Tabs
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: Bb majorBb Intro Rhythm: slowly e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------| G+G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------| D MajorD|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------3b4-|-----------------------------3b4-| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------| G+G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------| D MajorD|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------3b4-|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Intro Leads: at 0:13, with pickup notes e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| G+G|-5---5PH----------------------------|----------------------5PH-------| D MajorD|-------------7~---------------------|--------------------------7-x---| A augmentedA|---------0--------------------------|------------------------------0-| E MajorE|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|-7-------5m----------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------7-------5-------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-12---------12~------------------|
Verse 1: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "Its a chemical attraction, I just can't slide by" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Every time I look into my baby's eyes" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------| D MajorD|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "I'm helpless so helpless so I" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------3b4---|-----------------------------3b4-| "surrender" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Simply can't deny it she has control" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------| D MajorD|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "I'm helpless so helpless so I" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------| "remember She won't let me" Chorus: Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway She won't let me" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7---------------\x--| D MajorD|-------------7PH-7PH-7PH----/7---|---------5/7-7---------------\x--| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway I said" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| E MajorE|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|-5-------5---7-------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|-5-------5---5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---| E MajorE|-3-------3-----------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------| "breakaway ah yeah" Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| D MajorD|-----7~--------------------------|---7~----7~------7~--------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| PreVerse: Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-5-------------------------------|-5PH-----------------------------| D MajorD|---7~----7-------7PH-------------|-----7PH-5PH---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------5~------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Verse 2: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "We were working it though baby we had a groove" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Movin' to the moment when we make our move But it" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------| D MajorD|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "happened something happened and I'm not" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3---3---| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2---2---| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------| E MajorE|---------------------------3b5---|---------------------------------| "lying 'bout the pain She won't let me" Chorus 2: Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway She won't let me" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D MajorD|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------| "breakaway I said" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| E MajorE|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---| E MajorE|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------| "breakaway ah yeah" Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| D MajorD|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bridge: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-5-------------------------------|-----5---------------------------| D MajorD|-5-------------------------------|-----5---7---------------7PH-----| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-0m------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|-7m------------------------------|-7\------------------------------| E MajorE|-5m------------------------------|-5\------------------------------| Solo: e|---------------------------------|-----------------------12p10-12--| BB|-----10--10--10~-----------------|-------------------10------------| G+G|-12------------------------------|-------------------11------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|-13------10--10~-------13--------|-------------------10--13------10| G+G|---------------------------------|-------------------11------11----| D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------10--12------------------|-------------------------------------| BB|-13b14------------13brb14----10~-|-----------------10----10--10--13b14-| G+G|---------------------------------|-----------------10b11---------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------10--10PH~---------------|-----------------------------10--| G+G|-------------------------7\5-----|-7-------5b-------------/11------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------10--10--10--------------|---------------------10----------| BB|-13b14----------------13b14------|-10------13b14------------13b14--| G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|------------------10--10h12------|---------------------------------| BB|-10~-----13b14-------------13b14-|---------10--------------10--10--| G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------12----------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-------10--------10--10--b11--b11--10~|-10--8--10--8h10~-------8--------| BB|-13b14-----13b14----------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-10------10--8h10~---------------| BB|-----10--------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------| Verse 3: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------2h4-----------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Simply can't deny it she has control" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------| D MajorD|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "I'm helpless so helpless so I" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| G+G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| D MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| A augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------3b4---------| E MajorE|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------| "remember She keeps saying" Chorus: Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway something's saying" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D MajorD|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------| "breakaway telling me to" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| E MajorE|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---| E MajorE|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------| "breakaway keeps on saying" Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| D MajorD|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway whoa!" Chorus rhythm ending: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D MajorD|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------| A augmentedA|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|-5\------------------------------|---------------------------------| Outro Solo: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G+G|-------------------7b8-----------|-------------5---7-------5-------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|----------------5-----------------| BB|---------------------------------|---------8b10~-----8--5-----------| G+G|-------------7b8-----------------|-------------------------8--7--5--| D MajorD|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------12\-----|----------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| G+G|---------------------5b----------|----5b7---------5-------5---7---| D MajorD|-7-------7---7~------------------|--------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------5---5-----------8b9----| BB|---------------------------------|-----5-----------8b10~----------| G+G|-5PH-5PH---------------5~--------|-6------------------------------| D MajorD|---------7PH-7PH~-----------7PH--|--------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|-5-------5----------------8b9----|-------12-11-10-------10-12-------------| BB|-----5-----------8b10~-----------|----10----------12b14-------12br14-12~--| G+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| this line fades out ************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo ************************************
Other versions of Breakaway
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Breakaway (Ver. 2) by ZZ Top
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Breakaway (Ver. 2) | Chords |