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Breakdown

Guns N Roses

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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 and have fun!!!
kenven_maiden@yahoo.com
Kenneth Cerda. Managua, Nicaragua.

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