#----------------------------------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 (Bassline) As recorded by Control Denied (From the 1999 Album THE FRAGILE ART OF EXISTENCE) Transcribed by livingzombie Words and Music by Chuck Shuldiner Gtr I (D G C F A#) - 'Finger Bass' Gtr II (D G C F A#) - 'Fretless Bass' Intro Q=113 4/4 Gtrs I, II Q E E Q S S E Q E E S S S S S S S S ||------------------|------------------------| ||o-----------------|------------------------| ||-----4---4--------|------3h5-3-1-----------| ||o------4----2-----|----3---------3-2-1-----| ||--2-----------4-2-|-1------------------3-1-| 1.,2.,3. Q S S E Q S S E Q. E E S S S S S S 4x |-------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------o|| |----6-4---6--------|-------------------------|| |--------6----4-----|----------7-7-7-5-------o|| |-4-------------6-4-|-5----3h5---------7-5----|| 4. Q= $ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|| |--------------------------7-9-9-9-|| |---------5-7-7-7------7-9---------|| |-----5-7---------7-10-------------|| |-5-8------------------------------|| 100 E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------7-9-10-|------------------------------| |--------------------7-9---------|---------------7-5---5-7---7--| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-7-10-------------|-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-----7-----7----| E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------7-9-10-|---------------------5-------| |--------------------7-9---------|---------------7-5-7---7-5-7-| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-7-10-------------|-0-0-0-0-1-(1)---------------| 5/4 E S S S S +E S S S S S S E S E. S E. S E. S S Q. |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------7-9-10-|--------------------------| |--------------------7-9---------|------------------5-------| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-7-10-------------|-0-0--0-1--0-3--0---------| Verse 4/4 E S S S S +E E S S S S +E S E. S E. S E. S E. ||------------------------------|---------------------| ||o-----------------------------|---------------------| ||------------------------------|-------------5-------| ||o-----------------------------|---7----8---------5--| ||--0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-|-0----0----0----0----| 1.,2. E S S S S +E E S S S S +E S E. S E. S E. S E. 3x |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------5---------|| |-----------------------------|---7----8---------5---o|| |-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-|-0----0----0----0------|| Chorus 3. E. E. E E. E.E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E |------------4s5-|-7---------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------4-5------|----7--5-4-------|----------/5--4----|--------4-/5--4----| |----5-----------|------------7--5-|----/5--7--------7-|----/5-----------7-| |-7--------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|-8-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| E. E. E E. E.E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------/5--4----|--------4-/5--4----| |------------2s3-|-5---------------|----/5--7--------7-|----/5-----------7-| |-------2-3------|----5--3-2-------|-5-----------------|-8-----------------| |-0--3-----------|------------5--3-|-------------------|-------------------| E. E. E E. E.E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E |------------4s5-|-7---------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------4-5------|----7--5-4-------|----------/5--4----|--------4-/5--4----| |----5-----------|------------7--5-|----/5--7--------7-|----/5-----------7-| |-7--------------|-----------------|-5-----------------|-8-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| Q=175 W E E E E S S S S E +E |----------|-----------------[7]b9-([7])-| |----------|---------5-6-5---------------| |----------|---------------5-------------| |----------|-----------------------------| |----------|-5-6-5-----------------------| E E E E E Q. E E S S E E Q +E |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---5-4-5-4-----------| |---3-5-6-5------|-----------5-6--(6)--| E E E E E Q. E E Q Q Q E E E E E Q. E E S S E E Q +E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-----2s=14-----|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-----2s=14-----|----------------|---5-4-5-4-----------| |---3-5-6-5------|-5-6-----------|---3-5-6-5------|-----------5-6--(6)--| E E E E E Q. E E E E H E E E E E Q. E E S S E E Q +E |----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---5-4-5-4-----------| |---3-5-6-5------|-5-6-5--------|---3-5-6-5------|-----------5-6--(6)--| E E E E E Q. E E E E H E E E E E Q. E E S S E E Q +E |----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---5-4-5-4-----------| |---3-5-6-5------|-5-6-5--------|---3-5-6-5------|-----------5-6--(6)--| Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------7---| ||o-7-------10-----9-|-----------------|-7-------10-----9-|-----5----------| ||----0-0-0----0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-10--|---0-0-0----0-0---|-0-0----0-0-----| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|-----7-----------|------------------|---------7----------|| |-7-------10-----9-|---------10---9--|-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-9-|-0-0-0-0---10-9----o|| |---8-8-8----8-8---|-8-8---8----8----|------------------|----------------10--|| Bass Solo Q=113 E. E. E a E. E. E E. E. E a E. E. E |----------8h9--8----|-----8--9-9h11--9--8-| |----9--10---------7-|-10------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-7------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| E. E. E E. E. E a E. E. E E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-9--7--------------|----------------------| |-------10-----7--9-|-9h10--9--7-----------| |----------11-------|------------11-8-7----| |-------------------|-------------------10-| E. E. E a E. E. E E. E. E a E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E a E. E. E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------6h7--6----|----6--7-7h9--7--6-|-----------------|-------------------| |----7--8---------5-|-8-----------------|-7--5------------|-2h3--2--0-2-0-----| |-0-----------------|-------------------|-------8-4--5--7-|---------------4-1-| Guitar Solo E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E ||-----------------|---------------|----------------| ||o----------------|---------------|----------------| ||--5-------5------|-7------7------|-4-------4------| ||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|-2-2-2-2-2----2-| ||-----------------|---------------|----------------| 1.,2. 3. Q. E E E E E 3x Q. E E E E E |------------------||-----------------|| |-----------------o||-----------------|| |-5------5---------||-5------5--------|| |-3----3-3--------o||-3----3-3--------|| |----------12s5s0--||----------3s12s3-|| Q E E Q S S E Q E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |----4---4--------|------3h5-3-1------------| |------4----2-----|----3---------3-2-1------| |-2-----------4-2-|-1------------------3-1--| Q S S E Q S S E Q. E E S S S S S S |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |----6-4---6--------|----------------------| |--------6----4-----|----------7-7-7-5-----| |-4-------------6-4-|-5----3h5---------7-5-| Q E E Q S S E Q E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |----4---4--------|------3h5-3-1------------| |------4----2-----|----3---------3-2-1------| |-2-----------4-2-|-1------------------3-1--| D.S. al Coda & Q S S E Q S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H |-------------------|----------------------------------||------------*| |-------------------|--------------------------7-9-9-9-||------------*| |----6-4---6--------|---------5-7-7-7------7-9---------||------------*| |--------6----4-----|-----5-7---------7-10-------------||-7---------*| |-4-------------6-4-|-5-8------------------------------||------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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