One by One Alter Bridge
'One By One' by Alter Bridge
written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy
on the album 'Blackbird'
Drop Db tuning
Verse Chords for Guitar 2: Asus2 |-1331-| , Gbsus4 |5-553-| , Db5 |-0023-|
Intro: Guitar 1 - Heavy Distortion
triplet
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Db|--0--0--0--000--15-0-13-0-10p0-15-12tr13--|--0--0--0--000--13-0-12-0-10p0-13-12tr13-|
1st time through:
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb-------------------------|-------------------------------o| Gb-------------------------|--3-3-------5-5-----------------| Db-------------------------|--3-3--3-3--5-5--5--5----5/12---| Ab-------------------------|--1-1--3-3--3-3--5--5----5/12--o| Db--0--0--0--000--15-13~---|-------3-3-------5--5----5/12---|
2nd time: PH
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb-------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb-------------------------|--3-3-------5-5-----------------| Db-------------------------|--3-3--3-3--5-5--5--5----5/12---| Ab-------------------------|--1-1--3-3--3-3--5--5----5/12---| Db--0--0--0--000--15-*13~--|-------3-3-------5--5----5/12---|
on 2nd time through, Guitar 2 plays (let notes ring):
Eb|-----5-----6-6-6--|--6\5--------8--8--8---|--6\5-----|-------------------------------| Bb|------------------|-----------------------|----------|-------------------------------| Gb|---7-------8-8-8--|--8\7--------10-10-10--|--8\7-----|--3-3-------5-5----------------| Db|------------------|-----------------------|----------|--3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5----5/12---| Ab|------------------|-----------------------|----------|--1-1--3-3--3-3--5-5----5/12---| Db|------------------|-----------------------|----------|-------3-3-------5-5----5/12---|
Verse Riff - Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays downstroke chords where indicated)
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--| Eb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\3-----| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----3~--|
[Asus2] [Gbsus4]
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8~~--|
[Db5]
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--| Eb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\7-----| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----7~--|
[Asus2] [Gbsus4]
Eb---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--12-12-12/14-14-| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0-------------------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7----10--10--10-10-10/12-12-| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-------------------------|
Chorus - "One by one ..."
Guitar 1
Eb------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Bb------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Gb------------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------| Db---3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--| Ab---3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--| Db---3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
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| Guitar 2
Eb------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Bb------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Gb------------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--|--10--------9---5/7----| Db---3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------| Ab---3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--|--8---------7---3/5----| Db---3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Guitar 1
Eb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Bb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Gb--3---3---3--3-3-3--|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------| Db--3---3---3--3-3-3--|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------| Ab--1---1---1--1-1-1--|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------| Db--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
Eb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Bb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Gb--5-----------------|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--| Eb--------------------|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------| Ab--3-----------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--| Db--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|
Guitar 1
-----------------------|-----------------------| -----------------------|-----------------------| -----------------------|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--| --0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--| --0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--1---1---1--1-1-1/10--| --0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|-----------------------|
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| Guitar 2
-----------------------|--------------------| -----------------------|--------------------| --7--------7/9----5----|--(5)---------------| -----------------------|--------------------| --5--------5/7----3----|--(3)---------------| -----------------------|--------------------|
Play first 4 bars of Verse Riff with:
Guitar 2- clean, w/ flanger, play 2x
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---6--5---------6-5--------------|----6--5--------6--5-----5------o| Gb---------7--5---------7--5-------|----------7--5--------7----------| Db---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Ab---------------------------------|--------------------------------o| Db---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 2 vocals enter while Guitar 1 plays:
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--| Eb---------------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|-------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|-------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0----------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5/8--7~--| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0----------|
Asus2 (Guitar 2) Gbsus4
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7---7/8--| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0------------------|
[Db5]
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--| Eb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\7-----| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----7~--|
[Asus2] [Gbsus4]
Eb---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--12-12-12/17-17-| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0-------------------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7----10--10--10-10-10/15-15-| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-------------------------|
Play Chorus again as before
Next, Modified Intro with Wah:
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Db|--0--0--0--000--15-0-13-0-10p0-15-12tr13--|--0--0--0--000--13-0-12-0-10p0-13-12tr13-|
PH Pick Scr*pe
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb-------------------------|--------------------------------| Gb-------------------------|--3-3-------5-5-----------------| Db-------------------------|--3-3--3-3--5-5--5--5----x\\\---| Ab-------------------------|--1-1--3-3--3-3--5--5----x\\\---| Db--0--0--0--000--15-*13~--|-------3-3-------5--5----x\\\---|
Play through entire 8 bar intro, but with both parts (Guitar 1&2), then:
Chorus3 - Guitar 1
Eb---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Bb---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Gb---------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------| Db---3-----------5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--| Ab---3-----------3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--| Db---3-----------3--3--|---------------------------|--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|
| 'One by one'
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|Guitar 2
Eb---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Bb---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| Gb---------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--|--7--------7/9---5-----| Db---3-----------5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------|-----------------------| Ab---3-----------3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--|--5--------5/7---3-----| Db---3-----------3--3--|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Guitar 1
Eb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Bb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Gb--3---3---3--3-3-3--|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------| Db--3---3---3--3-3-3--|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------| Ab--1---1---1--1-1-1--|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3-------| Db--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
Eb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Bb--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| Gb--5-----------------|-----------------------|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5--7-9--| Eb--------------------|--3----3----3-3--5--5--|--5-5---5-5---5--5-5-------| Ab--3-----------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|--3-3---3-3---3--3-3--5-7--| Db--------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|---------------------------|
Guitar 1
Eb-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Bb-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Gb-----------------------|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--|-----------------------| Db--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--3---3---3--3-3-3/12--|--3----3----3-3--5--5--| Ab--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|--1---1---1--1-1-1/10--|--3----3----3-3--3--3--| Db--0---0---0-0--0--0-0--|-----------------------|--3----3----3-3--3--3--|
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| Guitar 2
Eb-----------------------|--------------------| Bb-----------------------|--------------------| Gb--7--------7/9----5----|--(5)---------------| Db-----------------------|--------------------| Ab--5--------5/7----3----|--(3)---------------| Db-----------------------|--------------------|
Guitar 1 plays through Chorus again while
Guitar 2 plays this nonstop: Finale
Eb----------------------------------------------------|-------| Bb---------------------------------------------------o|-------| Gb-----------17----------------------17---------------|-------| Db--19-17-15----15-17-15-15-19-17-15----15-17-15-15---|--15~~-| Ab---------------------------------------------------o|-------| Db----------------------------------------------------|-------|
Finale:
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 holds final note above during this part)
Eb--------|-----------------------|--------------------| Bb--------|-----------------------|--1---1---1---------| Gb---5-7--|--7--------7/9----5----|--3---3---3--3/12---| Db--------|-----------------------|--3---3---3--3/12---| Ab--------|--5--------5/7----3----|--1---1---1--1/10---| Db--------|-----------------------|--------------------|
Ending, Clean sound
Eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---------8\7--------| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8-7--|
slow down
Eb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Bb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Gb---------------------------------|------------------------------| Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------| Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5\7-----| Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----10~-|
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| PM palm mute
| PH pinch harmonic
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * harmonic
| x Mute note (or rake)
| b bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r release bend
| TP tremelo pick
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