Jerry Cantrell - 'Breaks My Back'
From 'Boggy Depot'
Eb tuning
Tabbed by jjhand

A lighter song Jerry that has some great arpeggios and lead riffs. Lead has
Jerry's tube distortion, Rhythm has chorus effect only, and third track is an
acoustic. During the Bridge and Ending, a second distorted guitar plays.

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Intro -

Lead   C#              B                F#                    E
eb-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Bb--10----------10-|-10\8--8------8-|-8/12--12--12-12br13-|-12br13-10-10--8-10-|
Gb-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Db-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Ab-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Eb-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|
|Rhythm
eb-----------------|----------------|---------3-----3-3---|-----1------------1-|
Bb--7----7---7---7-|-7\5---5----5---|-3---------------3---|---1-------1------1-|
Gb-----7---9---7---|-----5----5---5-|-------4-----4-------|-2-------------2----|
Db-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Ab-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
Eb-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------|


  Lead       B
Eb---------------------|----------------------|
Bb--10br12-8-----------|----------------------|
Gb-----------9~~-------|----------------------|
Db---------------------|----------------------|
Ab---------------------|----------------------|
Eb---------------------|----------------------|
|
| Rhythm                 6 beats (Acoustic Melody part)
eb-----------0---------|---------------------------|
Bb-----------1---------|---------------------------|
Gb-----------0---------|---------------------------|
Db-----------2---------|---------------------------|
Ab------3----3---------|-3-5-5b7---5-3---------3---|
Eb---------------------|---------------0-3~--0---0-|





Verse Riff 1 (half as fast as intro)

Lead
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Bb-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Gb-------------------------|------------------------4-|-5p4---5--7--5--5-4~|
Db-5/7---------------------|--------------------5-7---|-----5-5--7--5------|
Ab-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Acoustic
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
Bb-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
Gb-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
Db-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
Ab---------------------3---|-----3-5-/7-----------3---|-------3-3-----3------|
Eb-3-5-------3-5-----3---5-|-3-5--------3-5--5--3---5-|-3-5-------3-5---5-3-5|
|
| Rhythm
Eb--------0-----------0--3-|
Bb-----3-----3-----3-------| play 3x
Gb-0h2---------0h2---------|
Db-------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|
Eb-------------------------|



Verse Riff 1 Ending

  Lead
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-(4~)----------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| Acoustic
|-------------------------------|
|-----5br6----------------------|
|----------7-/9-7-5---------5-7-|
|-------------------5---5-7-----|
|---------------------7---------|
|-3-5---------------------------|
|
| Rhythm
|--------0-------------0--3-----|
|-----3-----3-------3-----------|
|-0h2----------0h2--------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|





Verse Riff 2 (play 2x, with 2 endings)

   Lead
Eb--------13~------13p12---12-----|---12p10---10--------10----15---15-|
Bb-----/10-------10------10-------|-10------10--------10---/15---15---|
Gb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|  Acoustic
Eb--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb--------6--6------6p5---5---5---|-5----------------------------------|
Gb-7br8-7---------7-----7---------|---7p5-7---7----------5-4----4-5----|
Db--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|  Rhythm
Eb------10---10--------9-----9----|-------5-------5---------7-----7----|
Bb----10---10--10----10---10--10\-|-----3-------3---------8-----8---8--|
Gb--------------------------------|-----------5------------------------|
Db--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

1           "Through windows by my bed,                 miles away I"
2               "No coldness in my eye,             cut the skin and"




Verse Riff 2 Continued:                Ending 1          Ending 2 (add 1 bar)

               3 beats     4 beats again
Eb-15\13----13-----------|--------------------|        |------------------|----|
Bb-----------------------|--------------------|        |------------------|----|
Gb-------14___-----------|-12b14_________r12--|        |--------9br10-7---|----|
Db-----------------------|--------------------|        |---------------10-|-9~-|
Ab-----------------------|--------------------|        |------------------|----|
Eb-----------------------|--------------------|        |------------------|----|
|
|  Acoustic (varies on 2nd time)
Eb-----------------------|-------------------3-----|   |----0-------------|
Bb------6----------------|-------------------0-----|   |----0-------------|
Gb----5------------------|-------------------0-----|   |----0-------------|
Db-----------------------|-------------------0-----|   |----2-------------|
Ab-----------------------|-----5-7h8p7-------2-----|   |----2-------------|
Eb-----------------------|-5-----------------3-----|   |-0--0-------------|
|
|  Rhythm
Eb------8------------5---|-------------------3-----|   |----0-------------|
Bb---10----------------5-|-------------------0-----|   |----0-------------|
Gb---------------4/5-----|-------------------0-5-7-|   |----0-------------|
Db-----------------------|-------------------0-----|   |----2-------------|
Ab-----------------------|-------------------x-----|   |----2-------------|
Eb-----------------------|-5-5--------5------3-----|   |-0--0-------------|

1."rest my weary head     next to you"
2."take my sorry hide       cover you                   make love with you"





(1:11) Chorus - Play Verse Riff 1 Again

Lyrics:

"It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door"

Change in Lead Part (1:20, During 3rd like of these lyrics)
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|---4-5---5-7-4~~------|
|-7-----5--------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|





Play Verse Riff 2 Again, with Acoustic Change

Lyrics:
"The waves that run the shore
Wash away the stones of pain we bore"


Acoustic (1:41)
|------------------------------------|--------10-10--12-12b-|
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------5-/7-----------|----------------------|
|---------- 7-7h8p7-8-------8\7--8\7-|-7\5------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
"I tortured you"                           "I tried to drown my

|-------------------------|------10--------------|
|-------------------------|-13b15--13b15-10------|