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Stop Breathin - Pavement
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Tabbed by: Ken Wolkin
Email: kewolkin@vassar.edu


Tuning: Down a half step


Chords:

      E1      E2
e|------------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------|
B|----9-------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------|
G|----9-------8-------4----------2----------1-----------------------------------|
D|----6-------9-------6----------4----------2-----------------------------------|
A|----7-------9-------6----------4----------2-----------------------------------|
E|----0-------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
E1 --- I play this as the first E in the chorus
E2 --- and this for the rest


For the verses, there are a number of structures you can use to play each of the parts.
This is just the first way I figured it out, and the way I have played it since.
You can change it as you see fit, perhaps by playing the first two parts as Open E and E minor.


Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
G|-------------8-------------------4---------------4-----4-------------------|
D|-------6--9-----9--6-------2--5-----5--2------4-----------4----------------|
A|----7-------------------2-------------------2------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------0--------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------8b9-------------------|
G|--------------4---------------6-----6--------------------------------------|
D|--------4--7-----7--4----4h7-----------7-------6----------9--6-------------|
A|----/6--------------------------------------7-----7------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|
B|-------------8b9------------------------------------------2----------------|
G|-----------------------------------9----------------4--------4-------------|
D|-------6----------9--6-------6--9-----9--6-------4-------------------------|
A|----7-----7---------------7-------------------2----------------------------|
E|----0---------------------0------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------4--------------------------------------8b9-------------------|
G|-----------4-----4------------6-----6--------------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4----4h7-----------7-------6----------9--6-------------|
A|----/6--------------------------------------7-----7------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------8b9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------6----------9--6-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----7-----7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----o----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

E1                    E2
   Stop Breathin       Stop Breathin      Breathin for me now

E
Write it on a postcard      Dad they broke me     Dad they broke me

(E
   Stop Breathin       Stop Breathin      Breathin for me now

E
Write it on a postcard      Dad they broke me     Dad they broke me


Outro(?):

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
D|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|  x 2
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0----|
G|---(4)----------------------2---2---2---2---2---2------|
D|----4---4---4---4---4---4------------------------------|
A|---(2)-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat dat


Then:

e|-------------------------             e|-------------------------|
B|-------13----13----13----             B|-------13----13----13----|
G|-------------------------             G|-------------------------|
D|---/14----14----14-------  x 4        D|----16----16----16-------|  x 4
A|-------------------------             A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------             E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----11---11---11---------|
D|-------9----9----9-------|  x 4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------             e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------             B|-------------------------|
G|--------11----11----11---             G|-------14----14----14----|
D|----/12----12----12------  x 4        D|----13----13----13-------|  x 4
A|-------------------------             A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------             E|-------------------------|

Repeat dat (just the two sections immediately above this)

Then:

e|-------------------------             e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------             B|-------14----14----14----15----15----15---|
G|-------11----11----11----             G|----11----------------11------------------|
D|----12----12----12-------  x 2        D|----12----12----12----12----12----12------|
A|-------------------------             A|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------             E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------             e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------             B|-------14----14----14----15----15----15---|
G|-------14----14----14----             G|----14----------------14------------------|
D|----13----13----13-------  x 2        D|----13----13----13----13----13----13------|
A|-------------------------             A|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------             E|------------------------------------------|

Repeat the above four sections


Then:

e|--------------------               e|----------------------|
B|--------------------               B|----------------------|
G|----11-11-11-11-11--               G|----11----11----11----|
D|----12-12-12-12-12--  x 3          D|----12----12----12----|
A|----14-14-14-14-14--               A|----14----14----14----|
E|--------------------               E|----------------------|


e|--------------------               e|----------------------|
B|--------------------               B|----------------------|
G|----14-14-14-14-14--               G|----14----14----14----|
D|----13-13-13-13-13--  x 3          D|----13----13----13----|
A|----12-12-12-12-12--               A|----12----12----12----|
E|--------------------               E|----------------------|

Repeat the above four sections


Then play this (roughly):

e|----10----10----10-------            e|----12----12----12-------|
B|-------------------------            B|-------------------------|
G|-------11----11----11----            G|-------13----13----13----|
D|-------------------------  x 4       D|-------------------------|  x 4
A|-------------------------            A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------            E|-------------------------|

e|----12----12----12-------            e|----14----14----14-------|
B|-------------------------            B|-------------------------|
G|-------14----14----14----            G|-------16----16----16----|
D|-------------------------  x 4       D|-------------------------|  x 4
A|-------------------------            A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------            E|-------------------------|

Slowly bend and release both notes as you play this next part:

e|----15----15----15-------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------18----18----18----|
D|-------------------------|  x 4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|--------------------               e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------               B|--------------------------------|
G|----11-11-11-11-11--               G|----11----11----11----14----13\-|
D|----12-12-12-12-12--  x 3          D|----12----12----12----13--------|
A|----14-14-14-14-14--               A|----14----14----14----12--------|
E|--------------------               E|--------------------------------|

************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
|

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