Breaking The Silence

Queensrÿche

key:
E|---5--------6--------8--------5----6----5----5--------6-------8-----5----6----|
B|---8--------8--------8--------6----6----6----8--------8-------8-----6----6----|
G|---7--------7--------7--------5----5----5----7--------7-------7-----5----5----|
D|---0--------0--------0-----------------------0--------0-------0---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 intro

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x---------------3------2----------------3------2----------------3-------2----|
D|-x-\-------------0------0----------------0------0-----3----------0-------0----|
A|-x----------------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
E|-------------3-------3---------0--1--3-------3---------------3-------3--------|
 pick scrape

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3----5----------3-----2--------------3------2---------------3------|
D|-----------0----3----------0-----0--------------0------0-----3---------0------|
A|----------------3--------------------------------------------1----------------|
E|-0--1--3--------1-------3-----3--------0--1--3------3---------------3-----3---|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------6--------------------6-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--------------------3--------------3-------2------3--------------------|
D|----5--------------------5--------------3----------3------3--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------3--------------1-----------------------------------------|
 verse riff        pm----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------5---------6---8-----5-------5---5-----3-----------------|
B|--4---------4---------8---------8---8-----6-------6---6-----4-----------------|
G|--3---------3---------7---------7-/-7-----5-------5---5-----3-----------------|
D|--1---------1---------0---------0---0-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 prechorus riff

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------6---6-----------------------|
G|------------------5-------------------------------5---5-----5---5-------------|
D|----5-------------5---------------5-------5-------3---3-----5---5-----5-------|
A|----5--------3----3--------3------5-------5-----------------3---3-----5-------|
E|----3--------1----3--------1------3-------3---------------------------3-------|
 chorus

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------6-----4------------------------------------|
G|----------5--------------3---------5-----3------------------------------------|
D|----------5--------------5---------3-----1------5-----------------------------|
A|-----3----3--------3-----5---------3-----1------5-----------------------------|
E|-----1----3--------1-----3----------------------3-----------------------------|

E|---------5b6r5----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-/-7-----------5---5b7------ph5-b6-r5---3-p-2-h-3---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar Interlude

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------6------4--------------------------|
G|----------------------3---------------------5------3--------------------------|
D|-------------3---5----1---5-----------------3------1--------------------------|
A|-------------1---3--------3----3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------1----------------------------------------------|
 pre solo   de  eep  un  der ground. . .

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3--4--6--4--3---3--4---|
G|-^3-----\-------5b7r5--3--5b7r5--/-2h3h5--3p2h3h5--------------------5--------|
D|---------\--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------\-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------\------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar Solo

E|-----------------------------ph6----------------------------------------------|
B|-6--4--3---3--4--6--4--3-----------------ph6----------------------------------|
G|---------5---------------5--------5---5-----------\------/\-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------ph3-\----/--\------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------\--/----\-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------\/------\----------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------6----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------3-5-7-----5--5h7-5--7-10-7----10---|
D|-------------------------------------3-5-7----------------------------10------|
A|---------------------3-3-3--5-5--6-6------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------18--17----17----|
B|----------------------------------15v-------------18--15-------------15-------|
G|-12-10----10-12-14--12b14r12--10-------------------------15-------------------|
D|-------12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----17----------16------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15------15--14------14---14--15--11--13--10--11---8-\-3-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------/-3----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------/---------3---5-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------/-----------------6--|
                        pm-----------------------------------------------------|        bar scoop

E|------------------------------------------15--13--15b17--r15--13--15b17--r15--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--2--3--0--2-----5------------/\--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------ph3\----/--\-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3----------\--/----\------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------\/------\-----------------------------------------|

E|-13--17--13----13v--15--13--12--13--12--13--15--13--12--13--12--8--12--12--8--|
B|------------15----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----8----8--12--8----8--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10----------10---10v---8--10--11--13b15r13------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------6------4--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------5------3--|
D|----------------------------------------3---------5-----------------3------1--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5----1----5----3-----3---------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3---------3----------1---------------------|
 can't look back . . .

E|--------6--5---------------------------------------------6--5-------8---------|
B|-------------6------------------------------------------------6-/-8---8-------|
G|-5-6-7----------5----b7-----r5--5---5--7-b8-r7----5h6h7-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Last Interlude

E|--------------------------------15------10--10-----8---8----------------------|
B|-8--11--13--15-b-17-b17--15--15----15---13--13-----11--11---------------------|
G|------------17---19--19-----------------12--12-----10--10---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------10--10-----8---8----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         we know you did it.
h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
* - trill
b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
r  - release bend
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
v  - vibrato
t  - tap (with strumming hand)
x  - fret-hand muting
^ -  natural harmonics
ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics
PM palm mute
E|-\----------/-----------------------------|
Lines going diagonally up and down   --\--------/-------------|
These mean whammy bar                     --\------/----------|
          -                                    --\----/-------|
\ - bar down
/- bar up