Shed My Skin Lyrics
by Alter Bridge
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Guitar1 (elec clean)'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Guitar2 (acoustic)'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Guitar3 (elec dist, doubled)'
Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - 'Guitar4 (elect dist)'
Slowly Q=66
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Gtrs I, II
E. S +S S a E E. S Q +S S S S +S S S S
|-9--7-(7)---4h5-|-4-------------4s2-(2)-0h2h4-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---4---4---4-(4)s7-----7-----------||
E. S +S S a E E. S Q +S S S S +S S S S
||o----------------|-----------------------------|
||--9--7-(7)---4h5-|-4-------------4s2-(2)-0h2h4-|
||o----------------|----0------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---4---4---4-(4)s7-----7------------|
E. S +S S a E E. S Q +S S S S +S S S S
|-9--7-(7)---4h5-|-4-------------4s2-(2)-0h2h4-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---4---4---4-(4)s7-----7-----------|
E. S +S S a E E. S Q +S S S S +S S S S
|-9--7-(7)---4h5-|-4-------------4s2-(2)-0h2h4-|
| Gtr III
| W W
S S S S S S S S E E Q
|-----4---4---4-(4)s7-----^------|
| H.. E
Gtr II
E. S +E E Q E. S +S S E Q
| Gtr III
| PM
| E. S +E E E. +S E. S +S S S S S E S
E. S E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S
Q E. S +S S E Q E. S E E E. S +E E
| E. S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S
|-14--14s11--11--0--0-11s9-9-9---0-|-4--4-4-0-----7--7--7--7-7---|
|-12--12s=9---9--------9s7-7-7-----|-2--2-2-0-2-4-5--5--5--5-5---|
Gtrs II, IV
W Q E. S +S S Q.
Gtr II
E. S +S S E W
| Gtr III
| PM
| S S S S +S S S S Q E. S S S E S S S S
Gtrs II, IV
Q E. S E Q. Q E S S +S S S S S S S S
Gtr III
PM|
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S S S S E +S
Q E. S +S S E S E. Q E. S E E +S S S S
PM
E. S E S S +S S S S S E S Q Q S S S S S S S S
|----7-7--7-7-(7)-------6-7----|-4--4----4s6-6s7--7s6-6-0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-(0)-2-0-0-4-5--0-|-2--2----2s4-4s5--5s4-4-0-|
Q E. S +S S Q E Q E. S +S S S S S E S
PM|
E S S E. S S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S S S S E +S
Gtr II
E. S +Q W W
Gtrs I, II
W Q +E. S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------||-^0--(0)-5p0--------|---------------------------0--------||
|--------------||-^7--(7)-----7------|-----------------------------0-----o||
|--------------||-^7--(7)-------7----|-----0--------0----------7-----7----||
|--------------||-^0--(0)------------|---4---4---4-(4)s7-----7------------||
|--------------||-^0--(0)------------|-2-------2-----------5-------------o||
|--------------||-^0--(0)------------|-------------------5-------------5--||
| Gtr III
| >
| E. S +E. S W W
|--------------||--------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|--9--7-(7)\---||-^0-----------------|------------------------------------||
|--9--7-(7)\---||-^0-----------------|-----------------------------------o||
|--9--7-(7)\-0-||-^0-----------------|------------------------------------||
s2
Gtrs II, IV
Q E. S E E +S S S S Q E. S +S S Q E
Gtr III
Q Q S S S S S S S S E S S E. S S S E S S S S
|-4--4----4s6-6s7--7s6-6-0-|-------7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2--2----2s4-4s5--5s4-4-0-|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Q E. S +S S S S S E S Q E. S +E E Q
PM|
E S S E S S +S S S S S E +S Q E. S +S S S S S S S S
Q E. S +S S Q. Q E. S S S E +S S S S
Q E. S S S E S S S S Q E. S S S Q.
Gtrs I, II
Q. S S S S Q S S E. S S S E +E. S S S S S
|-0------5p0----------|--0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-------|
| Gtr III
| >
| W +H. Q
add9
Gtrs I, II
Q E. S S S E S S S S Q E. S S S S E S S S
Q E. S S S E S S S S E. S S S E +E. S S S S S
||--0--0--5p0-------0-----|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-------|
||o-7--7------7---7-7-0-0-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-0-0-|
||o-0--0--------------0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)---0-0-0---|
Q E. S S S E S S S S Q E. S S S S E S S S
|-8--8--8-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-|-7--7--7-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-o||
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-------o||
Gtrs I, II
Q E. S S S E S S S S Q E. S S S S E S S S
| Gtr III
| H Q E E Q E. S S S E +S S S S
Gtrs II, IV
W Q E. S +S S Q.
Gtrs II, III Gtr III
PM|
S S S S S E E S S S S E S Q Q S S S S S S S S
|-----7---7-----0-7-0-11-12-0-||-4--4-----4s6-6s7-7s6-6-0-|
|-0-0-5---5-0-0---5----9-10---||-2--2-----2s4-4s5-5s4-4-0-|
Q E. S E Q. Q E S S +S S S S S S S S
PM|
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S S S S E +S
Q E. S +S S Q E Q E. S +S S S S S E S
PM
E. S E S S +S S S S S E S Q E. S S S S S S E S
|----7-7--7-7-(7)-------6-7-----|-4--4--0--4s6-6s7-x-12---|
|-0--0-0--0-0-(0)-2-0-0-4-5---0-|-2--2-----2s4-4s5-x-10-0-|
Q E. S +S S Q E Q E. S E Q.
PM-|
E S S E. S S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S S S S E +S
Q E S S +S S S S S S S S Q E. S +S S Q.
PM
E. S E S S +S S S S S E S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----7-7-7-7-(7)-------6-7-----|----4--4-4-0--4s6-6s7-7s6-6-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-2-0-0-4-5---0-|-2--2--2-2----2s4-4s5-5s4-4-0-|
Q E. S E Q.
E S S E. S S S E +S S S S
Gtr III
Q E. S S S E S S E Q E S S S S S S S S T T T S S S S
||o-7--7--7-5-5-8-8-8-5-|-5--5--5-5-----------10-8-7-7h8p7---------|
||o-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-------------------------------------|
| Gtrs II, IV
| Q E. S S S E S S E Q E. S S S E S S E
||o-7--7------8-8-8-8-5-|-5--5----5-(5)---5----5-----5-----5-------|
||o-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0----0-(0)---0----0-----0-----0-0-----|
PM|
Q E. S S S E S S E S S S S S E E S S S S E S
| PM|
| Q E. S S S E S S E S S S S S E E S S S S E S
dd9
Q E. S S S E S S E Q E E +E. S T T T T T T T T T
|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|-6--6--6tr7---(6tr7)-----4-6h7p6p4------------|
| Q E. S S S E S S E Q E. S S S E S S E
PM|
Q E. S S S E S S E S S S S S E E S S S S E S 3x
|-8--8--8-7-7-7-7-5-5-|---------------0-------------o||
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-5---5-0-0---5----9-10---o||
| PM|
| Q E. S S S E S S E S S S S S E E S S S S E S 3x
|-8--8--8-7-7-7-7-5-5-|---------------0-------------o||
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-5---5-0-0---5----9-10---o||
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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