Randy Rogers Band – Break Even (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Artist: Randy Rogers Band Song: Break Even All tabs are clean electric unless otherwise noted.

[Intro]
   F#m       A  B  F#m     A    B
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-5-7----5---5-4--7---7---5-5--5---4--|
G|-----6-------------6-----------------|
D|----------7------------7--------7----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

[Verse]
                 F#m                  A       B
 This is pretty low, but it ain't the bottom
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----------------2---------------------4--|
G|---------------4----------------------------|
D|-----------------2--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

                 F#m                  A       B
 Still a long way to go, could I get you to follow
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------5p4------2------------------------------5-7-4-5p2-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

                 F#m                  A       B
 It all comes down to this, just give me a reason
e|-----------------------------------------------5-4-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------7-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

         D              E                       F#m
 Cause I know I'll never win, but we could break even
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------------2-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------2-----------|
D|-----------------------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

 Power chord riff (distorted guitar):
 F#m                           A             B
   1 2  3&4 &   1 2   & 4 &   1 2 3 & 4    1  2  & 3 4
e|------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
B|------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
G|------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
D|-4-4--2-4-2-|-4-4---4-2-4-|-6-7-7-7-2-|-/12-9--9-----|
A|-4-4--2-4-2-|-4-4---4-2-4-|-6-7-7-7-2-|-/12-9--9-----|
E|-2-2--0-2-0-|-2-2---2-0-2-|-4-5-5-5-0-|-/10-7--7-----|

[Verse]
                 F#m                  A       B
 Well this is gonna hurt, I can ease your pain
e|--------------------------------------------7-5-4-----|
B|------------------------2-------------------------7-5-|
G|----------------------2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------4---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

               F#m                  A       B
 Cause once you've felt the fire you don't mind the rain
e|---------------------------4-5-------------------7-9-7-|
B|-------------------------5-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------6-------------------------------|
D|---------------------7---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

                F#m                  A       B
 If you go down, down, down out in the deep end
 Clean Guitar:
e|-------------------9-----7-----9-----7-|
B|-----------------7---5h7---5h7---5h7---|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

 Distorted Guitar:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---2-4-2----4---------------7----------|
E|---------2--2-------------5-7----------|

         D              E                       F#m
 Could you pull me up just enough to break even
e|----0---------------------0----------------------------------|
B|------3-----------------0---------------------------------2--|
G|--------2-------------------------------------------2-----2--|
D|--0------------------2------------------------------4---4----|
A|------------------------------------------------4-------4----|
E|----------------------------------------------2--------------|

[Chorus] D E F#m Cause I really don't care, I really don't care whose side I'm on D E B C# Cause there is always room at the bottom once the line's been drawn D E B And I know I'll never win, just let me go on believing D E F#m But there is still a chance that we could break even [Pre-Chorus] (Sounds like Power chords, similar to the power chord riff) D F#m There's still a chance, still a chance she could save me D C# There's still a chance I'll just bring you down

[Solo]
 (Distorted Guitar)
   F#m          A      B   F#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-5-7----7-5----7-5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7------9--9b11r-7---7---9b11r-7--------9b11rb11r-----|
A|--------------------------------9-------------9-7-9------------9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              A                       B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------11p9------9--------------9-11-9----9-11-|
D|-9br11~~~~-----------7-9br11------9-11---9br11-7-9-11--------11------|
A|-----------9-7h9-9-9-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Vibrato here is a succession of bend and releases. Refer to audio)

D E F#m Cause I really don't care, I really don't care whose side I'm on

 (end solo)
e|-----------|
B|--12-------|
G|-----------|
D|-----12-12-|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

D E B C# Cause there is always room at the bottom once the line's been drawn D E B And I know I'll never win, just let me go on believing D E F#m But there is still a chance that we could break even D E F#m There is still a chance that we could break even (Muted power chord riff slowly building with this played)

e|------9---9~~~-|
B|----7---7------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|