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Alter Bridge - "New Way To Live"
from the "Blackbird" bonus tracks (sold at Best Buy)
Tabbed by jjhand, with help from hAkErShReD's guitar Pro version
tuning: Drop Chord diagramDbDb (Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramGbGb Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb)


I use about half of the Guitar Pro version, but fixed up some chords and rhythm.
Also note to use some mild reverb in this song so the chords ring
better. Please rate my tab so others will check it out too.


Lead Intro - play 4x
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------|---------------13---|
Chord diagramGbGb|-13-----------------|-14-----------------|    don't play
Chord diagramDbDb|-0------------------|-0------------------|    last note
Chord diagramAbAb|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------|--------------------|
Rhythm, on third time of intro, play 2x
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-14-10---12-9---14-10---12-9---10-7-9-10-|-14-10---12-9---7-------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------0------0-------0------0-----------|-------0------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Lead PreVerse Riff (after Intro):
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----7--9--10/14-14---14-14-14-|----7--9--10/12-12b13r12--12-12-|
Chord diagramDbDb|----0--0--0-----0----0--0--0--|----0--0--0-----0---------0--0--|
Chord diagramAbAb|----0--0--0-----0----0--0--0--|----0--0--0-----0---------0--0--|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0--0--0--0-----0----0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-----0---------0--0--|


Verse Riff
* play 3x with lyrics starting halfway through

   Clean Lead
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----8-----8-----7----7-----7-|-----8-----8-----7----7-----7-|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----8-----8-----8------8-----|-----8-----8-----8------8-----|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----0-----0-----0--------0---|-----0-----0-----0--------0---|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
  |
  |Clean Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----3-----3-----3------------|-----3-----3-----3------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----1-----1-----0----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----0----0-----0-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-0---0-----0-----0------0-----|-0---0-----0-----0------0-----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------------0---|--------------------------0---|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
   Lead cont.
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----7--9--10/14-14---14-14-14-|----7--9--10/12-12b13r12--12-12-|
Chord diagramDbDb|----0--0--0-----0----0--0--0--|----0--0--0-----0---------0--0--|
Chord diagramAbAb|----0--0--0-----0----0--0--0--|----0--0--0-----0---------0--0--|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0--0--0--0-----0----0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-----0---------0--0--|
  |
  | Rhythm cont.
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-3----------------------------|-3----------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-2----------------------------|-2----------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0--------------------------0-|-0----------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|--------------------------0---|------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------0-----|------------------------------|





PreChorus
   Lead                                               * Distortion on
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----8-----8-----7----7-----7-|-----8-----8-----7----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----8-----8-----8------8-----|-----8-----8-----8----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----0-----0-----0--------0---|-----0-----0-----0----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------|--------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------|--------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|
  |
  |Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----3-----3-----3------------|-----3-----3-----3------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----1-----1-----0----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----0------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-0---0-----0-----0------0-----|-0---0-----0-----0---rest-----|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------------0---|------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------------------|------------------------------|




Chorus
  play 3x,
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------------|----------7----7----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-10----10----10-10-------8----7-|---5--0---7----7--12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|
Chord diagramAbAb|-8-----8-----8--8----5-7-8----7-|---5--0---0----0----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-8-----8-----8--8----5-7-8----7-|---5--0---0----0--12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|


On third time, Rhythm plays riff above,
Lead plays this:
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-10----10----10------7-9-10---9-|---7--9-------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------------------|------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|
Chord diagramAbAb|-8-----8-----8-------5-7-8----7-|---5--7-------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------------------|------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|


Chorus End - both guitars
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-10----10----10-10-------8----7-|---5--0----------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-8-----8-----8--8----5-7-8----7-|---5--0----------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-8-----8-----8--8----5-7-8----7-|---5--0----------|



Next, Lead plays preverse while

Rhythm holds the Chord diagramDbDb chord at chorus end, then resumes its verse riff:
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------|-3---------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------------|-2---------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-(0)---------------|-0---------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-(0)---------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-(0)---------------|-----------------|
                      * Distortion off


Play Verse Riff again 3x

Play PreChorus

Play Chorus


Interlude (Lead Guitar)- play 3x
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-10--------10-9-------9-|-11--------11-6-----7p6---|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----0-----------0------|-----0----------0-------0-|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------|------------------0-------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9------9-----8-----8---|-0------0-----7-----------|

Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-10--------10-9-------9-|-7---------7--7-----7/9---|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----0-----------0------|-----0----------0-------0-|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------------------|------------------0-------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9------9-----8-----8---|-0------0-----0-----------|

on third time through, Distorted Rhythm Comes in with:
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----10-----10-----10----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------7------7------7-|-----7------7------7------7--|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------|---------------x\--------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-10-----10-----10-----10----|-10-----10-----x\--pick scrape-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-----7------7------7------7-|-----7------7--x\--------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


Lead Solo (starts during bar with pick scrape
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-10~~-------|-----------10-----------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-13~~-------|-12b14---12--12-12b14~v~------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------|--------------------------x\--|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------|--------------------------x\--|
  |
  |Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|------------|------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|------------|-11-----11-----10-----10------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------|-9------9------8------8-------|
Chord diagramAbAb|------------|-9------9------8------8-------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------|-9------9------8------8-------|


Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-13--------------------------------------13-10h13p10-|
Chord diagramGbGb|-12b14r12-p10---10-12-12b14-10\----12b14-------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------10--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------------------7-------------7----------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0------------0-------------7-------------7----------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-0------------0-------------7-------------7----------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0------------0-------------7-------------7----------|


Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------10-13-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-13b15---------13b15r13-10h13---10--12-|---------------------PH-------10-13p10--10-10-|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------------10--12-|-12b13r12-10---------12b13r12---------12------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------|------------12-12~~---------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-11--------11-------10-------10-------|-7-------------9p7-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9---------9--------8--------8--------|-0-------------(0)-----------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-9---------9--------8--------8--------|-0-------------(0)-----------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9---------9--------8--------8--------|-0-------------(0)-----------------|


Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-15~---13-15-13-15-15b17~~-----|-17b20r---17h20---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------|---------------20b22-----17-17b19---15--15------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-------------------------------|-----------------------19-------------17--17b19-|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------|-10------10-----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-11-----11-----10-----10-------|-9-------9------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9------9------8------8--------|-0-------0-------7-------7--------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-9------9------8------8--------|-0-------0-------7-------7--------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9------9------8------8--------|-0-------0-------7-------7--------|


Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-12p10p8---8-------------------------------12h13p12p10-10-12-13-|-(13~)---------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------10---10--------------------10-11-12---------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------10--10~~----9-10-12-----------------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|------------------10------12------------------------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------------------|-last bar-----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-11--------11-------10-------10-------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9---------9--------8--------8--------|-0------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-9---------9--------8--------8--------|-0------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9---------9--------8--------8--------|-0------------------------------|




After Solo part:
Lead,
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---7--10---7--10---9--10---9--10-|---9--10---9--10---9--10---9--10-|
Chord diagramDbDb|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------10h13-|-10~---------8h10p8~-------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------7-|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

    Lead
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------11------11-|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---9--10---9---10--9------10------|---9--10---9---9--10---9--10---9-|
Chord diagramDbDb|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-6h8p6----------------------------|-rest--------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|

    Lead
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---7--10---7--10---9--10---9--10-|---9--10---9--10---9--10---9--10-|
Chord diagramDbDb|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-14-10---12-9---14-10---12-9---10-7-9-10-|-14-10---12-9---7-------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------0------0-------0------0-----------|-------0------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

    Lead
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--pick palm muted 16th notes---|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------------------------------|----------------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|
Chord diagramAbAb|--12-12-12-12-etc--------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--12-12-12-12------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-7-|
  |
  | Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-14-10---12-9---14-10---12-9---10-7-9-10-|-14-10---12-9---7-------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------0------0-------0------0-----------|-------0------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



Play Chorus again, but on the Third time through Lead changes to:
  Lead, play 2x
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-14-10---12-9---14-10---12-9---10-7-9-10-|-14-10---12-9---14-10---12-9---10-7-9-10-|
Chord diagramDbDb|-------0------0-------0------0-----------|-------0------0-------0------0-----------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|



Outro:
Rhythm, including notes in end of chorus):
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---------------|-11---11---10---10--|---------------------|-11---11---10---10---|
Chord diagramDbDb|---------------|-9----9----8----8---|-0----0----7----7----|-9----9----8----8----|
Chord diagramAbAb|---------------|-9----9----8----8---|-0----0----7----7----|-9----9----8----8----|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0-2-2b3---2-0-|-9----9----8----8---|-0----0----7----7----|-9----9----8----8----|

                    Lead (with Dist. and Flanger)
                Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
                Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
                Chord diagramGbGb|---7\4-------7\3----|-2---7--7--6-7-9--9--|---7\4-------7\3--12-|
                Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
                Chord diagramAbAb|---5\2-------5\1----|-0---5--5--4-5-7--7--|---5\2-------5\1--10-|
                Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Outro Cont.
    Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|--------------------------|-11---11---10---10--|-------------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0------------------------|-9----9----8----8---|-0----0----7------7------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-0------------------------|-9----9----8----8---|-0----0----7------7------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-0------------------------|-9----9----8----8---|-0----0----7------7------|
  |
  | Lead
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-/14--14--15\14\12-12/14--|---7\4--------7\3---|-2----7----6/7/9--9/10-7-|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-/12--12--13\12\10-10/12--|---5\2--------5\1---|-0----5----4/5/7--7/8--5-|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|

    Rhythm
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|-11---11---10---10--|----------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9----9----8----8---|-0--------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|-9----9----8----8---|-0--------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|-9----9----8----8---|-0--------------------|
  |
  | Lead
Chord diagramEb MajorEb|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramBb majorBb|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramGbGb|---7\4--------7\3---|-2--------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramAbAb|---5\2--------5\1---|-0--------------------|
Chord diagramDbDb|--------------------|----------------------|


Key:

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| PM palm mute
| PH pinch harmonic
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| *  harmonic
| x  Mute note (or rake)
| b  bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r  release bend
| TP tremelo pick

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