Tabs
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BREAK LIKE THE WIND - Spinal Tap
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Tabbed by: beadhangingOne
Email: [email protected]
Submitted to GTE by: Linda
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Nigel'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Dave'
4/4
E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE Q Q. E MajorE H
|-----7-9-------|-------------|
|-7-9------------|-------------|
|-----------5-7--|-3----0-5----|
|----------------|-------------|
Here's the bassline you hear throughout the sing
4/4
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|------------------|
Guitars come in on the first chorus.
Gtr I
W W W Q. Q E MajorE Q
|------------|---------|------|------------------|
|------------|---------|------|------------------|
|-10---------|-9-------|------|------------------|
|-10---------|-9-------|-3----|-5-----9--5--7----|
|--8---------|-7-------|-3----|-5-----7--3--5----|
|--8---------|-0-------|-1----|-3----------------|
H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-7-------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-7-----------3-|-(3)---3s5----5--|-7-----------3-|-(3)---3s5----5----|
|-5-------(5)-1-|-(1)---1s3----3--|-5-------(5)-1-|-(1)---1s3----3----|
~~
S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------|
|-17p15----17p15-----------------------------|
|-------16-------16p14-----16p14-------------|
|----------------------14--------16p14-------|
|--------------------------------------14----|
|--------------------------------------------|
^^^Here's that clean lick you hear during the verses. Below is the "flamenco solo".
|-3-|
S S H. E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE
|---------------|-------------------|
|-5-3-5---------|---/5--6-8--10-8-6-|
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S Q. Q S S S S S S S S E. Q Q Q E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|-5h6p5-3-5------5h6p5---5h6p5-|---5--5-6s8-10-12----|
|----------------------7-------|-7-------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E MajorE Q S S S Q.. Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E H Q Q Q H. E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------|---------------|------------|--------17-16---|
|-8-6--6-5---------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|----------6-7-----|-5-7-9-5-4-5-7-|-4----5-7-5-|-4--------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-|
| H Q Q Q W
|------------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-2----3-5-3-|-2--------------|
|------------------|---------------|-2----3-5-3-|-2--------------|
|------------------|---------------|-0----1-3-1-|-0--------------|
~~~ ~~
Q H. +H a Q H. E MajorE S S E MajorE Q. E MajorE E MajorE
|-17---17-----------|-----(17)-----------|----------------|--------------------|-use
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|pinch
|-------------------|--------------------|------5---------|---------5-7b9-7--5-|harmonics
|-------------------|--------------------|-5--7-----------|-----5-7------------|where
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|necessary.
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE H. E MajorE E +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--7----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--7--------------3-|-(3)-------3s5----5-|-7------------3-|-(3)-----3s5------5-|
|--5----------(5)-1-|-(1)-------1s3----3-|-5----------5-1-|-(1)-----1s3------3-|
|-3-|
Q E. S E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE S S S E MajorE E Q E MajorE
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------10p9p7--------------|
|-4---4--2-4-7-----9b11-|-(9)b11-9pb11--------9-9--7--9b11-|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9---------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9----------------5----|-(5)-----------------5s7-----7----|
|-7------------(7)-3----|-(3)-----------------3s5-----5----|
E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-7--7---------------------|---------------------|
|------9b11--9pb11r7-------|-----7-9-9S11--9-7---|
|---------------------9--7-|--9----------------9-|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-9------------------------|---------------------|
|-9----------------------5-|-(5)-----5s=7------7-|
|-7------------------(7)-3-|-(3)-----3s=5------5-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. Q +H Q. E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|------------------|-----------------10--12-14-13-11-8-9-12-13-14-|
|------------------|------------------|---------9-11-12------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----8-9--------------------------------------|
|-11-----11--------|-(11)-----11----9-|-11-------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------| (random tremolo picking)
H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE H. +E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--6---------------|------------------|--6-------------------------------------------|
|--6-------------2-|--(2)---2s=4----4-|--6-------------------2-----------------------|
|--4---------(4)-0-|--(0)---0s=2----2-|--4--------------(4)--0-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
TP
|-----5------| |-----5------| |----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
|-16--16-13-12-12-15-11--14-14-10-13-13-12-9-11--10s19--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)--------------2s=4----------------------------------4----|
|-(0)--------------0s=2----------------------------------2----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|--------------|---------------------11-12-14-15-15b17-|
|--------------|-----------------6-9-------------------|
|--------------|--4--5-7-4-5-7-8-----------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q E MajorE Q +W
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|-8----4--6-6--|-(6)-----------------------------------|
|-8----4--6-6--|-(6)-----------------------------------|
|-6----2--4-4--|-(4)-----------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
More random tremolo picking
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S Q..
|--------------|-----------------------12-14-16-18b20-|
|--------------|-12--13-12-13-12----12----------------|
|--------------|-----------------14-------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q E MajorE Q +W
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|-6----2--4-4--|-(4)----------------------------------|
|-6----2--4-4--|-(4)----------------------------------|
|-4----0--2-2--|-(2)----------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
Play verse and chorus again before going to next solos.
