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Elton John-Dont Go Breaking My Heart - sr - 0

[Intro - BPM 131 - Just bass drum] 
Chords
--[F]------[Dm]------[Bb]---[C]----[F]-
E -1--------5-----------------------1--
B -1----3-5-6-----5-4-3--3-4-5-5----1--
G -2----3-5-7-----5-4-3--3-4-5-5----2--
D -3----3-5-7-----5-4-3--3-4-5-5----3--
A -3----1-3-5-----3-2-1--1-2-3-3----3--
E -1---------------------------3-5--1--

[Pickup - drums in at end]
Fxxx FxxBb xxxx Bbxxx x 2
 
[Verse - Full drums - Some fast strumming]
[F] Don't go breaking my [Bb] heart
[F] I couldn't if I [Bb] tried
[F] Oh [A7] honey, if [Bb] I get [G/B] restless
[F] Baby, you're not that [Bb] kind 
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] 
(just bass drum) 
[F] Don't go breaking my [Bb] heart
[F] You take the weight off of [Bb] me
[F] Oh [A7] honey, when you [Bb] knock on my [G/B] door
[F] Ooh, I gave you my [Bb] key 
[F] [Bb] (A 013) [C]
 
[Chorus]
[Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody 
[Cm7] knows it
But [Bb] when I was [F] down
[C] I was your [G] clown
[Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody 
[Cm7] knows it (nobody knows)
[Bb] Right from the [F] start
[C] gave you my [G] heart
[Ab] Oooo- [C] oooh
I gave you my [Bb] heart. (just bass drum)
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
 

[F] So don't go breaking my [Dm] heart ... 
[C] [Bb] .. I won't go [C]breaking your 
[F] heart----- [C][Dm]-------
[C][Bb] .... Don't go [C] breaking my 
[F] heart (drums stop - approx chord pattern)
[F]xx[F] [Bb]xx[Bb] [F]xx[F] [Bb]xxx

[Verse]
[F] And nobody [Bb] told us
[F] `Cause nobody [Bb] showed us
[F] And [A7] now it's [Bb] up to [G/B] us babe
[F] Oh I think we can [Bb] make it (just bass drum)
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[F] So don't misunder [Bb] stand me
[F] You put the light in my [Bb] life
[F] Oh, you [A7] put the [Bb] spark to the [G/B] flame
[F] I've got your heart in my [Bb] sights 
[F] [Bb] (A 013) [C]
 
[Chorus]
[Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody 
[Cm7] knows it
But [Bb] when I was [F] down
[C] I was your [G] clown
[Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody 
[Cm7] knows it (nobody knows)
[Bb] Right from the [F] start
[C] gave you my [G] heart
[Ab] Oooo- [C] oooh
I gave you my [Bb] heart. (just bass drum)
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
 
[Bridge]
[F] So don't go breaking my [Dm] heart 
[C] [Bb] I won't go [C] breaking your 
[F] heart----- [C][Dm]-------
[C][Bb] Don't go [C] breaking my 
[F] heart (just bass drum)
[F]xx[F] [Bb]xx[Bb] [F]xx[F] [Bb]xxx

[Instrumental]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [A7] [Bb] [G/B] [F] [Bb] 
[F] [Bb] (A 013) [C]
 
[Chorus]
[Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody 
[Cm7] knows it
But [Bb] when I was [F] down
[C] I was your [G] clown
[Bb] Right from the [F] start,
[C] gave you my [G] heart!
[Ab] Oooo- [C] oooh
I gave you my [Bb] heart.(just bass drum)
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]

[F] don't go breaking my [Dm] heart 
[C][Bb] I won't go [C] breaking your 
[Repeated til fade section]
[F] heart-- [C][Dm] --------
[C][Bb] Don't go [C] breaking my 
[F] heart 
(BACK 3 LINES AND REPEAT TIL FADE)

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Fleetwood Mac-Chain

[Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 76] 
[Strum the first chord and then just flatpick notes with first fingernail
BUT MIGHT BE EASIER TO JUST STRUM THE LOT, DROP THE SLIDE TO 5TH FRET 
AND JUST PLAY UPSTROKE ON HIGH E TO ALLUDE TO
or pick really close to bridge]

e|-0------2-----------------0------2----------------
B|-0-03--0-------03---3s5---0-03--0-------03-03-3s5-
G|-0------------------------0-----------------------
D|-2------------------------2----------------------- 
A|-2------------------------2-----------------------
E|-0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------

e|-0-------------0--2-------0------------0------------  
B|-0-03-03-3s5---0-0----3s5-0-03-03-3s5--0------------
G|-0-------------0----------0------------0------------
D|-2-------------2----------2------------2-5p2*------- 
A|-2-------------2----------2------------2----5p2-----
E|-0-------------0----------0------------0--------3b4-0
*hard down pick with other strings muted to bring this out

[Verse 1 - Just bass drum - Slap strings for snare - some finger picking] 
[Em] Listen to the wind bl [A] ow, 
watch the (finger pick) [Bm/D - x00432] sunrise 
[Am/C - x3x210] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow, damn your love,
 damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em]
 
(finger pick section) 
e|-------2-----------0---------3p0-----------0-------|
B|-----3--3--------1--1------------3p0------0--------|
G|----4----4------2----2----------------2p0----------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------3-------------------------------2----|
E|-----------------------------0----------------0----|
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain [Em] 
(Stop - bass drum back in for second half of phrase)

e|----0------------------------0---------------------
B|---0-0--3--------3-03-3s5----0-3-03-3s5------------
G|--0-------------0------------0---------------------
D|---------------------------------------5p2---------  
A|------------------------------------------5p2------
E|-0-------------0-------------0---------------3b4-0-

[Verse - Just bass drum]
[Em] Listen to the wind [A] blow
Down comes the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow
Damn your love, damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em] Break The si [A] lence
Damn the dark damn the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em]
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain 
(Stop) 

[Em] 
[Ahead of bass section - Bass drum stabs only - keep second finger on 2nd fret of D whilst 
transitioning from Em to the other chord]
 
e|-0---2--2-----2------2------2-----2--------|
B|-0---1----1-----1------1------1-----1------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------2-----2------2------2----------| 4x
A|-2-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|

Left hand tap - play snare roll with right hand
then at some point start to play notes with right hand pick 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-h5----h5h7h8-p7p5s3h5s7----p0------------|

[Vamp - chords follow bass line]
[Am] [Am] [C] [G-G/B] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

Implying solo - apply some vibrato on 45 to help mute D string
mute low E when playing notes on A string
e|-0--sustain-chord
B|-5------------5-
G|-4------------4-
D|-2------------x- then repeat at 12th fret
A|-0--023-20-02-2--
E|-x----x---3-x-0--
 
[Outro - Sing down from original with 3rd on harmony - not during Running in bit]
[YOU CAN JUST PLAY A5 THEN THE RIFF MUTING ALL THE OTHER STRINGS THE E5 - STILL SOUNDS BIG AND CAN SING AGAINST]
[Am] Chains [C] [G-G/B] keep us to 
[Em] gether  ... Running in the shadows
[Repeat to end - Slow the riff for the end]

[END RIFF]
E -------------
B -------------
G 2------------
D 2------------2
A 0-023--20-02-2
E ---------3---0

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