Empty Promises tab by Eric Steckel

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
           DmDm  C majorC        Bb majorBb  C majorC
e|-------------------5--------------------6---------|
BB|-------------------6---(5)--------------6---------|
G+G|-------------------7---(5)----(5)-------7---(5)---|
D MajorD|-------------------7----5------5h7p5----8----5----|
A augmentedA|------------3s8s5--5----5h7----5~~~~h7--x----5h7--|
E MajorE|-------3h5------------------------------6---------|

Repeats a few times! Ultimately it is that riff under the chords of DmDm - C majorC - Bb majorBb - C majorC
I am playing the C majorC chord as a Hendrix triad


Verse 1:

       Thought I found,      the right woman....
       to ease my troubled mind  yea...

e|------5--7-xx----3-3-3----1--1-1---3-3--3--|
BB|------6--6-xx----5-5-5----3--3-3---5-5--5--|
G+G|------7--7-xx----5-5-5----3--3-3---5-5--5--|
D MajorD|------7--7-xx----5-5-5----3--3-3---5-5--5--|
A augmentedA|------5--5-xx----3-3-3----1--1-1---3-3--3--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

Again same idea, it is the same chords as the intro. Can add your own flair using DmDm
pentatonic/Aeolian mode

Repeats a few times again, listen to the record

Pre Chorus:
Thought this could be my chance   To start all over...
Be there every step of the way...  yea...

      G minorGm    DmDm        G minorGm   DmDm
e|----------3---------5----------------3-------5--|
BB|----------3---------6----------------3-------6--|
G+G|----------3---------7----------------3-------7--|
D MajorD|----------5---------7----------------5-------7--|
A augmentedA|----------x---------5----------------x-------5--|
E MajorE|------3-3-3----------------------3-3-3----------|

All we ever get...          Is empty promises...
        Bb majorBb     C majorC  C#C#   DmDm
e|--------------1---------3----(4)----5--|
BB|--------------3---------5----(6)----6--|
G+G|--------------3---------5----(6)----7--|
D MajorD|--------------3---------5----(6)----7--|
A augmentedA|--------------1---------3----(4)----5--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|

Up and down strums for these chords, after the final DmDm you jump into the chorus which is the same
chords
as the intro and verses.
Can alway splay this part as a big build using power chords and start adding distortion, fuzz, etc...

Chorus:

e|------5--7-xx----3-3-3----1--1-1---3-3--3--|
BB|------6--6-xx----5-5-5----3--3-3---5-5--5--|
G+G|------7--7-xx----5-5-5----3--3-3---5-5--5--|
D MajorD|------7--7-xx----5-5-5----3--3-3---5-5--5--|
A augmentedA|------5--5-xx----3-3-3----1--1-1---3-3--3--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

Ill usually play these as power chords
listen to the record for how many times

Verse 2:

Same chords just another way you can play that intro riff/verse

            DmDm   C majorC  Bb majorBb  C majorC
e|----------------------10-----8----6----8---|
BB|----------------------10-----8----6----8---|
G+G|---------------10-----10-----9----7----9---|
D MajorD|------------10----12--12-----10---8----10--|
A augmentedA|------10h12------------x-----x----x----x---|
E MajorE|----------------------10-----8----6----8---|

 Again another way   DmDm   C majorC  Bb majorBb  C majorC
e|----------------------10-----10---8----10--|
BB|----------------------10-----8----6----8---|
G+G|---------------10-----10-----9----7----9---|
D MajorD|------------10----12--12-----10---8----10--|
A augmentedA|------10h12------------x-----x----x----x---|
E MajorE|----------------------10-----8----6----8---|

Fairly straight forward song, really its just an easy chord progression that he jams as hard as he
possibly
can. These are the only parts to the song aside from the solo sections.

Its tough to figure out all the solos as the song is quite long and mostly solos using a ton of fuzz and
a wah. Again just use some DmDm pentatonic goodness or aeolian mode if youre looking to jam it.


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| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| x  Dead note
| s  Slide

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