Silence Is Broken Lyrics

SILENCE IS BROKEN
As recorded by Damn Yankees
(From the 1992 Album DON'T TREAD ON ME)
Words and Music by Damn Yankees
Arranged by Damn Yankees
Bb5 D G5 C5III
B5 A5 F5I C#5
Bb5I
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Acous.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Violin'
Q=86
Gtr I
Q. Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E
|------|---------------|-----3s5-3-----------|
|------|-5-------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|
Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E
|---------------|-----3s5-3-------------|
|-5-------------|-----------7---7s8-7---|
Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E E S S S
|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------|---------------|-----3s5-3-------------|
|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|-5-------------|-----------7---8-7h8p7-|
Gtr I
W +W
| Gtr II
| W W
Gtr II
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
Gtr II
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| Gtr I
| <
| PM------------------------------------
| E. S S S E S S E S S S S
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| E. S S S S S S S E S E.
1st & 2nd Pre-Chorus
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Gtr I
q. E H +E S S E E E E E E
q. E H Q Q E E E E
D G5 C5III B5 A5
Gtr I
W W W E E E E E E E E
To Coda
D G5 C5III B5 A5
W W W E E E E E E E E
Gtr I
W +W
| Gtr II
| W W
2nd Verse
Gtr II
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| Gtr I
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E. S E E S S E S S E E. S E E S S E S S E
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E. S E E S S E S S E E. S E E S S E S S E
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| PM------------------------------------
| E. S E E S S E S S E
D.S. al Coda
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| E. S E E S S E S S E
&
C5III
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr III
| H Q E E S. S. Q. S. S. S. S. S
F5I C#5 Bb5I
Gtr II
E. E. E. E. E S S E. E. E. E. Q E. E. E. E. Q
| Gtr III
| W W W
Guitar Solo
F5I
Gtr IV
a a E +E +E +Q S S S +S +S S
|-----15b17==(15)-(15)-(15)--------15r(15)-(15)-15-|
| Gtr II
| W
| Gtr III
| W
E +H +Q S S
|-15b17r(15)b17===========(15)r---13-15-|
| E. E. E. E. E S S
| W
Gtr IV
E +E +E S S S +S S Q +E
|-15b17r(15)b17r===(15)b17-13--15-15b17r(15)p===13------------|
| Gtr II
| E. E. E. E. Q
| Gtr III
| W
Bb5I
S E. +Q S S S S S S S S
|-16b18==16-----(16)r----16b18-----16b18-16-13----------|
| E. E. E. E. Q
| W
F5I
S +S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-15b17r(15)p13----13---------15------------------------------|
| E. E. E. E. Q
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E. E. E. E. E S S
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S
|----------------------------------------------15b17----------15b17r(15)p13-|
| E. E. E. E. Q
| W
Bb5I
S S S S S +S S E +H
|-----------13--18b20r(18)p15----------------||
| E. E. E. E. Q
| W
Prelude
Gtr II
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| Gtr V
| <
| W
| Gtr III
| +W
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| +W
| >
| +W
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| W
| W
| W
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
| +W
| W
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| W
| W
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| >
| +W
| <
D G5 C5III B5 A5
Gtr III
W W W E E E E E E E E
D G5 C5III B5 A5
W W W E E E E E E E E
D G5 C5III B5 A5
Gtr III
W W W E E E E E E E E
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
D C5III Bb5I A5
W W W W
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E W
>
+W W H Q
| >
| +W W H Q
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E
|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------|----------------|-----3s5-3------------|
|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7--|
Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E
|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------||
|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-||
Outro Solo
Gtr IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr I
| Q. E Q. E
S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------3s=5--------3-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-------------7s=8-----7-----|
S +S +E +Q S +S S S S +Q
|-12b14r(12)-(12)b14==(12)r---12b14r(12)p10-12b14-12-(12)---|
| Q. E Q. E
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-------12-10---------10-(10)----10-12b14------------------|
|-------------3s=5-----3-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------------7s=8-----7-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q. E Q. E
S S S S Q e e +E +E
|-------10-10------15b17====15-15---(15)r(15)\-|
|----------------3s=5-----3--------------------|
|----------------------------7----7s==8----7---|
S E. S +S S S S +H W
|-15b17-15b17-15b17r(15)p13-15b17-15b17==(15)-----|---------------------*|
| Q. E Q. E E E a E E E E a E E
|-------------------------------------------------|-----3s5-3-----------*|
|--5----------------------------------------------|-----------7---7s8-7-*|
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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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