Breakdown Tab

by Jack Johnson
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*Tabbed by Kdiddy on December 18, 2005*
Artist:  Jack Johnson
Song: Breakdown
Album: In Between Dreams
Tuning: Standard
 
This song is played on a ukulele but it’s transposed for guitar. It’s very simple,
with yet another basic strumming pattern throughout most of the song. It’s got all
the goodies, and it’s perfect as far as I can tell. If I’m missing something or you
have any comments or suggestions, let me know at Stickadeez@yahoo.com!
Enjoy!
 
 
Intro:
E--------------8----------|---------7------|------5--5-------|-----------7---------|
B-----------8-------------|---8--8-----8---|----5-------5----|----8--8------8------|
G-------9-----------9-----|-9------------9-|-5-------------5-|-7---------------7---|
D---10-----------------10 |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
 
Verse:(strum pattern is easy once you hear it.  Basically u-d u-d-u repeated over and
over again with the following chords)
   C         Em       Am      G
E—-8------|--7-----|--5----|--7----|
B—-8------|--8-----|--5----|--8----|
G—-9------|--9-----|--5----|--7----|
D—-10-----|--9-----|--7----|--9----|
A--x------|--x-----|--x----|--x----|
E--x------|--x-----|--x----|--x----|
 
 
Chorus: (listen for the beat)
   C (open!)          Cadd2/B            Am                  G
E----0----0—-0-—0---|----0----0—-0—-0---|----0----0—-0--0--|----3—----3--3—-3--|
B----1----1—-1—-1---|----1----1—-1—-1---|----1----1--1--1--|----0—----0—-0—-0--|
G----0----0—-0—-0---|----0----0—-0—-0---|----2----2--2--2--|----0—----0—-0—-0--|
D----2----2—-2—-2---|----0----0—-0—-0---|----2----2--2--2--|----0—----0--0—-0--|
A-—3----------------|--2----------------|--0---------------|--3----------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 
Bridge:
  C                    G        F           C                       G         F
E----0----0—-0-—0---|--------—-—-----------|-----0----0—-0--0--|--------------------------|
B----1----1—-1—-1---|--/3--3--3--1---1--1--|-----1----1--1--1--|----/3--3--3--1---1—-1----|
G----0----0—-0—-0---|--/4--4--4--2—--2—-2--|-----0----0--0--0--|----/4--4--4--2—--2—-2----|
D----2----2—-2—-2---|--/5--5—-5--3—--3—-3--|---—-2----2—-2--2--|----/5--5—-5--3—--3—-3----|
A-—3----------------|----------------------|--3----------------|--------------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
 
Outro:
E---8---------------------------------8----------------------------|
B------10—-8-----------8-----------------10—-8-------------8-------|
G--------------8/9---------9---7p5----------------5—-7/9-------9---|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E---8---------------------------------8----------------------------|
B------10—-8-----------8-----------------10—-8-------------8-------|
G--------------8/9---------9---7p5----------------8/9--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E---/10---8---5--|--12-----10----8---|--/10---8---5--|--12-----10-------|
B---/10---8---5--|--13-----10----8---|--/10---8---5--|--13-----10-------|
G----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
D----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
A----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
E----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
 
E---/10---8---5--|--15-----13----12---|--/10---8---5--|--12-----10-------|--8---|
B---/10---8---5--|--17-----15----13---|--/10---8---5--|--13-----10-------|--8---|
G----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|--9---|
D----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|--10--|
A----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|------|
E----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|------|
 
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