Show Me a Sign Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge - "Show Me A Sign"
From "AB III"
Tuning: Drop Db
tabbed by jjhand
Mark said this song was one of his favorites while recording AB III.
The ringing chords & heavy parts make this song fit perfect with lyrics
describing a struggle with faith & hopelessness. A few things in the tab
came from a good youtube cover- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY44HDVCpuk
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Intro - Clean Guitar, vol knob turned down
[Db] [Gbsus/D]
eb|------------------------|----------------------| Bb|------------------------|---------1------------| Gb|-------------0-2----0-2-|-2b3r2---0------------| Db|-----0------------------|---------0------------| Ab|------------------------|----------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1--------------|
[Db] [D(b5)]
eb|------------------------|----------------------| Bb|------------------------|----------------------| Gb|-------------0-2----0-2-|-2b3r2---0------------| Db|-----0------------------|---------1------------| Ab|------------------------|---------0------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1----------12\-|
Main Riff - Heavy Guitar
eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------0-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------2-1-0-| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----5-3-0-| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------3-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------0-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------2-1-0-| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----------------------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------1----------------------| Ab|------------------------|---------0----------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------|
Verse - Clean, Let Strings Ring
eb|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-------0----------0----|-------0-----------|-------0----------0----| Db|---7----------5--------|-----4-------------|---7----------5--------| Ab|-----0----------0------|---0---------------|-----0----------0------| Db|-10---------8----------|-0-----------------|-10---------8----------|
"A trail of tears beyond redemption Just a word and nothing"
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Gb|-------0------0---0----|-------0----------0----|-------0-----------| Db|-----4----------4------|---7----------5--------|-----4-------------| Ab|---0--------0----------|-----0----------0------|---0---------------| Db|-0---------------------|-10---------8----------|-0-----------------|
"more no more I must reveal I am falling"
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-2------0-2-3--------2-0-|-2b3r2-----------------| Db|-3----------1------------|-0---------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------| Db|-------------------------|-----------------/12\--|
"To the dark I now am born"
For Prechorus - Play the Main Riff Again (first 4 bars)
"So if you hear this cry"
Chorus - Play twice:
Guitar 1
eb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-8--------8-------|-8-------8---------|-0----------------------| Ab|-8--------8-------|-8-------8-8-7~----|-0----------------------| Db|-8--------8-------|-8-------8-8-7~--3-|-0----------------------|
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| Guitar 2
eb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-7------7-9-----9-|/10---10-9---------|-9------9---------------| Db|------------------|-------------------|---------10-10-10-10-10-| Ab|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
1 "Show me a sign, give me meaning Lead me to life let me know"
2 "Why all the lies I'm believing Have led me so far, far from home"
Chorus - cont'd, 4th bar before repeat
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-12---------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 / Lead
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-12~--12-12~------------------------| |-10~--10-10~------------------------| |--------------10-12-14--15-14-12-10-|
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