----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKDOWN - Girlschool ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: K. McAuliffe/K. Johnson Album: "Demolition" (1980, Bronze Records) Guitarists: L-Kelly Johnson, R-Kim McAuliffe Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: July 15, 2008 INTRO: B5 Ab5 E5 Ab5 B5 Ab5 E5 Ab5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----|-9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----| 2x A -9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----|-9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----| E -7-----7-4---0-------0-0-0-4-----|-7-----7-4---0-------0-0-0-4-----| . . . . . . . . The second time through the staff above, this lead part is played: E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B -12tr15------=-------=-------=---|---=-------=----15p12-12~--------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1ST VERSE: B5 Ab5 E5 B5 Ab5 E5 E E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------x-x-9\------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------x-x-9\------| D -9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-------|-9-----9-6---2-------x-x-9\------| 2x A -9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-------|-9-----9-6---2-------x-x-7\------| E -7-----7-4---0-------0-0-0-------|-7-----7-4---0-------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. I don't care if it takes all night, I'm gonna make you realize 2. There's nothing in a tender touch, Or behind ------ eyes? A5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----|-7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----| 2x A -7-----7-9---7---------------7---|-7-----7-9---7---------------7---| E -5-----5-5---5-------------------|-5-----5-5---5-------------------| . . . pm----| . . . pm----| 1. So you wanna, you wanna stay tonight 2. You know, I'm gonna, I'm gonna make it alright CHORUS: B5 Ab5 E5 Ab5 B5 Ab5 E5 Ab5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----|-9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----| 2x A -9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----|-9-----9-6---2-------2-2-2-6-----| E -7-----7-4---0-------0-0-0-4-----|-7-----7-4---0-------0-0-0-4-----| 1. Breakdown, b-b-breakdown, Breakdown 2. Breakdown, b-b-breakdown, You're gonna breakdown 2ND VERSE: B5 Ab5 E5 E B5 Ab5 E5 E -------------------------0-------|---------------------------------| B -------------------------0-------|---------------------------------| G -------------------------1-------|---------------------x-x-9\------| D -9-----9-6---2-----------2-------|-9-----9-6---2-------x-x-9\------| 2x A -9-----9-6---2-------------------|-9-----9-6---2-------x-x-7\------| E -7-----7-4---0-------------------|-7-----7-4---0-------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. I'm gonna make you understand that I've seen it all before 2. I'll twist your mind and break your heart, But you'll still come back for more A5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----|-7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----| 2x A -7-----7-9---7---------------7---|-7-----7-9---7---------------7---| E -5-----5-5---5-------------------|-5-----5-5---5-------------------| . . . pm----| . . . pm----| 1. So you wanna, wanna stay tonight 2. You know, I'm gonna, I'm gonna make it alright Play CHORUS, then: B5 A5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -9---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| A -9---------------------------9---|-7-------------------------------| E -7---------------------------7---|-5-------------------------------| G5 F#5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -5-------------------------------|-4-4---4---x-4=------------------| A -5-------------------------------|-4-4---4---x-4=------------------| E -3-------------------------------|-2-2---2---x-2=------------------| . . . . GUITAR SOLO: (Rhythm part is same as for Chorus) E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------12--15^w-------15^w--15-|14-12----------------------------| G ------12-------------------------|-----14^w-14-12h14p12--12~----12\| D ---------------------------------|---------------------14----------| A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . + E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G -----7-----7-----7-------7/9-9---|-9p7-9-9p7-9-9^w--9~~----12-12/14| D ---5-----5-----5-----5-5---------|----9-----9----------------------| A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . E ------------------------------------|------------------------------| B ------------------------------------|------------------------------| G -14^w---14^wrp12-14^w-14^w--(16)rp12|-14p12\9-12p9\7-9p7\4---------| D --------------------------hb--------|----------------------5~--/17\| A ------------------------------------|------------------------------| E ------------------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . E ------------------------------------|------------------------------| B ------------------------------------|-----------------------12^w---| G ------------------------------------|-----9p7--9p7--9~~------------| D -----------------------5-7-7p5-5-7/9|-9-9----9----9----------------| A -------5-7-7-7p5-7p5-7--------7-----|------------------------------| E -5-6-7------------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . PRE-CHORUS: A5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----|-7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----| 3x A -7-----7-9---7---------------7---|-7-----7-9---7---------------7---| E -5-----5-5---5-------------------|-5-----5-5---5-------------------| . . . pm----| . . . pm----| 1. So you wanna 2. But I'm gonna, blame your emotion? 3. So you wanna, you wanna stay tonight A5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -7-----7-----7-----------7-5-----|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| A -7-----7-9---7---------------7---|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| E -5-----5-5---5-------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| . . . pm----| . . . . You know, I'm gonna, gonna gonna make it alright Play CHORUS 2x OUTRO: (Rhythm part is same as for Chorus) Gt1 E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|15^w---15^w---15^w---15^w---|15^w--15^w--15^(17)-[17-17]-15-12-15p12-12| G|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------|----12----------------12------------------| G|14^w---14^w---14^w---14^w---|14^w--14^w-14^w---14^w--14^w-14-12-14p12--| D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------14| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| Breakdown . . . . Gt1 E|----------------------------|-----12------12-12-----12-----------------| B|15^w---15^w---15^w---15^w---|15^w----15^w-------15^w--15^w--15^w--15-17| G|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------|----12------------12-12-----12------------| G|14^w---14^w---14^w---14^w---|14^w--14^w--14^w--------14^w--14--12~-----| D|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| Breakdown . . . . Gt1 E|----------------14-14--------14-14|-----14-14-----14--14-----14-14-----14| B|17^w--17^w--17^w-------17^w-------|17^w-------17^w-------17^w------17^w--| G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|----------------14-14--------14-14|-----14-14------14--14-----14-14------| G|16^w--16^w--16^w-------16^w-------|16^w--------16^w-------16^w-----16^w--| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Breakdown Gt1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|18^w-----18^w----18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| | . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|17^w-----17^w----17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Breakdown Gt1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w-18^w----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| | . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w-17^w----------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gt1 E|--------------------------------------|-17------14-----------------------| B|17~---17^w-17-15----15-17^w--17^w-17^w|-----17^w------17^wrp15-17~-------| G|-----------------16-------------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|19^w-----19^w-----19^w------19^w------|-19^w----19^w----19^w----19^w-----| D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (fade) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. ^...bend (w=whole tone) ~...vibrato hb..hold bend =...hold note r...release bend x...muted note h...hammer on /...slide up p...pull off \...slide down pm..palm mute +...pinch harmonic tr..trill (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret