Alter Bridge - Coeur D'alene Tabs

Alter Bridge - "Coeur D'Alene"
Tuning - Drop D, 1/2 step low

but has metal riffs through most of it. Very good lead parts too. Please
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Intro - Guitar 1, Clean (play 2x)
eb|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Bb|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Gb|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Db|-4__/7-------5p4-0|-5__/8-----------|-4__/7-------5p4-0|-5---------------|
Ab|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|





Riff 1 - Guitar 2, Heavy Dist.
eb|------------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|---------------|
Db|------------------------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|---------------|
Db|-0-0-13\12-0-0-0-0-0-8/11-7-0-0-0-0-|---------------|
PM  * *       *   * *          *   *

|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------NH--NH-NH-NH--NH--NH------|
|-0-0-13\12-0-0-0-0-0-8/11-7-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2.2-2.6-3-4-0-4-0-4-0-0-0-|
PM* *       *   * *         *   *     * * * * *







Heavy Riff 2 - (0:23)  Guitar 1 plays 4x
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-------------------------3-2-1---|
 |-0-0-13\12---0-0-0-8/11-7-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-8-7---0-0-8-7-0---3-2-1---|
 |-0-0-13\12---0-0-0-8/11-7-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-8-7---0-0-8-7-0---3-2-1---|
PM * *           *          *   *       * *         *




Heavy Riff 3 - (0:33) Guitar 2 (as Heavy Riff 2 plays 3rd time)

  repeat notes X times as shown
eb|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-7----10- (X12)--------|-8-8-8-8-11- (X8)----11~~-|
Gb|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-4----7-- (X12)--------|-5-5-5-5-8-- (X8)-----8~~-|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------------|

eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-7----10-- (X12)-------|-8~~~-----------------|
Gb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Db|-4----7--- (X12)-------|-5~~~------bend up----|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------slightly---|
Db|-----------------------|----------------------|





Verse Chord Part - Clean Guitar 1
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5------------|--------------|-5-----------|--------------|
|-3------------|-7------------|-3-----------|-7------------|
|-0------------|-4------------|-0-----------|-4------------|
|--------------|-0------------|-------------|-0------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
 "When all the lights have faded, the encore's come and gone"

--0---------|-0----------|------------|
--x---------|-x----------|-3----------|
--9---------|-7----------|-2----------|
-10---------|-8----------|-0----------|
------------|------------|-0----------|
-10---------|-8----------|-0----------|
"and I can't take this no more"



Verse Part 2 - Distorted Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 repeats Clean part)

play 3x
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-1---1b2r1-0-0-0-1---1b2r1-|-0-0-0-1---1b2r1-0--------------|

"Well I can't keep pretending"
"I just can't play the part"
"I need the solace of her shore"

End with Heavy Riff 2






Chorus - play 2x
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|-1----1-1----1------------|
|-3----3-3----3-------------|-0----0-0----0-----0----0-|
|-3----3-3----3----3----3---|-2----2-2----2-----5----5-|
|-1----1-1----1----0----0---|-3----3-3----3-----2----2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 "Coeur d'Alene is calling out
 "Coeur d'Alene I'm coming now


|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3----3-3----3--------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-3-3-3----3---|-----------------------------------|
|-1----1-1----1-0-0-0----0---|-0-0-13\12---0-0-0-8/11-7--0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------------|-0-0-13\12---0-0-0-8/11-7--0-0-0-0-|
"And it won't be long"       PM* *           *           *   *
"Where I still belong"



Chorus Ending
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-2-1---|
|---0-0-8-7---0-0-8-7-0---3-2-1---|
|---0-0-8-7---0-0-8-7-0---3-2-1---|
PM  * *         *




Play Verse Again

"I look into the mirror
I don't know who I am
The lives are torn apart

I still long for the simple
I'm just a common man
And with this aching heart"





Chorus 2 - Same as before, but Guitar 2 plays a counterpoint harmony:

|--------------------------------|--------------------------12h13p12---|
|-10h11p10-----10h11p10-----13~~-|-10h11p10-----10h11p10------------11-|
|---------10-----------10--------|---------10-----------10-------------|
|-----------12-----------12------|-----------12-----------12-----------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10h11p10-----10h11p10----------|-------------------------|
|---------10-----------10--------|-------------------------|
|-----------12-----------12-10~--|-12----------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|





Bridge - play 4x
                            * 2 Gtrs
|---------------------------10-----|--------------------------|
|---------------------------13b15--|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-5/7------5/7-------------|
|-13p12-13p12-0---10h12-0-0--------|-3/5-4----3/5-3----3/5-1--|
|-13p12-13p12-0---10h12-0-0--------|-----4--------3----3/5-1--|


Guitar 1       * - palm mute
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-0---0------------|-0---0-----------|-0---0----------|-----------------5------|
|-0---0------------|-5---8-----------|-0---0----------|-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-5------|
|-0---4------------|-5---8-----------|-0---4----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-14----17~~~~~~~~~|-15----18~~~~~~~~|-14----17~~~~~~~|-15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
|-17b19-20b22~~~~~~|-18b20-21b23~~~~~|-18b20-21b23~~~~|-18b20~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|




Play Chorus Again like Chorus 2 (both parts)



Solo (with Rhythm Chorus Part)

|----10-12-12b13--b13r12~~~~~|--10-10------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------b15r13-10---------------|
|----------------------------|----------------13-12-10-------|
|----------------------------|------------------------12~~---|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------|------------13\10~~~~\---|
|------------------8-------------------|/13~~~-------------------|
|-7-10-7-9-10PH\9------10-9--9-10/12---|-------------------------|
|----------------10--------10-------10-|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|


|---------------13--------------13--17p13\12-13p12---|
|------13-----13-------13-----13--13--------------13-|
|-14-14--12-12----14-14--12-12-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|-12------12-17p13p12-13p12--15~~~--/10-|-10----8--------------------------|
|---13--13-----------------13-------/10-|----10---11b13--8-----------------|
|-----12----------------------------/10-|------------------10PH--7\5---5---|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------8-|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


Solo Ending (Rhythm plays Heavy Riff 2)
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-5~~~~~~---------|-(5~~~)-----0\__db___---|--4NH~~~~~------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|



Ending - Solo Guitar joins in playing Heavy Riff 3 until singing stops




KEY
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| NH  natural harmonic
| PH  pinch harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r   release bent note
| db  dive bomb, or lower note with tremelo bar temporarily

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