Broken Promises Tab by Element Eighty

Broken Promises tab by Element Eighty

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Date last modified: May 18, 2015

Tuning: Drop C# (C#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)

Intro
D#|----------------|
A#|----------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
C#|----------------|

Riff 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2---5-5---------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0---5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|

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D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5----------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|

Riff 2   "The day you left me..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------3-3---------------------------5-5-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * *

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-----------------------------3-2-0-2-|
C#|---------------------------5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-2-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * *                 * * * *

        "Now it's over..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------5-5---------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-----------------------5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * *         * * * * * *  *  * * *

D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------5-5----------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------------7\-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * *         * * * * * * *

Riff 3   "And now we're left with broken promises..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3---------------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-5-5---------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5-------------------------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-2-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-2-|
                                                          * * * *

D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3---------------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-5-5---------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|

D#|--------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5------------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|

Fill 1
D#|----------------------------------|
A#|-3-----/--15----15----15----15----|
F#|-5b7~--/--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|

Riff 4   "Deep inside me..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------3-3---------------------------5-5-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * *

D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------3-----------------------3-2-0-2-|
C#|-0~------------------------5--8-8-8-8-8~--7~--3-2-0-2-|
                                                 * * * *

           "Why are trying to take everything away from me..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------5-5---------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-----------------------5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * *         * * * * * *  *  * * *

D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------5-5----------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------------7\-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * *         * * * * * * *

Play Riff 3 x1   "And now we're left with broken promises..."

Lead
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3------5---6-------5---8----------------------------------------|
F#|-5b7~---7b9-8b10~---7b9-10b12~--7---------12-10--15'-14'-17~-----|
C#|--------------------------------x-12\-----x--x---x---x---x-------|   ' = tremolo pick
G#|--------------------------------5-12\-----10-8---13'-12'-15~-----|
C#|----------------------------------12\-0~----------------------0~-|

Riff 5   "Look at how you turned on me..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3---------------------------5-5-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-----7-7-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * *

D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-3-3---------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * *

D#|------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------5-5--------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-----------------------5-5-5-5----------------------7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--------3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-------5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0------------5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-----------7-7-|
    * * * * * *  *                * * * * * *  *

D#|---------------------------------------------17-----|
A#|---------------------------------------------20b22~-|
F#|-----------------------5-5--------------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--------5-5-5-5----------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--------3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0------------5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
    * * * * * *  *                * * * * * * *

Fill 2   "And now we're left with..."
D#|----------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-5-5--------------------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-| w/ light distortion
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-|

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------5-5-------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------| w/ full distortion
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-2-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-2-|
    * * * * * *  *  * * *         * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 3 x1   "And now we're left with broken promises..."

Riff 6
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-----------------------------7-7-----|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-7-7-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----7-7-|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-----|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------20b22~-|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
                                                                    * * * * * *

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