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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...
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