Break On Through tab by The Doors

Here's the tab for the Doors "Break on Through" -- As always, any and all
discussion welcome!

-- Wyz (wyzard@vet.purdue.edu)


Artist: The Doors
 Album: The Doors
 Song: Break On Through


Intro/Verse:
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Emajor
    sl         . .		  sl        .
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------.|------------------------------------
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-|---------------2--0-----2--2-----0---.|----------2--0-----2--2-----0--2----
A-|--------------------(2)-------2-------|---------------(2)-------2----------
E-|----12\---(0)-------------------------|-12\--(0)---------------------------

You know the day destroys the night....


{* The two ghost notes above are played at different parts of the song. *}
{* By listening to the album, you can tell when to play them.      *}



Bridge:
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Dmajor

e-|----2-------2------------2--------2----------------------------------------
B-|----3-------3------------3--------3----------------------------------------
G-|----2-------2------------2--------2----------------------------------------
D-|----0-------0------------0--------0----------------------------------------
A-|---(0)-----(0)----------(0)------(0)---------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Tried to run,     ....


Chorus:
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Emajor                   __________________________________
                      |3
e-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
B-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
G-|----------------------0h2p0-------------|---------------------0h2p0--------
D-|---------------0-1h2----------2---0--2--|--------------0-1h2---------2-----
A-|--------0h1-2---------------------------|-------0h1-2----------------------
E-|---0-3----------------------------------|--0-3-----------------------------

Break on through to the other side, break ....

{* Repeat Intro/Verse and Bridge *}

We chased our pleasures here, ....


{* Repeat Chorus *}

Break on through to the other side, break on ....


{* Repeat Intro/Verse during keyboard solo *}

Everybody loves my baby, everybody .....


{* Repeat Intro/Verse and Bridge *}

I found an island in your arms, ....


Revised Chorus:
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Emajor                   __________________________________
                      |4
e-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
B-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
G-|----------------------0h2p0-------------|----------------------------------
D-|---------------0-1h2----------2---0-2---|-----------0h1h2------------0h1h2-
A-|--------0h1-2---------------------------|-----0h1h2------------0h1h2-------
E-|---0-3----------------------------------|-0-3--------------0-3-------------

Break on through to the other side....


Second Bridge:
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E7#9

e-|-----15--15------15---15---15-----15--15----15---15---15---X---15----------
B-|-----15--15------15---15---15-----15--15----15---15---15---X---15----------
G-|-----13--13------13---13---13-----13--13----13---13---13---X---13----------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------------0----0----0-----------0----0----0----------------------

{* Continue, using Second bridge as pattern *}

Made the scene, week to week, ....


{* Repeat First Bridge *}

Gate is straight, deep ...


Outro:
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Emajor

e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------0h2p0---------------------------------0h2p0--------------
D-|-------------0-1h2---------2--0-2------------------0-1h2--------2---0-2-----
A-|-------0h1-2---------------------------------0h1-2--------------------------
E-|---0-3-----------------------------------0-3--------------------------------

Break on through to the other side, ...,


Emajor

e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|--------------0-2---------------0-2---------------0-2----------------------
A-|-------0h1h2-------------0h1h2-------------0h1h2---------------------------
E-|---0-3---------------0-3---------------0-3---------------------------------

   Break on through, break on ...


e-|---------------------0-----0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-
B-|-----------2h3h5----b3----b3----b3---b3---b3---b3---b3---b3---b3---b3---b3-
G-|---0h2h3h4-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Break on through, yeah, yeah...!



🏷Legend:
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h = hammer-on   \ = Slide down   . = Staccato note
p = pull-off    / = Slide up    () = Ghost note
b = bend up note one whole step
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-- Wyz (wyzard@vet.purdue.edu)





                       THE ORGAN SOLO
						TO
                       "BREAK ON THROUGH"
                  words and music by The Doors


The guitarist in my old band worked this out with me one jam session
when we were trying to cover it. It is one of the easier solos of Ray
Manzarek to transfer to guitar because it is played on the regular
organ. Just add a bit of reverberation and chorus. It also sounds ok
on acoustic guitars.

--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-3-3--3-3--0-3-0--      REPEAT THIS ONCE
--0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-3-3--3-3--0-3-0--
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--0-0-0--7-7-7-5-----    REPEAT THREE TIMES
---------------------7-
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--12b13--12b13--12b13--12b13--10h12--    REPEAT THREE TIMES
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--12-12--10-10--12-12-12--10-10--    REPEAT THREE TIMES
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Then you fall back into the verse

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---------2-0----2-2----0----
--------------2------2----2--
--7s0------------------------

Have fun.

The Joker