Brand New Start bass

Brand New Start

Alter Bridge - "Brand New Start"
From "Blackbird"
Bass Tuning - 5 string down 1/2 step (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb)
tabbed by jjhand

Brian Marshall plays this on a 5 string but the notes can be transposed to a C-Tuned Bass.
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 End of intro (0:18)   Guitar Riff repeats
Gb|------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------|
Ab|---------5-7-5----|----------------------7-5-|-4-------------------|--------------|------7------|
Eb|-----5/7-------7--|-0------0-0-----0h5/7-----|-------4-------------|-3-----2----2-|-0-/7---7-0--|
Bb|------------------|--------------------------|---------2--------2/-|--------------|-------------|


Vocals begin ( slides after a held note are shown by -/- )
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|----------------------7-5-|-4-------------------|-------5----------|------7-5-7---------7------|
Eb|-0------0-0-----0h5/7-----|-------4-------------|-3---3---3--2---2-|-0-/7-------0---/7---7-5-3-|
Bb|--------------------------|---------2---------/-|------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|----------7--(7\)|-------------------|-----5-------4---|------7--------------7-0-----|
Eb|-0-0-------------|-------------------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-/7---7/8-0--0--/7-----0-2-|
Bb|-----------------|-2-2----2--2-----/-|-----------------|-----------------------------|

Gb|-----------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------|--------5h7--7-7-5-----------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0---------0-------7-3-5-3-0-|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------------------|


Chorus:
Gb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
Db|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------5------|
Ab|-3---3---3--------|-5---5---5--------------|----------3--------|---------------5-----7~---|
Eb|-----------3-3--3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5--5-|-3---3-3------0----|-(0)-------5/7---7--------|
Bb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|

Gb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-3---3---3--------|-5---5---5--------------|----------3--------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------3-3--3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5--5-|-3---3-3------0----|-(0)-------12\0--|
Bb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|


Pre-Verse 2
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
Ab|----------------------7-5-|-4-------------------|-----------------|------7----------------7---|
Eb|-0------0-0-----0h5/7-----|-------4-------------|-3-------2-----2-|-0-/7---7---0----0-5/7---7-|
Bb|--------------------------|---------2---------/-|-----------------|---------------------------|


Verse 2 (similar to previous verse)
Gb|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|----------------------7-5-|-4-------------------|-------5----------|----------------------7----|
Eb|-0------0-0-----0h5/7-----|-------4-------------|-3---3---3--2---2-|-0--------0--0----5/7---7--|
Bb|--------------------------|---------2---------/-|------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Db|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-----7-----7---\-|-------------------|-----------------|---------7-------------7----|
Eb|-0-0---7-0-------|-------------------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0---0/7---0-----0--/7---0--|
Bb|-----------------|-2-2----2--2--2-2/-|-----------------|----------------------------|

Gb|-----------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-----------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------|---------7p5------7---5---4-----|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-----0-/7---7---7---7-0-|
Bb|-----------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus 2:
Gb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
Db|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-3---3---3--------|-5---5---5--------------|----------3--------|---------------5---5-7-----|
Eb|-----------3-3--3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5--5-|-3---3-3------0----|-(0)-------5/7---7-----7-0-|
Bb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|

Gb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-3---3---3--------|-5---5---5--------------|----------3--------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------3-3--3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5--5-|-3---3-3------0----|-(0)-------12\0--|
Bb|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|


Guitar Solo
Gb|--------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--------------|-------------|-------------------|-------7--------------5-7---|
Eb|-0------------|-------------|-3------3--2-------|-0-------0-0------5/7-------|
Bb|--------------|-2---------/-|-------------------|----------------------------|

Gb|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--------7----------7-|-4-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0----0---0----0/7---|------4--------3-0-2-|-3-----0h3-2-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|---------------------|--------2----2-------|-----------------|---------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
Db|------------2-----4--|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
Ab|----------2----------|-4-------------4---|-----------------|-------------------5-3---5-|
Eb|-0--0---3------------|-----4-------------|-3-------2-------|-0-3-2-0-2---0-3-0-----0---|
Bb|---------------------|-------2-----2---2-|-----------------|---------------------------|


Play Chorus 1, but last bar changes as shown below


(3:53) - end of last chorus to ending
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|----------10-9-7---7------|
Eb|-0---------------8---5\---|
Bb|--------------------------|

  Outro - play 3x
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3--3-----------2-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---------------|
Eb|-------------5-5-5-5------|---------------5-5-5-5-5-3--|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------------|

  End
Gb|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------|-----|
Db|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------|-----|
Ab|----------3--------|--------10-9-7---7-----|-----------------3--3--3--|------------|-----|
Eb|-3---3-3------0----|-(0)-----------8---5\--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|-0----------|-(0)-|
Bb|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------|-----|


Key:
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
() - hold previous note

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