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Breaks My Back by Jerry Cantrell
Breaks My Back
Capo:no capo
Tuning:
1/2 step down
First Guitar:
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:---10--10---10-s--8--8v------8--8--s--2------12----12hs-12hs-12hf---|
Gb:---11--11---11------------------------------------------------------|
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:---10-10v---8-10--10fb-p-8------------------------------------------|
Gb:---------------------------------------9----------------------------|
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
Gb:-----------------------------------4---4hs-----5------5--------4v---|
Db:---5--------7v------5--------7--------------5-----------------------|
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:---------------------------13p12--------12---------12p10-------10---|
Bb:---8-s-10------------10------------10--------10-------------10------|
Gb:--------------10----------------------------------------------------|
Db:-----------------12-------------------------------------------------|
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Through windows by my bed
Miles away I rest my weary head
Next to you
No coldness in my eye
Cut the skin and take my sorry hide
Cover you
Make love with you
It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door
The waves that run the shore
Wash away the stones of pain we bore
I tortured you
I tried to drown my hate
Underneath an ocean I still wait
Remembering you, always true
It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door
Restitution day
All I have I give away
To be with you
If it breaks my back
Through windows by my bed
Miles away I rest my weary head
Next to you
No coldness in my eye
Cut the skin and take my sorry hide
Cover you
Make love with you
It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door
Restitution day
All I have I give away
To be with you
If it breaks my back
fb = full step bend
hs = half step bend
v = vibrato
s = slide
p = pull off
h = hammer on
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version 2
Tuning:Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Lead C# B F# E
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
Bb|--10----------10-|-10\8--8------8-|-8/12--12--12-12br13-|-12br13-10-10--8-1
Gb|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
Db|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
Ab|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
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0-|
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|Rhythm
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------3-----3-3---|-----1------------
Bb|--7----7---7---7-|-7\5---5----5---|-3---------------3---|---1-------1------
Gb|-----7---9---7---|-----5----5---5-|-------4-----4-------|-2-------------2--
Db|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
Ab|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------
1-|
1-|
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Lead B
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--10br12-8-----------|----------------------|
Gb|-----------9~~-------|----------------------|
Db|---------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|
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| Rhythm 6 beats (Acoustic Melody part)
Eb|-----------0---------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------1---------|---------------------------|
Gb|-----------0---------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------2---------|---------------------------|
Ab|------3----3---------|-3-5-5b7---5-3---------3---|
Eb|---------------------|---------------0-3~--0---0-|
[Verse Riff 1]
Lead - half time (slower tempo than intro)
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|------------------------4-|-5p4---5--7--5--5-4~|
Db|-5/7---------------------|--------------------5-7---|-----5-5--7--5------|
Ab|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
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| Acoustic
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------
Ab|---------------------3---|-----3-5-/7-----------3---|-------3-3-----3------
Eb|-3-5-------3-5-----3---5-|-3-5--------3-5--5--3---5-|-3-5-------3-5---5-3-5
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| Rhythm
Eb|--------0-----------0--3-|
Bb|-----3-----3-----3-------| play 3x
Gb|-0h2---------0h2---------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Verse Riff 1 Ending
Lead
Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-(4~)----------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
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| Acoustic
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----5br6----------------------|
Gb|----------7-/9-7-5---------5-7-|
Db|-------------------5---5-7-----|
Ab|---------------------7---------|
Eb|-3-5---------------------------|
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| Rhythm
Eb|--------0-------------0--3-----|
Bb|-----3-----3-------3-----------|
Gb|-0h2----------0h2--------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
[Verse Riff 2]
Lead - play 2x, with 2 endings
Eb|--------13~------13p12---12-----|---12p10---10--------10----15---15-|
Bb|-----/10-------10------10-------|-10------10--------10---/15---15---|
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| Acoustic
