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Ballad Of A Broken Man - Miss May I
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Tabbed by: loganb1996
E-mail: loganb1996@gmail.com
This is my first tab, so if you have any corrections, email me. Several parts are
missing because I could not figure them out. But I am confident what I have down is accurate.
Tuning: Drop C
Key at bottom
Intro 0:00
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------15p14-------15p12h14h15-------15p12h14h15---17---15---14-14h15p14p12-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-000-000------000-000-----------000-000------------0----0----0----------------|x2
*** *** *** *** *** *** * * *
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------15p14-------15p12h14h15-------15p12h14h15---17---15---14-14h15p14p12-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-888-888------888-888-----------888-888------------8----8----8----------------|
*** *** *** *** *** *** * * *
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|----------8p7----------8p5h7h8--------9--5---|
G|--------------------------------------7--3---|
C|-555-555------555-555-----------000----------|
*** *** *** *** ***
Verse (pt 1) 0:18
Both Guitars 1&2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12p10---10---12---10-10h12---------12p10---13---12---10-10h12p10p8-|
C|-0-0-0-0-------0----0----0----------0-0-0-0-------0----0----0---------------|x2
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12p10---10---12---10-10h12---------12p10---13---12---10-10h12p10p8-|
C|-8-8-8-8-------8----8----8----------8-8-8-8-------8----8----8---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12p10---10---12---10-10h12---------12p10---13---12---10-10h12p10p8-|
C|-5-5-5-5-------5----5----5----------5-5-5-5-------5----5----5---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse (pt 2) 0:35
Guitar 1 ONLY (Gtr 2 remains same as pt 1 of verse)
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------10p9---9---10---9-9h10---------10p9---12---10---9-9h10p9p7-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0------0---0----0--------0-0-0-0------0----0----0------------|x2
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------10p9---9---10---9-9h10---------10p9---12---10---9-9h10p9p7-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-8------8---8----8-------8-8-8-8-------8----8----8------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------10p9---9---10---9-9h10---------10p9---12---10---9-9h10p9p7-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5------5---5----5-------5-5-5-5-------5----5----5------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
Chorus (pt 1) 0:53
*Note* could not figure out tapping on Gtr 1
Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|---8-------7-------5-------7-------|
C|---8-x16---7-x16---5-x16---7-x16---|x2
Chorus (pt 2) 1:10
Guitar 1
D|-------------|
A|--15--17--15-|
F|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
C|-------------|
Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12---8---12---8---10---7---10---7---8---5---8---5h7h8---5---8---5----|
C|-----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus (pt 3) 1:15
Both Guitars
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12---8---12---8---10---7---10---7---8---5---8---5h7h8---5---8---5----|
C|-----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0------|x2
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/miss-may-i/326355.html ]
Bridge 1:27
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------15p14-------15p12h14h15-------15p12h14h15---17---15---14-14h15p14p12-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-000-000------000-000-----------000-000------------0----0----0----------------|x2
*** *** *** *** *** *** * * *
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------15p14-------15p12h14h15-------15p12h14h15---17---15---14-14h15p14p12-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-888-888------888-888-----------888-888------------8----8----8----------------|
*** *** *** *** *** *** * * *
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|----------8p7----------8p5h7h8--------9--5--7--4--|
G|--------------------------------------7--3--5--2--|
C|-555-555------555-555-----------000---------------|
*** *** *** *** ***
Breakdown 1:47
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------5---|
G|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----------3---|
C|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|x2
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8--------------|
C|--8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8--------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
C|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse (pt 1) 2:04
Both Guitars 1&2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12p10---10---12---10-10h12---------12p10---13---12---10-10h12p10p8-|
C|-0-0-0-0-------0----0----0----------0-0-0-0-------0----0----0---------------|x2
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12p10---10---12---10-10h12---------12p10---13---12---10-10h12p10p8-|
C|-8-8-8-8-------8----8----8----------8-8-8-8-------8----8----8---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12p10---10---12---10-10h12---------12p10---13---12---10-10h12p10p8-|
C|-5-5-5-5-------5----5----5----------5-5-5-5-------5----5----5---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse (pt 2) 2:22
Guitar 1 ONLY (Gtr 2 remains same as pt 1 of verse)
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------10p9---9---10---9-9h10---------10p9---12---10---9-9h10p9p7-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0-0-0------0---0----0--------0-0-0-0------0----0----0------------|x2
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------10p9---9---10---9-9h10---------10p9---12---10---9-9h10p9p7-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-8------8---8----8-------8-8-8-8-------8----8----8------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------10p9---9---10---9-9h10---------10p9---12---10---9-9h10p9p7-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5------5---5----5-------5-5-5-5-------5----5----5------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * +
Chorus (pt 1) 2:39
Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|---8-------7-------5-------7-------|
C|---8-x16---7-x16---5-x16---7-x16---|x2
Chorus (pt 2) 2:56
Guitar 1
D|-------------|
A|--15--17--15-|
F|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
C|-------------|
Guitar 2
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
G|--8--7--0---5----|
C|--8--7--0---5----|
Chorus (pt 3) 3:00
Both Guitars
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
G|--8--7--0---5----|
C|--8--7--0---5----|x3
Chorus (pt 4) 3:14
Both Guitars
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12---8---12---8---10---7---10---7---8---5---8---5h7h8---5---8---5----|
C|-----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0------|x
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Outro 3:29
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
D|-------| D|-------|
A|-------| A|-------|
F|-------| F|-------|
C|--7-7--| C|-------|
G|--5-5--| G|--0-0--|
C|-------| C|--0-0--|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + Pinch-harmonic
| * Palm Mute
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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