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Metalingus - Alter Bridge
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Tabbed by: Matt
Email: the_nxt_portnoy@comcast.net
Tuning: D tuning lowered half step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Spent a good while with this, my first tab, pretty sure its whats on the album.
I am however mainly a drummer and had no hope in tabbing the overdubbed guitar
parts. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
Intro 2x
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p0h2p0-|
A|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p0h2p0-|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p0h2p0-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--3-3-3-3-|
A|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--3-3-3-3-|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--3-3-3-3-|
Verse [PM] [PM] 2x
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-555-7-0-00-3-333-----------------------------------|
A|--5-555-7-0-00-3-333-----------------------------------|
D|--5-555-7-0-00-3-333-5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p0h2p0-|
On third time substitute
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p0h2p0-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--3-3-3-3-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p2p0h2-0-0--5p0h2p0-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--5p2p0h2------5p2p0h2------5p0h2p0-|
A|--5p2p0h2------5p2p0h2------5p0h2p0-|
D|--5p2p0h2------5p2p0h2------5p0h2p0-|
Chorus [slide to each octave] 2x
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7\5--5--7--11--12--14------|
D|--0h2-0h2-22-2-4-5-55-0-0-0------------------------|
A|--0h2-0h2-22-2-4-5-55-0-5\3--3--5---9--10--12------|
D|--0h2-0h2-22-2-4-5-55-0-0-00000000000000000000-0-0-|
Intro Riff
Verse 3x
Chorus 4x
Bridge [p.m. throughout]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------3333-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------5p0-3p0-2p0-----|
D|--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2-------------5-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alter_bridge/metalingus_tab.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------3333-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------7h8p7p5p0-3p0-----|
D|--0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2---------------5-3-|
***
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------3333-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------5p0-3p0-2p0-----|
D|--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2-------------5-3-|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------3333-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------2-------------|
D|--2p0h2-2-2h3p2--2p0h2-2-2h5p2--2p0h2-2-2--2-------------|
repeat from *** barring across D,A,and D
Chorus 4x
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--2--0-0-2--0h2-2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2--0h3--0h3--|
A|--2--0-0-2--0h2-2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2--0h3--0h3--|
D|--2--0-0-2--0h2-2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2--0h3--0h3--|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2--0h2-2-0h2--0h3--0h3-|
A|--0h2-2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2--0h2-2-0h2--0h3--0h3-|
D|--0h2-2-0h2---0h2-2-0h2--0h2-2-0h2--0h3--0h3-|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0h3--0h3----------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0h3--0h3----------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0h3--0h3----------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0h5--0h3--0h5--0h3--0h2-2--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0h5--0h3--0h5--0h3--0h2-2--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0h5--0h3--0h5--0h3--0h2-2--|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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