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------6--6------6p5---5---5---|-5----------------------------------|
Gb|-7br8-7---------7-----7---------|---7p5-7---7----------5-4----4-5----|
Db|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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| Rhythm
Eb|------10---10--------9-----9----|-------5-------5---------7-----7----|
Bb|----10---10--10----10---10--10\-|-----3-------3---------8-----8---8--|
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------5------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 "Through windows by my bed, miles away I"
2 "No coldness in my eye, cut the skin and"
Verse Riff 2 Continued: Ending 1 Ending 2 (add 1 bar)
3 beats 4 beats again
Eb|-15\13----13-----------|--------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-------14___-----------|-12b14_________r12--|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----|
|------------------|----|
|--------9br10-7---|----|
|---------------10-|-9~-|
|------------------|----|
|------------------|----|
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| Acoustic (varies on 2nd time)
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------3-----| |----0-------------|
Bb|------6----------------|-------------------0-----| |----0-------------|
Gb|----5------------------|-------------------0-----| |----0-------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------0-----| |----2-------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----5-7h8p7-------2-----| |----2-------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-5-----------------3-----| |-0--0-------------|
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| Rhythm
Eb|------8------------5---|-------------------3-----| |----0-------------|
Bb|---10----------------5-|-------------------0-----| |----0-------------|
Gb|---------------4/5-----|-------------------0-5-7-| |----0-------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------0-----| |----2-------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------x-----| |----2-------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-5-5--------5------3-----| |-0--0-------------|
1."rest my weary head next to you"
2."take my sorry hide cover you make love with you"
[Chorus] -
Play Verse Riff 1 Again at 1:11
Lyrics:
"It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door"
Change in Lead Part (1:20, During 3rd line of these lyrics)
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|---4-5---5-7-4~~------|
Db|-7-----5--------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
Play Verse Riff 2 Again, with Acoustic Change
Lyrics:
"The waves that run the shore
Wash away the stones of pain we bore"
Acoustic (1:41)
Eb|------------------------------------|--------10-10--12-12b-|
Bb|------------------------------------|----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|----------------------|
Db|---------------------5-/7-----------|----------------------|
Ab|---------- 7-7h8p7-8-------8\7--8\7-|-7\5------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|----------------------|
"I tortured you" "I tried to drown my
Eb|-------------------------|------10--------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-13b15--13b15-10------| <- This bar
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------| is 3 beats
Db|-------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------|
"hate Underneath an ocean I still wait"
Eb|---------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-10-10~-------------------------|
Gb|-12b14r12-10-9-------|----------9-9b10-9---9-9-9~-----|
Db|---------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------------------|
"Remembering you, always true"
[Chorus 2]
Play Chorus Again - Same Lyrics
Lead Electric Part (2:15, Added to 3rd line in Chorus)
Eb|---------------13---/15----------|
Bb|----13pbr12---------------13~----|
Gb|-14---------14-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"Wish I'd loved you more and never shut that door"
[Bridge]
(2:24) Rhythm Gtr: bars 1-2
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|----13-14--15---13-14--15-|---13-14--15---13-14--15-|
Db|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Rhythm bars 3-4
Eb|----15-----------15--------|----15-----------15--------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----13h14--15----13h14--15-|----13h14--15----13h14--15-|
Db|-12------------------------|-12------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Acoustic/ Clean Guitar
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-12-12--15~-12-12--15~-|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
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| Rhythm Guitar (Distorted for bars 5-6)
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9---------9---------|-7---------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---------9---------|-7--hold-for 8 beats---------------------------|
Ab|-7---------7---------|-5---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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| Lead (Solo Lick)
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Bb|-12~-------12--------|-----------------------------------------------------
Gb|-14b16~----14b16~----|-16pbr14--12-14-15-14h15p14--14----------------------
Db|---------------------|---------------------------15--15-14-12-14-15-14tr15-
