Queen - Breakthru bass tab

Breakthru

Words and music by Queen

Transcribed by Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de)

Some important notes:

A big part of the bass-parts in that song is done with synths.

So I made a SYNTH ARRANGEMENT for five-string bass for all those parts where

there isn't a "real" bass. For Johns real bass parts you only need a four-string.

0:35 SYNTH ARRANGEMENT

Fig.1 end Fig.1

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A ----0---1---0---|----0---1---0---|----0---1---0---|1---0---1---0---|2 times !

E --1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1-|

B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|

|----------------| |----------------| |----0---1---0---|

|----0---1---0---|11 times |----0---1---0-1-| |--1---1---1---1-| 2 times

|--1---1---1---1-| |--1---1---1-----| |----------------|

|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----2---3---2---|----2---3---2---|----0---1---0---|----0---1---0---|

|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---3-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|1-1-1---2-2-2---|3---------------|----------------|

|--------------1-|------3-------3-|----0---1---0---|----0---1---0---|

|----------------|----------------|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1-----|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------1-|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------| |----------------|

|----------------|----------------| |----0---1---0---|

|--------1---0---|----0---1---0-1-| |--1---1---1---1-|3 times

|----0-----------|----------------| |----------------|

|--1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1-----| |----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|

|----0---1-------| |----------------| |----------------|

|--1---1---1-0---| ...fig 1.. |----0---1---0---| 7 times |----0---1---1-3-|

|--------------1-| |--1---1---1---1-| |--1---1---1-----|

|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|

REAL BASS(four string)

Fig.2

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|------3-------3-|

|--------------3-|------3-------3-|----------0-3---|--0-3-----0-3---|

|------------3---|----3-----0-3---|1-1-1-1-1-------|----------------|

|5-5-5-5-5-5-----|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|

end fig.2

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------| |--------3-3-3---|----------------|

|0-0-0-0---------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|

|--------3-3-3-1-|----1---1---1-1-| |--1-1-1-------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|--3-3-3-3-3-3-s-|151515151513--15|--13--15--13----|

|----------------|------------15--|----15------15sd|1---

The SYNTH-parts for the second verse-chorus are the same as the first(transcribed

above)

REAL BASS-solo

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

10|--10101010----10|------10------10|1212121212121210|------10--------|

|----------1012--|--1012----1012--|----------------|--1210----121012|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|10----10--------|10----10--------|1010101010----10|------10--------|

|--1210----121012|--1210----121012|----------1210--|--1210----1210--|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------12|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

...fig.2..then...

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

|3-----5---------|7-----8---------|4-----6---------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|------4---------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----1---2---1---|----1---2---2-4-|

|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2-----|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------| |----------------|

|----------------|----------------| |----1---2---1---| 4 times

|--4-2-4-2-4----4|--4-2-4-2-4-4-2-| |--2---2---2---2-|

|----------------|----------------| |----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----1---2---1---|----1---2---2-4-|--4-2-4-2-4----4|--4-2-4-2-4-4-2-|

|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2-----|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

|----------------| |----------------|

|----1---2---1---|3 times |----1---2---1---|

|--2---2---2---2-| |--2---2---2-----|

|----------------| |--------------2-|.....the rest is synth again but

should be clear for everyone...