Show Me a Sign Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge - "Show Me A Sign"
Tuning: Drop Db
Mark said this song was one of his favorites while recording AB III.
The ringing chords & heavy parts make this song fit perfect with lyrics
describing a struggle with faith & hopelessness. A few things in the tab
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Intro - Clean Guitar, vol knob turned down
[Db] [Gbsus/D]
eb|------------------------|----------------------| Bb|------------------------|---------1------------| Gb|-------------0-2----0-2-|-2b3r2---0------------| Db|-----0------------------|---------0------------| Ab|------------------------|----------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1--------------|
[Db] [D(b5)]
eb|------------------------|----------------------| Bb|------------------------|----------------------| Gb|-------------0-2----0-2-|-2b3r2---0------------| Db|-----0------------------|---------1------------| Ab|------------------------|---------0------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1----------12\-|
Main Riff - Heavy Guitar
eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------0-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------2-1-0-| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----5-3-0-| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------3-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|---------1----------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----3--2--0-----------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------0-----------3-2-0------| Ab|------------------------|--------------------------2-1-0-| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------| eb|------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3------------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-----2-------0-2----0h2-|-2b3r2---0----------------------| Db|-----0-------0-0----0---|---------1----------------------| Ab|------------------------|---------0----------------------| Db|-0-----0-2-3------------|-------1------------------------|
Verse - Clean, Let Strings Ring
eb|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-------0----------0----|-------0-----------|-------0----------0----| Db|---7----------5--------|-----4-------------|---7----------5--------| Ab|-----0----------0------|---0---------------|-----0----------0------| Db|-10---------8----------|-0-----------------|-10---------8----------|
"A trail of tears beyond redemption Just a word and nothing"
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| Gb|-------0------0---0----|-------0----------0----|-------0-----------| Db|-----4----------4------|---7----------5--------|-----4-------------| Ab|---0--------0----------|-----0----------0------|---0---------------| Db|-0---------------------|-10---------8----------|-0-----------------|
"more no more I must reveal I am falling"
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------| Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-2------0-2-3--------2-0-|-2b3r2-----------------| Db|-3----------1------------|-0---------------------| Ab|-------------------------|-----------------------| Db|-------------------------|-----------------/12\--|
"To the dark I now am born"
For Prechorus - Play the Main Riff Again (first 4 bars)
"So if you hear this cry"
Chorus - Play twice (look for fourth bar of riff further down):
Guitar 1
eb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-8--------8-------|-8-------8---------|-0----------------------| Ab|-8--------8-------|-8-------8-8-7~----|-0----------------------| Db|-8--------8-------|-8-------8-8-7~--3-|-0----------------------|
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| Guitar 2
eb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-7------7-9-----9-|/10---10-9---------|-9------9---------------| Db|------------------|-------------------|---------10-10-10-10-10-| Ab|------------------|-------------------|------------------------| Db|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
1 "Show me a sign, give me meaning Lead me to life let me know"
2 "Why all the lies I'm believing Have led me so far, far from home"
Chorus - cont'd, 4th bar before repeat
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-12---------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 / Lead
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-12~--12-12~------------------------| |-10~--10-10~------------------------| |--------------10-12-14--15-14-12-10-| <- these notes are first time only
Transition to Verse 2 (Guitar 1 plays first two bars of Verse 1 2x):
Guitar 2 (two parts combined here)
eb|---------------------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------5-------5-------6-5-------|------6-5-----5---------| Gb|-5---5---7-5-7-----5---------7-5-|---7--------7-----------| Db|---7-----------------------------|------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------|------------------------| Db|---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------5-------5-------6-5-------|-------------13--------------| |-5---5---7-5-7-----5---------7-5-|----/12-10~-----9b10r9b10r9~-| |---7-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|--switch to neck pickup------|
Verse 2 - Same as Verse 1, except 2 ending bars are repeated
Lyrics:
"Cutting anguish not forgotten
Eternal life will not be mine, tonight
But if I wake to find perdition
At least I know the fault was mine
At least I know the fault was mine"
Play Main Riff for 4 bars
Play Chorus Again
Break - w/ flange-like effects, Guitar continues to play this during solo
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------12-------11--------| |-------8------------------|-------8------------12-------11----------| |---7-7-----7--------------|---7-7-----7-----------------------------| |-6-----------0------------|-6-------------10--------9---------------| |-------------0------------|-------------0---------------------------|
Short Solo - Use heavy fuzz overdrive to get right harmonic-like sound
|-11-10---------------|-10------/14~~---|(14)---------14-15~--14-15-| |------13-11-10-11-13-|-----------------|-----------15--------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------| |-17----17b18r17~~~-----15-|-14b15r14b15r14-----------------| |--------------------------|----------------15b16r15~~~-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bridge - Note that fourth bar of riff is further down
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------3--3-----------|------------------------| |----------------------|-3----3--3-----------|------------------------| |-1----1----1--1-------|-3----3--3---3--3-3--|-7----7----7-7--7--7-7--| |-1----1----1--1-------|-1----1--1---3--3-3--|-5----5----5-5--5--5-5--| |-1----1----1--1-------|-------------3--3-3--|-5----5----5-5--5--5-5--|
1. "When the fire inside is gone"
2. "And all that I once had is lost"
3. "To the darkness I am born"
4th bar of riff
|------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-7----7----7-7--7--7-7--| |-5----5----5-5--5--5-5--| |-4----4----4-4--4--4-4--|
Spooky Part - Use Delay pedal, other guitar plays intro similarly
4:03 4:09 4:15 4:21
|-----------------|----------------|-pb17r15---------|-17/22-----------| |-13b15r13--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-12b13~~~-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
* Lyrics are 1st Verse
On last spooky note, Rhythm guitar (#1) palm mutes open Db chords
Play Chorus 2x
Outro Solo (with Chorus in background from Guitar #1)
4:47
|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-10--13------------|-------------10-13-10--10-|--------------------------| |-10--12b14r12-10---|-10h12~~~~~----------13---|-pb13r12_b13-12b14-10~~---| |----------------12-|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| -10-13-10--10-|-10-----------10-----------10-----------13b15-13~-10---------------| ---------13---|-13b15--10-10-13b15--10-10-13b15--10-10-------------13-10----------| --------------|--------------------------------------------------------pb13r12-10-| --------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:57
|-------------13-15p13--13----------13----|-13-----13---------------------------| |---------/15---------15--13--13-15-------|-16b18--16b18-r\15~~-x-x-17p13-17p13\| |-12~~-10-------------------14---------14-|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |\10-13p10--10-------------------------------------------------| |---------13--12p10-13p12-10--12--10---------------------------| |---------------------------12--12--12p11p10-------------------| |-------------------------------------------12p11p10-12--10--8-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------18b20-|-18-17-15-----15-15---15-15---15-15--------------| |--------------x-10---x-------|---------18b20-----b20-----b20-------------------| |--------------x-10---x-------|------------------------------------10--9-7------| |--------------x-10-----------|-------------------------------------------10-9--| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-10b12-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Ending - rhythm guitar starts at #
-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------| -----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------| -----------|------#3-------------|-(3)---------3-------|-----------| -----------|-0----#3-------------|-(3)---------3-------|-0---------| -8-7-5-----|-0----#1-------------|-(1)---------1-0~----|-0---------| -------5-3-|-3-------------------|-------------------3-|-0---------| |--------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------| |-5------------|-3-------------| |-5------------|-3--hold-out---| |-3------------|-1-------------| |--------------|---------------|
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Bend release
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