Ab|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
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Lead (Rhythm holds C#5 chord from above)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------13------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------13-15~|
Gb|-----------------------------------12/15-12-14~~---------|
Db|---------------------------------12----------------------|
Ab|---------------10h12--------10h12------------------------|
Eb|-10~~--10h12h13-----10h12h13-----------------------------|
(2:54) Bridge Ending - Rhythm Guitar
C# B F# E
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----7-7---7------5-5---5-|---12----------10------------10---|
Gb|---7-----7----5-------5---|-------------------------10----10-|
Db|--------------------------|-12-----9-9--9---10---10-10----10-|
Ab|--------------------------|------10---10-------12-----12-----|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
"Oh, restitution day, all I have I give away to"
Rhythm
Eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-10-10-------------|
Ab|-10-10-------------|
Eb|-8--8--------------|
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| Lead
Eb|-22--20--20h22~~~~--|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
"Be with you"
Bridge ends with Acoustic melody lick part from the beginning
Play Verse Riff 1 and 2 again as he sings:
"If it breaks my back... breaks my back"
(3:26) Play Verse Riff 2 Again, Same Lyrics
[Chorus 3]
Play Chorus Again
(4:10) Lead Adds to Chorus:
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------|-----|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------|-----|
Gb|-------------------------|-----5-------5-4~-----|-7---|
Db|----------------------5--|---5---5~--5----------|-7---|
Ab|-----7----------5--7-----|-7--------------------|-5---|
Eb|-5-8--8~-----8-----------|----------------------|-----|
[Bridge 2]
(4:19) Play Bridge Again (note that bar 5 from before is repeated 1x)
Lead Solo Lick (slightly different than previous Break)
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16pbr14--12-14-15-14h15p14--14----------------------------|
Db|---------------------------15--15-14-12-14-15tr14----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------15-14-12--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------15-12h14-14---14b17~~~~~--|
Db|--------------10h12/14--------------------------|
Ab|---------10h12----------------------------------|
Eb|-10h12h13---------------------------------------|
Play Bridge Ending, but Acoustic Part is played by the Distorted Electric
Lead Plays (Second Guitar plays this an octave lower)
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-5-7-7b9---7-5---------------|
Db|-----------------5~-----5----|
Ab|---------------7------7---7--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
[Outro]
Rhythm - hold out chord for 8 beats each time, repeat til fade
Eb|-------------|--------------|
Bb|-------------|--------------|
Gb|-------------|--------------|
Db|-5/7---------|-(7)----------|
Ab|-5/7---------|-(7)----------|
Eb|-3/5---------|-(5)----------|
Lead (5:22)
Eb|-20b22~~~~r20---17-20-17-20pb22-b22-------------|---------|
Bb|--------------------------------------17-20~~~--|-20b22~--|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|---------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|---------|
(5:39)
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
Gb|-------------5-7b9-7---5p4~--------------------|--------|
Db|---5---7-5-7-----------------5-----------------|-5/7----|
Ab|-7-----------------------------7~--------------|-5/7----|
Eb|-----------------------------------8-7~--3-0---|-3/5----|
(5:57)
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------|
Bb|-------8~---8-------8--8--------|----------------|
Gb|-7b9--b9~--b9-----7b9-b9r___--5-|----------------|
Db|--------------------------------|-5h7~~~---------|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|----------------|
(6:18)
Eb|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Gb|------------------7~--0------------|-7b9~~~~~~~~----|-7b9--7-0-7-5~~~---|
Db|-------------9-10-------10-9~~-----|----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-7~~~------7------------------10-7-|----------------|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Fade Continues
Through windows by my bed
Miles away I rest my weary head
Next to you
No coldness in my eye
Cut the skin and take my sorry hide
Cover you
Make love with you
It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door
The waves that run the shore
Wash away the stones of pain we bore
I tortured you
I tried to drown my hate
Underneath an ocean I still wait
Remembering you, always true
It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door
Restitution day
All I have I give away
To be with you
If it breaks my back
Through windows by my bed
Miles away I rest my weary head
Next to you
No coldness in my eye
Cut the skin and take my sorry hide
Cover you
Make love with you
It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door
Restitution day
All I have I give away
To be with you
If it breaks my back
Key
b = bend
r = release bend
pbr = pre-bend and release
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
p = pull off
h = hammer on
tr = trill (hammer on, pull off a few times quick)
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