Alter Bridge - 'The Damage Done' Bass Tab
written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy
Bonus track for the album 'Blackbird' (sold at Best Buy)
Tuning 5 string bass down 1/2 step (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb)
Intro - play 4x
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|------------9------------7-----|---------9----9~------7----7~----|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--------7/10--10~------8---8~--|----7/10---10------/8---8-----8--| <- last note
Bb|---0-----------------0---------|--0------------------------------| not always used
Verse 1:
Verse Riff 1- note is held then slide off
Gb|-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-------------|
Eb|-------------|
Bb|-8----(8)\-1-|
Verse Riff 2-
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3--2-| played 5x after verse riff 1
Play Verse Riff 1, then Verse Riff 2 (1x) again
Play Intro 1.5x (play both bars, then repeat the first bar again)
final intro bar is guitar, then bass plays:
Gb------------|
Db------------|
Ab------------|
Eb------------|
Bb---------1--| rest 3 beats then play this note
Chorus
16x 16x 8x 8x 16x 16x 8x 4x
Gb|------------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|--------------|
Db|------------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|--------------|
Ab|------------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|--------------|
Eb|------------|---------|-3----2----|---------|---------|-3----2-------|
Bb|----3-------|-2-------|-----------|-3-------|-2-------|---------/8\--|
Frets with a number above are the number of notes to play, since a 16th note
rhythm is used in chorus.
Play intro again 2x, then end on a open Bb string to start vocals
Rest during first vocals then play Verse Riff 2 5x
Play Verse Riff 1, then Verse Riff 2 (1x) again
Play Intro 1x and Chorus
Interlude 16x 16x 16x
Gb|--------|--------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Db|--------|--------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Ab|--------|--------|-0-0-0------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Eb|--rest--|--rest--|------------|-------2-|-3-------|-0-------|-6-------|
Bb|--------|--------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Solo
Gb|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
Bb|----------0-------------0----|----------0-----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
16x 16x 16x 16
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|-3--------------|-3--------------|-0--------------|-6--------------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Play Chorus 2x
Play Intro 1x
Ending note
Gb------------|
Db------------|
Ab------------|
Eb-----7s-----|
Bb------------|
Key:
s - Short note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
() - hold note from previous fret
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