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Hard Habit To Break by The Kills

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Intro:
Jamie presses the pick onto the 12th (and 10th) fret and moves it a bit
to get the vibrato sound during the intro and 1st verse. You can also use
your finger and keep the string ringing through the vibrato.

e|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|--12~----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------| x8
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|

Verse 1:
e|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|--12~----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|

yes no yes... don't tell me maybe
e|----------|------------|------------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|--12~-----|-----\10~---|-/12~-------|--12~-----|
Chord diagramG+G|----------|------------|------------|----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------|------------|------------|----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------|------------|------------|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------|------------|------------|----------|

e|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|--12~----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------| x8
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|

Chorus:
Played with a pick (strings muted)
e|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------9--7|--------9---|---------9--7|--------9---| x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------9------|-----9------|------9------|-----9------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-----------|------------|-7-----------|------------|


Interlude:
Played without a pick
The bass notes on the Chord diagramE MajorE string are played with the thumb (except for the 0 obviously)
and picked more than once throughout each bar (sometimes as fourth, sometimes as eighth).
e|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/5---------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-------------|----------7-9-|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------9-----|-9----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7--------5-|

e|-------------|-------------|--------------|-7\---------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/7-------7-|-7------------|-7\---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----9-7-9---|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7\---------|

Verse 2:
Played without a pick
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------9-|-7-------7-|-7-------9-|-7---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7---------|

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------9-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------9-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------9-|-7-------7-|-7-------9-|-7-------9-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------9-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7---------|
Chorus:
Played with a pick (strings not muted this time)
e|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------9--7|--------9---|---------9--7|--------9---| x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------9------|-----9------|------9------|-----9------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-----------|------------|-7\----------|------------|

e|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----3-----|-3------3---|-0------0----|-0------0---|

Solo:
Jamie switches between amps/pedals several times during the solo to get different sounds
e|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------| x6
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7--10--7--10--|
each note picked 4 times

e|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7\------------|-7-------------|
         Jamie's machine gun pedal is used for this bar
         (super fast delay with the Boss DD-3)

e|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-10--10--9--9--|-7--7--5--5--|
again each note picked 4 times


e|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7\------------|-7------7\-----|
         again the machine gun for this bar

Chorus:
Played without a pick
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------9-|-7---------|-7-------9-|-7---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-------9-|-9---------|-9-------9-|-9---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-------7-|-7---------|-7-------7-|-7---------|

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-------9-|-7-------9-|-7-------7-|-9-------9-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|-9-------9-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|-7-------7-|

Bridge:
Played without a pick
The bass notes on the Chord diagramE MajorE string are played with the thumb (except for the 0 obviously)
and picked more than once throughout each bar (sometimes as fourth, sometimes as eighth).
e|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/5---------|--------------|-7-------7\-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-------------|----------7-9-|---9-7-9----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------9-----|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7----------|

e|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/7-------7-|-7------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----9-7-9---|---9-7-9-7----|-----9p7\---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|-----------9--|---9--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7----------|

e|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/5---------|--------------|-7-------7\-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-------------|----------7-9-|---9-7-9----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------9-----|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7----------|

e|-------------|-------------|-7------7-----|-7-----7----|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/7-------7-|-7------7-----|-7-----7----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----9-7-9---|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7----------|


e|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/5---------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-------------|----------7-9-|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------9-----|-9----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7--------5-|

e|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/7-------7-|-7----------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----9-7-9---|---9-7-9-7--|--------9\--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|------------|-9----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7----------|-7----------|


e|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/5---------|--------------|-7-------7\-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-------------|----------7-9-|---9-7-9----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|--------9-----|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7------------|-7----------|

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------0-3-5-|-3/7-------7-|-7-----------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-----9-7-9---|----9-7-9-7--|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|-9----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7-----------|-7----------|

Outro:
Played without a pick
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0-----0-3-0-|-0-----------|-7-----------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-------------|----9-7-9-7--|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|-9-------9\-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----------|-0-----------|-7-----------|-7----------|

e|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------9--7|--------9---|---------9--7|--------9---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------9------|-----9------|------9------|-----9------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-7\----------|------------|-7-----------|------------|

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