Charli XCX – Break The Rules (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
the low D# note at the first fret.
I tried to tab the keyboards as best as I could. Obviously you can try different
variations, but I find this is best.
You can play the verse as either single notes or power chords. The intro I included is
the bass line, which I also play on guitar.
Guitar #2 in the chorus takes the place of the keyboard.
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x5 A|-------------------6-6-6---------------------------------------------------| D|10-10-10-8-8-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| "Never stop it's how we ride..." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-X--------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8---------------------------------------------------| x2 A|10-10-10-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| D|10-10-10-8-8-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| "Never stop it's how we ride..." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-X--------------------------------------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-X--------------------------------------------|
[Chorus #1]
Guitar #1
Cm G# D# A# e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------8--------------------------------------| G|12----------------8-----------------8-----------------10-------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------8-----------------8--------------------| x3 A|10----------------6-----------------6-----------------8--------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------------------------8--------------------| Cm G# D# x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------8--------------------------------------| G|12----------------8-----------------8-----------------x--------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------8-----------------x--------------------| x1 A|10----------------6-----------------6-----------------x--------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------------------------x--------------------|
[Chorus #1]
Guitar #2 (3rd time through chorus chord progression)
Cm G# D# A# e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar #2 (4th time through chorus chord progression)
Cm G# D# x e|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-x-------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-x-------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Keyboard Solo] (verse chord progression is played behind it)
e|-----6h8p6--------------------------------6h8p6-------------------------------| B|-----------8-6-------------8--------------------8-6-------------8-------------| G|---------------8-10-x-10-x---10-8-------------------8-10-x-10-x---10-8----8---| D|----------------------------------10-8---------------------------------10-----| x2 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
[Chorus #2]
Guitar #1
Cm G# D# A# e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------8--------------------------------------| G|12----------------8-----------------8-----------------10-------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------8-----------------8--------------------| x1 A|10----------------6-----------------6-----------------8--------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------------------------8--------------------| Cm G# D# x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------8--------------------------------------| G|12----------------8-----------------8-----------------x--------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------8-----------------x--------------------| x1 A|10----------------6-----------------6-----------------x--------------------| D|10----------------6-----------------------------------x--------------------|
[Chorus #2]
Guitar #2 (1st time through chorus chord progression)
Cm G# D# A# e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar #2 (2nd time through chorus chord progression)
Cm G# D# x e|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-x-------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-x-------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Acoustic Riff]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|12-12-12-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------| D|10-10-10-8--8--6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------| x4 A|10-10-10-8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8------------------------------------| D|10-10-10-8--8--6-6-6-------------------------------------------------------|
"Never stop it's how we ride..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-x--------------------------------| D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-x--------------------------------| x1 A|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-6-x--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus #2
[Outro Solo]
e|-----6h8p6---------------------------------6h8p6-------------------------------| B|-----------8-6-------------8---------------------8-6-------------8-------------| G|---------------8-10-x-10-x---10-8--------------------8-10-x-10-x---10-8----(8)-| D|----------------------------------10-8----------------------------------10-----| x4 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this chord progression behind the outro solo.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8---------------------------------------------------| x7 A|10-10-10-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| D|10-10-10-8-8-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-X--------------------------------------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-X--------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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