Godspeed Tabs by Alter Bridge

Godspeed tab by Alter Bridge

Guitar tabs

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

Key: B

Difficulty: Intermediate


Intro:

  Play 2x before lyrics start
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Gb|--2----------------|--5--------4--------|-------------------|-----------5----4-----|
Db|--2----------------|--5--------4--------|--3----------------|--2--------5----4-----|
Ab|--0----------------|--3--------2--------|--3----------------|--2--------3----2-----|
Eb|-------------------|--3--------2--------|--1----------------|--0-------------------|

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Verse 1:

  Play with slight muting
  1    2    3    4     1    2    3    4
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-x---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Test me once again           You know I didn't do"

  1    2    3    4     1    2    3    4
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------5---5-5-5-------|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2----5---5-5-5-------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|------------------3---3-3-3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------0-0-0-|
  "anything"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Set      my life  on low      You know I could  have"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-2---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2------------------------|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2----7\5---5-5-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------5\3---3-3-3-3-3-|
  "had it all"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "Drifting    out of place        with no direction  and"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-2---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------5/7--7-7-7--x-x-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|------------------3/5--5-5-5------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "no  escape"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    "Set  out  all alone      on to a  place   I"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------3---5-------|
Gb|-2---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------2---2---2-------|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2----2---------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "don't belong                      Without"



PreChorus:

  Rhythm - Strum straight 8th notes. Hold on the ending bar (on repeat)
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------| play 2x
Ab|-5---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
Eb|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-1---------------------|-1---------------------|
 |
 | Lead (possibly keyboard) - rest on final bar on repeat
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------10-12------10-12-|------10-12-13-12-10---|---------10---------10-|---------10-13-12-10-12-|
Gb|-12-12------12-12------|-12-12--------------12-|-10-10-12---10-10-12---|-10-10-12---------------|
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
"Without you      I  know that  I  must change"
"Without you      I'll   never be the same,             no"



Chorus:

Eb|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Gb|--5----------------|-------------------|------------------|-5-----------------| play 2x
Db|--5----------------|-2-----------------|-3----------------|-5-----------------|
Ab|--3----------------|-2-----------------|-3----------------|-3-----------------|
Eb|-------------------|-0-----------------|-1----------------|-------------------|
      "Fare-   well,   god-   speed   and goodbye"
      "You have lived  and you have changed all our lives"

  Keyboard part:
Eb|---------8------------8-----|
Bb|------8-----8------8-----8--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--10-----------10-----------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|



PreVerse:

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-x---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------5---5-5-5-------|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2----5---5-5-5-------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|------------------3---3-3-3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------0-0-|



Verse 2:

  Play with slight muting
  1    2    3    4     1    2    3    4
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-x---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    "Test   me all the way     Surely you know  I'm"

  1    2    3    4     1    2    3    4
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------5---5-5-5-------|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2----5---5-5-5-------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|------------------3---3-3-3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------0-0-0-|
  "not afraid"
"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------0---0-0-0---2-4-|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2--------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    "Prove now  once  again     That I will never    see"

Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------3---5-------|
Gb|-2---5-5---0-0---2-------0---0-0-|-x-0-0---2--------2---2---2-------|
Db|---------------------2-----------|-------------2----2---------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  "the end                         Without"



PreChorus:

  Rhythm - Strum straight 8th notes. Hold on the ending bar (on repeat)
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------| play 2x
Ab|-5---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
Eb|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-1---------------------|-1---------------------|
 |
 | Lead (possibly keyboard) - rest on final bar on repeat
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------10-12------10-12-|------10-12-13-12-10---|---------10---------10-|---------10-13-12-10-12-|
Gb|-12-12------12-12------|-12-12--------------12-|-10-10-12---10-10-12---|-10-10-12---------------|
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
"Without you      I  know that  I  must change"
"Without you      I'll   never be the same,             no"



Chorus 2:

