Break Me Gently Tab

Band: Doves
Song: Break Me Gently
Album: Lost Souls
 
Feel free to e-mail corrections etc to me: Apache_rose_peacock_77@hotmail.com
 
Standard Tuning
 
e|------------4----|
B|---2--0--2-------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|   X  1
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
This carrys on through out the majority of the song :
 
e|---------------------4---|
B|---0--2--0--2--0--2------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
These are the chords played over the top of this note pattern, the chords come in at
 
:
         C#m         Bsus2     F#      E               F# [open5,6]
e|-----4--4-4--4-4-----2--2-2--2-2-----0--0-0--0-0-----0--0-0--0-0-------|
B|-----5--5-5--5-5-----2--2-2--2-2-----0--0-0--0-0-----0--0-0--0-0-------|
G|-----6--6-6--6-6-----4--4-3--3-3-----1--1-1--1-1-----3--3-3--3-3-------|
D|-----6--6-6--6-6-----4--4-4--4-4-----2--2-2--2-2-----4--4-4--4-4-------|
A|-----4--4-4--4-4---------------------2--2-2--2-2-----4--4-4--4-4-------|
E|-----4--4-4--4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
 
From 1:08 to about 1:48 this variation comes in with the chords still playing:
 
e|---------------------4--------------------2--------------------0--------------------2--|
B|---0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--2--0--2--0--2-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
From 1:48 to about 2:19 i lightly strum these chords:
 
e|----0----0----0--4------|
B|----2----2----2--2------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
At 2:19 another note pattern is played, whilst another guitar (or maybe piano) plays one
the previous patterns:
 
e|---------------------4--------------------2--|
B|---0--2--0--2--0--2-----0--2--0--2--0--2-----|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
At 2:27, the main chords enter again until the 4:25:
 
e|-----4--4-4--4-4-----2--2-2--2-2-----0--0-0--0-0-----2--2-2--2-2-------|
B|-----5--5-5--5-5-----4--4-4--4-4-----0--0-0--0-0-----2--2-2--2-2-------|
G|-----6--6-6--6-6-----4--4-4--4-4-----1--1-1--1-1-----3--3-3--3-3-------|
D|-----6--6-6--6-6-----4--4-4--4-4-----2--2-2--2-2-----4--4-4--4-4-------|
A|-------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2-----4--4-4--4-4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
At 4:25 the chords end on:
 
e|---4--|
B|---5--|
G|---6--|
D|---6--|
A|------|
E|------|
 
(let ring)
 
When it comes to which note patterns to play, any will sound fine, but if you want to
it perfect just listen closely to when which one enters and goes out.
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