EMPTY PROMISES Black Label Society TUNING- WHOLE STEP DOWN- DGCFAD This is off the new album Catacombs of the Black Vatican, a great album, all rights reserved. This tab is for Scholarly study only, and it based on my own hearing and interpretation of what Zakks Rhythm is doing, no copyright infringement intended. SDMF I broke down most of the song into pieces, One Illustration of Verse and Chorus Rhythm Tracks, Song order on the bottom of the page. I didnt go into the solo itself I left that for someone else to do! Lemme know if anything should be changed INTRO- e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------9--------------------/9---/9-\7------------7-----------7---------------| A|--------------7--------------------/7---/7-\5----------------0-----------0-----------| E|--------------0--------------------------------------6------------5-----------3---0--| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------/9---/9-\7------7--------7--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------/7---/7-\5----------0---------0---------------------------------------------| E|--------------------0----0-------6---------5--------3---0--------------------------------------| RIFF (A) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------7/9---9--9--9\--7-/--12?12--12/-14--14-------------| A|-------------------------5/7---7--7--7\--5-/--10?10--10/-12--12-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7/9-----9--9--9\--7-/--12--12/-14\---7----------------| A|----------------------5/7-----7--7--7\--5-/--10--10/-12\---5----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF(B) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------9--11-12-------7--7--7---5----\-4-/--------------------------| A|---------------7--9--10-------5--5--7---3----\-2-/--------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-]-pinch Harm e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------9--11-12-------------7--7--7---5--\-4-/-7-----------------------| A|------------7--9--10-------------5--5--7---3--\-2-/-5-[5]-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre Verse- (1:18)- Repeats 2 xs e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\-7-/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\-5-/-7----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6-5--3--0------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\-7-/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\-5-/-7------9----7--5-------------| E|------------------------------------------------------7----5--3-------------| VERSE: (1:32), (2:34) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\-7-/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\-5-/-7----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6-5--3--0------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\-7-/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\-5-/-7------9----7--5-------------| E|------------------------------------------------------7----5--3-------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\-7-/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\-5-/-7----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6-5--3--0------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\-7-/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\-5-/-7------9----7--5-----[P]-----| E|------------------------------------------------------7----5--3-----[P]-----| [Pinch Harmonics] CHORUS: (1:48-9), (2:51-2) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-----9--9--9\-7-/--12?12--12/-14-14-----------| A|---------------------------5/7-----7--7--7\-5-/--10?10--10/-12-12-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------7/9-----9--9--9\-7-/--12--12/-14\---7----------------| A|-----------------------5/7-----7--7--7\-5-/--10--10/-12\---5----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------9--11--12---------7--7--7--\--5--\-4-/---7-----------------| A|-----------------7--9---10---------5--5--7--\--3--\-2-/---5-[5]-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------7/9---9--9--9\--7-/--12?12--12/-14-14---------------| A|------------------------5/7---7--7--7\--5-/--10?10--10/-12-12---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-----9--9--9\-7-/--12--12/-14\---7------------| A|---------------------------5/7-----7--7--7\-5-/--10--10/-12\---5------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9--11--12-------7--7--7---5--\-4-/---7-------------------| A|-------------------7--9---10-------5--5--7---3--\-2-/---5-[5]---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| [P.H] BRIDGE/ SOLO Pre- Bridge(3:23) BRIDGE : (3:38) e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------9-------------------|--/9---/9-\7---------7---------7---------------| A|--------------7-------------------|--/7---/7-\5-------------0---------0-----------| E|--------------0-------------------|------------------6-----------5---------3---0--| (Hold Out to Bridge) Roll back volume pot repeat BRIDGE 4xs- Solo n 4th Repetition o at ~3:50 Solo Rhythm: (3:54) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9-------9--9\--7--/-9----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-------7--7\--5--/-7----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-6-5--3--0--------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7/9------9--9\--7--/-9-----------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7------7--7\--5--/-7-------------9----7--5-------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------7----5--3-------| Repeats Under Solo (~5xs) SONG ORDER: Intro Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff B Pre-Verse(1:18) Verse 1 (1:32) Chorus 1 (1:48-9) Pre-Verse (2:21) Verse2 (2:34) Chorus2 (2:51-2) Pre-Bridge (3:23) Bridge (3:38) Solo (3:50) Solo Rhythm (3:54) Chorus (4:25) Outro (Solo Rhythm) There it is! 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