The Black Keys – Breaking Down (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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melody. The bend in the third bar is tricky, maybe I'm using the wrong fingerings, but it could be replaced with two slides instead. Opening sitar riff
e|-2-0-------0-2------------0----| (x2)
B|-----3---------0-----3-2-------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
Background melody (0:26) (Tremelo effect)
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------| (x2)
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---3-5/7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-|----3--0---------|
A|-5---------------------------------------|-1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
          >decrescendo
Chorus (0:49)
e|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|-7\5-3-5-3---|-----------------------|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|-------------|-5-3-5-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------0-----------|

e|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|
D|-------------|---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----7b9r7p5----5-7-5-7b9r7p5---------|
D|------------7~---------------7-7~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-(7)---------------------------------|
   (optional bass note)
Sitar Riff (1:06)
e|-2-0-------0-2------------0----|
B|-----3---------0-----3-2-------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
Background melody (1:28) (Tremelo effect)
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------| (x2)
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---3-5/7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-|----3--0---------|
A|-5---------------------------------------|-1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
          >decrescendo

Chorus (x2)(1:51)
final chorus riff played twice the second time
e|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|-7\5-3-5-3---|-----------------------|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|-------------|-5-3-5-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------0-----------|

e|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|
D|-------------|---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----7b9r7p5----5-7-5-7b9r7p5---------|
D|------------7~---------------7-7~----|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-(7)---------------------------------|

e|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|-7\5-3-5-3---|-----------------------|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|-------------|-5-3-5-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------0-----------|

e|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|
D|-------------|---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----7b9r7p5----5-7-5-7b9r7p5---------|----7b9r7p5----5-7-5-7b9r7p5---------|
D|------------7~---------------7-7~----|------------7~---------------7-7~----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-(7)---------------------------------|-(7)---------------------------------|
Solo (2:30)
e|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
G|-/14-12-10-7~--------|---------------------|---------5----------------|
D|---------------------|-10-7-10-7~----------|-5-3-5b7===7r5-3-2--------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------5~-----|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|

(2:40)
e|---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
G|-/14-12-10-7~--------|----------------|---7------------------------|
D|---------------------|-10-7-10-5/7-10-|-7---10-7\5-3-5-3---3-5-3---|
A|---------------------|----------------|------------------5-------5-|
D|---------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
Final Chorus (2:47) final chorus riff played twice
e|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|-7\5-3-5-3---|-----------------------|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|-------------|-5-3-5-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------0-----------|

e|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------|
D|-7\5-3-5-3---|---------------3-----|
A|-------------|-5-3-5---5-3-5-------|
D|-------------|---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----7b9r7p5----5-7-5-7b9r7p5---------|----7b9r7p5----5-7-5-7b9r7p5---------|
D|------------7~---------------7-7~----|------------7~---------------7-7~----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-(7)---------------------------------|-(7)---------------------------------|
Sitar riff (3:08)
e|-2-0-------0-2------------0----| (x2)
B|-----3---------0-----3-2-------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|

e|-2~------|
B|-3~------|
G|-2~------|
D|-0~------|
A|---------|
D|---------|
  (Arpegiate)
|::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| p Pull-off b Bend r Release / Slide up \ Slide down = Hold note ~ Vibrato