Farther Than The Sun

Alter Bridge

Intro - 0:08 |-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-0--5--4--1b3------------| Pre-Verse Riff |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0-1-0-0-1-0---5-4---|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-0-1-0-0-1-0--5-4PH~-|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0-1-0-0-1-0---5-4---| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0--5--4--1b3-----| Verse Riff 1 - with Palm Muting throughout play 3x |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-----5-3-2-3-2-----|-5-3-2-3-2---2-------| |-0-0-----------0-0-|---------------4-3-1-| "Drifting like a comet in the cold I cannot feel at all" |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-----5-3-2-3-2-----|------------------| |-0-0-----------0-0-|-0--5--4--1b3-----| Verse Riff 2 |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------3h5p3-2-3-2-------|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| |-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-| "I fade to black and set out on my own This is my resolve" play 2x |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| |-------------------|------------------0-0-0-| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-0--5--4--1b3------| Chorus - Not all strums are indicated but listen to the song |-2-------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|----------------------| |-4-------------|-3---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| |-4-------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| |-4-------------|-0---------------|-2---------6--6-|-4--------------------| |-2-------------|-0---------------|-0---------7--7-|-5--------------0-----| |-0-------------|-----------------|-----------5--5-|-3-----1-1--0-1---3-1-| "I have to find a place where I belong I do not like what I have become" |-2-------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|----------------------| |-4-------------|-3---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| |-4-------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| |-4-------------|-0---------------|-2---------6--6-|-4---4-4--------------| |-2-------------|-0---------------|-0---------7--7-|-5---5-5--------------| |-0-------------|-----------------|-----------5--5-|-3---3-3-----1b3---1--| "No more compromise I will be gone Free to fly farther than the Sun ..." Play Verse Again, but end Verse Riff 1 with: |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-6-5-3-------6-5-3-------| |-------4-3-1-------4-3-1-| PM********************** Lyrics: "Something in the silence beckons me And tells me every time Only your defiance sets you free And brings you back to life" Play Chorus Again Pre-Bridge - Played 3x with slow thick flanger effect |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-13p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-| fourth bar: |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-7TP\___\2TP-----------| Play natural harmonics in 16ths sliding down the string All NH Bridge - Repeat this during Solo 1 below |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------|----------------------12/x-----------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------9-10-12---------------------| |-------------------------------------|-9-10-12-----------------------------| |-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------| Solo 1 - Repeatedly pick while bending first note |--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-9TP_b11______|_b11TP---11r9--|-9-9flt---9p7---|-9---7---------| |--------------|---------------|--------------9-|-------9~~~----| |--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-10-10h14p10-10------------------| |-12/15-----12\10------|-7h12p7-/15~~~-0-|---------------14-10-7h10p7-7--7-| |------14\11-----11\-0-|-----------------|-----------------------------10--| |----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| ** other solo starts |----------------------|-9PH~~----| |-7--10p7--7-----------|----------| |--------9---9b11___---|----------| |----------------------|----------| |----------------------|----------| |----------------------|----------| Solo 2 - Starts in last 2 bars of Solo 1 (rhythm guitar track starts playing Preverse riff) |-----------|-19------------|-----------|-19b21____r------|----------------------| |--------19-|----22b24~~~~--|(22b24~~~)-|------------22~~-|-(22~~)--0h7-10p7-12p-| |-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----21----|---------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| * all triplets |---12--14--17--------17-------|-15-14-12-------------------------| |-10--12--15-----17\15--15\14--|---------15-14-13-----------------| |-------------16---------------|-----------------16-15-14---------| |------------------------------|-------------------------14-13-12-| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| faster |--------------------------------------------|-14h17p14-------------------------------|---- |----------------------------14-15------14-15|---------15p14-----0--17p14-------------|---- |-----------14-16-------14-16------14-16-----|--------------16p14--------16p14--------|---- |------14-16-------14-16---------------------|--------------------------------14\12---|---- |-14-17--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------12-|-14~ |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---- Play Chorus Again similarly Ending: Play Pre-Verse Riff KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | br bend then release | flt flutter - pull whammy bar and let it snap to make note sound choppy ************************************

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