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BREAKING THE GIRL
As recorded by Red Hot Chili Peppers
(From the 1991 Album BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK)
Words and Music by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Transcribed by Official Book
G#m F#/A# B C#m
0 2 2 0 0 0 2 x 0 2 3 x 3 2 0 0 0 3 x 0 2 2 1 0
D# D#/C# D#/B D#/A#
x 2 4 4 4 x x 0 4 4 4 x x x 4 4 4 x 2 x 4 4 4 x
E
x 3 2 0 1 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar 2'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=170
G# G#9adG#m71
3/4
Gtr I
Q. E +E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E
||--0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
||o-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
||--1----1-(1)-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-3----4-(4)-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
||--2----2-(2)-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-4----5-(5)-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
||o-2----2-(2)-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-4----5-(5)-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
||--0----0-(0)-0-|-4p0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-6p0-0-0-0-0-|
G#6sus4 G#majG#
Q. E +E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q E E Q
|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0------------|-------------||
|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0----9-(9)-9-|-9--9-9-9---o||
|-6----6-(6)-6-|-----6-6-6-6-|-8----9-(9)-9-|-9--9-9-9----||
|-7----7-(7)-7-|-----7-7-7-7-|-9----9-(9)-9-|-9--9-9-9----||
|-7----7-(7)-7-|-----7-7-7-7-|-9----7-(7)-7-|-7--7-7-7---o||
|-0----0-(0)-0-|-8p0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-0--0-0-0----||
Verses
$
G# G#9adG#m71
Q. E +E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E
||--0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
||o-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
||--1----1-(1)-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-3----4-(4)-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|
||--2----2-(2)-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-4----5-(5)-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
||o-2----2-(2)-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-4----5-(5)-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|
||--0----0-(0)-0-|-4p0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-6p0-0-0-0-0-|
G#6sus4 G#majG#
Q. E +E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q E E Q 4x
|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0------------|-------------||
|-0----0-(0)-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0----9-(9)-9-|-9--9-9-9---o||
|-6----6-(6)-6-|-----6-6-6-6-|-8----9-(9)-9-|-9--9-9-9----||
|-7----7-(7)-7-|-----7-7-7-7-|-9----9-(9)-9-|-9--9-9-9----||
|-7----7-(7)-7-|-----7-7-7-7-|-9----7-(7)-7-|-7--7-7-7---o||
|-0----0-(0)-0-|-8p0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-|-0--0-0-0----||
Pre-Chorus
B
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q. E Q H.
|-----------|-----------||-3----3-3--|-3-----|
|-9--9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9--||-0----0-0--|-0-----|
|-9--9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9--||-0----0-0--|-0-----|
|-9--9-9-9--|-9--9-9-9--||-0----0-0--|-0-----|
|-7--7-7-7--|-7--7-7-7--||-2----2-2--|-2-----|
|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0--||-3----3-3--|-3-----|
F# G#m
Q. E E E H. Q. E Q Q. E Q
|-2----2-2-2-|-2-------|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
|-3----3-3-3-|-3-------|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
|-2----2-2-2-|-2-------|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
|-0----0-0-0-|-0-------|-2----2-2--|-2----2-2---|
|------------|---------|-2----2-2--|-2----2-2---|
|------------|---------|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
B
+Q H +Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
|-(0)--0----|-(0)---0-0--|-3----3-3--|-3----------|
|-(0)--0----|-(0)---0-0--|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
|-(0)--0----|-(0)---0-0--|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
|-(2)--2----|-(2)---2-2--|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---|
|-(2)--2----|-(2)---2-2--|-2----2-2--|-2----2-2---|
|-(0)--0----|-(0)---0-0--|-3----3-3--|-3----3-3---|
F# E
Q. E +Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q E E Q
|-2----2-(2)--|-2----2-2--|-0----0-0--|-0--0-0-0---|
|-3----3-(3)--|-3----3-3--|-1----1-1--|-1--1-1-1---|
|-2----2-(2)--|-2----2-2--|-0----0-0--|-0--0-0-0---|
|-0----0-(0)--|-0----0-0--|-2----2-2--|-2--2-2-2---|
|-------------|-----------|-3----3-3--|-3--3-3-3---|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
Chorus
G#m F#/A#
Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--||--0--0--0--|-----------|
|-1--1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1--||o-0--0--0--|-3--3--3---|
|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--||--0--0--0--|-2--2--2---|
|-2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--||--2--2--2--|-0--0--0---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3--||o-2--2--2--|-----------|
|------------|-----------||--0--0--0--|-2--2--2---|
B C#m D# D#/C#
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E Q. Q E Q.
