Broken English Guitar Tab

Revolutions Per Minute Tabs:

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ARTIST: Rise Against
TITLE: Broken English
ALBUM: Revolutions Per Minute
TABBED BY: kryptonite22
TUNING: Standard (E A D G B e)
NOTES: The lead bits may be slightly out, but the rhythm parts are ABSOLUTELY 100% SPOT
ON. It sounds perfect. For once. You'll have to work out the timings, but it'll become
clear when you listen to the song.

INTRO
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9--8------------------|
D|--6xxxx6--7xxxx7--2xxxx2--x--x------------------|
A|--4xxxx4--4xxxx4--0xxxx0--7--6------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

MAIN RIFF
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------44444444--66666666------------9--8--|
D|--22222222--44444444--66666666--77777777--x--x--|
A|--22222222--22222222--44444444--77777777--7--6--|
E|--00000000----------------------55555555--------|

LEAD GUITAR COMES IN AFTER 1.5 CYCLES OF MAIN RIFF
e|--8---8---8-11---11---11---------------------------|
B|----8---8------8---8-----11---11---11-11-8-9-8---8-|
G|----------------------------8----8-------------8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----8-9---9---9------------------------------------|
G|--8-----8---8---10---10---10-10-8-7-8--------------|
D|-------------------8----8--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS ("so push us down....and we get right back up again")
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--77777777777--9--------------------------------|
A|--77777777777--9--------------------------------|
E|--55555555555--7--------------------------------|

CHORUS (played three times)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--66--99----------------------------------------|
D|--66--99--66--99--7-7777777---------------------|
A|--44--77--66--99--7-7777777---------------------|
E|----------44--77--5-5555555---------------------|
                      .......

CHORUS 'ENDING' (first time through)
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--44444--|
A|--44444--|
E|--22222--|

CHORUS 'ENDING' (second time)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--9--9--9--9--|
A|--9--9--9--9--|
E|--7--7--7--7--|

CHORUS 'ENDING' (third time)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--44444--666666--9--7777--999--|
A|--44444--666666--9--7777--999--|
E|--22222--444444--7--5555--777--|

BREAKDOWN ("let the blind lead the blind...")
e|------------------------|
B|--5>----------------3>--|
G|--6>----6>----1>----4>--|
D|--6>----7>----2>----4>--|
A|--4>----7>----2>----2>--|
E|--------5>----0>--------|

MAIN RIFF

CHORUS

BACKING FOR SOLO (played three times, and then again without the solo. ends differently 
on each third time)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--9/8--6666--------------------------------|
D|--x/x--6666--2222--77777777----------------|
A|--7/6--4444--2222--77777777----------------|
E|-------------0000--55555555----------------|

ALTERNATE ENDING
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--9/8--6666--------------------------------------|
D|--x/x--6666--2222--7777--4444--6666--9--7777--9--|
A|--7/6--4444--2222--7777--4444--6666--9--7777--9--|
E|-------------0000--5555--2222--4444--7--5555--7--|

SOLO
e|--11--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----13-12----13-12----12-12/13-12--------------|
D|-----------13-------13-------------13-13-13/15--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------11-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------13-12----13-12----12-12/13--|
D|--13-13-13-13/12-13----------13-------13-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------11-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-15-15-15-13-12-13-15/13/12----13-12----13-12----12--|
D|-----------------------------------------13-------13-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12/13-12-------------------------------------------------12--|
D|-----------13-13-13/15-13-12-12-12/13-12----------13-13/15-----|
A|-----------------------------------------13-13/15--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

ENDING
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|--11>--|
A|--11>--|
E|--9->--|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Michael Rhythm Player	#1 by Michael Roache at Dec 2, 1971 at 1:37 AM EST
	Does anyone else this song has to do with 9/11 and terrorism and how we should as a country react to it? "our building have fallen, our walls all caved in, and we can't comprehend this sad state that we're in so we sift through the ashes of what we've become and surrender here one by one, so push us down" ---meaning that the terrorists have tried to push us down and take advantage of us and hurt us "and we get right back up again, the things you're telling me aren't making any sense, right back up again, I'm sick of wishing for someone else to come"--how america reacts...we get back up after 9/11 and start to stop wishing for things to come better but rather do better ? just my opinion?

No Picture ben Lead Player	#2 by ben Tee at May 25, 1973 at 1:19 PM EST
	i love the line and we get right back up again eh?

No Picture ♥brian Lead Player	#3 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Jun 21, 1976 at 4:59 AM EST
	My favorite Rise Against song! Of course there's that wonderful energy that Tim puts into his singing- this song was incredible live, too. And no, Rise Against is NOT emo.

No Picture floyd Lead Player	#4 by floyd lloyd at Oct 20, 1976 at 8:32 AM EST
	yeah it isnt emo... and fuck yes, this song rocks. I saw them Live and when they played this the whole crowd went nuts and sang along. Rise Against are the best band ever, and sound even better live. RISE AGAINST 4 LIFE

No Picture Stephen Average	#5 by Stephen Weber at Jun 13, 1990 at 2:41 PM EST
	and no this song isnt emo and neither is the band they just have a couple songs that sound like it

No Picture cody Average	#6 by cody champion at Apr 25, 1997 at 3:12 PM EST
	Yeah i think it's a metaphor for something else, cause to me it seems like Rise Against is a really metaphorical band. But yeah i totally agree with the the one above, it's one of the greatest things with Rise Against i think.

No Picture Mike Average	#7 by Mike at Jan 16, 2003 at 11:02 AM EST
	The best post-9/11 song ever. Recognizes both the agony America went through and the suffering we inflicted on the world as a result. Brilliant, beautiful, and painful.

No Picture !Ace Rhythm Player	#8 by !Ace Youngs at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:56 AM EST
	"I'm sick of wishing for someone else to come" ..i love this line... and this song ...and Rise Against

No Picture everett Wanna Be	#9 by everett at Oct 3, 2007 at 7:21 AM EST
	i don't know if i think it's JUST about 9/11. granted that was probably the immediate inspiration, but the general idea i get from rise against is that they're a very globally concious band--so i personally think that this song is about terrorist attacks in general, whether they be here in the US, or anywhere else in the world.