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Breadfan Tab by Metallica

Breadfan tab by Metallica

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Normal tuning - E A D G B e

Riff A - 8x                                      8th time play Fill 1
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--7-|-5h7--7--5^7--7--7--5------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------7--5--3~-0|

Fill 1                              PM PM
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--5h7--7--5^7--7--7--5------------------|
|------------------------7--5--3~--3--2--|
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1st Verse
Riff B
   PM    PM------|     PM------|     PM------|    PM  PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.-2--2--0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2----0---0---0---0---0---0-0--1-.|
|--2--2--0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2----0---0---0---0---0---0-0--1--|
|--0--0----------0-------------0-------------0--------------------------------|

   PM    PM------|        PM--|        PM--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.-2--2--0-2-2-0-2----0---2-0-2----0---2-0-2-------5-----0----0----0---0-0-1-.|
|--2--2--0-2-2-0-2----0---2-0-2----0---2-0-2---5h7---7\5-0----0----0---0-0-1--|
|--0--0----------0------------0------------0----------------------------------|

Between verses 1 & 2 play Riff A 4x
2nd Verse - play Riff B

I’m working on the solo - here’s the rhythm underlying it:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------1--2----------------------------------0--1--|
|--2------------------------------1--2----------------------------------0--1--|
|--0---------------------------------0----------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-------------1--2-------------1--2------1--2--------------------------|
|--2-------------1--2-------------1--2------1--2------4--4/5---5---5---5--|
|--0----------------0----------------0---------0------2--2/3---3---3---3--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--|
|--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--|
|--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--|

Riff C
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--7------5------7------5---7---5--|
|--5------3------5------3---5---3--|

Riff D
e |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |------5-------------3--------------------------------------|
A |--5h7---7\------3h5---5\----------7-------------2----------|
E |------------------------------5h7---7\------0h2---2-3---4--|

then play Riff C again and follow it with a fading E5

Interlude - Acoustic

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|------7---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|------7---------------------------------|-5--------------------------------6-|
|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------6-|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|---------------0------------------------|-------------------0----------------|
|------------3------3--------------------|------------0--3-------3p0--0-------|
|---------0-------------0----------------|------------------------------------|
|------5--------------------5------------|---------2--------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|------2-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------1-|-0--------------------------------1-|

e |--------------------0------------------|
B |-------------0--3-------3p0--0---------|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |----------2----------------------------|
A |-------2-------------------------------|
E |--0---------------------------------1--|

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|------7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------6-|
|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|---------------0------------------------|-------------------0----------------|
|------------3------3--------------------|------------0--3-------3p0--0-------|
|---------0-------------0----------------|------------------------------------|
|------5--------------------5------------|---------2--------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|------2-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------1-|-0--------------------------------1-|

5x - 2nd through 5th play with Riff E
e |--------------------0------------------|
B |-------------0--3-------3p0--0---------|
G |.-------------------------------------.|
D |.---------2---------------------------.|
A |-------2-------------------------------|
E |--0---------------------------------1--|

Riff E - Distortion
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------/5--5--5--5---4---2------------|-------/5--5--5--5---4---5------------|
|-------/7--7--7--7---5---2------------|-------/7--7--7--7---5---7------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------/4--4--4--4--5p4--4------------|-------/4--4--4--4---2---4------------|
|-------/5--5--5--5-------5------------|-------/5--5--5--5---4---5------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

then play:
E5 palm muted 10x and open 2x
Riff C
Riff A 4x w/ Fill 2 on the fourth time ’round

Fill 2
    PM-----------------------|
e |----------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------|
D |--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2----2----|
A |--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2----2----|
E |--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0----|

3rd Verse - Riff B

Riff A 4x
E5 - let ring
Fill 2 - all palm muted

Closing Riff
e |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
G |--------------------------|
D |--4/5--5--4/5--5--4/5--2--|
A |--5/7--7--5/7--7--5/7--2--|
E |-----------------------0--|



📖 Lyrics 📖
First Verse
Breadfan, open up your mind.....
Open up your bones, never....
Breadfan, take it all .....
Gotta make a mint, .....
Breadfan, you got it .....
Gonna lose it in the ......
Seagull, give it all away.....
Stay a ghost, stay ......

Second Verse
Loser, give it all .....
With the man with all ...
Come on, keep it on the .....
On the top if you’re .......
Breadfan, you got it .....
Gonna lose it in the .....
Seagull, give it all .....
Stay a ghost, stay .....

Third Verse
Breadfan, open up your .....
Open up your bones, never......
Breadfan, take it all away......
Gotta make a mint........
Breadfan, you got it .....
Gonna lose it in the ......
Seagull, give it all away, ......

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