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Break Up To Make Up Tab by The Stylistics

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BREAK UP TO MAKE UP

As recorded by The Stylistics
(From the 1972 Album ROUND 2)

Words and Music by Thom Bell, Linda Creed & Kenneth Gamble

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Norman Harris - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Roland Chambers - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'


   Intro
    Q=82(8=s8)
    Amaj7       B/A         G#m7b5       C#7
   3/4
    Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
    H     e E   H     e E   H      e E   H     e E
||--4-----4---|-7-----7---|-7------7---|-4-----4---|
||o-5-----5---|-7-----7---|-7------7---|-6-----6---|
||--6-----6---|-8-----8---|-7------7---|-4-----4---|
||--7-----7---|-7-----7---|-6------6---|-6-----6---|
||o-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
||------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|

|   Gtrs II, III (Clean El. Gtr. & Strings)
|   Q  Q  Q     H.          Q  Q.    E   H.
||------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
||o-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
||--1---------|-----------|----4-------|-----------|
||-----4--2---|-4---------|-4--------4-|-3---------|
||o-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
||------------|-----------|------------|-----------|


                         1.
  F#m                     D#m7b5       G#7
  H     e E   H     e E   H     e  E   H     e E
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-2-----2----|-4-----4----||
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-2-----2----|-4-----4---o||
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-2-----2----|-5-----5----||
|-4-----4---|-4-----4---|-1-----1----|-4-----4----||
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------o||
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------||
|
| Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q     H    +E  E   H.
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------||
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------o||
|-2--1------|-----------|-1----(1)-2-|-1----------||
|-------4---|-2-----2---|------------|------------||
|-----------|----4------|------------|-----------o||
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------||


  2.
  A/B          G#7
  H     e  E   H     e E    H     e E
|------------|-4-----4---|--4-----4---||
|-2-----2----|-4-----4---|--4-----4---||
|-2-----2----|-5-----5---|--5-----5---||
|-2-----2----|-4-----4---|--4-----4---||
|-2-----2----|-----------|------------||
|------------|-----------|------------||
|
| H    +E  E   H.          +H.
|------------|-----------|------------||
|------------|-----------|------------||
|-1----(1)-2-|-1---------|-(1)--------||
|------------|-----------|------------||
|------------|-----------|------------||
|------------|-----------|------------||


   1st & 2nd Verses
    Amaj7      B    F#m   Amaj7      G#m
    H    e E   H    e E   H    e E   H    e E
||--4----4---|------2---|-4----4---|-4----4---|
||o-5----5---|-4----2---|-5----5---|-4----4---|
||--6----6---|-4----2---|-6----6---|-4----4---|
||--7----7---|-4----4---|-7----7---|-6----6---|
||o----------|-2--------|----------|----------|
||-----------|----------|----------|----------|


  Amaj7      E/G#       F#m        B
  H    e E   H    e E   H    e E   H    e E
|-4----4---|-4----4---|-2----2---|----------|
|-5----5---|-5----5---|-2----2---|-4----4---|
|-6----6---|-4----4---|-2----2---|-4----4---|
|-7----7---|-6----6---|-4----4---|-4----4---|
|----------|----------|----------|-2----2---|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|


  Amaj7      B    F#m   Amaj7      G#m
  H    e E   H    e E   H    e E   H    e E
|-4----4---|------2---|-4----4---|-4----4---|
|-5----5---|-4----2---|-5----5---|-4----4---|
|-6----6---|-4----2---|-6----6---|-4----4---|
|-7----7---|-4----4---|-7----7---|-6----6---|
|----------|-2--------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|


  Amaj7      E/G#       F#m        B
  H    e E   H    e E   H    e E   H    e E
|-4----4---|-4----4---|-2----2---|----------||
|-5----5---|-5----5---|-2----2---|-4----4---||
|-6----6---|-4----4---|-2----2---|-4----4---||
|-7----7---|-6----6---|-4----4---|-4----4---||
|----------|----------|----------|-2----2---||
|----------|----------|----------|----------||


 Chorus
  B/C#       E/B        F#m
  H    e E   H    e E   H    e E
|----------|----------|-2----2---|
|-4----4---|-5----5---|-2----2---|
|-4----4---|-4----4---|-2----2---|
|-4----4---|-2----2---|-4----4---|
|-4----4---|-2----2---|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|


              A/B         B7          Emaj7
  H     e E   H     e E   H     e E   H     e E
|-2-----2---|-----------|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-4-----4---|
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|
|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|
|-----------|-2-----2---|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q  Q  Q     H.          H.          H.
|-------4---|-2---------|-2---------|-4---------|
|----5--5---|-5---------|-4---------|-5---------|
|----6------|-----------|-----------|-4---------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|


  C#m         B/C#       E/B        F#m
  H     e E   H    e E   H    e E   H    e E
|-4-----4---|----------|----------|-2----2---|
|-5-----5---|-4----4---|-5----5---|-2----2---|
|-6-----6---|-4----4---|-4----4---|-2----2---|
|-6-----6---|-4----4---|-2----2---|-4----4---|
|-----------|-4----4---|-2----2---|----------|
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
|
| H.          W          W          W
|-4---------|----------|----------|----------|
|-5---------|----------|----------|----------|
|-6---------|----------|----------|----------|
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|


