BREAKING THE BACK (standard tuning) Verse riff: e ------------------- B ------------------- G ------------------- D ------------------- A ------------------- E -0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10- chorus riff: e ------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------ D 9-9-x-x-7-7-11-11-9-9-9--------------------------------------- A x-x-x-x-x-x-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------- E 7-7-x-x-7-7--------------0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10- e --------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------- D -9-9-x-x-7-7-11-11-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------- A -x-x-x-x-x-x-0--0--0-0-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------- E -7-7-x-x-7-7--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10- e --------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------- D -9-9-x-x-7-7-11-11-9-9-9--------------------------------------- A -x-x-x-x-x-x-0--0--0-0-0--------------------------------------- E -7-7-x-x-7-7--------------0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-14-0-0-0-0-10- e --------------------------- B --------------------------- G --------------------------- D -9-9-x-x-7-7-10-10-9-9-9-9- A -x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x- E -7-7-x-x-7-7-8--8--8-8-8-8- chorus 1st ending: e ------------------------------ B ------------------------------ G ------------------------------ D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 A -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 post-chorus riff: e -0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-5-5-5-5-5-5- B -0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-5-5-5-5-5-5- G -x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-7-7-7-7-7-7- D -2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-7-7-7-7-7-7- A -2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-2-10-10-10-2-5-5-5-5-5-5- E -0-0-11-11-11-0-0-11-11-11-0-0-11-11-11-0-5-5-5-5-5-5- middle riff 1: e -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-- B -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-- G -5-5-5-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-- D -3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-- A -0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-- E ----------------------- middle riff 2: e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- B -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- G -5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5- D -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- E -------------------------------------------------- middle riff 3: e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------- B -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------- G -5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-9-9--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-- D -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-3-3-3--2-3-3-3-- A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-- E ------------------------------------------------- e ----------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------- G -10-10-10-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4-4-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2- D -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3- A -8--8--8--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- middle8 riff 3 second ending: e ------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------- G -10-10-10-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- D -x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- A -8--8--8--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- song structure: drums start guitar comes in playing verse riff clean 8 times, then 16 times distorted chorus riff, with first ending