Smoke Breaks Lyrics

As recorded by The Bled
(From the 2010 Album HEAT FETISH)
Words and Music by The Bled
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Left Channel'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Right Channel'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Feedback'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Clean Guitar'
"Slave away, for the.."
Metalcore Q=141
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II *Play octaves in "Slave away.." w/ slight bends*
| 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
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4S=5S=6S=7S=8S10-10--|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3S=4S=5S=6S=7S=9--9--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2S=3S=4S=5S=6S=8--8--|
| 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
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4S=5S=6S7S8S10-10-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3S=4S=5S6S7S=9--9-|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2S=3S=4S5S6S=8--8-|
| 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
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4S=5S=6S=7S=8S10-10-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3S=4S=5S=6S=7S=9--9-|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2S=3S=4S=5S=6S=8--8-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr I
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 III
| W
PM
W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| < *Feedback
| H H
"At the end of the night.."
Gtr I
>
TP TP
H+H
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
<
TP TP TP
+Q Q +H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
>
TP TP TP TP TP TP
H +H Q Q Q Q
|-17---------------(17)---------------|-17S======18S======19S======21-------||
|-15---------------(15)---------------|-15S======16S======17S======19-------||
| 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
"..anyone, and that's the.."
Gtrs I, 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 3x
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4S5S6S7S8S10-10---||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3S4S5S6S7S=9--9---||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S3S4S5S6S=8--8--o||
PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
"Like my father.."
Gtr I
PM---| PM----------------
S S S Q.. 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 III
| W
N.C. Bsus4 N.C.
-| PM| *Barely audible. The feedback drowns it out.
S Q S S S E E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17h18-------17h18-------17h=18-------17h18-------|
| <
| H H
PM---| PM----------------
S S S Q.. S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
N.C. Bsus4 N.C.
S S S S S S S S E E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17h18-------17h18-------17h=18-------17h18-------|
| <
| H H
Gtr I
PM---| PM----------------
S S S Q.. S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
-| PM---|
S Q S S S E E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr I
PM---| PM------------|
S S S Q.. S S S S S S W +W
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W +W
>
+W +W
| >
| +W +W
"At dawn I awoke to go.."
Gtrs I, 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 3x
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4S5S6S7S8S10-10---||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3S4S5S6S7S=9--9---||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S3S4S5S6S=8--8--o||
Gtrs I, II
PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| <
| W H H
"On the company dime.."
Gtr I
>
TP TP
H+H
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
<
TP TP TP
+Q Q +H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-17---------------17S======18S======|=19S======20S======21S======22-------||
|-15---------------15S======16S======|=17S======18S======19S======20-------||
| 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
"Trudge on, workhorse.."
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM----------|
S S S E +E. S S S E +E. S S S S S S S S E. E. E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-2-2---1b2-(1)-2-2---1b2-(1)-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1b2-1b2-1b2-|
PM----| PM|
S S S S Q E. E. E S S E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------10-----------|-----10-10-10---13-16S19--||
|----------9--11--8--6-|------9--9--9---12-15S18--||
|-2-2-2-2--8--10--7--5-|-2-2--8--8--8---11-14S17-o||
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM----------|
S S S E +E. S S S E +E. S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-0-0---5b6-(5)-0-0---5b6-(5)-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM----------|
S S S E +E. S S S E +E. S S S S S S S S E. E. E
|-2-2---1b2-(1)-2-2---4b5-(4)-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9---9---9-||
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM----------|
| S S S E +E. S S S E +E. S S S S S S S S E. E. E
|-2-2---1b2-(1)-2-2---1b2-(1)-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---5---5-||
"Bleed on.."
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S Q E. E. E S S S S E. E. S S S S E. E. E E E E E
Gtr I
PM----|
S S S S E. E. E. E. E. S W
| Gtr II
| PM----|
| S S S S E. E. E. E. E. S W
"This road is my bridge.."
Gtr IV
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM| PM| PM---|
| S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E Q.
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--2-2------------2-2-----------|-----2--2--2--2-----------|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM---|
| S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E Q.
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--2-2------------2-2-----------|-----2--2--2--2-----------|
N.C.
E E E E Q +H.
| PM-----|
| E E S S E E. S +E E. E. Q
| PM-----|
| E E S S E E. S +E E. E. Q
|----------------5--5-|--(5)-5---5---5b5.5----|
|-----2--2-2--2--3--3-|--(3)-3---3---3b3.5----|
| PM| PM| PM---| PM------|
| S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E E S S E
| PM| PM| PM---|
| S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E Q.
N.C.
E E E E Q +H.
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
| PM-----|
| E E S S E E. S +E E. E. Q
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
|-----2--2-2--2--3--3-|--(3)-3----------------o||
| PM-----|
| E E S S E E. S +E E. E. Q
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
|----------------5--5-|--(5)-5---5---5b5.5-----||
|-----2--2-2--2--3--3-|--(3)-3---3---3b3.5----o||
"Cut the queen, just try.."
E5 N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM--| PM----|
S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E Q. E E S S E E. S +E E. E. Q
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM--| PM----|
| S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E Q. E E S S E E. S +E E. E. Q
PM| PM| PM--| PM-------| PM----|
S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E E S S E E E S S E
| PM| PM| PM--| PM----|
| S S Q. S S Q. E E E E E E Q. E S S E
H.=H A Little Slower Q=135
N.C.
E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. W
| E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. W
+W +W +W +W
| +W +W +W +W
+W +W +W +W
| +W +W +W +W
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
** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site