Breathe Underwater

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  • Tuning: EBGDAD (Drop D)
     
    Intro
  •  
    EI---------------------------------I
    BI---------------------------------I
  • GI---------------------------------I
    DI---------------------------------I PLAY x 4
    AI-14\--9--9-9--14-14\--9---9-9-9--I
  • DI---------------------------------I
     
    8 8
  •  
    Verse 1
     
  • EI-----------------I
    BI-----------------I
    GI-----------------I
  • DI-----------------I PLAY x 8
    AI-----------------I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • 'Here comes another fall from grace...'
    8
     
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • 'I try to start a song...'
    8 8 8 8
     
  • EI-------------------------------------------------I
    BI-------------------------------------------------I
    GI-------------------------------------------------I
  • DI-------------------------------------------------I
    AI-------------------------------------------------I
    DI-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I
  • 'There's a fever coming on...'
    8 8 8
     
  • Pre-Chorus
     
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
  • AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    'It's hard to reconcile...'
  • 8 8 8 8
     
    EI-------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------I
  • AI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------I
    '...I've become'
  • 8 8
     
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
  • AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    'With a wounded child...'
  • 8 8 8 8
     
    EI-------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--------I
    DI-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---------I
  • AI-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---------I
    DI---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------I
    'Hiding deep inside...'
  • 8 8 8
     
    EI--------------------------------I
  • BI--------------------------------I
    GI-4-4-7---7-6---444-7------------I
    DI-x-x-x---x-x---xxx-x------------I
  • AI-2-2-5---5-4---222-5------------I
    DI--------------------------------I
     
  • 8 8
     
    Chorus
  •  
    This is played on two guitars in the recording, however if you're
    playing on your own you can play both parts together – just combine
  • the tabs below into one.
     
    (Lead Guitar)
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
    GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
  • DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • I I
    I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • AI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    'Breathe underwater.....'
  • 8 8 8 8
     
    (Lead Guitar)
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-I
    GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
  • DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • I I
    I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • AI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    'Want to see another dawn...'
  • 8 8 8 8
     
    REPEAT CHORUS
  •  
    Bit between Chorus and Verse 2
     
  • EI---------------------------------I
    BI---------------------------------I
    GI---------------------------------I
  • DI---------------------------------I
    AI-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    DI---------------------------------I
  •  
    8 8
     
  • Verse 2
     
    (Clean Guitar)
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I
  • DI-4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----4-4-----4-4-----I PLAY x2
    AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • 'Take my ego for a ride'
    8 8 8 8
     
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I
  • DI-2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----1-1-----2-2-----2-2-----4-4-----4-4-----I
    AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • 'My weaknesses lay bare...'
    8 8 8 8
     
  • EI-------------------------------------------------I
    BI-------------------------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I
  • DI-----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----I
    AI-2-2-----2-2-------------------------------------I
    DI-------------------------------------------------I
  • 'But it's the last time...'
    8 8 8
     
  •  
    Pre-Chorus 2
     
  • The rhythm guitar is more or less the same until the very end this pre-chorus,
    but if you listen carefully you'll hear the clean guitar part from the verse
    continues in section as well. I have tabbed this too.
  •  
    (Clean Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I
    DI-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------------------------------I
  • AI---------------------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
  • DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    'It's hard to reconcile...'
    8 8 8 8
  •  
    (Clean Guitar)
    EI---------------------------------I
  • BI---------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2--I
    DI-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----I
  • AI---------------------------------I
    DI---------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI---------------------------------I
    BI---------------------------------I
  • GI---------------------------------I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I
    AI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I
  • DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I
    '...I've become'
    8 8
  •  
    (Clean Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I
    DI-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------------------------------I
  • AI---------------------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
  • DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    'With a wounded child...'
    8 8 8 8
  •  
    (Clean Guitar)
    EI-------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-------------------------------------------------I
    GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I
    DI-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----I
  • AI-------------------------------------------------I
    DI-------------------------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-------------------------------------------------I
    BI-------------------------------------------------I (This is the rough
  • GI-11--11--11--13/14--14--14-14-16/18--18--18--18--I timing, as the
    DI-x---x---x---x---x--x---x--x--x-/x---x---x---x---I rhythm is tricky)
    AI-9---9---9---11/12--12--12-12-14/16--16--16--16--I
  • DI---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-I
    'Hiding deep inside...'
    8 8 8
  •  
    (Rhythm Guitar)
    EI--------------------------------I
  • BI--------------------------------I
    GI-4-4-7---7-6---444-7------------I
    DI-x-x-x---x-x---xxx-x------------I
  • AI-2-2-5---5-4---222-5------------I
    DI--------------------------------I
     
  • 8 8
     
    NOW PLAY CHORUS x2
  •  
    Bridge
     
  • (Lead Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-16\11-1111-16-16\-11--111114/16-18181818181818181616161616161616I
    DI-x--x--x-x--x--x---x---x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-I
    AI-14\9--9-9--14-14\-9---9-9-12/14-16161616161616161414141414141414I
  • DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
    I (Rhythm Guitar) I
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I
  •  
    8 8 8 8
     
  • (Lead Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-16\11-1111-16-16\-11--111114/16-18181818181818181616161616161616I
    DI-x--x--x-x--x--x---x---x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-I
    AI-14\9--9-9--14-14\-9---9-9-12/14-16161616161616161414141414141414I
  • DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
    I (Rhythm Guitar) I
  • EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-111111111111111-I
    AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-111111111111111-I
    DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-111111111111111-I
  • (These are 11s, not super-fast 1s)
    8 8 8 8
     
  • REPEAT BRIDGE
     
    Final Chorus
  •  
    Note that the rhythm part has changed – the D chord is now played an
    octave higher. The bunched up notes are 12s, not 1s and 2s.
  •  
    (Lead Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
    GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    AI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    'Breathe underwater.....'
    8 8 8 8
  •  
    (Lead Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-I
    GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
    DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    AI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
  • DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
    'Coming up for air...'
    8 8 8 8
  •  
    REPEAT FINAL CHORUS
     
  • Outro
     
    '#' means tremolo pick these at 16 note per bar
  •  
    (Lead Guitar)
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    GI---14--14/16\14----14--14/16\14----14--14/16\14----14--14/16\14--I
    DI---x---x--x--x-----x---x--x--x-----x---x--x--x-----x---x--x--x---I
  • AI---12--12/14\12----12--12/14\12----12--12/14\12----12--12/14\12--I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    I I
  • I (Rhythm Guitar) I
    EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
  • GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I
    AI--#---------------#---------------#---------------#--------------I
  • DI-4---------------0---------------7---------------6---------------I
    'Coming up for air...'
    8 8 8 8
  •  
    REPEAT OUTRO
     
  • Then end on these notes:
     
    (Lead Guitar)
  • EI-------------I
    BI-------------I
    GI-14\---------I
  • DI-x-----------I
    AI-12\---------I
    DI-------------I
  • I I
    I (R Guitar )I
    EI-------------I
  • BI-------------I
    GI-------------I
    DI-------------I
  • AI-------------I
    DI-4\----------I
  • PLAY TOO ..
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