• Song:

    I Broke Up

  • Artist:

    Xiu Xiu

  • Album:

    Live at Emo's, Austin, ...

This is the tab for the Fag Patrol version of I Broke Up.

For the first verse, gently fingerpick this:

e|x--------|
B|0--------| 2x
G|2--------|
D|0--------|
A|x--------|
E|x--------|

e|x--------|
B|x--------| 3x
G|0--------|
D|2--------|
A|3--------|
E|x--------|

e|x--------|
B|x--------| 2x
G|x--------|
D|0--------|
A|2--------|
E|3--------|

The solo after Jamie says "What is it worth to me?" goes like this.

e|x--------|
B|3-555----| and then repeat it until the verse ends.
G|x--------|
D|x--------|
A|x--------|
E|x--------|

The chorus:

e|x--------|
B|0--------| x3
G|2--------|
D|2--------|
A|0--------|
E|x--------|

e|x--------|
B|1--------| x4
G|0--------|
D|2--------|
A|3--------|
E|x--------|

e|x--------|
B|x--------| x1
G|x--------|
D|0--------|
A|2--------|
E|3--------|

e|3--------|
B|3--------| x2
G|2--------|
D|0--------|
A|2--------|
E|3--------|

e|0--------|
B|3--------| x1
G|0--------|
D|0--------|
A|2--------|
E|3--------|

followed by the bridge:

e|3--------|
B|0--------| x3
G|0--------|
D|x--------|
A|x--------|
E|x--------|

e|5--------|
B|3--------| x2
G|2--------|
D|x--------|
A|x--------|
E|x--------|

e|7--------|
B|5--------| x1
G|4--------|
D|x--------|
A|x--------|
E|x--------|



For the second verse, play the same notes from the first verse, but more stacato. 
Increase the intensity of the picking.

The outro is just repeating the chorus, then the bridge. You can play it muted.
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