(the keyboard starts out with this): e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---4---2---4-4---2-| D|-2---0---2-----0---| A|-------------------| E|-------------------|
(The guitar come in with this): e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-----2-0--2-2---0---------2-0--2-2---0-----| A|--------------2---14\--------------2---14\-| E|-(0)------------------(0)------------------|
You know the day destroys the night, Night divides the day
Try to run Try to hide e|-2------2--------2------2----| B|-3------3--------3------3----| G|-2------2--------2------2----| D|-0------0--------0------0----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
The song repeats itself again
[Keyboard solo for guitar]
(The guitar in the back just plays the guitar intro)
every bo dy lovesmy ba by e|-10--10-10-10--------------10--10-10-10------------| B|-10--10-10-10--------------10--10-10-10------------| G|-11--11-11-11--9-12p9-12---11--11-11-11--9-12p9-12-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
every bo dy lovesmy ba by e|-12--12-12-12--------------12--12-12-12------------| B|-12--12-12-12--------------12--12-12-12------------| G|---------------9-12p9-12-----------------9-12p9-12-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
here's the part where Jim says "She get!" e|-12-10---12-12-----10-10-|-12-10---12-12-----10-10-| B|----------------12-------|----------------12-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Later in the song
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through oww e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Made the scene from week to week Day to day, hour to hour e|-15-15--15-15--15-15-15-15---15-15--15-15----15-15-15-15-| B|-15-15--15-15--15-15-15-15---15-15--15-15----15-15-15-15-| G|-16-16--16-16--16-16-16-16---16-16--16-16----16-16-16-16-| D|------------------------------------------17-------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
The gate is straight Deep and wide e|---2------2---------2--------2----| B|---3------3---------3--------3----| G|---2------2---------2--------2----| D|---0------0---------0--------0----| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----------------0h2p0--------| D|-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A|-----0h1h2--------------------| E|-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------0h1h2------------0h1h2-| A|-----0h1h2------------0h1h2-------| E|-0-3--------------0-3-------------|
Break on through e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------0h1h2------------0h1h2-| A|-----0h1h2------------0h1h2-------| E|-0-3--------------0-3-------------|
Break on through e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------0h1h2------------0h1h2-| A|-----0h1h2------------0h1h2-------| E|-0-3--------------0-3-------------|
Break on through e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------0h1h2------------0h1h2-| A|-----0h1h2------------0h1h2-------| E|-0-3--------------0-3-------------|
You know the day destroys the night Night divides the day
Try to run Try to hide E]-2------2--------2------2----| B]-3------3--------3------3----| G]-2------2--------2------2----| D]-0------0--------0------0----| A]-----------------------------| E]-----------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to how oh yeah E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------| Pace (chords) ___________________________________ \/\//\ /\/\\//\ ____________________________________
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Break on through to the other side E]------------------------------| B]------------------------------| G]-----------------0h2p0--------| D]-----------0h1h2-------2--0-2-| A]-----0h1h2--------------------| E]-0-3--------------------------|
Song: Break on through (to the other side)
Artist: The Doors
Album: The Doors (1967)
play a few times, then start singing
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|-------------------------------------------| the lyrics
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|-(0)------------------(0)------------------|
You know the day destroys the night,
Night divides the day
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
BREAK ON THROUGH (TO THE OTHER SIDE)
As recorded by The Doors (From the 1967 Album THE DOORS)
Words and Music by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robby Krieger - Electric Guitar'
Intro Moderately fast Q=168 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 H Q E E Q q q E E E E E E Q Q |------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------||o--------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------||-----2--0----2-|---2-----0-------| |------------|---------------||o--------------|-------2---------| |------------|-----------12\-||---------------|------------12\--|
