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 Ab Db Db (needed for Main riff & solo)
tabbed by jjhand


As of 1/12/11, I updated this with help from youtube. Thanks for the 
comments & ratings!  



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-------------|-------------------|------------------|
db|-----|-------0-----0-----|---------------0---|-------------0----|
Ab|-----|---------4-0-------|-------------------|-4-------------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
|---------------0-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------2---|-0---------------|-------------------|
|---4-----2h4-----|---------0-------|-------------------|
|-------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
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-12--------------|
|-------------9/10|-----9~~---------|
|-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 (Guitar with open tuning is similar)
                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-|
db|-x\---0---0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0---0-------0-0--|/12--12-12-12-10-12-|
Ab|-x\--/12--12-12-12-12-10-9-|-10-/12~~---------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------|


                           Bb5
|--0---0-----0---------0-|------------------|---------------------------|
|/17--17~---16h17p16-----|---------12-------|-12----12-16-14-12---------|
|------------------------|----16------16----|----16------------16-14-12-|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|-14----14------14-|---------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|


  Ab5
|-----------------|-----14TP-----------|
|---------12------|-10-----------------|
|-12---12----12---|--------------------|
|-12--------------|--------------------|
|-12--------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|






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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