Ghost Of Days Gone By - Alter Bridge
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Alter Bridge - "Ghost of Days Gone By"
From the Album "AB III"
Tuning - Guitar 1 - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Guitar 2 - Db Ab Db Ab Db Db (needed for Main riff & solo)
tabbed by jjhand


As of 1/12/11, I updated this with help from youtube. Thanks for the
comments & ratings!



Intro - Guitar 1 w/ flanger
eb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|




Main Riff - at 0:07

Guitar 1, similar to intro
eb|-------10----------------|--9---------------|-10----------------|
Bb|-------10----x8----------|-10----x8---------|-10----x8----------|
Gb|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 - w/ fingers (w/ pick-up notes from previous beat)
db|-0h2-|-4-2-0-------------|-------------------|------------------|
db|-----|-------0-----0-----|---------------0---|-------------0----|
Ab|-----|---------4-0-------|-------------------|-4-------------2--|
Db|-----|-------------------|-------------4-----|-2----------------|
Ab|-----|-------2---------2-|-2---2-2-2-2-----0-|-----0-0-0-0------|
Db|-0---|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|


Guitar 1
|--12-------------|-10-----------12-|-12----------------|
|--10----x8-------|-10----x7-----10-|-10----x8----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|---------------0-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------2---|-0---------------|-------------------|
|---4-----2h4-----|---------0-------|-------------------|
|-------2---------|---------------0-|(0)--------0-4p2p0-|
|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5---------|


Guitar 1
|-10--------------|-10--------------|
|-10----x8--------|-10----x8--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-12--------------|
|-------------9/10|-----9~~---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|





Verse 1- Repeat Main Riff 2x

"The misery I know
Like a friend that won't let go
Is creeping up on me now once again

So I sing this song tonight
To the ghost that will not die
And somehow it seems to haunt til the end"




Chorus - 2 Guitars w/ Distortion (Guitar with open tuning is similar)
Gb2 Ebm Ebm7
db|-----------|---------------|----------------|--------0------|-----0---------|
Bb|-----------|---------------|----------------|--------3------|-----3---------|
Gb|-----------|--------7------|-----7----------|-0------0------|-0---0---------|
Db|-x-0-0-12\-|-7------7------|-7---7----------|-2------2------|-2---2---------|
Ab|-x-0-0-12\-|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-|
Db|-x---------|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-|

"Do you feel the same For what was remained"

Bb5 Ab5 Ab
|------------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
|-0-------0--------|-0---0---0--------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--0-------|
|-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--|
|-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--|
|-2-------2--------|-2---2---2---0----|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0----0--|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
"Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again"


|---------------|----------------|-0-------
|---------------|----------------|-3-------
|--------7------|-----7----------|-0-------
|-7------7------|-7---7----------|-2-------
|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2-------
|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2-------
"Do you ever cry for the Ghost of Days Gone By"





Verse 2 - Play Main Riff again 1x, then lyrics enter & repeat riff 2x

"I remember summer days
We were young & unafraid
With innocence we'd glide beneath the stars

It seems so long ago
Beyond the life that I now know
Before the years would have their way & break my heart"



(1:53) Play Chorus Again




Heavy Part - Starting at (2:14)

Guitar 2
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-0-----------------|
|-0--hold-----------|
|-0-----------------|
|
| Guitar 1 - w/ tremelo set for eighth note spurts (play 2x)
|--8---------|--------------|-13-----------|-13-----------|
|-10---------|-11-------10--|-10-----------|-10-----------|
|------------|-10-------10--|--------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|






2:28 - PM all notes, except open strings (play 2x)
-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
-----------------|-----5---3-5-1p0-|-1-1-0________V____-|
-8p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-3---4-----1p0-|-1-1-0________V____-|
"And I know it's drawing closer
With each day I feel the end"

V = open strings are lowered in pitch & released by pressing whammy bar down



Part II -

***play 3x 4th time
|-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|------------4NH--|
|-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|------------5NH--|
|-----------------|-----5---3-5-1p0-| -----------------|-----5---3-------|
|-8p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-3---4-----1p0-| -8p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-3---4---------|
"I... don't want to die" etc.





(2:56) Heavy Riff 2
Guitar 1
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----3-----3-----|
|-8-4-4-4-4------|-0-3-5-0-4-5-1p0-|
|-8-4-4-4-4------|-0-3---0-4---1p0-|
|
| Guitar overdub
|----------------|-----------------|
|---------3------|-----3-----3-----|
|---------2------|-----2-----2-----|
|---------0------|-----0-----0-----|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
"Die!________________________"







Solo - Guitar 2 ( Guitar 1 plays Chorus Chords as indicated)

Gb2 Ebm
db|---------------------------|-------------0-0--|-0----0--0--0--0--0-|
db|-x\---0---0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0---0-------0-0--|/12--12-12-12-10-12-|
Ab|-x\--/12--12-12-12-12-10-9-|-10-/12~~---------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------|--------------------|


Bb5
|--0---0-----0---------0-|------------------|---------------------------|
|/17--17~---16h17p16-----|---------12-------|-12----12-16-14-12---------|
|------------------------|----16------16----|----16------------16-14-12-|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|-14----14------14-|---------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|


Ab5
|-----------------|-----14TP-----------|
|---------12------|-10-----------------|
|-12---12----12---|--------------------|
|-12--------------|--------------------|
|-12--------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|






Final Chorus
db|---------------|----------------|--------0------|-----0---------|
Bb|---------------|----------------|--------3------|-----3---------|
Gb|--------7------|-----7----------|-0------0------|-0---0---------|
Db|-7------7------|-7---7----------|-2------2------|-2---2---------|
Ab|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-|
Db|-5------5------|-5---5----------|-2------2------|-2---2-----x-x-|
1. "Do you feel the same For what was remained"
2. "Do you ever cry for the Ghost of Days Gone By, Or do they"


Bb5 Ab5 Ab
|------------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
|-0-------0--------|-0---0---0--------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--0-------|
|-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--|
|-4-------4--------|-4---4---4---2----|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2----2--|
|-2-------2--------|-2---2---2---0----|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0----0--|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
1. "Yesterday is gone, we can't go back again"
2. " haunt you like a ghost until the end? Haunt you until the ..."




