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Broken Promises Guitar Tablature
Artist:Element Eighty
Song:Broken Promises
Album:Mercury

Tabbed by Jarred "The Mexican" Sanchez

I love this song so i figured it out by ear 
if it doesn't sound right your guitar is out of tune
(this is the way Matt plays it)

Tuning C

intro
     7x (alternate picking)
|------------|
|----3-pause-|
|----2-------|
|----0-------|
|----0-------|
|------------|
     7x (alternate picking)                        *hold  (slide down)
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------*----|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2---|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2---|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0---|
|------------------------------------------------------|

verse 1
 |------------Palm mute------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0-| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0--|
 "The day you left me"

verse 2
 |---------------------------Palm mute-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0----------------------3-1-0-1--|
 "The day you told me"
										*hold then stop
 |---------------------------Palm mute-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*---|
|-----------------------5-3-----------------------5-2-----------------------5-3-------------2---|
|-----------------------5-3-----------------------5-2-----------------------5-3-------------2---|
|-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0----------------|
 "And now it's over"
Chorus

|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3----------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
"And now we're left with broken promises"
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3-1-0-1--|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3----------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0----|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3-1-0-1--|

Fill 1
  Fb* vabrato^^^^
|-*---^^^^^-|
|-3-12----|
|-5-14----|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Verse 3
 |---------------------------Palm mute-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0-0~---5-3-3~--2~--------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0--0~---3-1-1~--0~-----3-1-0-1--|
 "Deep inside me"
										*hold then stop
 |---------------------------Palm mute-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*---|
|-----------------------5-3-----------------------5-2-----------------------5-3-------------2---|
|-----------------------5-3-----------------------5-2-----------------------5-3-------------2---|
|-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0----------------|
 "take everything away from me"

Chorus

|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3----------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
"And now we're left with broken promises"
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3-1-0-1--|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3----------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0----|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3-1-0-1--|

Solo
    fb*		 slide	          Tremolo Picking
|---*--*-*-*-*---------------------------|
|---3~-5-6-5-8---------------------------|
|---5~-7-8-7-10---------------------ph---|
|----------------7-----5-3-5---8-7-10---|
|--------------------5^^-------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

Interlude
 |------------Palm mute------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0~--------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0------------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-0-| 
|-0~0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------|
 "Look at how you turned on me"
										*hold then stop
 |---------------------------Palm mute-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*---|
|-----------------------5-3-----------------------5-2-----------------------5-3-------------2---|
|-----------------------5-3-----------------------5-2-----------------------5-3-------------2---|
|-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0-----------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0----------------|
 "Now look at how you turned on me"

(low volume)
 |----------Palm mute------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3-0------------------------3-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-0-| 
|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0---------------|
 "And now we're left with broken promises"

outro

|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3----------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
"And now we're left with broken promises"
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3-1-0-1--|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3----------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2----|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0----|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
|----2---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----2---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---5--3--3--3--3--5--2----0---5--3--3--3--3-2-----------|
|----0---3--1--1--1--1--3--0----0---3--1--1--1--1-0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3-1-0-1--|

|------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-0--|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-2--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-0--|
|------------------------------------------------|
               FB*
|---------------*-|
|--------------13-|
|--------------15-|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--0-0-0--0-0-0---|
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