STONE ROSES - "breaking into heaven" Tablature
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Artist: Stone Roses
Album: Second Coming
Written by: John Squire
Tabbed by: Rich Milwain (ramilwain@yahoo.co.uk)
Tuning: Standard (E,A,D,G,B,E)
I couldn't find a tab for this song anywhere, so I had a pop at it myself. This is
pretty much the entire song (I didn't bother with that big intro) and although it may
not be perfect, it sounds fairly close to the recording. It's just missing a few bits that
are near enough impossible to transribe, but maybe they'll follow later. You will need to
listen to the recording to get this right...
After Intro (4:37):
There are two simultaneous guitar parts here:
Part 1 - the bit with the bends and that:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------12--------------------------------------------------------15b17--
|-12-------------14b16------------------------------14b16----------------
|----------14------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part 2 - the wah-wah sounding guitar part:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12-----12b14----14-12-14----12---------------12b13----------
|-12-14-12-14----14--------------------14----12h14--12h14--------14-12-14-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
cont...
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
|----12-11--------------
|-12-------14--11-12-13-
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
The fast flurry at 4:47, this is done on the first guitar:
|---------------------------------14----12-
|-10h11p10h11p10p11b12r11------15----15----
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
(4:57) - Ian Brown starts:
Wah-wah guitar:
I've been casing your joint...
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------12-12-12--------------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-
|------------------14-12h14--------------12----12---------------14----
|----------------------------------12h14------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Like the look of your stuff... ...outta sight
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12-----------------------------12-11----------------
|-12h14-12h14---------------12h14---------14-------14--11-12-13---
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat
When i'm hungry
And when i'm cold
When i'm having it rough
Or just gettin' old
(5:18)
Listen up, sweet child of mine Have I got news for you
G5 F#5 G5 E5
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------2--
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------2--
|-3-------2---------------------------3------------------0--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------12----
|---------------------------------------------------------------12-------14-
|---------------------------------------------------------12-14----14-------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
No - body leaves this place alive They'll die and join the queue
G5 F#5 G5 E5
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------------2--
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------------2--
|-3-------2---------------------------3------------------------0--
...queue
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----12-12----12-------------
|-----------14----14-13-12-10-
|-----------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------12h14p12---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12--14-14----------14-12-14----12h14p12----12------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------14----14-12-10-12-12b14r12-10-12-10------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12--
|----------------
|----------------
|----------------
|----------------
|-10h12p12-------
|----------12-12-
(5:36)
|-10---------------------------------------------------
|----12-10----10---------------------------------------
|----------12----12---9-12-14-12-9---12h13p12----------
|---------------------------------------------14-12-14-
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
(5:40)
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------12----14-12-14-12----12-
|-5b--2-------------12----12-------------14----
|-5b--2-------12h14----------------------------
|-3b--0----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12-----------------------------12-11----------------
|-12h14-12h14---------------12h14---------14-------14--11-12-13---
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Wah-wah guitar:
(5:51)
Better man the barricades...
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------12-12-12--------------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-
|------------------14-12h14--------------12----12---------------14----
|----------------------------------12h14------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Had a line of my dust... ...outta sight
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12-----------------------------12-11----------------
|-12h14-12h14---------------12h14---------14-------14--11-12-13---
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat
When I wander
And when I roam
I'll find a soul I can trust
I'm comin' home
Listen up...
...queue Singin'
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----12-12----12-------------
|-----------14----14-13-12----
|--------------------------15-
(6:22)
I - 'm Gonna break right into heaven...
E5 G5 A5
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|-2-----------5----------------7-----
|-2-----------5----------------7-----
|-0-----------3----------------5-----
...heaven
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------12----12-----12-14-14b16r14-12-14-12-------
|--------14-13-12-----12----12--------/14----14-----14-------------------------14-12-
|------------------14----14----14-12-------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E5 G5 A5
I can't wait anymore
...anymore
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------14-13-12-----12----12---------------------------------------------------------
|------------------14----14-----12\10-----10----10----10-12-12b13r12-10-12-10----------
|--------------------------------------12----12----12-------------------------12-10-12-
(6:47)
|----14----12-
|-15----15----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
(6.53)
Heaven's gates won't hold me
I'll saw those suckers down
|-------------------
|-------------------
|-14bbbb16r14p12----
|----------------14-
|-------------------
|-------------------
Laughing loud at your locks When...ground
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-12---------------------12-11--------------
|------12h14----------14-------14--11-12-13-
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
Every icon In every town
|-----8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--
|-----8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--
|-----9--9----9--9--9--9------9--9----9--9--9--9--
|-----10-10---10-10-10-10-----10-10---10-10-10-10-
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
...town
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------14-12-14-12-------12----
|---------------------14-12----14-
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
Here this, your numbers up I'm coming round
|----------8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--
|----------8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--
|----------9--9----9--9--9--9------9--9----9--9--9--9--
|----------10-10---10-10-10-10-----10-10---10-10-10-10-
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
...coming round
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|-----12-11----------------
|--14-------14--11-12-13---
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
Listen up sweet child of mine
Have I got news for you
Nobody leaves this place alive
They'll die and join the queue
I'm gonna break right into heaven
I can't wait anymore
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------12----12----------------------------------------
|--------14-13-12-----12----12-----------12/14----14----14-12----12-------------12-12h14p12-14-
|------------------14----14-----12\10-------------------------14----14-12-12h14----------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
These two bits are a pain to transribe. They start off along these lines...