              A/B         B7          Emaj7
  H     e E   H     e E   H     e E   H     e E
|-2-----2---|-----------|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-4-----4---|
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|
|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|
|-----------|-2-----2---|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|
| Q  Q  Q     H.          H.          H.
|-------4---|-2---------|-2---------|-4---------|
|----5--5---|-5---------|-4---------|-5---------|
|----6------|-----------|-----------|-4---------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|


                            Interlude
  1.           2.
  C#m           C#m          Amaj7       B/A
  H     e E     H     e E    H     e E   H     e E
|-4-----4----||-4-----4---||-4-----4---|-7-----7---|
|-5-----5---o||-5-----5---||-5-----5---|-7-----7---|
|-6-----6----||-6-----6---||-6-----6---|-8-----8---|
|-6-----6----||-6-----6---||-7-----7---|-7-----7---|
|-----------o||-----------||-----------|-----------|
|------------||-----------||-----------|-----------|
|
|                         Gtrs II, III
| H.            H.           Q  Q  Q     H.
|-4----------||-4---------||-----------|-----------|
|-5---------o||-5---------||-----------|-----------|
|-6----------||-6---------||-1---------|-----------|
|------------||-----------||----4--2---|-4---------|
|-----------o||-----------||-----------|-----------|
|------------||-----------||-----------|-----------|


  G#m7b5       C#7         F#m
  H      e E   H     e E   H     e E
|-7------7---|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|
|-7------7---|-6-----6---|-2-----2---|
|-7------7---|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|
|-6------6---|-6-----6---|-4-----4---|
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|
| Q  Q.    E   H.          Q  Q  Q
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|----4-------|-----------|-2--1------|
|-4--------4-|-3---------|-------4---|
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|


              A/B          G#7
  H     e E   H     e  E   H     e E
|-2-----2---|------------|-4-----4---||
|-2-----2---|-2-----2----|-4-----4---||
|-2-----2---|-2-----2----|-5-----5---||
|-4-----4---|-2-----2----|-4-----4---||
|-----------|-2-----2----|-----------||
|-----------|------------|-----------||
|
| Q  Q  Q     H    +E  E   H.
|-----------|------------|-----------||
|-----------|------------|-----------||
|-----------|-1----(1)-2-|-1---------||
|-2-----2---|------------|-----------||
|----4------|------------|-----------||
|-----------|------------|-----------||


 Out-Chorus
  B/C#       E/B        F#m
  H    e E   H    e E   H    e E   H     e E
|----------|----------|-2----2---|-2-----2---|
|-4----4---|-5----5---|-2----2---|-2-----2---|
|-4----4---|-4----4---|-2----2---|-2-----2---|
|-4----4---|-2----2---|-4----4---|-4-----4---|
|-4----4---|-2----2---|----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| W          W          W          Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|----------|-------4---|
|----------|----------|----------|----5--5---|
|----------|----------|----------|----6------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|


  A/B         B7          Emaj7       C#m
  H     e E   H     e E   H     e E   H     e E
|-----------|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-4-----4---|
|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-4-----4---|-5-----5---|
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-6-----6---|
|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|-6-----6---|
|-2-----2---|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|
| H.          H.          H.          H.
|-2---------|-2---------|-4---------|-4---------|
|-5---------|-4---------|-5---------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-4---------|-6---------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|


  B/C#       E/B        F#m
  H    e E   H    e E   H    e E   H     e E
|----------|----------|-2----2---|-2-----2---|
|-4----4---|-5----5---|-2----2---|-2-----2---|
|-4----4---|-4----4---|-2----2---|-2-----2---|
|-4----4---|-2----2---|-4----4---|-4-----4---|
|-4----4---|-2----2---|----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|
| W          W          W          Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|----------|-------4---|
|----------|----------|----------|----5--5---|
|----------|----------|----------|----6------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|


  A/B         B7          Emaj7       C#m
  H     e E   H     e E   H     e E   H     e E
|-----------|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-4-----4---*|
|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-4-----4---|-5-----5---*|
|-2-----2---|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-6-----6---*|
|-2-----2---|-4-----4---|-2-----2---|-6-----6---*|
|-2-----2---|-----------|-----------|-----------*|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------*|
|
| H.          H.          H.          H.
|-2---------|-2---------|-4---------|-4---------*|
|-5---------|-4---------|-5---------|-5---------*|
|-----------|-----------|-4---------|-6---------*|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------*|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------*|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------*|


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

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths




Tell me whats wrong with you now
Tell me why I
Never seem to make ya happy
Though heaven knows I've tried
What does it take to please you
Tell me just how
I can satisfy ya woman your drivin me wild

Chorus
Break up to make up that's all we do
First you love me, then you hate me
That's a game for fools
Break up to make up that's all we do
First you love me, then you hate me
That's a game for fools

When I come home for working
Your on the phone
Talkin' bout how bad I treat ya
Now tell me I'm wrong
You say it's me and always
I say its you
We have got to get together or baby we're through

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