Alter Bridge - "All Ends Well"

From the album 'Fortress' (2013)

Guitar 1 - Double Drop D Tuning, down 1 fret
Guitar 2,3 - Drop D down 1 fret
tabbed by jjhand

This song has one of Mark's difficult finger picking parts but is a
very warm uplifting song with nice dual guitar harmony throughout.
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Intro/Verse Part 1 - played 2x

Acoustic #1
db|-0------------0----|-0-----------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2--0h2--------|-------------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Ab|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
eb|-10--------10------|-10----------------|
Bb|------10--------10-|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|

Note that B and G strings are quarters and the lower string plays
triplets throughout. Takes a little practice!

In verses, Verse Part 1 plays 2x,

lyrics:
"If I could ease your mind, calm the storm inside"

Verse Part 2, play 2x from 2nd bar on

Acoustic (Guitar 1)
db|-0------------0----||----------5--------|----------5--------|
Bb|-------------------||-7------------7----|-6------------6----|
Gb|-----2--0h2--------||-----4-------------|-----3-------------|
Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--||-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Ab|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
eb|-10-------10-------||----------10-------|----------12p10----|
Bb|------10-------10--||------10------10---|-------10------10--|
Gb|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
"Pull your drifting heart back from a cruel and bitter tide"
"Show you that tomorrow everything will be just fine"

Ending 1 (Verse Part 2)

Guitar 1
|-0------------0----|-0------------0----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----2--0h2--------|-----2--0h2--------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7---9---/11--9---|-7-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Repeat Verse Part 2, then:
Ending 2

Guitar 1
|-0------------0----|-0------------0----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----2--0h2--------|-----2--0h2--------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------10--|-------------------|
|--7---9---/11------|-7-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

[Verse Ending]

Acoustic Guitar 1
|----------7-------|----------7-------|---------------0--|--------------0---|
|-8-------------8--|-8-------------8--|-8---7----5h7-----|-3----------------|
|-----5------------|-----4------------|------------------|-----2---0h2------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------|------------------|---------10-------|-14---------------|
|-13-----15p13-----|-12-----15p12-----|-----10------10---|------------------|
|-----12-------12--|-----12-------12--|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
"Oh in due time"

Acoustic Guitar 1
|----------7-------|----------7-------|------------------|
|-8-------------8--|-8----------------|------------------|
|-----5------------|-----4------------|------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-13-----15p13-----|-12-----15p12-----|-12---------------|
|-----12-------12--|-----12-------12--|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
"Oh"

Prechorus - play 2x, with final bar held extended and played twice

Acoustic 1 strums chords written above, relative to standard

Guitar 3 - Distortion
D/F# G B A
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-5------------------|-9----------------|-7----------------|
|-5-----------------|-5------------------|-9----------------|-7----------------|
|-4-----------------|-5------------------|-9----------------|-7----------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-------------------|----------5--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------3--------|-2h3-2-------------|
|----------7--------|-----6--------6----|-----0--------0----|----------2--------|
|------7-------7----|-5-----------------|-4-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-----------------|-------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------|-------------------|
"Somewhere down the road, your stars will show"

D/F# G B A
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-5------------------|-9----------------|-7----------------|
|-5-----------------|-5------------------|-9----------------|-7----------------|
|-4-----------------|-5------------------|-9----------------|-7----------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|-------------------|----------5--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------3--------|-2h3-2-------------|
|----------7--------|-----6--------6----|-----0--------0----|----------2--------|
|------7-------7----|-5-----------------|-4-----------------|--------------/4---|
|-5-----------------|-------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------|-------------------|

"Somewhere down the road, you're almost home"

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-7-----------------|---------------x-x-|
|-------------------|-7-----------------|---------------x-x-|
|-------------------|-7-----------------|---------------x-x-|
|
|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-2h3---2---2---2h3-|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

"You're almost home"

[Chorus]
Strum chords, but play single notes and octaves as written
Guitar 3 strums Chords indicated, relative to standard tuning

Guitar 2 - Heavy Distortion

G D A A
eb|------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
Bb|------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
Gb|------------|------------|-------6--7--9-|--9--7\6--7--7\6-|
Db|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------------|
Ab|-5----------|-0----------|-7-----4--5--7-|--7--5\4--5--5\4-|
Db|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------------|
"If you believe in nothing else"

G D A A
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------|-------------7-|-7-6~-----------5b-------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|------7p5---5h7----7-----|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|----------7----------5\4-|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-------------------------|
"Just keep believing in yourself"

