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Guns N Roses - Breakdown Tab
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From: "frederic briere" 
Subject: g/guns_n_roses/breakdown.tab
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:16:21 -0500

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Album: Use your Illusion II
Tabbed by: Frederic briere ilie_cobra@hotmail.com


h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide
~ - vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy dampin"



Breakdown is a very simple song. I didn't put too much detail. It is quite 
easy.Enjoy.

The first part is maybe a mix of guitar and whistle.

   D                                     G
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B-----------10~---10-12------------------------------------ 
G--7-7-9/11-------------11/9-7~---9-7----------------------  
D-------------------------------------/7-9~---------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


                          A             G              A
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------10--------12-10-----10---10-12------ 
G---7-9-9b-9-7-9-9b-9b----9r~----------/11------------/11-- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------



                  F#         G                       A
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------------------------------------10------- 
G---9~----7-9-/11-9-9-9-9-7------------7---7/9/11----9----- 
D---------------------------9~-----7h9---9----------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

         D
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B------7--------------------------------------------------- 
G---9----7~------------------------------------------------ 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 1 Chords: D C Bm A



    D             C             Bm         A

E---10r~----12rp10-12~------12b-10~------------------------ 
B--------------------------------------12r-10~------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


       G  G/F# G/B  D

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B------7b---7---5---3~------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


Riff B

    D      C        Bm       A

E---2------------------------0----------------------------- 
B---3------1--------3--------2----------------------------- 
G---2------0--------4--------2----------------------------- 
D---0------2--------4--------2----------------------------- 
A-------2--3----5---2----3---0----------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------



Repeat riff B twice




Then Riff C

    G    G/F#   G/B     D

E---3-----3------3------2---------------------------------- 
B---3-----3------3------3---------------------------------- 
G---0-----0------0------2---------------------------------- 
D---0-----0------0------0---------------------------------- 
A---2-----0------2-----------------------------------------  
E---3-----2------0-----------------------------------------

Repear twice riff D:


    D

E-------3-------3--------5-5-------2--------2-------------- 
B-----3---3---3---3-3/5----------3---3----3---3------------ 
G---2-------2------------------2--------2-------2---------- 
D---0-------0------------------0--------0-------0---------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 2 and 3 progress: D A G D G A F# G A D

D                          A

Just like children hiding... What's going on outside

G                            D

Sometimes we're so far off...  We'll get taken for a ride

G                      A

By a parlor trick or a word of wit

F#                 G                      G

A Hidden hand up a sleeve to think that...

G                      A

...Is so little hard to believe... But everybody darlin...

A                             D

Sometimes bites the hand that feeds

G

Chorus: D G D G A

Solo 1:

E--------10--------10-----10----------------10----12b------ 
B----13b----10-13b----13b----13b-13b-----13----13---------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----12-10-12----10-12-12brp10-12~-------10-12-13b-13-12-- 
B--------------13------------------------------------------ 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-----13--10-----10-----12----10h12p10----10--------------- 
B------------13b-----------13----------13----13b~---------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------10-13-15-15br-13-15-13-15b~--15rp13-15-15brp13----- 
B----13---------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E------15----13---17b~-------------17---------------------- 
B---15----15------------17b-15-17b----17r-15------15-18---- 
G----------------------------------------------16---------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------10-------10------- 
B----17h18p17p15-17-18-15~-----13-10-13b----13p10----13p10- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----10----------------------10---------------------------- 
B-------10h13p10----10----------10h13p10----10-----10------ 
G----------------12----12b---------------12----12b--------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B-----------------------------10/-------------------------- 
G---12b-12brp10-12~-----12----10/-------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B----12~---10h12---10b---10b---7~-------------------------- 
G----12~---10h12---10b---10b---7~-------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


Riff B 4 times

Here's lead guitar during verse

     D             C          Bm            A

E----10~---12brp10-12~----12b-10~-------17b-17~---17b------ 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


Then Repeat: D A G D G A F# G A D   then G

Then chorus: D G A D G A

On second time, lead plays this cool rythmm

     D           G                       A
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A----5-3-5-3-5p3----------------------------------3b------- 
E----------------5-4-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-3-5-3-5~-3----5-----



Then solo 2:

Repeat this line for a while...

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------10-10-----10-10-----10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-- 
G---12b-------12b-------12b----12b-------12b-------12b----- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---12brp10----10~-------------10----10br------------------ 
D-----------12-----12-12----12----12------12-12~----------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------15---15-15-18b-18b-- 
G----------------------------------/16----16-16------------ 
D-----12-10-10/9-9/7-7/5-5/3-3~---------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------20--------------20b-22------22--------22--------- 
B-----20b----20rp18----18-------20b~~~~-20b~~~~----20b~~~-- 
G-------------------19------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B----18----18h20--/18-18-18-------------------------------- 
G-------19-------------------19-17-19-19-17----17~--------- 
D-------------------------------------------19------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B------10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13p12p10----------- 
G---12-------------------------------------------12-------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------13-12h13p12p10---- 
B----10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13p12p10---------------------- 
G-------------------------------------12------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E------12----10h12p10----10-------10-----------10------10-- 
B---13----13----------13----13b------------13b-----13b----- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B------10h13p10----10h13p10----13-13~-10-13~-------10-10--- 
G---12----------12----------12-----------------12b--------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------10-10-----10-----10-----10-10----etc...------------ 
G---12b-------12b----12b----12b---------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

Repeat this for a while.

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---13-12h13-10-13p10----13-12h13-10-13p10----------------- 
G---------------------10-------------------10-------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------13---------12b--10----13p12p10-12-10------- 
G----12~-10-12b----12r-10--12b--10-------------12-10------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B----12--10----13p12p10-12-10-------10-10-----10-10-etc.--- 
G----12--10-------------12-10---12b-------12b-------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

That'S it.

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