1st, 2nd & 3rd Verse $ N.C. Q q q E E E E E E Q Q Q q q E E E E E E Q Q |--------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------| |----2--0----2-|---2-----0-------||----2--0----2-|---2-----0-------| |--------------|-------2---------||--------------|-------2---------| |--------------|------------12\--||--------------|------------12\--|
D Q q q E E E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |--------------|---------------|-2----2-(2)-----|-2----2-(2)--2--|| |--------------|---------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)--3--|| |--------------|---------------|-2----2-(2)-----|-2----2-(2)--2--|| |----2--0----2-|---2-----0--2--|-0----0-(0)-----|-0----0-(0)--0--|| |--------------|-------2-------|----------------|----------------|| |--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------||
Chorus To Coda N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-0h2p0------------|-----------------|-0h2p0------------| |-----------0-1h2-|-------2-(2)-0-2--|-----------0-1h2-|-------2-(2)-0-2--| |-----0h1-2-------|------------------|-----0h1-2-------|------------------| |-0-3-------------|------------------|-0-3-------------|------------------|
1. E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------------o|| |-----------------|-0h2p0-----------|| |-----------0-1h2-|-------2-(2)-----|| |-----0h1-2-------|----------------o|| |-0-3-------------|-----------------||
Organ Solo & Interlude 2. E E E E +Q Q Q q q E E E E E E Q Q 17x |-------------------||---------------|------------------|| |-------------------||o--------------|-----------------o|| |-0h2p0-------------||---------------|------------------|| |-------2-(2)-------||-----2--0----2-|---2-----0--------|| |-------------------||o--------------|-------2---------o|| |--------------12\--||---------------|------------12\---||
D.S. al Coda & Q q q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |--------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------||-----------------|-0-2-0------------| |----2--0----2-|---2-----0-------||-----------0-1-2-|-------2-(2)-0-2--| |--------------|-------2---------||-----0-1-2-------|------------------| |--------------|------------12\--||-0-3-------------|------------------|
E7+9 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E |-----------------|-----------------|----15--15-----|-15----15-(15)----15-| |-----------------|-----------------|----15--15-----|-15----15-(15)----15-| |-----------------|-----------------|----13--13-----|-13----13-(13)----13-| |-----------0h1h2-|-----------0h1h2-|---------------|---------------------| |-----0h1h2-------|-----0h1h2-------|---------------|---------------------| |-0-3-------------|-0-3-------------|-0-------------|-----0----------0----|
Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E Q |----15--15----15-|---15---15-(15)-x-15--|| |----15--15----15-|---15---15-(15)-x-15--|| |----13--13----13-|---13---13-(13)-x-13--|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |-0----------0----|-0----0---------------||
4th Verse Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E |----15--15-----|-15----15-(15)----15-| |----15--15-----|-15----15-(15)----15-| |----13--13-----|-13----13-(13)----13-| |---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------------| |-0-------------|-----0----------0----|
D Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H |----15--15----15-|---15---15-(15)-x-15--|-2----2-(2)-----|-2----2-(2)----|| |----15--15----15-|---15---15-(15)-x-15--|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)----|| |----13--13----13-|---13---13-(13)-x-13--|-2----2-(2)-----|-2----2-(2)----|| |-----------------|----------------------|-0----0-(0)-----|-0----0-(0)----|| |-----------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------|| |-0----------0----|-0----0---------------|----------------|---------------||
Out-Chorus N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-0h2p0------------|-----------------|-0h2p0------------| |-----------0-1h2-|-------2-(2)-0-2--|-----------0-1h2-|-------2-(2)-0-2--| |-----0h1-2-------|------------------|-----0h1-2-------|------------------| |-0-3-------------|------------------|-0-3-------------|------------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------0-2--|-----------0-2--|-----------0-2--| |-----0h1h2------|-----0h1h2------|-----0h1h2------| |-0-3------------|-0-3------------|-0-3------------|
E E E E E E Q H Q E E |-------------0--|-0-------0------0--0-| |-------0-2h3----|-3pb5----3pb5===3r---| |-0h2h3----------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q |-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-|-0-----0-0-----(0)--0-0-----| |-3pb5---3pb5---3pb5---3pb5---|-3pb5----3pb5==(3)r---3pb5--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E E +E E E E Q Q Q H |-0-0-----(0)--0-0----0-------|-0-------------*| |---3pb5==(3)r---3pb5---3pb5--|-3pb5----------*| |-----------------------------|---------------*| |-----------------------------|---------------*| |-----------------------------|---------------*| |-----------------------------|---------------*|
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