Breaking The Girl Chords

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author Judd [a] 82.
2 contributors total, last edit on Nov 12, 2016
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Chords

G#
A#7add11
G#m7
G#6add11
G#maj9
B
F#
G#m
E
F#/A#
C#m
D#
D#/C#
D#/B
D#/A#
E7
D#7
G#sus2

Strumming

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No capo.
Tuning: Half-step down.
 
[Chord names]
 
G#:        022100
A#7add11:  044300
G#m7:      055400
G#6add11:  077600
G#maj9:    099800
G#*:       079990
B:         320033
F#:        000232
G#m:       022000
E:         032010
F#/A#:     000230
C#m:       002210
D#:        0244XX
D#/C#:     0044XX
D#/B:      3044XX
D#/A#:     2044XX
E7:        032310
D#7:       012100
G#sus2:    022003
 
 
[Intro]
 
G#  A#7add11  G#m7  G#6add11  G#maj9  G#*
G#  A#7add11  G#m7  G#6add11  G#maj9  G#*
G#  A#7add11  G#m7  G#6add11  G#maj9  G#*
G#  A#7add11  G#m7  G#6add11  G#maj9  G#*
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
G#       A#7add11 G#m7
I am a man
G#6add11       G#maj9 G#*
Cut from the know
G#         A#7add11 G#m7
Rarely do friends
G#6add11        G#maj9 G#*
Come and then go
G#         A#7add11 G#m7
She was a girl
G#6add11        G#maj9 G#*
Soft but estranged
G#         A#7add11 G#m7
We were the two
G#6add11        G#maj9 G#*
Our lives rearranged
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
B          F#         G#m       B
Feeling so good that day
             F#         E
A feeling of love that day
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m           F#/A#
Twisting and turning
     B            C#m
Your feelings are burning
       D#            D#/C#  D#/B  D#/A#
You're breaking the girl
G#m  F#/A#  B   C#m E
She meant you no harm
G#m              F#/A#
Think you're so clever
    B            C#m
But now you must sever
       D#            D#/C#  D#/B  D#/A#
You're breaking the girl
G#m F#/A#  B  C#m  E    E7
He loves no one else
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G#            A#7add11 G#m7
Raised by my dad
G#6add11      G#maj9 G#*
Girl of the day
G#         A#7add11 G#m7
He was my man
G#6add11      G#maj9 G#*
That was the way
G#           A#7add11 G#m7
She was the girl
G#6add11 G#maj9 G#*
Left alone
G#           A#7add11 G#m7
Feeling the need
G#6add11         G#maj9 G#*
To make me her home
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
B       F#                 G#m
I don't know what when or why
B               F#        E
The twilight of love had arrived
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m           F#/A#
Twisting and turning
     B            C#m
Your feelings are burning
       D#            D#/C#  D#/B  D#/A#
You're breaking the girl
G#m  F#/A#  B   C#m E
She meant you no harm
G#m              F#/A#
Think you're so clever
    B            C#m
But now you must sever
       D#            D#/C#  D#/B  D#/A#
You're breaking the girl
G#m F#/A#  B  C#m  E       E7  D#7
He loves no one else
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
(Strum down hard on the bass note of the G)
 
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
G#m G#sus2 G#m B B B
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G#m           F#/A#
Twisting and turning
     B            C#m
Your feelings are burning
       D#            D#/C#  D#/B  D#/A#
You're breaking the girl
G#m  F#/A#  B   C#m E
She meant you no harm
G#m              F#/A#
Think you're so clever
    B            C#m
But now you must sever
       D#            D#/C#  D#/B  D#/A#
You're breaking the girl
G#m F#/A#  B  C#m  E       E7
He loves no one else
 
 
[Outro]
 
C#m E (x6) to fade or
 
e|---11------------------------------------------------|
B|----12---12---11---12---11---12---11---12---11---12--|
G|---------13---12---13---12---13---12---13---12---13--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|(x6) to fade
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36 comments
tejada3
he doesn't use a capo in this song. watch funky monks.
+7
chall_99
I was blown away by this tab. How the heck do you guys hear these chords? Jealous (I would never think to slide up the E form without the barre - never). But, I am good a simplifying things. I found that on my accoustic the verses sound pretty good as follows: 1....2....3....4.... E.........E(3)...... She was a girl, E(6)......E......... Soft but estranged Where you slide up the open E chord to the 3rd fret for E(3) then to the 6th fret for E(6), then just back to a regular open E (to start and end each verse pass). These seem to be the major transitions and you can mix in the other slides, as tabbed, to make it more accurate. And if I were listening to a CD I'd probably hear the barre E chord at the end of the verse, but since I'm not a regular E sounds good and the people I played it for didn't notice. Take it for what it's worth. (I'm not looking to match the band, just to play a fun song. I know most are hardasses and looking more to add technical detail than to make things easier. But, I'm playing with a capo on 2 and it sounds good to me. To me, anyone taking Breaking the Girl too seriously is a loser. Just have fun with it). I love the B-chord deal in the chorus too. Now that's a good ear. How do you hear that? Yeah, an F# bass on a B chord. Whatever, but thanks because it is a blast to play. This song is really fun, especially with the easier E stuff as I mention above. Thanks! (5+ stars)
+5
merdos951
Don't know how this chord chart is so well reviewed. All of these chord names are wrong. There's not even a G# in the first chord shape according to the tuning, and if it the chords are being notated based on standard tuning, it's still wrong.
+3