
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------8/10--------|------------------|-----------------|
|------9b10r9~~~---|-----------10~~~--|------9b10r9~~~---|-7---------------|
|-7----------------|---10-------------|-7----------------|-----10--9-------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Verse 2 - Same on Acoustic as before, but Electric adds:
Electric played 6x
|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|
|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|
|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|
|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
"Doubt, from inside I hear it calling
out... Tearing at the truth it must be
found... In the end it only brings me down"
Play Chorus Again
Bridge, Part 1 (1:49) Two Guitars, played 2x
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------7----7--7----|----------------------|
|---------5p4-7----7--7----|---------5h7-4~~~~~~~-|
|-3h5-0-0-----5----5--5----|-3h5-0-0--------------|
PM * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alter_bridge/home_tab.html ]
Part 2 - continues to Ending 1, repeats then do ending 2
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-0----0---0-0----0----|----------------------|-0----0---0-0----0----|
|-3----3---3-2----2----|-5----5----5----------|-3----3---3-2----2----|
|-3----3---3-3----3----|-5----5----5--5---5---|-3----3---3-3----3----|
|-1----1---1-0----0----|-3----3----3--2---2---|-1----1---1-0----0----|
|
|
|-17TP-----------------|-19TP-----------20h22-|-17TP-----------------|
|----------20TP--------|----------------------|----------20TP--------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
1. "If you need a reason, a reason tonight to cast every"
2. "Look to tomorrow and maybe you'll find something"
Ending 1 (part 2 riff) Ending 2
|---------------------| |--------------------|
|---------------------| |--------------------|
|-5----5--------------| |--------------------|
|-5----5----5----5----| |-5------------------|
|-3----3----2----2----| |-5------------------|
|---------------------| |-3------------------|
|
|
|---------------------| |--------------------|
|-17TP----------------| |--------------------|
|----------19TP-------| |-19~~~~~~-----------|
|---------------------| |--------------------|
|---------------------| |--------------------|
|---------------------| |--------------------|
"doubt from your heart, "more... something more"
from your mind"
Play Acoustic Intro
Electrics (2:26) - one plays PM notes, second plays higher vibrato note
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-......------------------------------------------------------------|
PM*************
Play Chorus Final time - Lead adds another part to chords:
play 2x similarly
|----------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|------------|----------------------|-9--------------|
|-7---9---9b10r--7-----|------------|-7---9---9b10r--7-----|-------10--9~~--|
|-------------------10-|-(10~~~)----|-------------------10-|----------------|
|----------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------|
Outro solo (Rhythm Plays Chorus Chords)
F#5
|-20-20-20b22--20b22--r20~~~-20b22r20-17--------|
|---------------------------------------20p17---|
|--------------------------------------------17-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
A5 E5
|-19b20~~~~~-15-15/17------------------------|--------------------------0-0-|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------19b21r19-17------------|17----17--------5-------------|
|--------------------------------19-17--17-19|---19~------5-7---7PH-5b7-----|
|-------------------------------------19-----|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B5 A5 A5/Ab same as above
|-12-9b10r9-8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------10\8-5------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------7br8-------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------PH---5-7-5------------|-------------------------10--10-|
|--------------------------------5-5br6-----|-------------------10-/10--12---|
|---------------------------------------8p5-|-8PH~~~~--------/12-------------|
(3:05)
|----------------------------------------------12---12/19~~-|
|-------------------------------------15--13-15---15--------|
|-------------------14-16-14-12-14-16-----------------------|
|-14-12-10-10-12-14-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---17-19-20p19-17-----------------------17-17-|
|-----------------17--------20-----------------|
|-------------------19-19b21--21r19-17---------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-22-17-17-17--------------------------------------------|-17----------|
|------------17-20--17--17h20p17--17---------------------|-------------|
|-----------------20--20--------19--19-17-19-17--17------|-------------|
|----------------------------------------------19--19-17-|-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Rhythm Holds an F#5 chord at end
KEY
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| r release bent note
| br bend and release
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