Stop Breaking Down The White Stripes
Open E Tuning
[E]or[B] [E] [G#] [B] [E]
Open D Tuning (recommended for fragile guitars)
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
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Tab Definitions (relative to capo or without):
B: 999999
A: 777777
E: 000000
F#: 222222 (barred without slide)
B*: Harmonic barred on the 9th fret
~: Tremolo
/: Slide to note with bottleneck slide
h: Hammer onto note
b: Bend note (less than a half step)
P.M: Palm muting
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Some chords barred using slide (creating that flat/sharp affect)
Timing tabbed approximately
Repeat 2x
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-
[A] [B] I can't walk the streets now
[A] [B] To convulate my mind
[A] [B] Some pretty mama she starts
[A] [B] Breaking down, stop breaking down!
[E]
e|---------------------0-0-0-3-0-0- B|---------------------0-0-0-3-0-0- G|-0-0-0-------4-/-0---0-0-0-3-0-0- D|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0- A|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0- E|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
Whoo! Stop breaking down!
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-
The stuff I [F#]got is gonna bust your brains out[E]
B*
Well, it'll make you lose your mind
Repeat 2x
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-
[A] [B] You saturday night women, you love to
[B] Ape and clown
[A] [B] You won't do nothin' but tear a good man's
[B] Reputation down -- stop breakin' down!
[E]
e|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------0-0-0-3/4-0-0- B|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------0-0-0-3/4-0-0- G|-0-0-0-3-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0- D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0- A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0- E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
Whoo! Stop breaking down!
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-
The stuff I [F#]got is gonna bust your brains out[E]
Well, it'll make you lose your mind
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7- B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7- G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7- D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7- A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)----------- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9------------
Ahhhh yeah
[B] [A] [B] [C] [B] [E]
e|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0- B|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0- G|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0- D|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
[E]
e|-0-0-0-3-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0- B|-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-3-5-3-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-5-0- G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2~ D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- A|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------- E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------
B F (P.M.) A (P.M.)
e|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9--------------------------------------- B|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9--------------------------------------- G|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9--------------------------------------- D|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- A|------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- E|------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-
[A] [B] I gave my baby
[A] [B] The ninety-ninth degree
[A] [B] She jumped up and throwed a pistol[B] down on me
Stop br[(F)]eaking down!
[E]
e|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0- B|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2- G|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0------------------- E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------------------
Ye-ah! Stop breaking down!
[B] [A] [B] [A]
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------ A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7- E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-
The stuff I [F#]got is gonna bust your brains out[E]
Well, it'll make you lose your mind
[B]
e|----------------- B|----------------- G|----------------- D|--------------9-- A|----0-0-------9-- E|-0------7h5-7-9--
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