G D A** F#/A# Bm A
|------------|------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|---------/10-10-10-|------------------|
|------------|------------|-6--6--6-----------|------------------|
|-5----------|-0----------|---------/7--7--7--|-9--9--9--7--7--7-|
|-5----------|-0----------|-4--4--4-----------|-9--9--9--7--7--7-|
|-5----------|-0----------|-------------------|-9--9--9--7--7--7-|
"There will be times of trouble thats gonna hurt like hell"
 G D A
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-7-----------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-7-----------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-7-----------|
"This much I know, it all ends well"

Guitar 3 on "A F#/A# Bm A" bars above:

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---2---2---------------|-4---4---4---2---2---2---|
|-2---2---2---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0---1---1---1---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Play Verse Again, lyrics:

"If I could heal the scars

Show you what you are
Bind the wounds of disbelief
That brought you down so hard
I would be the tourniquet around your doubting heart"

Play Prechorus and Chorus Again, same lyrics

[Bridge]

Guitar 2, play 3x (can also be Double Drop D guitar)

Bb Gsus2 Dsus4
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------13-------10----------|---------10----------10----------10----------10--|
Gb|----------15----------12----12----12-|----11----------11----------12----------12-------|
Db|----12-15----------------------12----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
Ab|-13----------13----10----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-3-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-3------------------5----------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-1------------------5----------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------5----------------|-0-----------------------------------------------|
"So hard to see, so hard to find"
"All that you need will come in time"
"These words of wisdom, do not ignore"

last time
Bb G/B C A/C#
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------15----------------15-|-------17---------17---------17---------17---|
|----------15----------------16-------|----17---------17---------18---------18------| back
|----12-15-------------12-12----12----|---------------------------------------------| to
intro
|-13----------13----14----------------|-15---------15---------16---------16---------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------
------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------
------|
|-3-----------------------------------|-5-------------------------------------------|-------
------|
|-3------------------5----------------|-5---------------------7---------------------|-0-----
------|
|-1------------------2----------------|-3---------------------4---------------------|-0-----
------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-0-----
------|
"You have so much to give once you live. Once you live a little more"
One Guitar Plays Intro again 4x, on 3rd time Guitar 3 adds:

|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0----------|-(0)---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0----------|-(0)---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0----------|-(0)---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM*********

[Chorus 2]
Strum chords, but play single notes and octaves as written

G D A A
eb|------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
Bb|------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
Gb|------------|------------|-------6--7--9-|--9--7\6--7--7\6-|
Db|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------------|
Ab|-5----------|-0----------|-7-----4--5--7-|--7--5\4--5--5\4-|
Db|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------------|
"If you believe in nothing else"

G D A A
|------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------6-7-|-9p7p6-7-6-------------------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------9-7-5h7p5-4-------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------------------7-5-4-|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-----------------------------|
"Just keep believing in yourself"

G D A** F#/A# Bm A
|------------|------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|---------/10-10-10-|------------------|
|------------|------------|-6--6--6-----------|------------------|
|-5----------|-0----------|---------/7--7--7--|-9--9--9--7--7--7-|
|-5----------|-0----------|-4--4--4-----------|-9--9--9--7--7--7-|
|-5----------|-0----------|-------------------|-9--9--9--7--7--7-|
"There will be times of trouble thats gonna hurt like hell"

G D A
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-7-----------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-7-----------|
|-5----------|-0----------|-7-------------|-7-----------|
"This much I know, it all ends well"

Guitar 3 on "A F#/A# Bm A" bars above:

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---2---2---------------|-4---4---4---2---2---2---|
|-2---2---2---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0---1---1---1---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Ending]

Guitar 3 - play 3x, strum to rhythm on recording

|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
|-5--------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|
|-5--------------|-5-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|-3--------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|----------------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|
| Guitar 2 - Strum octaves in rhythm with chords on other part
|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-17-------------|-------------12-|-12-11--------|------11-11-9--|
|-17-------------|-17-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-15-------------|-14----------10-|-10-9---------|------9--9--7--|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|

Last time
Guitar 3
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|
|--5------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|
|--5------------|-5-------------|-0-------------|
|--3------------|-2----(2b)-----|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|
|
|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-17------------|---------------|-11------------|
|-17------------|-17------------|-x-------------|
|-15------------|-14------------|-9-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|

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
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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