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 Gb Bb Db (needed for Main riff & solo)
tabbed by jjhand
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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-------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----|-------3p2---3-----|--------------3---|-2-----------3-0---|
Gb|-----|-----------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
|-------------2---|-----------------|-------------------|
|---2-----0h2---3-|-3---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------2-------|-------------------|
|-------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
|-----------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----2-----------|
|-------------4/5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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 (#2 does high strings)
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-|
Bb|-x\--/10-10-10-10-10-8-7-|-8-8/10~----------|/15--15-15-15-13-15-|
Gb|-x\---0--0--0--0--0--0-0-|-0---0------------|--------------------|
Db|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Db|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Bb5
|--0---0-----0---------0-|-9---11---12---11--|-12--11--12-16-14-12--------|
|/20--20~---19h20p19-----|-0---0----0----0---|--0---0-------------14-12---|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------14-|
|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
Ab5
|---------------------|-----14TP-----------|
|-----------15--------|-14-----------------|
|-14---14-------------|-14-----------------|
|-14-------------16---|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
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
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| / 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
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Artist: Alter Bridge
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