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Broken Wings Tabs

(ver. 3)
Alter Bridge
Eb tuning, 6th string to Bb: Bb*, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb *try to use a high gauge string to 
the tone.

Intro:
w/ fingers
clean, let ring

eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|----10------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-----9b-(9)-7-------------7---|-6------6/7----7---------------|
Db|--------------9-------------9-|----9--------9---------7-------|
Ab|-----------------------/9-----|-0----0------------------------|
Bb|-0----------------------------|--------------------------0----|

eb|-------10-0---------------------|-------9-0--------------------|
Bb|--------------10-12--12-10------|------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------12---|------------7-9-/11--11-9-\7--|
Db|-9------------------------------|-8----------------------------|
Ab|---10---------------------------|---9--------------------------|
Bb|-8----------8-----------------0-|-7---7------------------------|

eb|---10-9-7--------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|----------7------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------7---|-6---------7---7-9b-7---------------|
Db|---------------------9-|----9--7-9---9----------------------|
Ab|----------------/9-----|-0----------------------------------|
Bb|-0---------------------|-----------------------0------------|

eb|--------10-0--------------------|------9-0-------------------||
Bb|-------------10-12--12-10-------|----------------------------||
Gb|--------------------------12----|-----------7-9-/11----------||
Db|-9------------------------------|-8--------------------------||
Ab|---10---------------------------|---9------------------------||
Bb|-8----------------------------0-|-7--------------------------||

Fig. 1 Verse Riff: w/ pick

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

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

Play Fig. 1 throught the first and second verse. 4 times each

Fig. 2 Pre Chorus:

eb|-------------0------------------0---------|
Bb|---------------0------------------0-------|
Gb|-----------------0------------------0-----|
Db|----11-------------11----9------------10\-|
Ab|-------12------------------10-------------|
Bb|-10-------10-----------8------8-----------|

eb|------------------------------------|    |-0-|
Bb|------------------------------------|    |-0-|
Gb|---------0---------------0----------|    |-0-|
Db|---4-------4---4---4-------4-----11-|    |-8-|
Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------/12-12-|    |-9-|
Bb|-0-----0---------0-----0------------|    |-7-|

Play Fig. 2 twice and third time end on indicated chord

Fig. 3 Chorus: w/ distortion

eb|--5------5----5--5-5-5--5-------|--0--0--0----0-----0----0------|
Bb|--7------5----7--7-7-7--7-------|--5--5--5----5-----5----5------|
Gb|--7------7----7--7-7-7--7-------|--6--6--6----6-----6----6------|
Db|--7------7----7--7-7-7--7-------|--7--7--7----7-----7----7------|
Ab|--5------5----5--5-5-5--5-------|--4--4--4----4-----4----4------|
Bb|----------------------------0-0-|---------------------------0-0-|

eb|--2---2----2----2---2--2-----|--------------------------------|
Bb|--3---3----3----3---3--3-----|--------------------------------|
Gb|--4---4----4----4---4--4-----|--------------------------------|
Db|--4---4----4----4---4--4-----|--9--9----9---9------9--9-------|
Ab|--2---2----2----2---2--2-----|-10-10---10--10-----10-10-------|
Bb|-------------------------0-0-|--8--8----8---8------8--8---0-0-|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----0---0---0---0------------------------| (fill before bridge)
Db|--9-10--10--10--10--12--12-12--11b--11----|
Ab|-10-10--10--10--10--10--10-10----------12-|
Bb|--8--8---8---8---8---8---8--8-------------|

Play Fig. 3 twice as the chorus, use the fill on the last time before entering the 
section.

Fig. 4 Bridge

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------14---0--------------------------|
Db|-11--11-12--------0---9----9--10-10--9-------|
Ab|--0---0--0-----------10---10--10-10-10-------|
Bb|----------------------8----8---8--8--8--0--0-|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-4--4---4--6--6---6--7--7--9--9---0-|
Db|-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x---0-|
Ab|-2--2---2--4--4---4--5--5--7--7---0-|
Bb|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0-----|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------14---0--------------------------|
Db|-11--11-12--------0---9----9--10-10--9-------|
Ab|--0---0--0-----------10---10--10-10-10-------|
Bb|----------------------8----8---8--8--8--0--0-|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4--------------4--------------4---------|
Db|--x--------------x--------------x---------|
Ab|--2--------------2--------------2---------|
Bb|-----0---------0----0---------0-----0---0-|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------14---0--------------------------|
Db|-11--11-12--------0---9----9--10-10--9-------|
Ab|--0---0--0-----------10---10--10-10-10-------|
Bb|----------------------8----8---8--8--8--0--0-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------0---------0-----------|
Db|-------4/5---4---2-4---4-2-0-----|
Ab|---1/2-----------------------4-0-|
Bb|-0-------------0-----------------|


Next Play Fig. 3 again, then play the intro again after.

The last lick:

eb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------15-16-18-16-15-16----|-15-------------------18-|
Db|-------------14-16-17------------------17-|----16-17--14-(14)/16----|
Ab|----14-16-17------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
            
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