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Breakdown Tab by Guns N' Roses

Breakdown tab by Guns N' Roses

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Artist: Guns N' Roses
Album: Use your Illusion II
Tabbed by: Frederic briere ilie_cobra@hotmail.com


h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide
~ - vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy dampin"
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Breakdown is a very simple song. I didn't put too much detail. It is quite
easy.Enjoy.

The first part is maybe a mix of guitar and whistle.

   D                                     G
E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------10~---10-12------------------------------------
G--7-7-9/11-------------11/9-7~---9-7----------------------
D-------------------------------------/7-9~----------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


                          A             G              A
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------10--------12-10-----10---10-12------
G---7-9-9b-9-7-9-9b-9b----9r~----------/11------------/11--
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------



                  F#         G                       A
E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------10-------
G---9~----7-9-/11-9-9-9-9-7------------7---7/9/11----9-----
D---------------------------9~-----7h9---9-----------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

         D
E----------------------------------------------------------
B------7---------------------------------------------------
G---9----7~------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 1 Chords: D C Bm A



    D             C             Bm         A

E---10r~----12rp10-12~------12b-10~------------------------
B--------------------------------------12r-10~-------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


       G  G/F# G/B  D

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------7b---7---5---3~-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Riff B

    D      C        Bm       A

E---2------------------------0-----------------------------
B---3------1--------3--------2-----------------------------
G---2------0--------4--------2-----------------------------
D---0------2--------4--------2-----------------------------
A-------2--3----5---2----3---0-----------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------



Repeat riff B twice




Then Riff C

    G    G/F#   G/B     D

E---3-----3------3------2----------------------------------
B---3-----3------3------3----------------------------------
G---0-----0------0------2----------------------------------
D---0-----0------0------0----------------------------------
A---2-----0------2-----------------------------------------
E---3-----2------0-----------------------------------------

Repear twice riff D:


    D

E-------3-------3--------5-5-------2--------2--------------
B-----3---3---3---3-3/5----------3---3----3---3------------
G---2-------2------------------2--------2-------2----------
D---0-------0------------------0--------0-------0----------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 2 and 3 progress: D A G D G A F# G A D

D                          A

Just like children hiding... What's going on outside

G                            D

Sometimes we're so far off...  We'll get taken for a ride

G                      A

By a parlor trick or a word of wit

F#                 G                      G

A Hidden hand up a sleeve to think that...

G                      A

...Is so little hard to believe... But everybody darlin...

A                             D

Sometimes bites the hand that feeds

G

Chorus: D G D G A

Solo 1:

E--------10--------10-----10----------------10----12b------
B----13b----10-13b----13b----13b-13b-----13----13----------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----12-10-12----10-12-12brp10-12~-------10-12-13b-13-12--
B--------------13------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----13--10-----10-----12----10h12p10----10---------------
B------------13b-----------13----------13----13b~----------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------10-13-15-15br-13-15-13-15b~--15rp13-15-15brp13-----
B----13----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E------15----13---17b~-------------17----------------------
B---15----15------------17b-15-17b----17r-15------15-18----
G----------------------------------------------16----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------10-------10-------
B----17h18p17p15-17-18-15~-----13-10-13b----13p10----13p10-
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----10----------------------10----------------------------
B-------10h13p10----10----------10h13p10----10-----10------
G----------------12----12b---------------12----12b---------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------10/--------------------------
G---12b-12brp10-12~-----12----10/--------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----12~---10h12---10b---10b---7~--------------------------
G----12~---10h12---10b---10b---7~--------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Riff B 4 times

Here's lead guitar during verse

     D             C          Bm            A

E----10~---12brp10-12~----12b-10~-------17b-17~---17b------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Then Repeat: D A G D G A F# G A D   then G

Then chorus: D G A D G A

On second time, lead plays this cool rythmm

     D           G                       A
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----5-3-5-3-5p3----------------------------------3b-------
E----------------5-4-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-3-5-3-5~-3----5-----



Then solo 2:

Repeat this line for a while...

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------10-10-----10-10-----10-----10-10-----10-10-----10--
G---12b-------12b-------12b----12b-------12b-------12b-----
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G---12brp10----10~-------------10----10br------------------
D-----------12-----12-12----12----12------12-12~-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------15---15-15-18b-18b--
G----------------------------------/16----16-16------------
D-----12-10-10/9-9/7-7/5-5/3-3~----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------20--------------20b-22------22--------22---------
B-----20b----20rp18----18-------20b~~~~-20b~~~~----20b~~~--
G-------------------19-------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----18----18h20--/18-18-18--------------------------------
G-------19-------------------19-17-19-19-17----17~---------
D-------------------------------------------19-------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B------10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13p12p10-----------
G---12-------------------------------------------12--------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------13-12h13p12p10----
B----10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13p12p10----------------------
G-------------------------------------12-------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E------12----10h12p10----10-------10-----------10------10--
B---13----13----------13----13b------------13b-----13b-----
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------10h13p10----10h13p10----13-13~-10-13~-------10-10---
G---12----------12----------12-----------------12b---------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------10-10-----10-----10-----10-10----etc...------------
G---12b-------12b----12b----12b----------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

Repeat this for a while.

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---13-12h13-10-13p10----13-12h13-10-13p10-----------------
G---------------------10-------------------10--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B---------------13---------12b--10----13p12p10-12-10-------
G----12~-10-12b----12r-10--12b--10-------------12-10-------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----------------------------------------------------------
B----12--10----13p12p10-12-10-------10-10-----10-10-etc.---
G----12--10-------------12-10---12b-------12b--------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

That'S it.

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