Alter Bridge - 'The Damage Done' Bass Tab
written by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy
Bonus track for the album 'Blackbird' (sold at Best Buy)



Tuning 5 string bass down 1/2 step (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb)

Intro - play 4x
Gb
-------------------------------
---------------------------------

Db
------------9------------7-----
---------9----9~------7----7~----

Ab
-------------------------------
---------------------------------

Eb
--------7/10--10~------8---8~--
----7/10---10------/8---8-----8--
 <- last note
Bb
---0-----------------0---------
--0------------------------------
 not always used

Verse 1:

Verse Riff 1- note is held then slide off
Gb
-------------

Db
-------------

Ab
-------------

Eb
-------------

Bb
-8----(8)\-1-


Verse Riff 2- 
Gb
----------------------------

Db
----------------------------

Ab
----------------------------

Eb
----------------------------

Bb
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3--2-
 played 5x after verse riff 1

Play Verse Riff 1, then Verse Riff 2 (1x) again

Play Intro 1.5x (play both bars, then repeat the first bar again)

final intro bar is guitar, then bass plays:
Gb------------

Db------------

Ab------------

Eb------------

Bb---------1--
 rest 3 beats then play this note

Chorus
      16x       16x       8x   8x     16x       16x       8x   4x
Gb
------------
---------
-----------
---------
---------
--------------

Db
------------
---------
-----------
---------
---------
--------------

Ab
------------
---------
-----------
---------
---------
--------------

Eb
------------
---------
-3----2----
---------
---------
-3----2-------

Bb
----3-------
-2-------
-----------
-3-------
-2-------
---------/8\--


Frets with a number above are the number of notes to play, since a 16th note 
rhythm is used  in chorus.


Play intro again 2x, then end on a open Bb string to start vocals

Rest during first vocals then play Verse Riff 2 5x


Play Verse Riff 1, then Verse Riff 2 (1x) again

Play Intro 1x and Chorus


Interlude                                    16x       16x       16x
Gb
--------
--------
------------
---------
---------
---------
---------

Db
--------
--------
------------
---------
---------
---------
---------

Ab
--------
--------
-0-0-0------
---------
---------
---------
---------

Eb
--rest--
--rest--
------------
-------2-
-3-------
-0-------
-6-------

Bb
--------
--------
------------
---------
---------
---------
---------


Solo
Gb
-----------------------------
----------------------------

Db
-----------------------------
----------------------------

Ab
-----------------------------
----------------------------

Eb
-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-
-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7--7-

Bb
----------0-------------0----
----------0-----------------


Gb
-------------------------------
----------------------------

Db
-------------------------------
----------------------------

Ab
-------------------------------
----------------------------

Eb
-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-
-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

Bb
-------------------------------
----------------------------


    16x              16x              16x              16
Gb
----------------
----------------
----------------
----------------

Db
----------------
----------------
----------------
----------------

Ab
----------------
----------------
----------------
----------------

Eb
-3--------------
-3--------------
-0--------------
-6--------------

Bb
----------------
----------------
----------------
----------------


Play Chorus 2x

Play Intro 1x

Ending note
Gb------------

Db------------

Ab------------

Eb-----7s-----

Bb------------


Key:

s  - Short note
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
() - hold note from previous fret