Farther Than The Sun

Alter Bridge

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Farther Than The Sun

Key: Bb
Farther Than The Sun Key FF
Farther Than The Sun Key F#F#
Farther Than The Sun Key GG
Farther Than The Sun Key G#G#(one step down)
Farther Than The Sun Key AA(half step down)
Farther Than The Sun Key BbBb(original key)
Farther Than The Sun Key BB(half step up)
Farther Than The Sun Key CC(one step up)
Farther Than The Sun Key C#C#
Farther Than The Sun Key DD
Farther Than The Sun Key D#D#
Farther Than The Sun Key EE
	  		


Intro - 0:08 
|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------| 
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|-------------------------|-0--5--4--1b3------------| 



Pre-Verse Riff 
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|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0-1-0-0-1-0---5-4---|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---| 

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|-0-1-0-0-1-0--5-4PH~-|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0-1-0-0-1-0---5-4---| 

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|-0---0-1-0-0-1-0---|-0--5--4--1b3-----| 




Verse Riff 1 - with Palm Muting throughout 

play 3x 
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|-----5-3-2-3-2-----|-5-3-2-3-2---2-------| 
|-0-0-----------0-0-|---------------4-3-1-| 

"Drifting like a comet in the cold 
I cannot feel at all" 

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|-----5-3-2-3-2-----|------------------| 
|-0-0-----------0-0-|-0--5--4--1b3-----| 


Verse Riff 2 
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|-------3h5p3-2-3-2-------|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| 
|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-| 

"I fade to black and set out on my own 
This is my resolve" 

 play 2x 
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|-3h5p3-2-3-2---7-6~|------3h5p3-2-3-2-------| 
|-------------------|------------------0-0-0-| 

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|-0--5--4--1b3------| 




Chorus - Not all strums are indicated but listen to the song 
                                                       
|-2-------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|----------------------| 
|-4-------------|-3---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| 
|-4-------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| 
|-4-------------|-0---------------|-2---------6--6-|-4--------------------| 
|-2-------------|-0---------------|-0---------7--7-|-5--------------0-----| 
|-0-------------|-----------------|-----------5--5-|-3-----1-1--0-1---3-1-| 
"I have to find a place where I belong  I do not like what I have become" 

|-2-------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|----------------------| 
|-4-------------|-3---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| 
|-4-------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|----------------------| 
|-4-------------|-0---------------|-2---------6--6-|-4---4-4--------------| 
|-2-------------|-0---------------|-0---------7--7-|-5---5-5--------------| 
|-0-------------|-----------------|-----------5--5-|-3---3-3-----1b3---1--| 
"No more compromise I will be gone Free to fly farther than the Sun ..." 




Play Verse Again, but end Verse Riff 1 with: 

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|-6-5-3-------6-5-3-------| 
|-------4-3-1-------4-3-1-| 
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Lyrics: 
"Something in the silence beckons me 
And tells me every time 
Only your defiance sets you free 
And brings you back to life" 




Play Chorus Again 




Pre-Bridge - Played 3x with slow thick flanger effect 

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|-13p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-| 


   fourth bar: 
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|-7TP\___\2TP-----------|   Play natural harmonics in 16ths sliding down the string  
  All NH 





Bridge - Repeat this during Solo 1 below 
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|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 

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|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-| 

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|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-10h12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 

|-------------------------------------|----------------------12/x-----------| 
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|-------------------------------------|---------9-10-12---------------------| 
|-------------------------------------|-9-10-12-----------------------------| 
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------------------| 



Solo 1 - Repeatedly pick while bending first note  

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|-9TP_b11______|_b11TP---11r9--|-9-9flt---9p7---|-9---7---------| 
|--------------|---------------|--------------9-|-------9~~~----| 
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|----------------------|-----------------|-10-10h14p10-10------------------| 
|-12/15-----12\10------|-7h12p7-/15~~~-0-|---------------14-10-7h10p7-7--7-| 
|------14\11-----11\-0-|-----------------|-----------------------------10--| 
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** other solo starts 
|----------------------|-9PH~~----| 
|-7--10p7--7-----------|----------| 
|--------9---9b11___---|----------| 
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Solo 2 - Starts in last 2 bars of Solo 1 (rhythm guitar track starts playing Preverse riff) 
|-----------|-19------------|-----------|-19b21____r------|----------------------| 
|--------19-|----22b24~~~~--|(22b24~~~)-|------------22~~-|-(22~~)--0h7-10p7-12p-| 
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|-----21----|---------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| 
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 * all triplets                                  
|---12--14--17--------17-------|-15-14-12-------------------------| 
|-10--12--15-----17\15--15\14--|---------15-14-13-----------------| 
|-------------16---------------|-----------------16-15-14---------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------------14-13-12-| 
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faster 
|--------------------------------------------|-14h17p14-------------------------------|---- 
|----------------------------14-15------14-15|---------15p14-----0--17p14-------------|---- 
|-----------14-16-------14-16------14-16-----|--------------16p14--------16p14--------|---- 
|------14-16-------14-16---------------------|--------------------------------14\12---|---- 
|-14-17--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------12-|-14~ 
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Play Chorus Again similarly 


Ending:  Play Pre-Verse Riff 




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 
| br   bend then release 
| flt  flutter - pull whammy bar and let it snap to make note sound choppy 
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