Alter Bridge - "Show Me A Sign" From "AB III" Tuning: Drop Db tabbed by jjhand Mark said this song was one of his favorites while recording AB III. The ringing chords & heavy parts make this song fit perfect with lyrics describing a struggle with faith & hopelessness. A few things in the tab came from a good youtube cover- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY44HDVCpuk Please rate or comment. Intro - Clean Guitar, vol knob turned down Db (x43121@1) Gbsus/D eb|------------------------|----------------------| Bb|------------------------|---------1------------| Gb|-------------0-2----0-2-|-2b3r2---0------------| Db|-----0------------------|---------0------------| Ab|------------------------|----------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1--------------| Db (x43121@1) D(b5) eb|------------------------|----------------------| Bb|------------------------|----------------------| Gb|-------------0-2----0-2-|-2b3r2---0------------| Db|-----0------------------|---------1------------| Ab|------------------------|---------0------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1----------12\-| Main Riff - Heavy Guitar eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------0-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------2-1-0-| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----5-3-0-| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------3-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------0-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------2-1-0-| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----------------------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------1----------------------| Ab|------------------------|---------0----------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| Verse - Clean, Let Strings Ring eb|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-------0----------0----|-------0-----------|-------0----------0----| Db|---7----------5--------|-----4-------------|---7----------5--------| Ab|-----0----------0------|---0---------------|-----0----------0------| Db|-10---------8----------|-0-----------------|-10---------8----------| "A trail of tears beyond redemption Just a word and nothing" eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Gb|-------0------0---0----|-------0----------0----|-------0-----------| Db|-----4----------4------|---7----------5--------|-----4-------------| Ab|---0--------0----------|-----0----------0------|---0---------------| Db|-0---------------------|-10---------8----------|-0-----------------| "more no more I must reveal I am falling" eb|-------------------------|-----------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-2------0-2-3--------2-0-|-2b3r2-----------------| Db|-3----------1------------|-0---------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------| Db|-------------------------|-----------------/12\--| "To the dark I now am born" For Prechorus - Play the Main Riff Again (first 4 bars) "So if you hear this cry" Chorus - Play twice (look for fourth bar of riff further down): Guitar 1 eb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-8--------8-------|-8-------8---------|-0----------------------| Ab|-8--------8-------|-8-------8-8-7~----|-0----------------------| Db|-8--------8-------|-8-------8-8-7~--3-|-0----------------------| | | Guitar 2 eb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-7------7-9-----9-|/10---10-9---------|-9------9---------------| Db|------------------|-------------------|---------10-10-10-10-10-| Ab|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| 1 "Show me a sign, give me meaning Lead me to life let me know" 2 "Why all the lies I'm believing Have led me so far, far from home" Chorus - cont'd, 4th bar before repeat |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-12---------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------| | | Guitar 2 / Lead |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-12~--12-12~------------------------| |-10~--10-10~------------------------| |--------------10-12-14--15-14-12-10-|