Waters Rising Chords & Tabs
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WATERS RISING - Alter Bridge
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Tabbed by: Scott Taylor
E-mail: sc_taylor@live.ca
Tuning: Drop C# / Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) *Note: Ab plays this in Drop C live*
ATTENTION! This is Alter Bridge at their finest. This song is absolutely amazing
in every aspect. I had no idea that Myles played the intro until I seen AB live.
I had lots of fun tabbing this one out and I really hope you enjoy learning it.
Follow the song for timing/structural changes. Post those Youtube cover videos!!!
VERSE (Myles) x3
Eb|---------0--------------------------------0----------------------------------|
Bb|-15-------------15p13-------------13------------------------8----------------|
F#|------------------------0---------------------------0h10----------12/11-11---|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-15---15---15---15---15---15/14---14---14---14/10---10---10---10---0---0---0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10--------10---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------12-------------7*-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------7*--------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----0----0----0---0----0--0-------------------------------------------------|
(Continued)
Eb|---------0--------------------------------0----------------------------------|
Bb|-15-------------15p13-------------13------------------------8----------------|
F#|------------------------0---------------------------0h10-----------------7---|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------5p4-------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-15---15---15---15---15---15/14---14---14---14/10---10---10---10---0---0---0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------0h4---5---------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----0---0---0---0--0---0---0-------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (Mark) x2
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------3--3--3------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
PRE CHORUS (1st fill)
Eb|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|
F#|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|
C#|---------0-3p0------------------| |---7--7--7----5--5--5--|
G#|----2/5--------5p3p0------------| |---5--5--5----3--3--3--|
C#|-0-------------------5p3p0-(x3)-| |-0----------0----------|
(2nd fill)
Eb|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|
F#|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|
C#|---------0-3p0------------------| |---6-6-6----3-3-3------|
G#|----2/5--------5p3p0------------| |---6-6-6----3-3-3------|
C#|-0-------------------5p3p0-(x3)-| |-0-6-6-6--0-3-3-3------|
CHORUS (Chording)
Eb|-------------------0------------|
Bb|-------------------2------------|
F#|--10---------------3----12---11-|
C#|--8----5-----5--5--0----0----0--|
G#|--8----5-----3--3--0----10---9--|
C#|--8----5-----3--2--0----x----x--|
BRIDGE (Main riff - Mark) x3
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-0-0-1-0-5-0-4--1-0-4--0------------0-0-1-8-0-7--5-0-10--0----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alter_bridge/waters_rising_tab_ver_2.html ]
(Cont.)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-0-0-1-0-5-0-4--1-0-4--0------------0-0-1-0-12-0-10-10-8-7-0--------------|
The water is rising (Backing riff behind vocals)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------7-5-7-8--5---------------3-2-3--7-7-7-6-7----------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Cont.) Water is rising 2nd time (Myles)
Eb|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
F#|-----------7-5-7-8--5-----3/7--2/6-| |-7-------------------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------| |-x-------------------------------|
BRIDGE (Passage) LOST!
Eb|---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------| |-----7-5-7-8--5--------------7-7-7-6-7---------------|
C#|-0-1-4-5-4-1-0-| |-----0-0-0-0--0--------------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
G#|-0-1-4-5-4-1-0-| |-----5-3-5-6--3------1-0-1---5-5-5-4-5---------------|
C#|-0-1-4-5-4-1-0-| |-(0)-x-x-x-x--x--(0)-------0-x-x-x-x-x---------------|
(Cont.) (Passage riff into Chorus)
Eb|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|
F#|-----7-5-7-8--5---3--7--2--------------| |-----------------------------|
C#|-----0-0-0-0--0---3--7--2--------------| |-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1---------|
G#|-----5-3-5-6--3---1--5--0--4h5p4h5p4h5-| |-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1---------|
C#|-(0)-x-x-x-x--x------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-1-0-------|
CHORUS (Chording) x8
Eb|-------------------0------------|
Bb|-------------------2------------|
F#|--10---------------3----12---11-|
C#|--8----5-----5--5--0----0----0--|
G#|--8----5-----3--3--0----10---9--|
C#|--8----5-----3--2--0----x----x--|
SOLO x4 (Over Chorus riff)
PRE CHORUS (1st fill)
Eb|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
C#|---------0-3p0------------------| |---7--7--7----5--5--5---------------|
G#|----2/5--------5p3p0------------| |---5--5--5----3--3--3---------------|
C#|-0-------------------5p3p0-(x3)-| |-0----------0-----------------------|
(2nd fill)
Eb|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
C#|---------0-3p0------------------| |---6-6-6----------------------------|
G#|----2/5--------5p3p0------------| |---6-6-6--+-+++-+-++----------------|
C#|-0-------------------5p3p0-(x3)-| |-0-6-6-6--6-666-6-66----------------|
Outro/Bridge riff
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----7-5-7-8--5--------------7-7-7-6-7------------------------------------|
C#|-----0-0-0-0--0--------------0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
G#|-----5-3-5-6--3------1-0-1---5-5-5-4-5------------------------------------|
C#|-(0)-x-x-x-x--x--(0)-------0-x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
(Cont.)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----7-5-7-8--5---3--7--2-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----0-0-0-0--0---3--7--2------------------(7)----------------------------|
G#|-----5-3-5-6--3---1--5--0--4h5p4h5p4h5-----(5)----------------------------|
C#|-(0)-x-x-x-x--x----------------------------(0)----------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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