Alkaline Trio – Break (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Alkaline Trio--Break from "Blood, Hair, & Eyeballs" (2024)
[Intro]
Guitar comes in at 0:08 
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D|-7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-15-14-12--|
A|-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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0:13 intro continued 
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D|-7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-12--12-12-12--7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-6--6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
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0:18 intro continued 
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D|-7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-15-14-12--|
A|-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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0:23 intro continued 
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D|-7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-12--12-12-12--7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-6--6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
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[Verse 1] 0:27 
Let all chords ring out 
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D|-7----------------10--------12--------|
A|-0-----------------8--------10--------|
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0:37 verse continued 
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D|-5h7---7--7-7-7--7h9--9--9-9-9--7/9--9h10-10--10\9-7-7\5-5-5h7-|
A|-0-----0--0-0-0--0----0--0-0-0--0----0-----0---0---0-0---0-0---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

0:42 verse continued 
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D|-5h7---7--7-7-7--5h7--7--7-7-7--7h9--9/10-10--10\9\7--10-10\9-9-|
A|-0-----0--0-0-0--0----0--0-0-0--0----0-----0---0---0---0--0---0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] 0:47
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D|-(5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5)-----x-4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3)x2---x-2-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2

[Solo] 1:05 same as intro 
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D|-7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-15-14-12--|
A|-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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1:10 solo continued 
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D|-7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-12--12-12-12--7-7-7-10--10-10-10--9-9-9-6--6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
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                                                                        . .

[Verse 2] 1:15
apply these palm mutes very lightly so that the notes still ring out 
a bit to give the harmonic effect you hear
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-6h7--7--7-7-7---6h7--7--7-7-7---6h7--7--7-7-7---6/7--7h9-9-9-9-|
A|-0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0---0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
        .  . . .        .  . . .        .  . . . 

1:20 verse continued 
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D|-6h7--7--7-7-7---6h7--7--7-7-7---6/7--7/9-9--9h10-10--10-10-10--9-|
A|-0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0---0--0-----0---0--0--0--0-|
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        .  . . .        .  . . .

1:25 verse continued 
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D|-6h7--7--7-7-7---6h7--7--7-7-7---6/7--7/9-9--9h10-10--10-10p9-9-|
A|-0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0---0--0-----0---0--0---0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
        .  . . .        .  . . .

1:29 verse continued 
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D|-6h7--7--7-7-7---6h7--7--7-7-7---6/7--7h9-9--9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-9-|
A|-0----0--0-0-0---0----0--0-0-0---0----0---0--0-0-0--0--0--0---0--0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
        .  . . .        .  . . .

[Chorus] 1:34 
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D|-(5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5)-----x-4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3)x2---x-2-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x2

[Bridge] 1:53 
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D|-5-5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------3-3-3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

1:58 bridge continued 
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D|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

2:02 bridge continued 
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D|-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------------------9--9h10--9--7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7--0--0-----0--0-0-0-|
E|---------------3-3-3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--------------5-5-5-|

2:07 bridge continued 
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D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

2:12 bridge continued 
let this ring out until 2:16 on this line when the next part starts with tons 
of reverb and delay. For the first chord at 2:16, only hit that higher note of  
the chord once, then vibrato only the lower note only the D string until you 
slide down. Listen for timing
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B|--------------10----------------------10------(6N)------(5N)-----(8N)-----|
G|-2-------------x-----------------------x------(xN)------(xN)-----(xN)-----|
D|-2-------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~\6--------7------(3N)x16---(2N)x8---(5N)x8---|
A|-0-------------0-----------------------0----------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:26 bridge continued
I can't tell what the guitar is doing here--it's heavily processed and sounds just like white 
noise to me. I tabbed out the bass though in case you want to play that (UG won't let me put 
only 4 lines for a bass part in a guitar tab otherwise I would do that)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------0-----2----------------------|
D|-----------0--------------3--2----3--2--------|
A|-0---2--3-----3-------------------------3--0--|
E|----------------------------------------------|

2:33 bridge continued, guitar comes back in 
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A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

[Chorus] 2:36 same as before with a few extra flares 
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D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--x-4---------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--x-2-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|

2:43 chorus continued 
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-3-3-|

2:45 chorus continued
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D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--x-4---------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--x-2-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|

2:52 chorus continued 
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A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

[Outro] 2:55
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D|-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------------------9--9h10--9--7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7--0--0-----0--0-0-0-|
E|---------------3-3-3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--------------5-5-5-|

3:00 outro continued
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D|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

3:04 outro continued 
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D|-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------------------9--9h10--9--7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7--0--0-----0--0-0-0-|
E|---------------3-3-3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--------------5-5-5-|

3:09 end of outro/song, let last chord ring out 
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D|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------5-4-2-|
A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----0-|
************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | . Palm mute | N Tremolo picking ************************************