Come to Life Lyrics

'Come to Life' by Alter Bridge
on the album 'Blackbird'
Eb tuning, but drop sixth string to Bb (use higher gauge string to get good sound)
All Guitars - Heavy Distortion
Bb---0-0----------------13-------|-0-0----------------13-12~~--|
gradual bend & vib
Ab-------14-12-15-14-12--15-14--|------14-12-15-14b15r14~--|
Verse riff (1st measure played 2x, and PM notes with # underneath)
*PH bend every
Eb----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|other time
Bb---------------------------o|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab-------2---3-----------0-2-o|-------2---3-----------0-2-|-10--10----------------|
Bb---0-0---0---0-1p0-0h5------|-0-0-0---0---0-1p0-0h5-----|-8---8---0-0-5---*3b5--|
Pre-Chorus 1 (Gtr. 1 & 2)
let Bb ring
Chorus Gtr.1
Bb--0------|--0-------|--10--(10)-----------|--8---------5-3-0--0-5-2~~-|
Play first 2 bars of Verse Riff before starting Verse 2
Verse 2 rhythm fill, w/ wah filter opened slowly
o + o + o + *PH
Gb--4~~----|--4~~-----|--4~~-----|--12--12-------------------|
Ab--2~~----|--2~~-----|--2~~-----|--10--10-------------------|
Bb---------|----------|----------|-----------------5--*3b5---|
let Bb ring
Same Chorus - 2nd time
Pre-Solo: Gtr. 1 (Myles)
|Bb--------------------------|----------------------o|
|Db-------9-7~----5-7~-------|-----------------------|
|Ab--------------------------|-----10-9~---7-9--5---o|
|Gtr. 2 (Mark) - may be done with harmonizer?
|Eb-------7-5~----3-5~-------|-----------------------|
|Bb--------------------------|-----8-7~----5-7--3---o|
|Gb-------7-6~----4-6~-------|-----------------------|
|Db--------------------------|-----9-7~----5-7--4----|
|Ab--------------------------|----------------------o|
Gtr. 1
|Bb----------------|-----------------------o|
|Ab---7------------|--12-----------10--10--o|
|Solo Gtr. 2 (w/ feedback)
|dive bar -2 + release
|Bb------x/12------|-----14-15-18~~15-17-14-15h18p15-14-15-14---|
Gtr. 1
|Bb--0-1-0-5-----0-1-0-5-----0-5---|--8--7--5h7p5-3-3-2--|
|Gtr. 2
|Eb---/17~~~\-14-17-14-17b19r17-15-|-14-14-17-15-14------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
|Gtr. 2
|Bb------14----------------------|-14-15-17--14-15-17~~-14-15-17~~-15-14-|
|Gb--12~~--11-12-14-11-12-11tr12-|---------------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
|Bb--0-1-0-5-----0-1-0-5-----0-5---|--8--7--5h7p5-3-3-2--|
|Gtr. 2
|Eb----------------------17b19r17~~----|--------------12--12-14h15p14--------18h20p18-17-18-20-22-|
|Bb-15-14h15p14-17-15-14------------12-|---12-15-12-15--15-----------17-19-20---------------------|
Gtr. 1
|Gtr. 2 Let ring
|Eb--22~~-21-22-21b22r21---19-21-|-22--19-21-22--19-21-22-19-22b24-19---22-19~~~~-----|
Prechorus 2 played 2x
Gtr. 1 Play this with prechorus on 2nd time
Chorus with Gtr. 2 playing Play 1st time
Gb--7---7---7/8-8------|--11/13---15--10---10--|--10--10b11r10--|--8------|
Ab--5---5---5/6-6------|---9/11---13--8----8---|--8----8b9-r8---|--6------|
Outro:
Bb--------------------------o|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab-------2---3----------0-2-o|-------2---3-----------0-2-|----------0-2---------0-2----0-2--|
Bb---0-0---0---0-1p0-0h5-----|-0-0-0---0---0-1p0-0h5-----|--0-1-0-5-----0-1-0-5----0-5------|
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Top part- Gtr. 2 w/ effects, repeated till fade
Bb---0-1-0-5-----0-1-0-5-----0-5-----|-0--------------|-(0b1)-bend up w/ bar---(1r0)-----|
Key:
| {} separate guitar part, or played 1st time through
| / 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