(7:45)
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-14bbbbbbb16rr14-14-12----12-------------
|-----------------------14----14-12-14-12-
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
(7:50)
|-------12-----12-15-17-12-15-12-
|-12-15-----15-------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
(8:03)
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12--------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-
|-12h14-12h14-----12h14----------12----12---------------14----
|--------------------------12h14------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12-------------------12-11----------------
|-12h14-12h14------12h14--------14-------14--11-12-13---
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12--------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-
|-12h14-12h14-----12h14----------12----12---------------14----
|--------------------------12h14------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------12-12-11------------------------
|-------------12---------------------12-12-12b12.5----------
|-12h14-12h14------12h14---------------------------15-14-15-
|-----------------------------------------------------------
(8:25)
How many times Will I have to tell you
|---8------8-----------------8---------------8--
|---8------8-----------------8---------------8--
|---9------9-----------------9---------------9--
|---10-----10----------------10--------------10-
|---10-----10----------------10--------------10-
|---8------8-----------------8---------------8--
|---------------------
|---------------------
|------14-14b16-12-14-
|---------------------
|---------------------
|---------------------
You don't have to wait to die
|-5---------------5-------0------------------------------
|-5---------------5-------0------------------------------
|-6---------------6-------1------------------------------
|-7---------------7-------2---------------12-12h14p12----
|-7---------------7-------2---------12h14-------------14-
|-5---------------5-------0------------------------------
You can have it all
Any time you want it
Yeah the kingdoms all inside
|---------------------------------------------14----12-----
|------------------------------------------15----15--------
|------------------------------11-12-----------------------
|---------------------------14-----------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
Then comes the little bass solo...
(8:53)
Repeat the following chords:
E G A
|---0---0---0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-
|---0---0---0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-
|---1---1---1-1-1--1--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-
|---2---2---2-2-2--2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-
|---2---2---2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-
|---0---0---0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-
(9:08)
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------7-----------9-7---------7-----------
|-7-9-10---10-9-7--------10-9-10---10-9-7-9--
|-----------------10-------------------------
(9:13)
|------------------------------7-7--
|--------------------8-8-10-10------
|------------7-7-9-9----------------
|--------7-9------------------------
|-7-9-10----------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-7----7-10b11r10-7----7-----------------------------7-7--------------------
|---10--------------10---8-10b11r11-8---8---------8------10-8-8h10p8--------
|-------------------------------------9---9-7-7-9--------------------9-7-9--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(9:25)
<pick 12 whilst in bend>
|-------------------------------------------------------
|---8-10b11.5r10-8---10b12-12-12-12-12-12-r10-8---8-----
|-9----------------9----------------------------9---9-9-
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
(9:29)
Having trouble transcribing this bit - hopefully it will come later...
(9:35)
|-----------------------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------
|--------12-14-15-12-15-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14-14b16-14b16-14b16r14-12----12----
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----14-
|-7~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|-------12----------------12----------
|-12h14----14-12-------------14~~~~~\-
|----------------14-13-12-------------
|-------------------------------------
As you slide down from 14, this starts:
(9:45)
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------5-----5-----5---5---5---5-----------------------5-------
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7-5---5-----------5-7---7-5-7-
|-------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6-7-6---6-7-5-
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7-------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
At same time:
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|-/9-9-9---------------/14-14-14-
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
(9:55)
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5-----------------------5h7p5---
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7-5---5-----------5-7-------7-
|-------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6-7-6---6-7-5-
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7-------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
At same time:
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|-/9-9-9---------------/14-14-14-
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
(10:05)
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5-----------------------5h7p5---
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7-5---5-----------5-7-------7-
|-------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-------------
<pick 9 whilst in bend>
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5-7bbbbbbb9-9-9-9-9r7---
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
(10:16)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------8-10b12-12-12-12r10p8----
|-------------7-9-------------7-9-------------7-9-----------------------9--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5h7p5h7p5h7-----5h7p5h7p5h7-----5h7p5h7p5h7------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-7------------------------
|---10-8-8-8---8-----------
|------------9---9-7-9-7-9-
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
(10:31)
Two simultaneous guitars:
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-7b9-9r7p5---
|-----------7-
|-------------
|----14----12-
|-15----15----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
(10:34)
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|----------------4-------------------------------------
|-5h7p7---7-5------------5-5-6-7-6-5---5-----------5---
|-------7-----5----7-7---------------7---7-----5h7-----
|------------------------------------------------------
|----14----12-
|-15----15----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------4-------
|-5h7p5------------5h7p5--------------5h7p5-----5-----
|-------7--5-7-----------7-7-7-7------------7-----7-7-
|-----------------------------------------------------
(10:47)
This is like the start, again there are two simultaneous guitar parts:
Part 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------12--------------------------------------------------------15b17--
|-12-------------14b16------------------------------14b16----------------
|----------14------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------12-----12b14----14-12-14----12---------------12b13----------
|-12-14-12-14----14--------------------14----12h14--12h14--------14-12-14-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
|----12-11--------------
|-12-------14--11-12-13-
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
|---------------------------------14----12-
|-10h11p10h11p10p11b12r11------15----15----
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
And that's the end. Easy enough.
Any comments, suggestions or corrections are welcome...
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