Broken Words Chords
Broken Words by Finger Eleven is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Db, Ab, Gb and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Written by: Luka Vuk, [email protected]
Here is a great Finger Eleven song that was never
tabbed properly...so here you go everybody. Enjoy! :D
Song in drop D tuning 1/2 step down: low to high Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Verses: w/ slight reverb
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----9-----9-----9---9----9-----9---9----9---|
A|--10----10----10----10---9---10----10---9---10-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: (main) (end #1) (end #2)
E|--------------------|| --------------------| ------------------------|
B|--------------------|| --------------------|o ------------------------|*only played
G|--------------------|| -----------------2--| ------------------------| at end of first
D|-------5----7----4--|| -------5----4----2--| -----------4------------| chorus before verse
A|--2----3----5----2--|| --2----3----2----0--|o --2--------2--------2*--|
E|--2-----------------|| --2-----------------| --2-----------------2*--|
play main, then end 1, then repeat main followed by end 2
Bridge: after bridge: Legend:
E|--------------------------------| E|---------| | b bend
B|--------------------------------| B|---------| | / slide up
G|--------------------------------| G|---------| | \ slide down
D|----2222------------------0000--| D|--2-2-2--| | h hammer-on
A|-----------3333----4444---------| A|--2-2-2--| | p pull-off
E|--2------2-------2------2-------| E|--2-2-2--| | ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
End of last chorus: Play order: | x Mute
E|------------------------| -verse (1x) | ^ Palm mute
B|------------------------| -chourus (1x)
G|------------------------| -verse (1x)
D|--2-2-2-2-2-------------| -chours (1x)
A|--2-2-2-2-2--fade out---| -bridge (6x)
E|--2-2-2-2-2-------------| -after bridge (1x)
-chorus (2x)
Background guitar #2: -chourus end #2 only (1x)
(3x) (1x) -end of last chorus (1x)
E|--------------|----|-------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------|----|-------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------|----|-------16----|-------16~--------------16~--|
D|-16-14----14--|-16~|-16-14----14-|-16-14------16-14----14------|
A|-------14-----|----|-------------|------------------14---------|
E|--------------|----|-------------|-----------------------------|
Plays during every chorus
in background