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Breakaway Tab

by ZZ Top
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bb
Capo: 1st fret
Author jjhand [a] 53,377. Last edit on Nov 8, 2023
ZZ Top - Breakaway
Standard Tuning, capo first fret
Tabbed by jjhand
 
It appears that the guitar is tuned up a semitone but we can
play it with a capo. All notes below referenced from capo.
 
[Intro Rhythm]
 
    slowly
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
D|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
A|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------|
G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------|
D|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|-----------------------------3b4-|-----------------------------3b4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
D|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
A|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------|
G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------|
D|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|-----------------------------3b4-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Intro Leads]
 
   at 0:13, with pickup notes
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-5---5PH----------------------------|----------------------5PH-------|
D|-------------7~---------------------|--------------------------7-x---|
A|---------0--------------------------|------------------------------0-|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------5m----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7-------5-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-12---------12~------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
  "Its a chemical attraction, I just can't slide by"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Every time  I   look   into my    baby's    eyes"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "I'm helpless,                 so helpless,            so I"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------3b4---|-----------------------------3b4-|
  "surrender" 
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
  "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Simply   can't deny it,       she has    control"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "I'm helpless,                 so helpless,            so I"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------|
  "remember                                       She won't let me" 
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "breakaway                                   She won't let me"
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7---------------\x--|
D|-------------7PH-7PH-7PH----/7---|---------5/7-7---------------\x--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "breakaway                                           I said"
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
E|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5---7-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5---5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---|
E|-3-------3-----------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------|
   "breakaway                                           ah yeah"
 
   Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
D|-----7~--------------------------|---7~----7~------7~--------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
[PreVerse]
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------|-5PH-----------------------------|
D|---7~----7-------7PH-------------|-----7PH-5PH---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------5~------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
"We were working it though,   baby    we had a groove"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Movin' to the moment when we      make our move            But it"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------|
D|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "happened,               something happened             and I'm not"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3---3---|
G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
E|---------------------------3b5---|---------------------------------|
  "lying 'bout the pain                             She won't let me"
 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
   Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "breakaway                                   She won't let me"
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
D|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------|
   "breakaway                                            I said"
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
E|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---|
E|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------|
  "breakaway                                            ah yeah"
 
   Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
D|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------|-----5---------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------|-----5---7---------------7PH-----|
A|---------------------------------|-0m------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7m------------------------------|-7\------------------------------|
E|-5m------------------------------|-5\------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------12p10-12--|
B|-----10--10--10~-----------------|-------------------10------------|
G|-12------------------------------|-------------------11------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-13------10--10~-------13--------|-------------------10--13------10|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------11------11----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------10--12------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-13b14------------13brb14----10~-|-----------------10----10--10--13b14-|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------10b11---------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------10--10PH~---------------|-----------------------------10--|
G|-------------------------7\5-----|-7-------5b-------------/11------|
D|---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------10--10--10--------------|---------------------10----------|
B|-13b14----------------13b14------|-10------13b14------------13b14--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|------------------10--10h12------|---------------------------------|
B|-10~-----13b14-------------13b14-|---------10--------------10--10--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------12----------|
D|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|-------10--------10--10--b11--b11--10~|-10--8--10--8h10~-------8--------|
B|-13b14-----13b14----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|-10------10--8h10~---------------|
B|-----10--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------2h4-----------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
  "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Simply   can't deny it,       she has    control"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "I'm helpless,                 so helpless,            so I"
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------3b4---------|
E|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------|
  "remember                                        She keeps saying" 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "breakaway                                   something's saying"
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
D|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------|
   "breakaway                                         telling me to"
 
   Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
E|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---|
E|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------|
  "breakaway                                        keeps on saying"
 
   Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
D|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
D|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "breakaway                                          whoa!"
 
   Chorus rhythm ending:
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Outro Solo]
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------7b8-----------|-------------5---7-------5-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|----------------5-----------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------8b10~-----8--5-----------|
G|-------------7b8-----------------|-------------------------8--7--5--|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------12\-----|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------5b----------|----5b7---------5-------5---7---|
D|-7-------7---7~------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------5---5-----------8b9----|
B|---------------------------------|-----5-----------8b10~----------|
G|-5PH-5PH---------------5~--------|-6------------------------------|
D|---------7PH-7PH~-----------7PH--|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
e|-5-------5----------------8b9----|-------12-11-10-------10-12-------------|
B|-----5-----------8b10~-----------|----10----------12b14-------12br14-12~--|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   this line fades out
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PH  Pinch Harmonic
| PM  Palm mute
| m   Fret hand mute
 
************************************

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