Come To Life Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	B E A D
Capo:	no capo

Author jjhand [a] 53,824. Last edit on Aug 11, 2014

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Alter Bridge 'Come to Life' Bass Tab
written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy
From the album 'Blackbird'
 
Tuning: 5 String Bass 1/2 step down (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb)
 
Intro:
Gb|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
Db|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
Ab|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
Eb|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
Bb|--rest----|-------0/12-|-0-0-------|-0-0-------1-|
 
 
Verse Riff 1
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|-----7---8------------5-7-|-----7---8------------5-7-|
Bb|-0-0---0---0--1-0-0-5-----|-0-0---0---0--1-0-0-5-----|
 
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------|
Db|--------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----7---8------------5-7-|--3------------------|
Bb|-000---0---0--1-0-0-5-----|--------5b--3b-------| slight bends
 
Play Verse Riff 3x total, then play:
 
 
Prechorus
Gb|----------|------------|
Db|----------|------------|
Ab|----------|------------|
Eb|----------|------------|
Bb|-0-0------|-(0)--------| Hold for 8 beats
 
Chorus
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|-------------------|-------------5-5-5-|----------------|---5--55--------|
Eb|-----7---7-7---7-7-|----7---7-7--------|-5-----5-5--7-7-|-3--3---3~------|
Bb|-0-0----0---0------|0-0----0---0-------|----------------|-----------3-33-|
 
Gb|-------------------|----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------------------|----------------5-5-4-|--------------------|------------------|
Eb|-----7---7-7---7-7-|5h6h7-77-7--5h7-------|-5---5---5-5-5-5-55-|-3--3-------------|
Bb|-0-0----0---0------|----------------------|--------------------|------5-3-0-0-5-2-|
 
 
Play Verse 2 the same as the previous Verse, then:
 
Prechorus 2
Gb|----------|--------------|
Db|----------|--------------|
Ab|----------|--------------|
Eb|----------|--------------|
Bb|-0-0------|-(0)/12---12\-|
 
Play Chorus again
 
 
Break (pre-solo), play 2x
Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----7p5-----3h5-|----3p2----0h2--|
Bb|-0-0-----0------|-0-0-----0----3-|
 
 
Guitar Solo- play 2x, then play first 2 bars before Solo Break
Gb|---------------|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|
Db|---------------|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------|-----------------|--------0h2-------0h2---0h2-|------------------|
Eb|---------------|-555-555-555-2-2-|----------------------------|-3-2--0h2p0-------|
Bb|-3-3-3--3-33-3-|-----------------|-0-1-0-3---0-1-0-3---0-3----|-------------3--3-|
 
 
Solo Break -
Gb|----------|-----------|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|----------|-----------|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|----------|-----------|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|----------|-3---2-----|-5------5s|-3-------5--|-7---------------|-----------------|
Bb|-0--------|-----------|----------|------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
 
 
Gb|----------|------------|
Db|----------|------------|
Ab|----------|------------|
Eb|----------|-3--2--0----|
Bb|-5-5------|----------3-|
 
 
Play Chorus for the last time
 
 
Ending
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----7---8-----------5-7-|-----7---8-----------5-7-|
Bb|-0-0---0---0--1-0-0-5----|-0-0---0---0--1-0-0-5----|
 
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|--------0h2-------0h2---0h2-|
Eb|-----7---8-----------5-7-|----------------------------|
Bb|-000---0---0--1-0-0-5----|-0-1-0-3---0-1-0-3---0-3----|
 
Gb|----------------------------|-------------|
Db|----------------------------|-------------|
Ab|--------0h2-------0h2---0h2-|-------------|
Eb|----------------------------|-------------|
Bb|-0-1-0-3---0-1-0-3---0-3----|--0----------|Hold last note til fade out
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You're probably right on the main riff, but the faster parts in the solo and the ending I would suggest skipping the Eb string to avoid moving your hand position too much.

Instead of playing from the low Bb string all the way to the Ab String you can just play on the Eb on higher frets i.e. 7 & 8 on Eb instead of 2 & 3 on Ab