|-3--3-3-3--|-0--0-0-0--|-----------|------------|
|-0--0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1--|-4--4-4----|----4-4-----|
|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|-4--4-4----|----4-4-----|
|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|-4--4-4----|----4-4-----|
|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2----|-0----0-----|
|-3--3-3-3--|-----------|-----------|------------|
D#/B D#/A# G#m F#/A#
Q. E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
|------------|------------|-0--0-0-0--|------------|
|------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--|-0--0-0-0--|-3--3-3-3---|
|------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2---|
|------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0---|
|------------|------------|-2--2-2-2--|------------|
|-3----------|-2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--3-3-3---|
B C#m E
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
|-3--3-3-3--|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0---|
|-0--0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1--|-1--1-1-1--|-1--1-1-1---|
|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0---|
|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2---|
|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|-3--3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3---|
|-3--3-3-3--|-----------|-----------|------------|
1. 2.
D.S.
E7 D#7
Q. E Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---||----------|-----------||
|-1----1-1--|-1----1-1--o||-1--1--1--|-----------||
|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0---||-3--3--3--|-2--2--2---||
|-2----2-2--|-2----2-2---||-2--2--2--|-1--1--1---||
|-3----3-3--|-3----3-3--o||-3--3--3--|-2--2--2---||
|-----------|------------||----------|-----------||
Interlude
G#m B
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q 8x
||-----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|-3--3--3---||
||o----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--o||
||-----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0---||
||-----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|-0--0--0---||
||o----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--o||
||--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-3--3--3---||
Chorus
G#m F#/A# B C#m
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
||--0--0--0--|----------|-3--3-3-3--|-0--0-0-0--|
||o-0--0--0--|-3--3--3--|-0--0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1--|
||--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|
||--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|
||o-2--2--2--|----------|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|
||--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--|-3--3-3-3--|-----------|
D# D#/C# D#/B D#/A#
Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. E E E E E E E Q
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
|-4--4-4----|----4-4----|------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4--4-4----|----4-4----|------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4--4-4----|----4-4----|------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2--2-2----|-0----0----|-3----------|-------------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-2-2-2-2-2---|
G#m F#/A# B C#m
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
|-0--0-0-0--|-----------|-3--3-3-3--|-0--0-0-0---|
|-0--0-0-0--|-3--3-3-3--|-0--0-0-0--|-1--1-1-1---|
|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2---|
|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2---|
|-2--2-2-2--|-----------|-2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0---|
|-0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2--|-3--3-3-3--|------------|
1.
E
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0--|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0----||
|-1--1-1-1--|-1--1-1-1--|-1----1-1--|-1----1-1---o||
|-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0--|-0----0-0--|-0----0-0----||
|-2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--|-2----2-2--|-2----2-2----||
|-3--3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3--|-3----3-3--|-3----3-3---o||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------||
Outro
2.
G#m F#/A# B C#m
Gtr I
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----12-12-12-12-||--12--11------|----11------|----11-------|----11--------|
|----------------||o-----12--12--|----12--12--|----12---12--|----12---12---|
|----------------||----------13--|--------13--|---------13--|---------13---|
|----------------||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------||o-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
D# D#/C# D#/B D#/A#
Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. E E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / o / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|----11----12--|----11----12--|-----11---12---|-----11---12---|
|----12----13--|----12----13--|-----12---13---|-----12---13---|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G#m F#/A# B C#m
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-12--11-------|----11-------|----11-------|----11--------|
|-----12---12--|----12---12--|----12---12--|----12---12---|
|----------13--|---------13--|---------13--|---------13---|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
1.
E
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|--------------|----------------||
|----11---12--|----11---12--|-----11---12--|-----11---12---o||
|----12---13--|----12---13--|-----12---13--|-----12---13----||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------o||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|----------------||
2.
E
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------||
|----11---12--|----11---12--|-----11---12--|-----11---12---||
|----12---13--|----12---13--|-----12---13--|-----12---13---||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------||
G#m F#/A# B C#m
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-12--11------|----11------|----11-------|----11--------|
|-----12--12--|----12--12--|----12---12--|----12---12---|
|---------13--|--------13--|---------13--|---------13---|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
D# D#/C# D#/B D#/A#
Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. E E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / o / / o / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|----11----12--|----11----12--|-----11---12---|-----11---12---|
|----12----13--|----12----13--|-----12---13---|-----12---13---|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G#m F#/A# B C#m
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-12--11-------|----11-------|----11-------|----11--------|
|-----12---12--|----12---12--|----12---12--|----12---12---|
|----------13--|---------13--|---------13--|---------13---|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------*|
|----11---12--|----11---12--|-----11---12--|-----11---12---*|
|----12---13--|----12---13--|-----12---13--|-----12---13---*|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------*|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------*|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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