Breaking Rules Chords & Tabs
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Breaking Rules-Lucky Boys Confusion
Tabed by-Michael D.
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
PM - palm mute Note: 2 guitars in this song, so I tabed both.
~ - let ring
x - muffle string (s)
/ - slide
Intro (0:28) 2x
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7--8--7-7--8--7-7--8--7------| guitar
D|--------------------------8---| 1
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Intro 2 (0:37)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--8--7-7--8--7-7--8--7-----7--8--7-7--8--7-7--8--7-----------| guitar
D|--------------------------8---------------------------8-----8~-| 1
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------7------------8--3-----------7------------8--------| guitar
D|-3-----------7------8-----8--3-----------7------8-----8-----8~-| 2
A|-1-----------5------8-----6--1-----------5------8-----6-----8~-|
E|--------------------6---------------------------6-----------6~-|
Verse riff (0:49) 2x
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|3-3---5-5----------8-8| guitar
D|3-3---5-5---5-5----8-8| 1
A|1-1---3-3---5-5----6-6|
E|------------3-3-------|
then.... (0:58)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------8-8-8-8---3------8~-| guitar
D|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8---3--3---8~-| 1
A|--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6---1--3---6~-|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3---------------1------|
PM.....................................
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-3-x------5-x---------------8-x--| guitar
D|-3-x------5-x------5-x------8-x--| 2
A|-1-x------3-x------5-x------6-x--|
E|-------------------3-x-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lucky_boys_confusion/breaking_rules_tab.html ]
Chorus 1 (1:07) 2x then..... 2x
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--3-3-x-10-10-x--8-8-x--8-8--7--|---7--8------------------| guitar
D|--3-3-x-10-10-x--8-8-x--8-8--7--|---7--8---8--------------| 1
A|--1-1-x--8--8-x--6-6-x--6-6--5--|---5--6---8--------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------6--------------|
Play verse at 1:24 and chorus at 1:41
Solo bit (1:58)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------1h3-----------1-------------------|
G|--------------3~-------3-------------3-------3/0--------------| guitar
D|-------------------3-3---3-------3-3---3----------1p0h1--0----| 1
A|-----------------------------------------------------------1--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-3------------3-3------------3-3-------------3------|
G|-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-----3-3----| guitar
D|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----3--| 2
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Go back to verse (with minor variations) at 2:15
Chorus 2 (2:31) 2x 4x
e|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---5---------3----------|----9--10------------------| guitar
D|---5----5----3----------|----9--10--10--------------| 1
A|---3----5----1----------|----7---8--10--------------|
E|--------3---------------|------------8--------------|
Chorus 3 (Outro) (2:58) 3x
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-5---5-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-5---5-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-5-----|
G|--------------------5-------------------5-------------------5---| guitar
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 1
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------------5-------------------5---------------| guitar
D|--5--------5----3------5-------5-----3-----5-------5-----3-| 2
A|--3--------5----3------3-------5-----3-----3-------5-----3-|
E|-----------3----1--------------3-----1-------------3-----1-|
(might not really be there)
End on...
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------5~--------| guitar
D|-------5~--------| 1
A|-------3~--------|
E|-----------------|