Broken Wings Bass

Alter Bridge - "Broken Wings"
From "One Day Remains"
Tuning- 5 string down 1/2 step
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.
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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
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