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Violent+Femmes - Breakin+up

Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 17:03:01 -0500
From: Bryson Meunier 
Subject: TAB:"Breakin' Up" by violent femmes

        For this song I worked out the electric solo and then went back and
did my best on the acoustic lead-in. I'm pretty sure that the solo is
correct(although extraordinarily easy) but I'm not certain about the
lead-in. So even if it's not exactly the way that Gordon plays it,it sounds
pretty close. You be the judge. If you work out a different way of playing
it, or if you just have questions or comments, e-mail me at meunier.1@osu.edu

                     "Breakin' Up"(Gordon Gano)

Performed by the violent femmes on "New Times"(1994).
Guitar solo and lead-in transcribed by Bryson Meunier

chorus(acoustic)-
                 "...easy to do"        "...easy to do"
   E------------------------------|--8--7---5-------------|
   B-------3---------------x6-x5--|------------6-6-6-5----|
   G---5--------5--2--------------|------------5-5-5-4----|
   D------------------5-----------|------------7-7-7-6----|
   A------------------------------|-----------------------|
   E------------------------------|-----------------------|
 

  "...breakin up..."          "It's easy ...

      A
   E------------------------------------------------------|
   B--2-2-2--------7--5--7--5--------6--6--6--5--5-5-5p0--|
   G--2-2-2--------7--5--7--5--------5--5--5--4--4-4-4p0--|
   D--2-2-2--------------------7--5--7--7--7--6--6-6-6p0--|
   A------------------------------------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------------------|
   
   "Break up... Time   I           Break ...

        A         Fm           Em
   E--------------1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
   B----2-2-2-2---1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
   G----2-2-2-2---1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
   D----2-2-2-2---3--3--3--3---2--2-----------------------|
   A--------------3--3--3--3---2--2-----------------------|
   E--------------1--1--1--1---0--0-----------------------|
  
   Guitar 2(played overtop of last acoustic chord(Em))
   (distorted electric)
                                   A(volume swell)
   E------------------------------------------------------|
   B-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
   G-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
   D-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
   A------------------------------------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------------------|
   
   Guitar solo(flip pickup switch to top position)-
   (guitar 2)
   E------------------------------------------------------|
   B----2-----2-5---5-4---5\4--2~~~~~~~--2-5~~~\\12~~--2--|
   G----2-----2-5---5-4---5\4--2~~~~~~~--2-5~~~\\12~~--2--|
   D------------------------------------------------------|
   A------------------------------------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------------------|


   E------------------------------------------------------|
   B---2-5---5-4--5\4--2----2-5~~~~~~\\12~~~\14~~~~~~~~~b-|
   G---2-5---5-4--5\4--2----2-5~~~~~~\\12~~~\14~~~~~~~~~b-|
   D------------------------------------------------------|
   A------------------------------------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------------------|

   Symbols used in transcription-
   
   x = make percussive sound with fretting hand
   p = pull-off
   ~ = let ring
   \ = slide
   ~b = bend gradually 

   
   
        Please consider posting the chords for the verse if you know them.
Thanks. Enjoy the tab!