One by One Lyrics

'One By One' by Alter Bridge
on the album 'Blackbird'
Verse Chords for Guitar 2: Asus2 |-1331-| , Gbsus4 |5-553-| , Db5 |-0023-|
Intro: Guitar 1 - Heavy Distortion
triplet
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:
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------------o|
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
Db--0--0--0--000--15-*13~--|-------3-3-------5--5----5/12---|
on 2nd time through, Guitar 2 plays (let notes ring):
Verse Riff - Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays downstroke chords where indicated)
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----3~--|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----------7-8~~--|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----7~--|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0-------------------------------|
Chorus - "One by one ..."
Guitar 1
| Guitar 2
Guitar 1
| Guitar 2
Guitar 1
| Guitar 2
Play first 4 bars of Verse Riff with:
Guitar 2- clean, w/ flanger, play 2x
Bb---6--5---------6-5--------------|----6--5--------6--5-----5------o|
Ab---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
Verse 2 vocals enter while Guitar 1 plays:
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0----------------------|
Ab----------8\7---------8\7-----7--|----------8\7---7\5---5/8--7~--|
Asus2 (Guitar 2) Gbsus4
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
Db--0-----------0-----------7-8----|--0-----------0-----0-----7~--|
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0-------------------------------|
Play Chorus again as before
Next, Modified Intro with Wah:
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
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
| 'One by one'
|Guitar 2
Guitar 1
| Guitar 2
Guitar 1
| Guitar 2
Guitar 1 plays through Chorus again while
Guitar 2 plays this nonstop: Finale
Bb---------------------------------------------------o|-------|
Db--19-17-15----15-17-15-15-19-17-15----15-17-15-15---|--15~~-|
Ab---------------------------------------------------o|-------|
Finale:
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 holds final note above during this part)
Ending, Clean sound
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|
slow down
Db---10p0-0------10p0-0------------|---10p0-0---------------------|
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