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Stop Breathin by Pavement
Stop Breathin
Tuning: Down a half step
Chords:
E1 B Ab Minor F# Minor E2
e|------------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------|
B|----9-------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------|
G|----9-------8-------4----------2----------1-----------------------------------|
D|----6-------9-------6----------4----------2-----------------------------------|
A|----7-------9-------6----------4----------2-----------------------------------|
E|----0-------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------|
E1 --- I play this as the first E in the chorus
E2 --- and this for the rest
For the verses, there are a number of structures you can use to play each of the parts.
This is just the first way I figured it out, and the way I have played it since.
You can change it as you see fit, perhaps by playing the first two parts as Open E and E minor.
Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
G|-------------8-------------------4---------------4-----4-------------------|
D|-------6--9-----9--6-------2--5-----5--2------4-----------4----------------|
A|----7-------------------2-------------------2------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------8b9-------------------|
G|--------------4---------------6-----6--------------------------------------|
D|--------4--7-----7--4----4h7-----------7-------6----------9--6-------------|
A|----/6--------------------------------------7-----7------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|
B|-------------8b9------------------------------------------2----------------|
G|-----------------------------------9----------------4--------4-------------|
D|-------6----------9--6-------6--9-----9--6-------4-------------------------|
A|----7-----7---------------7-------------------2----------------------------|
E|----0---------------------0------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------4--------------------------------------8b9-------------------|
G|-----------4-----4------------6-----6--------------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4----4h7-----------7-------6----------9--6-------------|
A|----/6--------------------------------------7-----7------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------8b9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------6----------9--6-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----7-----7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
E1 B Ab Minor E2
Stop Breathin Stop Breathin Breathin for me now
B F# Minor E
Write it on a postcard Dad they broke me Dad they broke me
(E) B Ab minor E
Stop Breathin Stop Breathin Breathin for me now
B F# Minor E
Write it on a postcard Dad they broke me Dad they broke me
Outro(?):
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----|
D|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------| x 2
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0----|
G|---(4)----------------------2---2---2---2---2---2------|
D|----4---4---4---4---4---4------------------------------|
A|---(2)-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat dat
Then:
e|------------------------- e|-------------------------|
B|-------13----13----13---- B|-------13----13----13----|
G|------------------------- G|-------------------------|
D|---/14----14----14------- x 4 D|----16----16----16-------| x 4
A|------------------------- A|-------------------------|
E|------------------------- E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----11---11---11---------|
D|-------9----9----9-------| x 4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|------------------------- e|-------------------------|
B|------------------------- B|-------------------------|
G|--------11----11----11--- G|-------14----14----14----|
D|----/12----12----12------ x 4 D|----13----13----13-------| x 4
A|------------------------- A|-------------------------|
E|------------------------- E|-------------------------|
Repeat dat (just the two sections immediately above this)
Then:
e|------------------------- e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------- B|-------14----14----14----15----15----15---|
G|-------11----11----11---- G|----11----------------11------------------|
D|----12----12----12------- x 2 D|----12----12----12----12----12----12------|
A|------------------------- A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------- E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------- e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------- B|-------14----14----14----15----15----15---|
G|-------14----14----14---- G|----14----------------14------------------|
D|----13----13----13------- x 2 D|----13----13----13----13----13----13------|
A|------------------------- A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------- E|------------------------------------------|
Repeat the above four sections
Then:
e|-------------------- e|----------------------|
B|-------------------- B|----------------------|
G|----11-11-11-11-11-- G|----11----11----11----|
D|----12-12-12-12-12-- x 3 D|----12----12----12----|
A|----14-14-14-14-14-- A|----14----14----14----|
E|-------------------- E|----------------------|
e|-------------------- e|----------------------|
B|-------------------- B|----------------------|
G|----14-14-14-14-14-- G|----14----14----14----|
D|----13-13-13-13-13-- x 3 D|----13----13----13----|
A|----12-12-12-12-12-- A|----12----12----12----|
E|-------------------- E|----------------------|
Repeat the above four sections
Then play this (roughly):
e|----10----10----10------- e|----12----12----12-------|
B|------------------------- B|-------------------------|
G|-------11----11----11---- G|-------13----13----13----|
D|------------------------- x 4 D|-------------------------| x 4
A|------------------------- A|-------------------------|
E|------------------------- E|-------------------------|
e|----12----12----12------- e|----14----14----14-------|
B|------------------------- B|-------------------------|
G|-------14----14----14---- G|-------16----16----16----|
D|------------------------- x 4 D|-------------------------| x 4
A|------------------------- A|-------------------------|
E|------------------------- E|-------------------------|
Slowly bend and release both notes as you play this next part:
e|----15----15----15-------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------18----18----18----|
D|-------------------------| x 4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------- e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------- B|--------------------------------|
G|----11-11-11-11-11-- G|----11----11----11----14----13\-|
D|----12-12-12-12-12-- x 3 D|----12----12----12----13--------|
A|----14-14-14-14-14-- A|----14----14----14----12--------|
E|-------------------- E|--------------------------------|
got struck by the first volley
of the war in the corps
never held my service
send em a wire, give em my best
this ammunition never rests
no one serves coffee, no one wakes up
stop breathin'
stop breathin'
breathin' for me now
write it on a postcard:
dad they broke me.
dad they broke me.
[repeat]
i can see the lines open shutters
and the leaves flocked on a grid
that's what they made my hero say
but nothing gets me off so completely
but when you put it down
ten feet down in the ground
call and response in the negative home
stop breathin'
stop breathin'
breathin' for me now
write it on a postcard:
dad they broke me.
dad they broke me.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| b Bend
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version 2
Drop D Tuning
all chords can be power chords i guess. just werk with it.
D#(668786)
Got struck by the first volley
A# G
Of the war in the courts
A# D#(low)
Never held my serve
D#(hi) D#(low)
Send'em a wire, give'em my best
A# G
cuz ammunition never rests
A# D#
No one serves coffee, no one wakes up
D#
Stop breathin'
A#
Stop breathin'
G D#(low)
Breathin' for me now
A#
Write it on a postcard
F
Dad, they broke me
D#(low)
Dad, they broke me
D#
Stop breathin'
A#
Stop breathin'
G D#(low)
Breathin' for me now
A#
Write it on a postcard
F
Dad, they broke me
D#(low)
Dad, they broke me
D#(hi)
I can see the lines open shutters
A# G
And the leaves flocked on a grid
A# D#(low)
That's what they made my hero say
D#(hi) D#(low)
Nothing gets me off so completely
A# G
Then when you put it down, ten feet down in the ground
A# D#(low)
Call it response (to a) negative home
D#
Stop breathin'
A#
Stop breathin'
G D#(low)
Breathin' for me now
A#
Write it on a postcard
F
Dad, they broke me
D#(low)
Dad, they broke me
D#
Stop breathin'
A#
Stop breathin'
G D#(low)
Breathin' for me now
A#
Write it on a postcard
F
Dad, they broke me
D#(low)
Dad, they broke me
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