Plain White T's – Breakdown (Guitar)

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================================Intro======================================== The shimmering "Don Henley - Boys Of Summer" thing in the background is something along these lines :

E-------------------------------||
B-5-4---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-4---||
G-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-||
D-------------------------------||
A-------------------------------||
E-------------------------------||

==========================Verse and intro==================================== Your basic 2-chord progression. Strum to the rhythm. Play them open for the intro, and then roll it back to single palm-muted notes for the verses. A C# A C# - ============================Pre-Chorus======================================= Open power chords. B C# B C# B C# A B Then this tasty little lick to transition into the chorus.

E---------------||
B---------------||
G---------------||
D-----1-2--1----||
A-2-4---------2-||
E---------------||

==============================Chorus:======================================== Simple power chords will suffice. I'll synch this up with the lyrics to give you a better feel for the rhythm.

(A)      (B)                  (B)  (C#)
I'm gonna drive and never ever slow down

(A)      (B)           (B)   (C#)
I'm gonna drive until I break down

(A)           (B)                (B)        (C#)
I'm packing my things and getting outta this town

(A)      (B)           (B)   (C#)
I'm gonna drive until I break down.

============================Bridge & Solo==================================== The backing chords for the bridge and solo are the same as the verse. A C# A C# The solo is a total Nirvana scenario...it pretty much just follows the vocal pattern of the verses.

E-------------------------------------------------||
B----------5~----------5-4~-----------------------||
G-4-6-4-6-----4-6-4-6-------4-6-4-6-4---4-6-6-6--6||
D-------------------------------------6-----------||
A-------------------------------------------------||
E-------------------------------------------------||

E-----------------------------------------------------||
B---------/9~~---------5-4-5--4-----------------------||
G-4-6-4-6-----4-6-4-6-----------4h6-4~~---------------||
D-------------------------------------------1-2--1----||
A---------------------------------------2-4---------2-||
E-----------------------------------------------------||

Then back into the chorus. ============================================================================= That's pretty much all the parts. There are some little harmonics and other accentuations that I didn't bother tabbing. Hope it works out for y'all. Garrett Sales.