Alter Bridge – Broken Wings (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
Versions
(6)
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
From "One Day Remains"
tabbed by jjhand
I thought you guys deserved an accurate version of Broken Wings. Brian
started playing 5-string basses when Alter Bridge did the 'One Day Remains'
sessions and he really harmonizes well with Mark's chords in this one.
Please rate/comment
Guitar only in Intro
[Verse 1]
(0:42) Main Bass Riff:
play, then repeat similarly Gb|---------------------|--------------------| Db|---------------------|--------------------| Ab|---------------------|--------------------| Eb|---------------------|/7--7------7--------| Bb|-3--3------5--5------|--------------0-----|
1 "Fight the fight alone, when the world is full of victims
2 "Leave the peace alone, How we all are slowly changing
Verse ending (then repeat above line): Gb|---------------------|--------------------| Db|---------------------|--------------------| Ab|---------------------|--------------------| Eb|---------------------|--------------------| Bb|-3--3------5--5------|-0--0------0--0-----| "Dims a fading light In our souls"
[Prechorus]
play this line 2x Gb|---------------------|---------------------| Db|---------------------|---------------------| Ab|---------------------|---------------------| Eb|-5--5------3--3------|---------------------| Bb|---------------------|-0--0------0--0------| x2 1 "In my opinion seeing is to know" 2 "The things we hold are always first to go" Prechorus ending: Gb|---------------------|------------------| Db|---------------------|------------------| Ab|---------------------|------------------| Eb|-5--5------3--3------|-2----------------| Bb|---------------------|------------------| "And who's to say We won't end up alone? On broken wings I'm"
[Chorus 1]
Gb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| Db|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| Ab|------5-------------5---|-4----4----4-------4---|-----------------9------| Eb|------------------------|---------------5-----5-|-7----7----0-5/7-----7--| Bb|-3--------3--3-3------3-|-----------------------|------------------------| "Falling and it wont be long, the skin on me is burning by the fires of the" Gb|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Db|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Ab|--------------------------|------5-------------5---|-4---4-4----4----4-0-4-0-| Eb|-3----3-----2h3--3--3--5--|------------------------|-------------------------| Bb|----------3---------------|-3---3----3--3-3------3-|-------------------------| "sun. On skinned knees I'm bleeding and it won't be long. I gotta find that" Gb|-----------------------|--------------------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------| Eb|-7----7---0-5h7--------|-3----3----3--------| Bb|----------------0------|--------------------| "meaning that I've searched for so long"
[Verse 2]
** Play Main riff similarly 4x (2 before lyrics, 2 with lyrics)
Lyrics:
"Cry ourselves to sleep
We will sleep alone forever
Will you lay me down
In the same place with all I love
Mend the broken homes
Care for them they are our brothers
Save the fading light in our souls"
Play Prechorus but change ending bars:
Gb|--------------------|------------------| Db|--------------------|------------------| Ab|--------------------|------------------| Eb|-5--5-----5-3--3----|-2----------------| Bb|--------5-----------|------------------|
[Chorus 2]
starts at 3:02 Gb|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------7-| Db|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------7---| Ab|------5-------------5---|-4----4----4-------4---|---------------9--7-9-----| Eb|------------------------|---------------5-----5-|-7----7----5/7------------| Bb|-3--------3--3-3------3-|-----------------------|--------------------------| "Falling and it wont be long, ..." Gb|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Db|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Ab|--------------------------|------5-------------5---|-4---4-4---4--4-0----4-0-| Eb|-3---3-3---2h3-3---5-3-2--|-----------------3h5--5-|-------------------------| Bb|--------------------------|-3---3----3--3-3--------|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------------| Db|-------------------------|--------------------------------| Ab|------------------7---4--|----------2---------------------| Eb|-7-------7----5h7---7----|-3--3-3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---2h3-| Bb|-----0------0------------|------------3-------------3-----|
[Bridge]
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------|---------------------------| Ab|---------7-------------5---|-2------4------5------7----| Eb|-5---5-----5-0-3----3----3-|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|---0--0---0--0---0--0------| "Set a-free all Relying on their will To make me" Gb|--------------------------|-----------------------------| Db|--------------------------|-----------------------------| Ab|---------7----------------|-----------------------------| Eb|-5---5-----5-0-3---3---3--|-7-------7-------7-----------| Bb|--------------------------|---0---0---0---0---0---------| "All that I am and all that I'll be" Gb|---------------------------|-----------------------------| Db|---------------------------|-------4-5-5-4-----4-5-4-----| Ab|---------7-------------5---|-----------------7------7-5--| Eb|-5---5-----5-0-3---3-3---3-|---5h7---------------------5-| Bb|---------------------------|-0---------------------------| "Set a-free all Will fall between the cracks with memories of" Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Ab|---------7-----------5-------|---------------------------------| Eb|-5---5-----5-0-3---3---3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------| Bb|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| "all that I am and all I'll be, On broken wings I'm ..."
[Chorus 3]
Gb|-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| Db|-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| Ab|-------5-----------5/7-5-|-4----4----4-4---------|---------------9------| Eb|-------------------------|---------------5-----7-|-(7)--7----5/7-----7--| Bb|-3--3------3--3-3--------|-----------------------|----------------------| "Falling and it wont be long, the skin on me is burning by the fires of the" Gb|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Db|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Ab|--------------------------|-----------5--------5---|-4----4----4-4-4---0-4-0-| Eb|-3---3-3-3----3--3--3--5--|------------------5-----|-------------------------| Bb|--------------------------|-3----3------3-3------3-|-------------------------| "sun. On skinned knees I'm bleeding and it won't be long. I gotta find that" Gb|-----------------------|--------------------| Db|-----------------------|--------------------| Ab|-----------------------|--------------------| Eb|-7-------7-------7-----|-3----3----3--------| Bb|---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------| "meaning that I've searched for so long"
[Outro]
Gb|-----------|---------------|-----------------------|----------------------| Db|-----------|---------7-----|-5---5---5-------------|-4---4---4------------| Ab|-----------|-------7----7\-|-----------5---------0-|-----------4--------0-| Eb|-----------|-5-------------|-------------3---2-3---|-------------2--------| Bb|-0---------|---------------|-----------------------|----------------------| Gb|--------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----| Db|--------------|-----------7----|-5---5---5-------2-5-|-4---4---4-------|----| Ab|--------------|---------7----7-|---------------------|-----------------|----| Eb|------/7---12\|-5-----5--------|------------3--------|------------2----|----| Bb|-0------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-0--|
Key:
/ \ - slides (up or down neck)
() - held note from previous bar
h - hammer-on