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-------------------|            |REPEAT PATTERN 8XS--|
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! GIFD