Break Like The Wind Tab by Spın̈al Tap

Break Like The Wind tab by Spın̈al Tap

Guitar Tab

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			 BREAK LIKE THE WIND - Spinal Tap
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: beadhangingOne
Email: this_isnot_here@yahoo.com
Submitted to GTE by: Linda

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nigel'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave'


 4/4

  E E E Q   E Q    Q.   E H
|-----7-9-------|-------------|
|-7-9------------|-------------|
|-----------5-7--|-3----0-5----|
|----------------|-------------|

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Here's the bassline you hear throughout the sing

 4/4

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E 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  Q
|------------|---------|------|------------------|
|------------|---------|------|------------------|
|-10---------|-9-------|------|------------------|
|-10---------|-9-------|-3----|-5-----9--5--7----|
|--8---------|-7-------|-3----|-5-----7--3--5----|
|--8---------|-0-------|-1----|-3----------------|


  H.      +E  E   +Q.   E Q.   E    H.      +E  E   +Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-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  S  S  S  S  E   S  S  S  S  E
|--------------------------------------------|
|-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   E  Q  E Q   E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|-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  E
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|-5h6p5-3-5------5h6p5---5h6p5-|---5--5-6s8-10-12----|
|----------------------7-------|-7-------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|



                     |-3-|                |-3-|
  E Q  S S S Q..     Q Q Q E E E E   H    Q Q Q   H.      E  E
|------------------|---------------|------------|--------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  S S E Q.  E  E
|-17---17-----------|-----(17)-----------|----------------|--------------------|-use
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|pinch
|-------------------|--------------------|------5---------|---------5-7b9-7--5-|harmonics
|-------------------|--------------------|-5--7-----------|-----5-7------------|where
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|necessary.
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  H.         +E  E   +Q.       E Q.   E   H.         E E   +Q.     E Q.     E
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--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 Q     E      +E     E      S S S E E  Q  E
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------10p9p7--------------|
|-4---4--2-4-7-----9b11-|-(9)b11-9pb11--------9-9--7--9b11-|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| H.           +E  E      +Q.                 E Q.    E
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9---------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9----------------5----|-(5)-----------------5s7-----7----|
|-7------------(7)-3----|-(3)-----------------3s5-----5----|


  E  E Q     E     E  E  E    E  E E E  E  E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-7--7---------------------|---------------------|
|------9b11--9pb11r7-------|-----7-9-9S11--9-7---|
|---------------------9--7-|--9----------------9-|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H.                 +E  E   +Q.     E  Q.     E
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-9------------------------|---------------------|
|-9----------------------5-|-(5)-----5s=7------7-|
|-7------------------(7)-3-|-(3)-----3s=5------5-|


   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   H.     Q           +H       Q.   E    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  E    +Q.   E  Q.   E    H.             +E   E
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--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  Q.                                 E
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(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 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 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  S S E E S S E  E  S S    E   S S E   S S E   S  S  E   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  E     +Q.          E   Q.            E
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------3---|-(3)----------3s==5-------------5---|
|-5----------------(5)-1---|-(1)----------1s==3-------------3---|


  S S S S E E S S S S E E    S  S S S E E S S S S E 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 E   +Q.         E Q.        E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---------------------3-|-(3)---------3s5---------5------|
|-5-------------------5-1-|-(1)---------1s3---------3------|


                                                                   |-3--|
  S S S S S S Q  S S  E    S S    E    S S S S S S   E  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    E     +Q.           E     Q.            E
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-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     S   S  E         E   E  E    S   S  E  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      E        +Q.       E  Q.        E
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--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    E   +Q.     E  Q.      E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--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     E   +Q.            E     Q.            E
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------------2-|-(2)------------2s====4-------------4-------|
|-4--------------(4)----0-|-(0)------------0s====2-------------2-------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


                                      |--3--|
   Q.  S  S  S  S  Q  S   S    E   E  S  S  S   E  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   E   +Q.        E  Q.       E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--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   E  S  S  S   E  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            E   +Q.        E  Q.        E
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--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  E   +Q.       E     Q.         E
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-10----------------|------------------------------|
|-10--------------6-|-(6)-------6s====8----------8-|
|--8----------(8)-4-|-(4)-------4s====6----------6-|
|-------------------|------------------------------|


   Q.       E       Q       Q              Q        Q Q    Q
|-16tr18---15tr18--15tr17--13tr16-------|-16tr18---16------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------18b20---|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------x----------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|  H.                             +E  E   +Q.       E Q.        E
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10----------------------------------6-|-(6)-------6s8---------8-|
|--8------------------------------(8)-4-|-(4)-------4s6---------6-|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|


             |--3--|
   +Q.       S  S  S  E     S  S      Q         E     S  E.    Q         Q      E
|-----------15-------------15----------------|-------15------------------------20pb22r|
|-(18)b20------18-15-18b20----18b20--18b20---|-18b20----18b20-18b20-----18b20---------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
|   H.                               +E    E   +Q.             E     Q.         E
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--12----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------8-|-(8)-------------8s===10---------10-----|
|--10-------------------------------(10)---6-|-(6)-------------6s====8----------8-----|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


   |------3------|
   E      E      E      H       Q              +Q       H.
|-20pb22r20pb22r20pb22r20pb22r=22b25--------|-(22)b25---------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------x----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------x----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------x----|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|
|  H.                                 +E  E    +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  E    +Q.    E     Q.       E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---7-----------------|--------------------------|
|---7---------------3-|--(3)----3s====5--------5-|
|---5-----------(5)-1-|--(1)----1s====3--------3-|


 ~~~~~~
    Q.   E  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  E   +Q.           E  Q.                E
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---7----------------3-|-(3)-----------3s=5-----------------5--------|
|---5-------------5--1-|-(1)-----------1s=3-----------------3--------|


   ~~~
   H.    +E    E       Q        E     E  Q   Q
|-(7)----(7)--(7)---|-(9)pb10r=(7)---(5)---------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------6b7r4---|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|
|  H.         +E  E   +Q.          E  Q.       E
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|--9----------------|----------------------------|
|--9--------------5-|-(5)----------5s=7--------7-|
|--7----------(7)-3-|-(3)----------3s=5--------5-|


                        4/
  ~~~~
  W                     W
|-5---------------|-------------------|
|-8b10------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----0-------------|
|
| H.        +E  E   +Q.      E Q.   E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-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
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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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