Ending - Guitar 1 Repeats similarly until end:

db|-22-22-22-22-22-22-|-22-22-22-22b24-b24-22-|---19-----19---19--|----19---19---19-|
Bb|-------------------|-----------------------|-----20b22--b22----|-b22--b22--b22---|
Gb|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

Guitar 2 plays "Heavy Riff 2" from before





KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| PM palm mute
| V push tremelo bar in to lower string tone & release
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Bend release
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
GHOST OF DAYS GONE BY - Alter Bridge
Tabbed by: Alterincubus
Tuning: Open d5 down half a step (Db Db Ab Db Ab Db)

I didn't tab out what Myles plays, cuz the other tab has that for you.

[Intro/Verse]
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0h2-4-2-0-------0---------------0-----------------------------2p0-0------|
A|----------5\4-----4---------------0-4-----------5-2-4-----2h4-----------0|
D|----------------------4-------4-----2---------2---------2----------------|
A|----------2---2-----2---2-2-2-------0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------------|
D|0---0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--|
The misery... friend... creeping

D|-------------------------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------------------------------0---12---------|--|
A|-----------------------------------------9/10-----9----------|--|
D|-------0-------------0-4\2-0---------------------------------|--|
A|-----------------------------------------9/10-----9----------|--|
D|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-0-0--------0----0-0-0-0-|0-|
again... only played first
two times

then he slides into the , you can figure out the strum pattern
D|-----------0-------0----------0------0--------0-----------|
D|-----------0-------0----------0------0--------0-----------|
A|-----------0-------0----------4------4--------0----0------|
D|---------7-7-----5-5----------4------2------7-7----5------|
A|-\-------5-5-----2-2----------2------0------5-5----2------|
D|-\-------5-5-----2-2------------------------5-5----2------|
Do you feel... once...yesterday...again… ever...ghost...

[intro/verse] 3 times again, followed by the chorus, then
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0h2-4-2-0-------0---------------0-----------------------------2p0-0------|
A|----------5\4-----4---------------0-4-----------5-2-4-----2h4-----------0|
D|----------------------4-------4-----2---------2---------2----------------|
A|----------2---2-----2---2-2-2-------0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------------|
D|0---0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------------------------------0---12---------|--|
A|-----------------------------------------9/10-----9----------|--|
D|-------0-------------0-4\2-0---------------------------------|--|
A|-----------------------------------------9/10-----9----------|--|
D|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-0-0--------0----0-0-0-0-|0-|

[Chorus]
D|-----------0-------0----------0------0--------0-----------|
D|-----------0-------0----------0------0--------0-----------|
A|-----------0-------0----------4------4--------0----0------|
D|---------7-7-----5-5----------4------2------7-7----5------|
A|-\-------5-5-----2-2----------2------0------5-5----2------|
D|-\-------5-5-----2-2------------------------5-5----2------|

^upstroke
D|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
D|-0-|

[Bridge]
D|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-|
D|-8-----------------------------------0-|
A|-x-------------------3-----5-----1-1-0-|
D|-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-3---0-4---1-0-1-1-0-| x2
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

D|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-8-------------------------------|
A|-x-------------------3-----5-----|
D|-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-3---0-4---1-0-| x3
+ + + + + + + + + + +

D|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------5*-|
A|-------------------------5*-|
D|-8--------------------------|
A|-x-------------------3------|
D|-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-3---3----| x1
+ + + + + + + + + +

D|---------0--0-----0-----------|
D|---------0--0-----0-----------|
A|---------x--x-----x-0---------|
D|-8-4-----4--4-----3-0---4-1-0-|
A|-8-4-4-4-4--4-0-0-3-0-0-4-1-0-|
D|-8-4-4-4-4--4-0-0-3-0-0-4-1-0-| x4
+ + + + +

[Solo] (rythm plays chorus chords)
D|-----------------------------------------0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D|---------0---0--0--0--0--0-0-----0-------0-0-/12--12-12-12-11-12-12/17-17|
A|--------/12--12-12-12-10-9-9/10--10/12~----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0---0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-17--16b17rb16~--0------------12--------12--------12-16-14-12----------|
A|------------------------16--------16--------16----------------16-14-12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------14----14--------14--------14----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------12--------11---------14~--14/16~-|
A|-----0---------0---------0------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-12-----12--------12--------12--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
D|-----------0-------0----------0------0--------0-----------|
D|-----------0-------0----------0------0--------0-----------|
A|-----------0-------0----------4------4--------0----0------|
D|---------7-7-----5-5----------4------2------7-7----5------|
A|-\-------5-5-----2-2----------2------0------5-5----2------|
D|-\-------5-5-----2-2------------------------5-5----2------|

[Outro]
D|---------0--0-----0-----------|
D|---------0--0-----0-----------|
A|---------x--x-----x-0---------|
D|-8-4-----4--4-----3-0---4-1-0-|
A|-8-4-4-4-4--4-0-0-3-0-0-4-1-0-|
D|-8-4-4-4-4--4-0-0-3-0-0-4-1-0-| x8
+ + + + +

And thats it! I hope it helped

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| * Natural harmonic
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend

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Ghost Of Days Gone By
Alter Bridge

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