#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BREAKING THE BROKEN As recorded by Control Denied (From the 1999 Album THE FRAGILE ART OF EXISTENCE) Transcribed by livingzombie & Eric Wilsevich ([email protected]) Words and Music by Chuck Shuldiner Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 2' Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 3' Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 4' Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'Chanting' Intro Q=113 F#5 F5 G#5 A5 E5 4/4 Gtrs I, II W W W H E E +Q ||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o---------------|----------|---------------|----------------o|| ||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|| ||----------------|----------|---------------|--------9-(9)----|| ||o-4-------------|-3--------|-6-------------|-7------7-(7)---o|| ||--2-------------|-1--------|-4-------------|-5----0----------|| | | Gtr V | H Q. +E W H Q. +E W ||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o---------------|----------|---------------|----------------o|| ||-------6----(6)s|=5--------|------8----(8)s|=9---------------|| ||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o------4----(4)s|=3--------|------6----(6)s|=7--------------o|| ||----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|| F#5 F5 G#5 A5 E5 W W W H E E +Q |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------9-(9)---| |--4-----------------|---3---------|---6---------|-7------7-(7)---| |--2-----------------|---1---------|---4---------|-5----0---------| | | Gtr III | W W W W |-14-----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |-17b19--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| | | Gtr IV | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H +W +W W |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |----------16b17=====|=(16)--------|-(16)--------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| $ F#5 F5 G#5 A5 E5 W W W H E E +Q |----------|----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------9-(9)---| |-4--------|-3--------|-6--------|-7------7-(7)---| |-2--------|-1--------|-4--------|-5----0---------| Q=100 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S E E |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-|-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-|-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-| F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-|-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-2-2-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-|-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-0--| F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 D5 5/4 E S S S S +E E S S S S +E S E. S E. S E. S S Q. |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---9----10----12----7------| |-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-|---7-----8----10----5------| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-|-0----0-----0-----0--------| Verse E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 D5 4/4 E S S S S +E E S S S S +E S E. S E. S E. S E. 5x ||------------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|-------------------------|| ||------------------------------|---9----10----12----7----|| ||o-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-|---7-----8----10----5---o|| ||--0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-|-0----0-----0-----0------|| Chorus E5 F5 D5 F5 Gtr I W W W W 3x ||---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||o--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------o|| ||---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||--9------------|-10------------|--7-------------|-10--------------|| ||o-7------------|--8------------|--5-------------|--8-------------o|| ||---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| | | Gtr II | Q Q Q Q +Q Q Q Q +Q Q Q Q +Q Q Q Q 3x ||---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||o--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------o|| ||-----10--9--7--|-(7)--9--7--9--|-(9)--10--9--7--|-(7)--9--7--9----|| ||---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----8--7--5--|-(5)--7--5--7--|-(7)---8--7--5--|-(5)--7--5--7---o|| ||---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| Q=175 N.C. E E E E E E Q E E E E H E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E +Q |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---5-4-5-4----------| |---3-5-6-5------|-5-6-5--------|---3-5-6-5------|-----------5-6-(6)--| | | W E E E E H E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E +Q |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---7-6-7-6----------| |----------------|-7-8-7--------|---5-7-8-7------|-----------7-8-(8)--| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| Gtrs I, II E E E E E E Q E E E E H E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E +Q 3x ||-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------|| ||o----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------o|| ||-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------|| ||-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------|| ||o----------------|--------------|----------------|---5-4-5-4----------o|| ||----3-5-6-5------|-5-6-5--------|---3-5-6-5------|-----------5-6-(6)---|| Verse N.C. PM--------| PM----| PM--------------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-7-------------10---------9-|-----------------------------| ||----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10--| PM--------| PM----| PM----| PM----| E S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q S S S S Q |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------7----| |-7-------------10---------9-|--------------------------| |---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0------| PM--------| PM----| PM----| PM| PM| E S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S Q |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|---------7---------------| |-7-------------10---------9-|---------------10-----9--| |---8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8---|-8-8-8-8---8-8----8-8----| To Coda PM--------| PM----| PM------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E E E 3x |----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------10-----------o|| |----------------------------|--------------------12-11------|| |----------------------------|------------------7-------12---|| |-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-9-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----10--9-----o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------10---|| Bass Solo Q=113 E5 F5 E5 F5 W W W W ||-----------|-----------|----------|--------|| ||o----------|-----------|----------|-------o|| ||-----------|-----------|----------|--------|| ||--9--------|-10--------|-9--------|-10-----|| ||o-7--------|--8--------|-7--------|--8----o|| ||-----------|-----------|----------|--------|| Guitar Solo C5 D5 Gtr III H. +E S S W |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| |-12-------(12)-11-12-|-11--------| |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| | | Gtr IV | H. +E S S W |---------------------|-----------| |-13-------(13)-12-13-|-12--------| |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| | | Gtrs I, II | W W |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------| |--5------------------|--7--------| |--3------------------|--5--------| |---------------------|-----------| B5 C5 E S S S S S S E E E S S E E E E H |-15-15-15-15-14-14-14---15---15-15-|-15-14-------------| |-----------------------------------|-------12-13-13----| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| | | W W |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| | | W W |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| |--4--------------------------------|--5----------------| |--2--------------------------------|--3----------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------| C5 D5 +Q. E E E E E +E Q S S S Q +E. |----------14-15---[15]b17==|=(15)-[15]b17--12----------------| |-(13)----------------------|------------------15-14-15--(15)-| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| | | W W |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| | | W W |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| |---5-----------------------|---7-----------------------------| |---3-----------------------|---5-----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------| B5 C5 +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. S S H |-------19-19-21-19-17-19-------------------|-------------------| |-(15)--------------------20-19-16-19-16-17-|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-16----16-17-17----| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| | | W Q. S S H |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-14----14-15-15----| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| | | W W |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| |---4---------------------------------------|--5----------------| |---2---------------------------------------|--3----------------| |-------------------------------------------|-------------------| C5 D5 |--3--| |--3--| +Q +E S S S S S E +Q +Q. S S S S S E +Q |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------17-17-17-24-20-17-(17)--| |-(17)--(17)-17-17-17-24-19-17-(17)--|-(17)---------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | |--3--| |--3--| | +Q +E S S S S S E +Q +Q. S S S S S E +Q |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------14-14-14-21-17-14-(14)--| |-(15)--(15)-15-15-15-22-17-15-(15)--|-(15)---------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | W W |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---5--------------------------------|---7----------------------------| |---3--------------------------------|---5----------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B5 +E. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |---------20-23-20-20----20-23-20-20----20-20-23-20-20----20-23-20-20----20-23-20------| |-(17)-21-------------21-------------21----------------21-------------21----------21---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | +E. S Q H |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(14)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | W |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C5 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |23-20-20----20-20-23-20-20----20-23-20----20-20-23-20-23-20-20----20----20-20-23-20-20----20-23|| |---------21----------------21----------21----------------------21----21----------------21------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| | | Gtrs I, II | W |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| F#5 ~~~~~~ H H |-24b26----24b26=====| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| | | W |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--4-----------------| |--2-----------------| Q=175 D.S. al Coda & F5 G#5 A5 E5 E5 > ~~ W W W W |-24--------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| | | W W H E E +Q H H |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|---------------||------------*| |-----------|----------|--------9-(9)--||-9\---------*| |--3--------|-6--------|-7------7-(7)--||-7\---------*| |--1--------|-4--------|-5----0--------||------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths