ZZ Top – Breakaway (Guitar Tab)
Capo 1
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Speed:
1.0x
Tabbed by jjhand
It appears that the guitar is tuned up a semitone but we can
play it with a capo. All notes below referenced from capo.
[Intro Rhythm]
slowly e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| D|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| A|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------| G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------| D|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A|-----------------------------3b4-|-----------------------------3b4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| D|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------| A|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------| G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------| D|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A|-----------------------------3b4-|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Intro Leads]
at 0:13, with pickup notes e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-5---5PH----------------------------|----------------------5PH-------| D|-------------7~---------------------|--------------------------7-x---| A|---------0--------------------------|------------------------------0-| E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------5m----------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------7-------5-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-12---------12~------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "Its a chemical attraction, I just can't slide by" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Every time I look into my baby's eyes" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------| D|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "I'm helpless, so helpless, so I" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E|---------------------------3b4---|-----------------------------3b4-| "surrender" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Simply can't deny it, she has control" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------| D|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "I'm helpless, so helpless, so I" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------| E|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------| "remember She won't let me"
[Chorus]
Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway She won't let me" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7---------------\x--| D|-------------7PH-7PH-7PH----/7---|---------5/7-7---------------\x--| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway I said" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---| A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| E|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-------5---7-------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------5---5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---| E|-3-------3-----------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------| "breakaway ah yeah" Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| D|-----7~--------------------------|---7~----7~------7~--------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[PreVerse]
Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-5-------------------------------|-5PH-----------------------------| D|---7~----7-------7PH-------------|-----7PH-5PH---------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------5~------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "We were working it though, baby we had a groove" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Movin' to the moment when we make our move But it" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------| D|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "happened, something happened and I'm not" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3---3---| G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2---2---| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------| E|---------------------------3b5---|---------------------------------| "lying 'bout the pain She won't let me"
[Chorus 2]
Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway She won't let me" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------| "breakaway I said" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---| A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| E|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---| E|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------| "breakaway ah yeah" Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| D|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-5-------------------------------|-----5---------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------|-----5---7---------------7PH-----| A|---------------------------------|-0m------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7m------------------------------|-7\------------------------------| E|-5m------------------------------|-5\------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------12p10-12--| B|-----10--10--10~-----------------|-------------------10------------| G|-12------------------------------|-------------------11------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-13------10--10~-------13--------|-------------------10--13------10| G|---------------------------------|-------------------11------11----| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------10--12------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-13b14------------13brb14----10~-|-----------------10----10--10--13b14-| G|---------------------------------|-----------------10b11---------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------10--10PH~---------------|-----------------------------10--| G|-------------------------7\5-----|-7-------5b-------------/11------| D|---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------10--10--10--------------|---------------------10----------| B|-13b14----------------13b14------|-10------13b14------------13b14--| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|------------------10--10h12------|---------------------------------| B|-10~-----13b14-------------13b14-|---------10--------------10--10--| G|---------------------------------|---------------------12----------| D|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-------10--------10--10--b11--b11--10~|-10--8--10--8h10~-------8--------| B|-13b14-----13b14----------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-10------10--8h10~---------------| B|-----10--------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|-2-----------2h4-----------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-| "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Simply can't deny it, she has control" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------| D|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "I'm helpless, so helpless, so I" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| A|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------3b4---------| E|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------| "remember She keeps saying"
[Chorus]
Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway something's saying" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------| D|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------| "breakaway telling me to" Rhythm e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---| A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| E|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---| E|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------| "breakaway keeps on saying" Rhythm - muted throughout e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---| D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---| A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Lead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| D|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "breakaway whoa!" Chorus rhythm ending: e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-5\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Outro Solo]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------7b8-----------|-------------5---7-------5-------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|----------------5-----------------| B|---------------------------------|---------8b10~-----8--5-----------| G|-------------7b8-----------------|-------------------------8--7--5--| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-------------------------12\-----|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|---------------------5b----------|----5b7---------5-------5---7---| D|-7-------7---7~------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------5---5-----------8b9----| B|---------------------------------|-----5-----------8b10~----------| G|-5PH-5PH---------------5~--------|-6------------------------------| D|---------7PH-7PH~-----------7PH--|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|-5-------5----------------8b9----|-------12-11-10-------10-12-------------| B|-----5-----------8b10~-----------|----10----------12b14-------12br14-12~--| G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| this line fades out
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PH Pinch Harmonic
| PM Palm mute
| m Fret hand mute
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