E MajorE S S E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S
|--------------------------|------------------------(5)---------|
|-5--------5--------5------|--7b8r================5-------------|
|-5--------5--------5------|--7b8r5h7-7b9r5---7b9-------7b9r5---|
|----7-7-7---7-7-7-----7-7-|----------------7-----------------7-|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------3---|-(3)----------3s==5-------------5---|
|-5----------------(5)-1---|-(1)----------1s==3-------------3---|
S S S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE E S S S S E MajorE S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------5-5---------5-5-|-----------5-5---------5--------|
|---------5-5---------5-5-|-----------5-5---------5--------|
|-7p5---5-----7p5---5-----|--7p=5---5-----7p5---5---7-5----|
|-----7-----------7-------|-------7-----------7------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H. E MajorE E +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---------------------3-|-(3)---------3s5---------5------|
|-5-------------------5-1-|-(1)---------1s3---------3------|
|-3--|
S S S S S S Q S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S S
|----------------------------7-|------------------------------------------|
|-------------7------------7---|------------------------9----10----9-10-9-|
|-------------7--9-7--9b11-----|--9b11r7---9p7-----/11----11----11--------|
|-7h9-9-9-9-9------------------|---------9-----9p7------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-9----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------5---|-(5)-----------5s====7-------------7------|
|-7------------------(7)---3---|-(3)-----------3s====5-------------5------|
|--3--| |--3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE H
|-------10----12----10-12-10----10-12b14r10-----14b16.5-|-14--13-12---12--13-0-17-------|
|-10S12----12----12----------12--------------12---------|-----------------------17b19----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--9---------------------------------------------5------|-(5)-------5s=7---------7-------|
|--7-------------------------------------(7)-----3------|-(3)-------3s=5---------5-------|
|-3--| |---3----| |-3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------12---|
|----------------------|---------------9------|
|------------------9---|-----8-9---11---------|
|----------------------|-11-------------------|
|-----6-7-9-11---------|----------------------|
|-/9-------------------|----------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--6-------------------|----------------------|
|--6-----------------2-|-(2)-----2s=4-------4-|
|--4-----------(4)---0-|-(0)-----0s=2-------2-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--3---| |----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S E. S E. S
|-9--11-12-14-16-----19---|-19b21r16-19b21r==16-19b21r16-19b21r==16----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------------2-|-(2)------------2s====4-------------4-------|
|-4--------------(4)----0-|-(0)------------0s====2-------------2-------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
Q. S S S S Q S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S E MajorE H
|-----------11-10-11-11--13-|-14--13-11-13-11--10-11---| -this is harmonized,
|-----------11-10-11-11--13-|-14--13-11-13-11--10-11---| I wrote both parts
|-----10-11-----------------|--------------------------| in one line
|-13------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--8------------------------|--------------------------|
|--8----------------------4-|-(4)--------4s=6--------6-|
|--6-----------------(6)--2-|-(2)--------2s=4--------4-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--3--|
Q. S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE S S S E MajorE H
|-18--16-15-16-15--------------------|----------------------------|
|-19--16-15-16-15-16-15--16-15-------|----------------------------|
|-20--------------15-14--15-14-15-13-|-15--13-11-13-11--10--------|
|------------------------------16-15-|-16--15-13-15-13--11-13----|
|------------------------------------|---------------------13----|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--8---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--8-------------------------------4-|-(4)--------4s=6---------6--|
|--6-----------------(6)-----------2-|-(2)--------2s=4---------4--|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
W H Q Q
|-20tr21------------|-20tr21---19tr20----18tr19----| -Use the edge of your
|-------------------|------------------------------| pick to trill
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-10----------------|------------------------------|
|-10--------------6-|-(6)-------6s====8----------8-|
|--8----------(8)-4-|-(4)-------4s====6----------6-|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-16tr18---15tr18--15tr17--13tr16-------|-16tr18---16------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------18b20---|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------x----------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10----------------------------------6-|-(6)-------6s8---------8-|
|--8------------------------------(8)-4-|-(4)-------4s6---------6-|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3--|
+Q. S S S E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S E. Q Q E MajorE
|-----------15-------------15----------------|-------15------------------------20pb22r|
|-(18)b20------18-15-18b20----18b20--18b20---|-18b20----18b20-18b20-----18b20---------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--12----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------8-|-(8)-------------8s===10---------10-----|
|--10-------------------------------(10)---6-|-(6)-------------6s====8----------8-----|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------3------|
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H Q +Q H.
|-20pb22r20pb22r20pb22r20pb22r=22b25--------|-(22)b25---------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------x----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------x----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------x----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q.
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-12----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-12--------------------------------------8-|--(8)------------|
|-10---------------------------------(10)-6-|--(6)------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
H H H Q Q
|-(15)---(17)---------|-(17)---------------------| -the notes I put in
|---------------------|--------18pb20r===(17)----| parentheses here
|---------------------|--------------------------| represent what I
|---------------------|--------------------------| *think* is some sort
|---------------------|--------------------------| of octave fuzz.
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---7-----------------|--------------------------|
|---7---------------3-|--(3)----3s====5--------5-|
|---5-----------(5)-1-|--(1)----1s====3--------3-|
~~~~~~
Q. E MajorE Q. S S Q E. S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-20b22-20--17-15-17--12-17---------12----12--|
|-(17)--15-13----15-13-|------------------------------13b------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------14-----|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------3-|-(3)-----------3s=5-----------------5--------|
|---5-------------5--1-|-(1)-----------1s=3-----------------3--------|
~~~
H. +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q Q
|-(7)----(7)--(7)---|-(9)pb10r=(7)---(5)---------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------6b7r4---|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|--9----------------|----------------------------|
|--9--------------5-|-(5)----------5s=7--------7-|
|--7----------(7)-3-|-(3)----------3s=5--------5-|
4/
~~~~
W W
|-5---------------|-------------------|
|-8b10------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----0-------------|
|
| H. +E MajorE E MajorE +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9---------------|-------------------|
|-9-------------5-|-(5)------5s7----7-|
|-7---------(7)-3-|-(3)------3s5----5-|
The ending is a bunch of licks and such spliced together, can't really make
it out lol. It ends on C.
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
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