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| Stop Breaking Down |
| Written by Robert Johnson |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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Open E Tuning
E B E G# B E
OR
Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
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| Tab Definitions: |
| B: 777777 |
| A: 555555 |
| E: 000000 |
| F#: 222222 |
| h: Hammer onto note |
| b: Bend to note |
| /: Slide to note (with slide) |
| ~: Tremolo |
| B*: Harmonic barred on the 7th fret (without slide) |
|P.M: Palm muting |
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All chords barred using slide (unless otherwise noted)
INTRO/BREAK: Played 2x
B A B A
E|----7-7-----7--7----------7-7-----7--7----------
B|----7-7-----7--7----------7-7-----7--7----------
G#|----7-7-----7--7----------7-7-----7--7----------
E|----7-7-----7--7----------7-7-----7--7----------
B|-7-------7--------7-7--5-------7--------7-7--5-- Low notes
E|-7-------7--------7-7--5-------7--------7-7--5-- P.M.
VERSE 1:
A B
I can't walk the streets now
A B
To convulate my mind
A B
Some pretty mama, she starts
A B
Breakin' down - stop breakin' down!
E
E|---------------------0-0-0-3-0-0--
B|---------------------0-0-0-3-0-0--
G#|-0-0-0-------4-/-0---0-0-0-3-0-0--
E|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--
B|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0----------------
E|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0----------------
Whoo! Stop breakin' down!
BREAK: Played 1x
CHORUS:
F# E
The stuff I got is gonna bust your brains out
B* (only once)
Well, it'll make you lose your mind
BREAK: Played 2x
VERSE 2:
A B
You saturday night women, you love to
B
Ape and clown
A B
You won't do nothin' but tear a good man's
B
Reputation down - stop breakin' down!
E
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------0-0-0-3/4-0-0--
B|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------0-0-0-3/4-0-0--
G#|-0-0-0-3-0-0--0-/-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-7--0-0------------
B|-0-0----------0-/-7--0-0------------
E|-0-0----------0-/-7--0-0------------
Whoo! Stop breakin' down!
BREAK: Played 1x
CHORUS
BREAK
Ahhhh yeah
B A B C# B E
E|-5/7-7--5/7-7--5~--/7-7-7-7--9~--5/7-7--7-7-7--7/5-5/7-7/5-5/7-7-/-0-
B|-5/7-7--5/7-7--5~--/7-7-7-7--9~--5/7-7--7-7-7--7/5-5/7-7/5-5/7-7-/-0-
G#|-5/7-7--5/7-7--5~--/7-7-7-7--9~--5/7-7--7-7-7--7/5-5/7-7/5-5/7-7-/-0-
E|-5/7-7--5/7-7--5~--/7-7-7-7--9~--5/7-7--7-7-7--7/5-5/7-7/5-5/7-7-/-0-
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E
E|-0-0-0-3b-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0--
B|-0-0-0-0--0-0--5-3-5-3-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-5-0--
G#|-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2~-
E|-0-0--------------------------------------
B|-0-0--------------------------------------
E|-0-0--------------------------------------
B F# (P.M.) A (P.M.)
E|-0/7-7--7-7---7/0--0/7-7--7-7--5/7----------------------------------------
B|-0/7-7--7-7---7/0--0/7-7--7-7--5/7----------------------------------------
G#|-0/7-7--7-7---7/0--0/7-7--7-7--5/7----------------------------------------
E|-0/7-7--7-7---7/0--0/7-7--7-7--5/7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
B|------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
E|------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
BREAK
VERSE 3:
A B
I gave my baby
A B
The ninety-ninth degree
A B B
She jumped up and throwed a pistol down on me
(F#)
Stop breakin' down!
E
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0---
B|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2b--
G#|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------
Ye-ah! Stop breakin' down!
BREAK
CHORUS
B
E|----------------------
B|----------------------
G#|----------------------
E|-------------------7--
B|--------0-0--------7--
E|-7b/0-0------5h3-5-7--
