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BREAKING THE BACK
(standard tuning)
Verse riff:
1E -0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10-
chorus riff:
3D -9-9-x-x-7-7-11-11-9-9-9---------------------------------------
2A -x-x-x-x-x-x-0--0--0-0-0---------------------------------------
1E -7-7-x-x-7-7--------------0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10-
3D -9-9-x-x-7-7-11-11-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------
2A -x-x-x-x-x-x-0--0--0-0-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------
1E -7-7-x-x-7-7--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10-
3D -9-9-x-x-7-7-11-11-9-9-9---------------------------------------
2A -x-x-x-x-x-x-0--0--0-0-0---------------------------------------
1E -7-7-x-x-7-7--------------0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10-
3D -9-9-x-x-7-7-10-10-9-9-9-9-
2A -x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-
1E -7-7-x-x-7-7-8--8--8-8-8-8-
chorus 1st ending:
3D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
2A -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
1E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
post-chorus riff:
6E -0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-
5B -0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-5-5-5-5-5-5-
4G -x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-7-7-7-7-7-7-
3D -2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-
2A -2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-
1E -0-0-11-11-11-0-0-11-11-11-0-0-11-11-11-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-
middle8 riff 1:
6E -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--
5B -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--
4G -5-5-5-4-4--5-5-5-4-4--
3D -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--
2A -0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--
middle8 riff 2:
6E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
5B -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
4G -5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-
3D -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
2A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
middle8 riff 3:
6E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------
5B -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------
4G -5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-9-9--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--
3D -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-3-3-3--2-3-3-3--
2A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
4G -10-10-10-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4-4-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
3D -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
2A -8--8--8--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
middle8 riff 3 second ending:
4G -10-10-10-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
3D -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
2A -8--8--8--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
song structure:
drums start
guitar comes in playing verse riff clean 8 times, then 16 times distorted
chorus riff, with first ending
post-chorus riff x2
verse riff 8 times
chorus riff, without first ending
middle8 riff 1, x4
middle8 riff 2
middle8 riff 3 once normally, and once with the second ending
break
guitar solo (nonsense)
verse riff eight times
end
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Turd Fergeson Lead Player |
#1 by Turd Fergeson Fergeson at Apr 4, 1981 at 4:00 PM EST |
| I know that. I'll revise my comment. "Such a great Anglo-Australian band" Better? lol :P | |
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Alex Lead Player |
#2 by Alex at Jan 22, 1993 at 9:28 AM EST |
| By the by Cameron has now left so it's just Julz that's an Aussie! | |
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Adam Average |
#3 by Adam Favro at Jun 8, 1993 at 7:11 AM EST |
| Hello! I do believe that songs like this are more than lyrics. There is a rhythm and percussion to the words that really kick me. I haven't heard a whole heap of "up and coming" bands (and it's tough that this band has SPLIT) but that's life. | |
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M Average |
#4 by M K-O at Apr 19, 1996 at 3:29 AM EST |
| SECOND!!! Yeh this song rocks. I love the way the lyrics dont stick to the bars as you'd expect. The pre-chorus part (Fresh faced, young dumb and tragically....) is absolute quality. Awesome band. Oh and Harry - only half of Million Dead are English. The other half are Australian (Bassist and guitarist) :> ~Foff~ | |
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