Dead And Broken Guitar Tab

BYO Split Series, Vol. 5 Tabs:

This is a short and simple, but good song from the legendary Alkaline Trio.
Song:Dead & Broken
Tuning: Standard
Tabber: Tom Fleming
email: flemingooy2@aol.com
Key:
~=let ring
/=slide up
\=slide down
Intro Guitar 1 (4x)
|----------------------------|
|----------------------5-----|
|-66-44-7-44-666-66-44---44-6|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Guitar 2 (4x)
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-6666666666666666----------99999999-|
|-6666666666666666-77777777-99999999-|
|-4444444444444444-77777777-77777777-|
|------------------55555555----------|
Guitar 3 (comes in after 2nd time of Gtr. 1 and 2)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-6/11~--------13~----14~----11~--------7~----6~----|
|-x/-x~---------x~-----x~-----x~--------x~----x~----|
|-4/-9~--------11~----12~-----9~--------5~----4~----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Verse                     (2x)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
/                3x                           1x       \After second time
|-----------------------------------|------------------|----------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|----------|
|6666666666666666----------99999999-|-7777777777777777-|-99999999-|
|6666666666666666-77777777-99999999-|-7777777777777777-|-99999999-|
|4444444444444444-77777777-77777777-|-5555555555555555-|-77777777-|
|-----------------55555555----------|------------------|----------|
Chorus        3x                                        1x
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------9~--------|-7777777777777777-9999999999999999|
|-7~----------------4~--------9~--------|-7777777777777777-9999999999999999|
|-7~----------------4~--------7~--------|-5555555555555555-7777777777777777|
|-5~----------------2~------------------|----------------------------------|
Intro (2x) (started with 3rd guitar)
Verse (same chords only not strummed...just let the notes ring)
Chorus (1x)
Then do the chorus part again only this time strum the chords.
End with
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|7~-------7\-|
|7~-------7\-|
|5~-------5\-|

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/a/alkaline_trio/345397.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jason Average	#1 by Jason herbie at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:37 AM EST
	i dunno wtf u guys are talking about those lyrics posted are dead on. fuck what the promo insert says..just listen along to the song

No Picture bob Average	#2 by bob fred at Sep 28, 2007 at 12:39 AM EST
	i never heard it was about laci peterson, but i could tell it was just by listening to the lyrics....

No Picture brandt Average	#3 by brandt dinsmore at Sep 28, 2007 at 2:55 AM EST
	I feel its about Laci Peterson.

No Picture haNdy_maN Average	#4 by haNdy_maN steve handy at Sep 28, 2007 at 6:48 PM EST
	this is a good song... short but sweet and str8 to the point of Lacy Pattersons death... i like how the trio come up with songs like sadie, this, and the donner party that describe actual events... very cleverEdited by oofus on December 11 2005, at 12:46PM

No Picture Thomas Average	#5 by Thomas Reuter at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:11 PM EST
	Matt wrote this song whilst watching the Lacy/Laci Peterson case 'unfold' acording to Remains booklet thingy.... still a good song though xx 1

No Picture Anthony Average	#6 by Anthony Chattha at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:20 PM EST
	laci petersons death was heavily in the media way before that split came out...she disappeared the day before xmas 2002 and was found not too long after that. the split this song was on came out in late spring 2004. laci's death was big news in the bay area considering thats where laci was from, which explains matt's interest, since he lives in sf or berekely or something now...just read the lyrics and think about laci: "A deep dark secret down at the bottom But this bay can’t keep it unforgotten"; laci was found in the bay, her body tied up in some kind of box that was weighted down by home made anchors. it was supposedly dumped there by scott peterson in his boat who obviously did it to get rid of the body (I’ll grab the boat if you go grab the anchor, The tarp and twine and the weights that sank her), but her body turned up anyways and because of that scott peterson, laci's husband (or lover, duh), became prime suspect (They weren’t enough look who showed up A new light is shining through. Illuminating you; Your lover’s blood ran cold, Cutting off the hands he used to hold). theres really not much to pick apart....

No Picture luke Average	#7 by luke at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:13 PM EST
	wow, those lyrics are way long. haha. anyway, i heard on the trio message boards that the song is about laci peterson (scott peterson killing her, and all). i don't know if that's right, but it seems entirely plausible to me considering matt lives in the bay area and all...

No Picture krystal Wanna Be	#8 by krystal martin-hart at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:24 PM EST
	That's what the insert of the Promo says: A deep dark secret down at the bottom But this bay can’t keep it unforgotten. And a story that was told has now grown taller than we’d ever wish to be Beyond belief… I’ll grab the boat if you go grab the anchor, The tarp and twine and the weights that sank her. They weren’t enough look who showed up A new light is shining through. Illuminating you as we lay Side by side, dead and broken Our lives aren’t the same since the night yours went stolen. Blood ran black beneath the moonlight. Your lover’s blood ran cold, Cutting off the hands he used to hold.

No Picture Ben Average	#9 by Ben Braz at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:33 PM EST
	ooops. meant to say way "WRONG" not "long". sorry.

No Picture Tom Wanna Be	#10 by Tom Giles at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:54 AM EST
	haha you feel.

No Picture Cody Rhythm Player	#11 by Cody Mosca at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:27 AM EST
	hah... you showed me. I dunno it seemed like Lacy was pretty recent and I thought that split was around forever... judging how matt's voice isn't fucked up yet. I guess that makes sense too cause Sadie is about a real person too.

No Picture Angelica Professional	#12 by Angelica HAVOK at Oct 4, 2007 at 9:34 AM EST
	are you kidding? those lyrics are so off it's not even funny... open your ears and listen along a little better next time

No Picture Drew Average	#13 by Drew Miers at Oct 4, 2007 at 2:54 PM EST
	well i know this song is talking about him killing a girl and the tarp he used to wrap her + the weights to sink her weren't enough to keep her underwater and she floated up and was exposed by the moonlight, blah blah, what the hell does this song really mean? it's tough trying to figure the perpective. maybe it's another song relating to julie or FYA? or just a random one?

No Picture pete Wanna Be	#14 by pete dolving at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:02 AM EST
	Are you serious? There is no way at all this is about laci peterson, this song was around WAY before that ever happened, it came out on the alkaline trio/one man army split, and I'm not sure Alkaline Trio gives a rat's ass about laci... come now, people die every day. I think the song isn't supposed to be a story, they use symbolism a lot, sort of like their lyrics are sophisticated. It's a story at face value but if you sit back and think about it, it prolly means more. I read a quote some where where matt skiba said that people think tons of their songs are just about girls and break ups, but they're much deeper. I don't really feel like picking this one apart though.

No Picture Zim Average	#15 by Zim Zimson at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:10 AM EST
	yeah these lyrics are fucked, the promo insert ones are right on tho