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Breadfan

Metallica
Tab
★4.5(9)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

First Verse

Breadfan, open up your mind, open up your purse,

Open up your bones, never, never gonna lose it.

Breadfan, take it all away, never give an inch,

Gotta make a mint, gotta make me a million.

Breadfan, you got it wrong, some long time friend's

Gonna lose it in the end, who's a fool.

Seagull, give it all away, stay a bird, stay a man,

Stay a ghost, stay what you wanna be.

Second Verse

Loser, give it all away, never stay with the winner,

With the man with all the filthy money.

Come on, keep it on the side, with a ride on a record,

On the top if you're gonna be a bad boy.

Breadfan, you got it wrong, some long time friend's

Gonna lose it in the end, who's a fool.

Seagull, give it all away, stay a bird, stay a man,

Stay a ghost, stay what you wanna be.

Third Verse

Breadfan, open up your mind, open up your purse,

Open up your bones, never, never gonna lose it.

Breadfan, take it all away, never give an inch,

Gotta make a mint, gotta make me a million.

Breadfan, you got it wrong, some long time friend's

Gonna lose it in the end, who's a fool.

Seagull, give it all away, stay a bird, stay a man,

Stay a ghost, stay what you wanna be.

Normal tuning - E A D G B e

Intro

[Riff A] - 8x 8th time play Fill 1

e|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--7-|-5h7--7--5^7--7--7--5------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------7--5--3~-0|

[Fill 1] PM PM

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--5h7--7--5^7--7--7--5------------------|
E|------------------------7--5--3~--3--2--|

Riff B

PM PM------| PM------| PM------| PM PM

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
D|.-2--2--0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2----0---0---0---0---0---0-0--1-.|
A|--2--2--0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2----0---0---0---0---0---0-0--1--|
E|--0--0----------0-------------0-------------0--------------------------------|

PM PM------| PM--| PM--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
D|.-2--2--0-2-2-0-2----0---2-0-2----0---2-0-2-------5-----0----0----0---0-0-1-.|
A|--2--2--0-2-2-0-2----0---2-0-2----0---2-0-2---5h7---7\5-0----0----0---0-0-1--|
E|--0--0----------0------------0------------0----------------------------------|

Between [Verses 1 & 2] play Riff A 4x

[2nd Verse] - play Riff B

I'm working on the solo - here's the rhythm underlying it:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------------------1--2----------------------------------0--1--|
A|--2------------------------------1--2----------------------------------0--1--|
E|--0---------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------1--2-------------1--2------1--2--------------------------|
A|--2-------------1--2-------------1--2------1--2------4--4/5---5---5---5--|
E|--0----------------0----------------0---------0------2--2/3---3---3---3--|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--|
E|--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--|
E|--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--|

Riff C

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--7------5------7------5---7---5--|
E|--5------3------5------3---5---3--|

Riff D

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-------------3--------------------------------------|
A|--5h7---7\------3h5---5\----------7-------------2----------|
E|------------------------------5h7---7\------0h2---2-3---4--|

then play [Riff C] again and follow it with a fading E5

[Interlude] - Acoustic

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
G|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
D|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
G|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
D|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------|-5--------------------------------6-|
E|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
G|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
D|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
A|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------6-|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
G|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
D|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
A|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------4-|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|---------------0------------------------|-------------------0----------------|
B|------------3------3--------------------|------------0--3-------3p0--0-------|
G|---------0-------------0----------------|------------------------------------|
D|------5--------------------5------------|---------2--------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------------|------2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1-|-0--------------------------------1-|
e|--------------------0------------------|
B|-------------0--3-------3p0--0---------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------2----------------------------|
A|-------2-------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------1--|
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
G|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
D|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
A|------7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------6-|
E|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
G|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
D|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
A|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------4-|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|---------------0------------------------|-------------------0----------------|
B|------------3------3--------------------|------------0--3-------3p0--0-------|
G|---------0-------------0----------------|------------------------------------|
D|------5--------------------5------------|---------2--------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------------|------2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1-|-0--------------------------------1-|

5x - 2nd through 5th play with [Riff E]

e|--------------------0------------------|
B|-------------0--3-------3p0--0---------|
G|.-------------------------------------.|
D|.---------2---------------------------.|
A|-------2-------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------1--|

[Riff E] - Distortion

e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------/5--5--5--5---4---2------------|-------/5--5--5--5---4---5------------|
A|-------/7--7--7--7---5---2------------|-------/7--7--7--7---5---7------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------/4--4--4--4--5p4--4------------|-------/4--4--4--4---2---4------------|
D|-------/5--5--5--5-------5------------|-------/5--5--5--5---4---5------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

then play:

E5 palm muted 10x and open 2x

Riff C

[Riff A] 4x w/ Fill 2 on the fourth time 'round

Fill 2

     PM-----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2----2----|
A|--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2----2----|
E|--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0----|

3rd Verse - [Riff B]

[Riff A] 4x

E5 - let ring

[Fill 2] - all palm muted

Closing Riff

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--4/5--5--4/5--5--4/5--2--|
A|--5/7--7--5/7--7--5/7--2--|
E|-----------------------0--|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| ~ Vibrato

| PM Palm mute

| \ Slide down

| / Slide up

| p Pull-off

************************************

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