Eb|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Gb|--5----------------|-------------------|------------------|-5-----------------| play 4x
Db|--5----------------|-2-----------------|-3----------------|-5-----------------|
Ab|--3----------------|-2-----------------|-3----------------|-3-----------------|
Eb|-------------------|-0-----------------|-1----------------|-------------------|
      "Fare-   well,   god-   speed   and goodbye"
      "You have lived  and you have changed all our lives"
      "Cast  away     our regrets  and all our fears"
      "Just like,     like you did  when you were here"


  Keyboard part:
Eb|---------8------------8-----|
Bb|------8-----8------8-----8--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--10-----------10-----------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|



Bridge:

  Rhythm
Eb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
Bb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
Gb|--0------------------|--------------------|--2----------------|------------------|
Db|--2------------------|--------------------|--3----------------|------------------|
Ab|--2------------------|--------------------|--3----------------|------------------|
Eb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|--------7------------|--------------------|--------8----------|-5----------------|
Bb|--5------------------|--------------------|--6----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----4---------------|--------------------|-----5-------------|------------------|
Db|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
             "And then the days, they ran out"

  Rhythm
Eb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
Bb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
Gb|--0------------------|--------------------|--2----------------|------------------|
Db|--2------------------|--------------------|--3----------------|------------------|
Ab|--2------------------|--------------------|--3----------------|------------------|
Eb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|--------7------------|--------------------|--------8----------|-10---------------|
Bb|--5------------------|--------------------|--6----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----4---------------|--------------------|-----5-------------|------------------|
Db|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
             "And then the days, they ran out"


Solo:

Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-3-----3-----3-------3-5-3---|--------------------------|
Gb|-7b9--7b9_____________r7-5-|---5b7---5b7---5b7-5-------5-|-----5-------7br8p5-------|
Db|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-7-5---7~-----------7-5---|
Ab|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------7-|
Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|--------------------12---12---|-13h15p13-12-------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-8---10----13---/15---15---15-|------------15-13--------------------|
Gb|-----------------------/9--|---9---/14---14---------------|-----------------15-14-12------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------15-14-12-10-|
Ab|-5-3-----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----3/5~------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|-15~~~-----------------------|
Bb|------------8------13-11/13-|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------10/12---------|-----------------------------|
Db|-12~---8/10-----------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|



Acoustic Chorus:

Eb|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----1-----1-----1-----1--|
Bb|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|----3-----3-----3-----3--|----1-----1-----1-----1--|
Gb|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
Db|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
        "Fare     well,       god- speed     and goodbye"

Eb|-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
Bb|-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
Gb|-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|--3-----3-----3-----3------|
Eb|---------------------------|


  Repeat Acoustic part, but muted Electric comes in:
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Eb|-------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
        "You  have  lived    and you have changed  all our lives"

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Eb|-------------------------|



Chorus 2:

Eb|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Gb|--5----------------|-------------------|------------------|-5-----------------| play 2x
Db|--5----------------|-2-----------------|-3----------------|-5-----------------|
Ab|--3----------------|-2-----------------|-3----------------|-3-----------------|
Eb|-------------------|-0-----------------|-1----------------|-------------------|
      "Cast  away     our regrets  and all our fears"
      "Just like,     like you did  when you were here"


  Keyboard part:
Eb|---------8------------8-----|
Bb|------8-----8------8-----8--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--10-----------10-----------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|



Ending Bridge:

  Rhythm
Eb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
Bb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
Gb|--0------------------|--------------------|--2----------------|------------------|
Db|--2------------------|--------------------|--3----------------|------------------|
Ab|--2------------------|--------------------|--3----------------|------------------|
Eb|--0------------------|--------------------|--1----------------|------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
Eb|--------7------------|--------------------|--------8----------|-5----------------|
Bb|--5------------------|--------------------|--6----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----4---------------|--------------------|-----5-------------|------------------|
Db|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
             "And then the days, they ran out"


Ending Chord:

Eb|--0------------------|
Bb|--0------------------|
Gb|--2------------------|
Db|--3------------------|
Ab|--3------------------|
Eb|--1------------------|



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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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