x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stop Breathin - Pavement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ken Wolkin Email: [email protected] Tuning: Down a half step Chords: E1 B Ab Minor F# Minor E2 e|------------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------| B|----9-------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------| G|----9-------8-------4----------2----------1-----------------------------------| D|----6-------9-------6----------4----------2-----------------------------------| A|----7-------9-------6----------4----------2-----------------------------------| E|----0-------7-------4----------2----------0-----------------------------------| E1 --- I play this as the first E in the chorus E2 --- and this for the rest For the verses, there are a number of structures you can use to play each of the parts. This is just the first way I figured it out, and the way I have played it since. You can change it as you see fit, perhaps by playing the first two parts as Open E and E minor. Verse: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------| G|-------------8-------------------4---------------4-----4-------------------| D|-------6--9-----9--6-------2--5-----5--2------4-----------4----------------| A|----7-------------------2-------------------2------------------------------| E|----0-------------------0--------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------8b9-------------------| G|--------------4---------------6-----6--------------------------------------| D|--------4--7-----7--4----4h7-----------7-------6----------9--6-------------| A|----/6--------------------------------------7-----7------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------2-------------------| B|-------------8b9------------------------------------------2----------------| G|-----------------------------------9----------------4--------4-------------| D|-------6----------9--6-------6--9-----9--6-------4-------------------------| A|----7-----7---------------7-------------------2----------------------------| E|----0---------------------0------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| B|--------------4--------------------------------------8b9-------------------| G|-----------4-----4------------6-----6--------------------------------------| D|--------4-----------4----4h7-----------7-------6----------9--6-------------| A|----/6--------------------------------------7-----7------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------8b9-----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------6----------9--6-----------------------------------------------------| A|----7-----7----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: E1 B Ab Minor E2 Stop Breathin Stop Breathin Breathin for me now B F# Minor E Write it on a postcard Dad they broke me Dad they broke me (E) B Ab minor E Stop Breathin Stop Breathin Breathin for me now B F# Minor E Write it on a postcard Dad they broke me Dad they broke me Outro(?): e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----| D|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------| x 2 A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|------3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0----| G|---(4)----------------------2---2---2---2---2---2------| D|----4---4---4---4---4---4------------------------------| A|---(2)-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Repeat dat Then: e|------------------------- e|-------------------------| B|-------13----13----13---- B|-------13----13----13----| G|------------------------- G|-------------------------| D|---/14----14----14------- x 4 D|----16----16----16-------| x 4 A|------------------------- A|-------------------------| E|------------------------- E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|----11---11---11---------| D|-------9----9----9-------| x 4 A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|------------------------- e|-------------------------| B|------------------------- B|-------------------------| G|--------11----11----11--- G|-------14----14----14----| D|----/12----12----12------ x 4 D|----13----13----13-------| x 4 A|------------------------- A|-------------------------| E|------------------------- E|-------------------------| Repeat dat (just the two sections immediately above this) Then: e|------------------------- e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------- B|-------14----14----14----15----15----15---| G|-------11----11----11---- G|----11----------------11------------------| D|----12----12----12------- x 2 D|----12----12----12----12----12----12------| A|------------------------- A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------- E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------- e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------- B|-------14----14----14----15----15----15---| G|-------14----14----14---- G|----14----------------14------------------| D|----13----13----13------- x 2 D|----13----13----13----13----13----13------| A|------------------------- A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------- E|------------------------------------------| Repeat the above four sections Then: e|-------------------- e|----------------------| B|-------------------- B|----------------------| G|----11-11-11-11-11-- G|----11----11----11----| D|----12-12-12-12-12-- x 3 D|----12----12----12----| A|----14-14-14-14-14-- A|----14----14----14----| E|-------------------- E|----------------------| e|-------------------- e|----------------------| B|-------------------- B|----------------------| G|----14-14-14-14-14-- G|----14----14----14----| D|----13-13-13-13-13-- x 3 D|----13----13----13----| A|----12-12-12-12-12-- A|----12----12----12----| E|-------------------- E|----------------------| Repeat the above four sections Then play this (roughly): e|----10----10----10------- e|----12----12----12-------| B|------------------------- B|-------------------------| G|-------11----11----11---- G|-------13----13----13----| D|------------------------- x 4 D|-------------------------| x 4 A|------------------------- A|-------------------------| E|------------------------- E|-------------------------| e|----12----12----12------- e|----14----14----14-------| B|------------------------- B|-------------------------| G|-------14----14----14---- G|-------16----16----16----| D|------------------------- x 4 D|-------------------------| x 4 A|------------------------- A|-------------------------| E|------------------------- E|-------------------------| Slowly bend and release both notes as you play this next part: e|----15----15----15-------| B|-------------------------| G|-------18----18----18----| D|-------------------------| x 4 A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------- e|--------------------------------| B|-------------------- B|--------------------------------| G|----11-11-11-11-11-- G|----11----11----11----14----13\-| D|----12-12-12-12-12-- x 3 D|----12----12----12----13--------| A|----14-14-14-14-14-- A|----14----14----14----12--------| E|-------------------- E|--------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | b Bend
