Achilles - The Backbreaker by The Showdown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Achilles - The Backbreaker - The Showdown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning:Drop D Intro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(2x) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----/12-0-0-12~-0-0-0-13-0-0-13~-0-0-0-5-0-0-5~-0-0-0-6-0-0-7~------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(2x) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------7-----------------------------5--------------| D|---/8-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-8-7-8---8-7-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-5-7-8---7------------| Verse: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----//\\------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--//\\-----------------------------1-1----------------------------------------------| A|-7--//\\-----------------------------1-1------------------5p3h5p3h5p3-6p3h6p3-8p5h8p5-| D|-7--//\\--0-0-000-0-00-00-0-0-000-00-1-1-0-0-000-0-00-000-----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------1-1---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------1-1---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0-0-000-00-000-00-1-1-0-0-000-000-000-00-0-0-000--8p7h8p7-7p5h7p5-3p2h3p0-----------| Play the entire verse twice , then... Chorus: e|------------------------------------------------------||---------||------------| B|------------------------------------------------------||---------||------------| G|------------------------------------------------------||---------||------------|(2x) D|------------------------------------------------------||---------||------------| A|------------------------------7-----------------------||------5--||------------| D|---/8-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-8-7-8---8-7-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-||5-7-8---7||-5-7-8-3-2-0| 1st time 2nd time e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------1-1----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------1-1------------------5p3h5p3h5p3-6p3h6p3-8p5h8p5-| D|--0-0-000-0-00-00-0-0-000-00-1-1-0-0-000-0-00-000-----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------1-1---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------1-1---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0-0-000-00-000-00-1-1-0-0-000-000-000-00-0-0-000--8p7h8p7-7p5h7p5-3p2h3p0-----------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1-1----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------1-1------------------5p3h5p3h5p3-6p3h6p3-8p5h8p5-| D|-0-0-000-0-00-00-0-0-000-00-1-1-0-0-000-0-00-000-----------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------1-1---------------------------------------------0-1-2---------| A|--------------------1-1---------------------------------------------0-1-2---------| D|--0-0-000-00-000-00-1-1-0-0-000-000-000-00-0-0-000--8p7h8p7-7p5h7p5-0-1-2---------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------3-3--------------------5p2h5p2h5p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h3p2h3p2--| A|-------------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-222-222-222-2-3-3-2-2-22-222-22222-2----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------3-3--------------------2/5p2h5p2h5p2h4p2h4p2h4p2h3p2h3p2| A|-------------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-222-222-222-2-3-3-2-2-22-222-22222-2----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(1x) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----/12-0-0-12~-0-0-0-13-0-0-13~-0-0-0-5-0-0-5~-0-0-0-6-0-0-7~------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(2x) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------7-----------------------------5--------------| D|---/8-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-8-7-8---8-7-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-5-7-8---7------------| Solo!!!!!: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------11-10-------------------------------------(notes|are|tapped)-------| G|--------10-------12-10-12-10-9-7-9-7-5/11\-7h12p7h12p7h12p7h12p7h12p7h12p7h12-| D|-----12-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-/12--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------17b(18)-17~-------------------------------------------| B|------------15-17-18-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---12b(13)-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| To get the change in pitch on the "12b", gently brush the tip of one of your fingers (on your picking hand) on the high D string somewhere above the neck pickup. If you do it right (and it might take a while to figure it out)you'll get that change in pitch like in the song. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(6x) D|-1-1-1-11-0------------1-1-1-11--------------------------------------------| A|-1-1-1-11-0------------1-1-1-11--------------------------------------------| D|-1-1-1-11-0-0-00000-0--1-1-1-11-0-0-1-2b(3)--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(2x) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----/12-0-0-12~-0-0-0-13-0-0-13~-0-0-0-5-0-0-5~-0-0-0-6-0-0-7~------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(2x) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------7-----------------------------5--------------| D|---/8-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-8-7-8---8-7-0-0-7~-0-0-7~-0-0-5-7-8---7------------| high notes played near the end of the song. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14----10---9----7---------------------------------------------------------| D|-x-----x----x----x---------------------------------------------------------| A|-12----8----7----5---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Didn't do the note count on that last part, shouldn't be hard to figure out. Outro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10---10-10-----------------9---9-9---------------------------------------|(7x) D|--10-0-10-10-----------------9-0-9-9---------------------------------------| A|--8--0-8--8------------------7-0-7-7---------------------------------------| D|-----0-------0-000-00-0-0000---0-----0-000-000-0000------------------------| Pretty much all the long strings of "0's" are palm muted. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com