Breaks My Back

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Jerry Cantrell - 'Breaks My Back'
From 'Boggy Depot'
Eb tuning
Tabbed by gustavo238
A lighter song Jerry made that has some great arpeggios and lead riffs. Lead has
Jerry's tube distortion, Rhythm has chorus effect only, and third track is an
acoustic. During the Bridge and Ending, a second distorted guitar plays.
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Intro -

Verse Riff 1 (half as fast as intro)

Verse Riff 1 Ending

Verse Riff 2 (play 2x, with 2 endings)

1           "Through windows by my bed,                 miles away I"
2               "No coldness in my eye,             cut the skin and"
Verse Riff 2 Continued:                Ending 1          Ending 2 (add 1 bar)

1."rest my weary head     next to you"
2."take my sorry hide       cover you                   make love with you"
(1:11) Chorus - Play Verse Riff 1 Again
Lyrics:
"It bleeds upon my back
Strapped with silver tacks
Wish I'd loved you more
And never shut that door"

Play Verse Riff 2 Again, with Acoustic Change
Lyrics:
"The waves that run the shore
Wash away the stones of pain we bore"

"I tortured you"                           "I tried to drown my

"hate        Underneath an ocean I still wait"

"Remembering you,      always true"
Play Chorus Again - Same Lyrics

      "Wish I'd loved you more    and never shut that door"
(2:24) Bridge

"Oh,     restitution day,     all I have    I give away    to"

"Be with you"
Bridge ends with Acoustic melody lick part from the beginning
Play Verse Riff 1 and 2 again as he sings:
"If it breaks my back...   breaks my back"
(3:26) Play Verse Riff 2 Again,  Same Lyrics
Play Chorus Again

(4:19) Play Bridge Again (note that bar 5 from before is repeated 1x)

Play Bridge Ending, but Acoustic Part is played by the Distorted Electric

Song Ending:

Lead (5:22)

Fade Continues
Key
b   = bend
r   = release bend
pbr = pre-bend and release
~   = vibrato
/   = slide up
\   = slide down
p   = pull off
h   = hammer on
tr  = trill (hammer on, pull off a few times quick)