Broken Chairs Chords & Tabs
Tabbed by:CMM
Email:colin_michael_muppet@hotmail.com
Tuning:Standard
Note: In most instances, should the Rhythm guitar appear above the Lead guitar, they
be alligned to what they play in the song at that time.
(Rhythm Guitar Intro)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4---7--7---4--4---2--2---4--4---7--7---|
A|-2--2---5--5---2--2---0--0---2--2---5--5---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
(Rhythm Guitar Part One)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------12b14----14-12--|
A|-------10----10--12b14----14-12---------10----10------------------|
E|--12------12-----------------------12------12---------------------|
(Lead Guitar Part One)
e|--------------------------------------------------12~-------------|
B|-----------------12~------------------------------15b17~----------|
G|-----------------14b16~-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Rhythm Guitar)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4---7--7---4--4---2--2---4--4---7--7---4--4---2--2---|
A|-2--2---5--5---2--2---0--0---2--2---5--5---2--2---0--0---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead Guitar Part Two)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-----11-----9-----11----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------9----9----7----9p7h9p7--9-12--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/built_to_spill/broken_chairs_tab.html ]
(Lead Guitar Ending)
e|-8--8--8-7-------------------------|
B|-----------10-8----------7-8-10----|
G|-----------------9~----9-----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(Rhythm Guitar Verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2------------2--2-----5--------|
D|-2-----------2--2------5-----------5--5---2------------2--2-----5--------|
A|-2-----------2--2------5-----------5--5---0------------0--0-----3--------|
E|-0-----------0--0------3-----------3--3----------------------------------|
E5 G5 A5 C5
(Lead Guitar Verse)
e|-----------------0-------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|------0------------0--------0----3-0-----------1----0-1--------------5-5-|
G|----0---0-----0----------0-----------0-----2------------2-0------2h4-----|
D|--2---------2----------2---------------2--------------------2------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Em7 Am
(Rhythm Guitar Verse Cont'd)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---5--5--------|
D|---5--5--------|
A|---3--3--------|
E|---------------|
C5
(Lead Guitar Verse Cont'd)
e|---------------|
B|-----5-5-------|
G|-2h4-----------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
(Rhythm Guitar Chords)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-------2--5---|
D|-2--5--2--5---|
A|-2--5--0--3---|
E|-0--3---------|
E5 G5 A5 C5
Those are the basics of the song. Im definatley not prepared to tab out 8 minutes and 40
of Martsch improvisation, so you'll have to be creative. Song is in the key of Em;
away.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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