Broken Down Angel Nazareth
NAZARETH - Broken Down Angel
(Agnew, Charlton, Sweet, McCafferty)
Nazareth 1973
This is the way I play the song. It is quite simple, nevertheless there is no doubt
about Broken Down Angel being one of Nazareth's classics.
It is best played by two guitar players, for the simple reason that sometimes both
the lead and the rhythm guitar are equally important at the same time. By the way,
if you play it with two guitars, one should try to play the accompaniment of the
verse and also the chorus an octave higher/lower than the other one. Doing so,
each one has something to play, and it sounds fantastic. Enjoy!
Slide: --7s5--
Left Hand Muting: --x--
Bend String: --5b(7)--
Release Bend: --(7)b5--
Hammer On: --h3--
Pull Off: --3p--
Intro:
e :-----------------|-------7b(8)-7-5-|7----------------|-----------------| B :-5------5--7--9--|9b(10)-----------|--7b(9)-7-5-7b(9)|(9)b7--7b(9)-7-5-| G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
: | | | |
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G :-9---------------|-----------------|-9---------------|---------------9-| D :-9---------------|-7---------------|-9---------------|-9-------------9-| A :-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-9-------------7-| E :-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
Verse:
She [D]used to be...
e :-----------------| B :-5-4-3-----------| G :-----------------| D :-----------------| A :-----------------| E :-----------------|
: |
e :-----------------| B :-----------------| G :-----------------| D :-----7--9--779x--| A :-7-6-5--5--555x--|etc. E :-----------------|
...someone you could de[E]pend on,
to [D]brighten up your [A]coldest winter [E]day
But the [B]one she leaned upon, let her [E]down, now has moved [A]on
And [E]morning brings an[B]other empty...
...[E]day Now she's...
e :-----------------|-----------------| B :-----------------|-----------------| G :-----------------|-----------------| D :---------2-------|--------------2--| A :-----------------|-----------------| E :0-3b(4)0----3b(4)|-0--0-3b(4)-0----|
Chorus:
...[A]only a br[B]oken down [E]angel, she's [A]only a b[B]ird that's broke her [E]wing
She's [C#m]only some[G#m]one, some[A]one who's gone w[B]rong
She's [A]only a [B]child that's lost her [E]way
Interlude:
[F#] [C#] [F#] [B]
e :-----------------|-----------------|-2---------4s6---|-4h6p4-----------| B :-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-------7-------9-| G :-3----3-1h3p1----|------3-1h3p1----|-----------------|------------11---| D :--------------4--|--------------4--|-----------------|-----------------| A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[F#] [C#] [F#]
e :-----------------|-9----------9s11-|-9---------------|-----------------| B :-11-11-9h11p9----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G :--------------11-|-----------------|-----------------|-11----11--------| D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-11h13-11--------| A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|
[E] She's [A]only...
e :-----------------| B :-----------------| G :-----------------| D :-----------------| A :-----------------| E :-0---------------|
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