#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Break Me Shake Me Artist: Savage Garden Album: Savage Garden Transcribed by: Ginger (fireinsidetheman@hotmail.com) Format: Guitar tabulature Rest for the intro and first verse ("I never thought I'd...") Riff 1 E|x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--| B|x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--| G|x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--| D|x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--| A|x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--| E|x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--| What a strange riff... Palm mute Riff 1 once for the "guitar-scratch" hook into the chorus. Riff 2 *Heavy distortion, please* E|0----------------|3--------2--------|0----------------|2--------2--------| B|0----------------|0--------3--------|0----------------|3--------3--------| G|0----------------|0--------4--------|0----------------|4--------2--------| D|2----------------|0--------0--------|2----------------|0--------0--------| A|2----------------|2-----------------|2----------------|------------------| E|0----------------|3-----------------|0----------------|------------------| Play Riff 2 twice for the chorus ("So break me shake me...") Riff 3 *No distortion* E|0-0-0-0---0--0-0--0-0----|3-3-3-3---2--2-2--2-0----| B|0-0-0-0---0--0-0--0-0----|0-0-0-0---3--3-3--3-0----| G|0-0-0-0---0--0-0--0-0----|0-0-0-0---4--4-4--4-0----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| Play Riff 3 twice during the little interlude ("Oh oh...") Rest again during the second verse ("So you're the kind...") Palm mute Riff 1 once for the "guitar-scratch" hook into the chorus. Play Riff 2 twice for the chorus. Rest for the entire bridge ("She says I... soul is slowly fading") Riff 4 *Heavy distortion!* E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|----------------------------| G|4--5--4----------------------|4--5--4---------------------| D|---------5v---4--5--4--------|---------5v---11/14---16v---| A|-----------------------5--\2-|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| G|4--5--4----------------------|8/9v---9/11v---11/12v---12/14v---14/16--16----| D|---------5v---4--5--4--------|----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------5--\2-|----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 once for the guitar solo... crank it! Rest for the third verse ("God don't you know...") Play Riff 2 three times for the chorus, then play all of Riff 2 again except the very last chord and stop abruptly for the last "Break me..."