Alter Bridge - "Before Tomorrow Comes"
From the Album "Blackbird"
Tuning - 5 String Bass down 1/2 step
tabbed by jjhand
A great melodic number by Alter Bridge with nice doubling of the melody
in the bass track. Please rate or comment.
Intro-
Gb|--------|--------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------|--------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--------|--------|------------4-6-7---6---4--|-0----0-0----0--------------|
Eb|--------|--------|----------7----------------|---------------0-0--0-0---0-|
Bb|-0------|-(0)----|-(0)-----------------------|----------------------------|
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|---------------4-6-7---6---4--|-0---0-0------0------------|--------|
|-------------7----------------|----------------0-0---0-0--|--------|
|-0---0-0---0------------------|---------------------------|-0------|
Verse Riff - pt 1
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||-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-4----4---|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-4----4----|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-4----4---|
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1. "I couldn't sleep I had to listen To a conscience knowing so well"
2."Will I find some kind of conviction? Will I bid the hero farewell?"
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|-------------------6-7-9-9--9-|----------------------------|-------------------6-7-9-9---|
|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7------------|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-4----4---|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-----------|
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1. "That nothing comes from indifference I look in-"
2. "Will I be defined by things that could have been?"
1st Ending
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|-------0-----|-------------0/7-7-7-7-7-7----|
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"side of myself"
2nd Ending
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|-0---0---0-0---0----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------0-----0-0-0----|---------7-------7---7-----7------|
|--------------------------------|-0-----0-------0---0-----0---0--0-|
"I guess time will only tell"
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|-0---0---0-0---0-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-----------------7-7---7p6-----|
|---------------------------------|-5h7-7-7-----7---------------7-|
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"I guess time will only tell"
Chorus
1,2
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"Before tomorrow comes before you turn away"
you can change everything"
1st Ending
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|------------------------7-7---7-|-7-6---6-6---6---4---4-----|
|--------/7-----7---7------------|-----------------------7---|
|-0---0-----------0--------------|---------------------------|
"(Why? Why?) take the hand in me"
2nd Ending
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|-------7------7---7--------------|---------------------|
|-0--------------0---0----5-5---5-|-5-4----4----4-------|
Pre-Verse 2 Bars
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|----------------------------|-------------------6-7-9-9---|
|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-4----4---|-4h7-7--7----7-7-7-----------|
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Verse 2 - Play Verse Riff again, but only take ending #2
"I curse my worth and every comfort
That blinded me for way too long
Damn it all I'll make a difference from now on
Cause I'm wide awake to it all
Cause I'm wide awake to it all"
Play Chorus Again but change 2nd Chorus Ending to
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|-3---3---3-3----3--2---2---2-2---2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
"-thing_________________"
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-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
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"Does anyone care it aint right"
Bridge (vocals continue) - play similarly 3x
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|-0----0--0----0----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------0--0--0---0--0---0--|---------7--7----7--7----7---7--|
|-------------------------------------|-0---0--------------------------|
1. what we're doing Does anyone care it aint"
2. "right where we're going Does anyone dare justify"
3. "______ how we're living? Does anyone here care at"
Bridge ending
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-------------------7-7-7--6-----|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------------7--|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
"all? so don't let it be"
Play Chorus Again similarly 1x (rhythms may vary)
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|---------7--7-------7--------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0-----------0-------5--5---5--|-5--4----4----4--4-----|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-----------------4-6-7--6--4-|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------7-------------|
|---------------------------------|-0----0-0----0---------------|
"We could be so much more than we are"
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------4-6-7--6--4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------7-------------|
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"We could be so much more than we are"
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-----------------4-6-7--6--4-|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------7-------------|
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"We could be so much more than we are oh, this much I"
SLOWS DOWN
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|
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"know hey hey____________"
