Breakin Up tab by Violent Femmes

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For this song I worked out the electric solo and then went back and
did my best on the acoustic lead-in. I'm pretty sure that the solo is
correct(although extraordinarily easy) but I'm not certain about the
lead-in. So even if it's not exactly the way that Gordon plays it,it sounds
pretty close. You be the judge. If you work out a different way of playing
it, or if you just have questions or comments, e-mail me at [email protected]

           "Breakin' Up"(Gordon Gano)

Performed by the violent femmes on "New Times"(1994).
Guitar solo and lead-in transcribed by Bryson Meunier

chorus(acoustic)-
         "...easy to do"    "...easy to do"
  E------------------------------|--8--7---5-------------|
  B-------3---------------x6-x5--|------------6-6-6-5----|
  G---5--------5--2--------------|------------5-5-5-4----|
  D------------------5-----------|------------7-7-7-6----|
  A------------------------------|-----------------------|
  E------------------------------|-----------------------|

 "...breakin up..."     "It's easy ...

   A augmentedA
  E------------------------------------------------------|
  B--2-2-2--------7--5--7--5--------6--6--6--5--5-5-5p0--|
  G--2-2-2--------7--5--7--5--------5--5--5--4--4-4-4p0--|
  D--2-2-2--------------------7--5--7--7--7--6--6-6-6p0--|
  A------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------|

  "Break up... Time  I      Break ...

    A augmentedA     F minorFm      E minorEm
  E--------------1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
  B----2-2-2-2---1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
  G----2-2-2-2---1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
  D----2-2-2-2---3--3--3--3---2--2-----------------------|
  A--------------3--3--3--3---2--2-----------------------|
  E--------------1--1--1--1---0--0-----------------------|

  Guitar 2(played overtop of last acoustic chord(E minorEm))
  (distorted electric)
                  A(volume swell)
  E------------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
  G-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
  D-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
  A------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar solo(flip pickup switch to top position)-
  (guitar 2)
  E------------------------------------------------------|
  B----2-----2-5---5-4---5\4--2~~~~~~~--2-5~~~\\12~~--2--|
  G----2-----2-5---5-4---5\4--2~~~~~~~--2-5~~~\\12~~--2--|
  D------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------|

  E------------------------------------------------------|
  B---2-5---5-4--5\4--2----2-5~~~~~~\\12~~~\14~~~~~~~~~b-|
  G---2-5---5-4--5\4--2----2-5~~~~~~\\12~~~\14~~~~~~~~~b-|
  D------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------|

  Symbols used in transcription-

  x = make percussive sound with fretting hand
  p = pull-off
  ~ = let ring
  \ = slide
  ~b = bend gradually


    Please consider posting the chords for the verse if you know them.
Thanks. Enjoy the tab!

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