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                    BREAK DOWN THE BARRICADE - Toronto
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Written by: B.Allen/S.Alton/S.Kreyer/A.Woods
CD: "Get It On Credit"       (1982, Solid Gold Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: July 17, 2006

INTRO:

   D5            F     C
 E ---------------1-|---3-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B ---------------1-|---5-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -7-------------2-|---5-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -7-------------3-|---5-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -5-------------3-|---3-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E ---------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   D5            F     C         G         D5        F     C
 E ---------------1-|---3-3---3---3---|---------------1-|---3-3-----------|
 B ---------------1-|---5-5---5---3---|---------------1-|---5-5-----------|
 G -7-------------2-|---5-5---5---4---|-----7---------2-|---5-5-----------|
 D -7-------------3-|---5-5---5---5---|-----7---------3-|---5-5-----------|
 A -5-------------3-|---3-3---3---5---|-----5---------3-|---3-3-----------|
 E ---------------1-|-------------3---|---------------1-|-----------------|


                                       D5            F     C         G
 E -----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|---3-3---3---2---|
 B -----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|---5-5---5---2---|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-7-------------2-|---5-5---5---4---|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-7-------------3-|---5-5---5---5---|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-5-------------3-|---3-3---3---5---|
 E -----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-------------3---|


Figure 1 (next 2 staves) - play 2x

   A5                                              F
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
 G -4-----2---x-7---|---5---x-4---2---|-4---x-2---x-2-=-|-----------------|
 D -5-----2---x-7---|---5---x-5---2---|-5---x-2---x-3-=-|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .

   A5                                               G
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
 G -4-----2---x-7---|---5---x-4---2---|-4---x-2---x-4-=-|-----------------|
 D -5-----2---x-7---|---5---x-5---2---|-5---x-2---x-5-=-|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-------------5-=-|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
                                                                Don't wanna

1ST VERSE:   (follow the staves as numbered)

   A5                                              F
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
 G -4-----2---x-7---|---5---x-4---2---|-4---x-2---x-2-=-|-----------------|
 D -5-----2---x-7---|---5---x-5---2---|-5---x-2---x-3-=-|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
1. worry 'bout you,  always have to doubt you,                  Living on the
3. crying, --- ,     feeling like I'm --- (?),               You're not gonna

                                                                 (2nd time
   A5                                               G             only) v
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
 G -4-----2---x-7---|---5---x-4---2---|-4---x-2---x-4-=-|-----------------|
 D -5-----2---x-7---|---5---x-5---2---|-5---x-2---x-5-=-|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-------------5-=-|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------0-2-3-|
                                                                   |-----|
2. borderline,                                                   I'm sick of
4. take my mind

       Em                                  Em7
 E -----3-----------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
 B -----0-----------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
 G -----0-----------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
 D -----2-----------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
 A -----2-----------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
 E -0---0-----------|-----------0-2-3-|-0---0-----------|-----------------|


CHORUS:

   D5            F     C               D5            F     C         G
 E ---------------1-|---3-3-----------|---------------1-|---3-3---3---3---|
 B ---------------1-|---5-5-----------|---------------1-|---5-5---5---3---|
 G -7-------------2-|---5-5-----------|-7-------------2-|---5-5---5---4---|2x
 D -7-------------3-|---5-5-----------|-7-------------3-|---5-5---5---5---|
 A -5-------------3-|---3-3-----------|-5-------------3-|---3-3---3---5---|
 E ---------------1-|-----------------|---------------1-|-------------3---|
      Break down                          Your love's
             the bar -  ricade,                    a ti - dal wave


Play FIGURE 1


2ND VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

Why do you confuse me, how much more can you abuse me?
Some day you're gonna go too far
I need you near me, you don't even seem to hear me
Looking for a heart to scar
Looking for a heart to scar


Play CHORUS, then:


 E -----------------|
 B -----------------|
 G -----------------|
 D -----------------|
 A -----------------|
 E -------------17\-|


BREAK:

(keyboard solo)

Guitar backing for keyboard solo:
Play same guitar part as for Verse (1 time), then:


   D5            F     C
 E ---------------1-|---3-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B ---------------1-|---5-5-----------|-----------------|---5-------------|
 G -7-------------2-|---5-5-----------|-10-----10-9-----|-----7-----------|
 D -7-------------3-|---5-5-----------|----7-9--------5-|-7-------7-9~----|
 A -5-------------3-|---3-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E ---------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
      Break down
             the bar -  ricade,


   D5            F     C         G         D5        F     C
 E ---------------1-|---3-3---3---3---|---------------1-|---3-3-----------|
 B ---------------1-|---5-5---5---3---|---------------1-|---5-5-----------|
 G -7-------------2-|---5-5---5---4---|-----7---------2-|---5-5-----------|
 D -7-------------3-|---5-5---5---5---|-----7---------3-|---5-5-----------|
 A -5-------------3-|---3-3---3---5---|-----5---------3-|---3-3-----------|
 E ---------------1-|-------------3---|---------------1-|-----------------|
      Break down
             the bar -  ricade


|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13|p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-6h8p6-|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
  .           .           .           .            .        .       .     .


   D5            F     C         G
 E ---------------1-|---3-3---3---3---|
 B ---------------1-|---5-5---5---3---|
 G -7-------------2-|---5-5---5---4---|
 D -7-------------3-|---5-5---5---5---|
 A -5-------------3-|---3-3---3---5---|
 E ---------------1-|-------------3---|
      Break down
             the bar -  ricade


   A5                                              F
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|
 G -4-----2---x-7---|---5---x-4---2---|-4---x-2---x-2-=-|-----------------|
 D -5-----2---x-7---|---5---x-5---2---|-5---x-2---x-3-=-|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------1-=-|-----------------|


   A5                                               G
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
 G|-4-----2---x-7---|---5---x-4---2---|-4---x-2---x-4-=-|-----------------|
 D|-5-----2---x-7---|---5---x-5---2---|-5---x-2---x-5-=-|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-=-|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-=-|-----------------|
  |                                                                       |
  |                                                                       |
 E|-----------------|---12------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-12----------15--|---------12------|-12--------------|-----------------|
 G|-------14--------|-------------14--|-------14----12~-|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


3RD VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

So many nights I've waited, hoping that you'll call me
Nothing seems to kill the pain
I've tried so hard to make you realize I love you
I feel I'm going down the drain
Ohhh


Play CHORUS 2x


OUTRO:

Play CHORUS guitar part with the Outro guitar solo (Guitar 2)


 E ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -18^wr-^wr-^wr-^w-------------|---15-17p15-15--18p15-15--19p15-15--|
 G ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------|------------------------------------|


 E ------------------------------|----15------------------------|
 B -18^wr-^wr-^wr-^w------18^(20)|=------15---------------------|
 G ------------------------------|----------17-17^(19)-15-------|
 D ------------------------------|------------------------17----|
 A ------------------------------|------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------|------------------------------|


 E ------------------------------|------------------------------|
 B ------------------------------|------------------------------|
 G ------------------------------|------------------------------|
 D -15--x--15--15-15--15--17~----|-15--x--15--15-15--15--17~----|
 A ------------------------------|------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------|------------------------------|


 E ------------------------------------|------------------------|
 B ------------------------------------|-15~--------------------|
 G ----------------17--16------16--17--|------------------------|
 D -17-17--15--17----------17----------|------------------------|
 A ------------------------------------|------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------|------------------------|


 E ----------------------------------------------------|
 B -18p17p15h17--18p17p15h17--18p17p15h17--18p17p15h17-|
 G ----------------------------------------------------|
 D ----------------------------------------------------|  2x
 A ----------------------------------------------------|
 E ----------------------------------------------------|


 E -----------------------------------------------|---13--------------|
 B -18p17p15h17-18p17p15h17-18p17p15h17-18-17^(18)|=-----17~------15--|
 G -----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 D -----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 A -----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------|-------------------|


 E ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -18^wr-^wr-^wr-^w-------------|---15-17p15-15--18p15-15--19p15-15--|
 G ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A ------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------|------------------------------------|


 E -----------------------20^(22)|=---20---19--20--19-------|
 B -20~--------------------------|---------------------20~--|
 G ------------------------------|--------------------------|
 D ------------------------------|--------------------------|
 A ------------------------------|--------------------------|
 E ------------------------------|--------------------------|

(fade)

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Notes:

-4/4 time -- dots (...) under a staff are for timing, indicating where
 the downbeats fall (1 2 3 4)
-Side note: The title isn't a typo. The song is incorrectly titled "Break
 Down the Barricades" on the re-issue CD, but there shouldn't be an "s"
 on the end. (see original album back cover)

^...bend (w=whole tone)              \...slide down
r...release bend                     =...hold note
h...hammer on                        ~...vibrato
p...pull off                         x...muted note

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)