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Break Away Tabs by Staind

Break Away tab by Staind

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  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: C#m

Intro & Clean

🤘 Verse :
  Repeat until Prechorus

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0---------0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|


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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12/14--14---|
Db|-0---------0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0---------0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9---------7------7---------|
Db|-0-----0---0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|





Verse 1 Dist Rhythm:
  Starts at 0:26
PM all notes

  1    2    3    4     1    2    3    4
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
Db|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|



Pre🤘 Chorus:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|-7-------------7-----------------|
Ab|-3---3---3---3-3---5-5---5-------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
Db|---------------------------------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
                     PM*******   PM*********

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|-7-------------7-----------------|
Ab|-3---3---3---3-3---5-5---5-------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
Db|---------------------------------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
                     PM*******   PM*********

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5--5\4------4---4---|
Db|-5---5---5---5--5\4------4---4---|
Ab|-3---3---3---3--3\2------2---2---|
Db|---------------------------------|



Chorus Riff:
  repeat throughout Chorus
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7---7---7---7-7-----------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---7---7---7-7-----0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
Ab|-5---5---5---5-5-----0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
Db|---------------------0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
            PM*******


Verse 2 Riff:

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12/14--14---|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9---------7------7---------|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|



Pre🤘 Chorus 2:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|-7-------------7-----------------|
Ab|-3---3---3---3-3---5-5---5-------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
Db|---------------------------------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
                     PM*******   PM*********

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5-5---7-7---7-------|-7-------------7-----------------|
Ab|-3---3---3---3-3---5-5---5-------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
Db|---------------------------------|-5---0---0---0-5---0-0---0---0---|
                     PM*******   PM*********

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5---5---5--5\4------4---4---|
Db|-5---5---5---5--5\4------4---4---|
Ab|-3---3---3---3--3\2------2---2---|
Db|---------------------------------|



Chorus 2 Riff:
  repeat throughout Chorus
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7---7---7---7-7-----------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---7---7---7-7-----0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
Ab|-5---5---5---5-5-----0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
Db|---------------------0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
            PM*******



🤘 Bridge 1:
  play 2x

Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-10\8---8---8~---------------------|
Gb|-7/9--10/12--12~~----9/10-10~~\9-|---------------------9/10-10---9---|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-7/9--10/12--12~~----9/10-10~~\9-|-7~~~---------------------7~-------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



Second Bridge Overlap Part:

  use octave effect
Eb|-5---------------5---------------|-6-------6-------5---------------|
Bb|-----5---6---5-------5---6---5---|-----6-------6-------5---6---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Last Chorus Riff:

  repeat throughout Chorus until 3:28
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7---7---7---7-7-----------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---7---7---7-7-----0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
Ab|-5---5---5---5-5-----0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
Db|---------------------0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8-8-8-7-7---7---7---|
            PM*******



Chorus Ending:
  Chorus repeats 2x more in background

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12/14--14---|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9---------7------7---------|
Db|-0-----0-----------------0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|



Outro Lead 1:

  play and fade out
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0---------0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12/14--14---|
Db|-0---------0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9--------12----12\10--10p9-|
Db|-0---------0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10--10----10p9--9---------7------7---------|
Db|-0-----0---0-------0-----0------0-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|



Outro Lead 2:

  use octave effect, comes in as Lead 1 fades out
Eb|-5---------------5---------------|-6-------6-------5---------------|
Bb|-----5---6---5-------5---6---5---|-----6-------6-------5---6---5---|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



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

| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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

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