"Breathe" From the Album "Beyond Good And Evil" Released 2001 As Performed by The Cult Written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, Mick Jones, and Marti Frederiksen Transcribed by Derek Wilkie (derekwilkie@home.com) Guitar is tuned downed to D-tuning e B G D A D Legend: / - slide up \ - slide down X - strings muted with "pick" hand ~ - vibrato * - do not let string ring ) - bend ---> if a Q appears to the right of this, indicates a 1/4 bend. Hence, 4)Q means a string om the 4th fret is bending by 1/4; 4)H means a string on the 4th fret is bending by 1/2; 9)F means a Full bend on a string on the 9th fret. ( - bring back -->bring the string back to original tone. For example, if you see 4)H( this meansbend the string on the 4th fret by 1/2 then bring the string back to original tone. h - hammer the string p - pull the string Play 2 times D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |---------------------2---3----------------------------3-| |-----------------------3---3----------------------3----3| |------------------------------------------------0---0---| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| with heavy distortion Play 4 times |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| Play 3 times G A# |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| "I don't want..." G A# |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--/10--10| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--/10--10| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--/10--10| Play 4 times |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| "Fifty-five thousand..." D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| "I Shot the sun" D |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0-| | | | | |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Play 2 times |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| G A# |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| "I don't want..." G A# |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8--(8)--------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8--(8)--------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8--(8)--------| | >this fades in from behind G A# |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11)H--10--------------------11)H--10--------------------| |----------11)H--10---8----------------11----)H----------| |------------------------10------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| G A# |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--/10--10| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--/10--10| |5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5/8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8--/10--10| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11)H--10--------------------11)H--10--------------------| |----------11)H--10---8----------------11----)H----------| |------------------------10------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| Play 4 times |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| "Fifty-five thousand..." Play 2 times D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| "I Shot the sun" Play 3 times A G F A# |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-7\5-X-X-X-X-X-X-5\3-X-X-X-X-X-X-3/8-X-X-X-X-X-X-8-| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-7\5-X-X-X-X-X-X-5\3-X-X-X-X-X-X-3/8-X-X-X-X-X-X-8-| | | | | |7------------------------------/8-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |4------------------------------/5-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| C |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |---------------------------------| |15--13h15~------13-15-17-15h17p15| |--------------14-----------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |--------------------13-15-17-19)H| |15-13h15p13h15~--15--------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |17-16-15-13-14-15-16)H(16-17-19~-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |------------------------------------| |13-13h15p13-------------------------| |-----------12h14p12-----------------| |-------------------12\10\7\5/7\5\3-0| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |---------------------------------| |-------10-------------10---------| |-------12)F-----------12)F-------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| "fifty-five thousand.." |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |---------------------------------| |---12~---12~---12~---12~---12~---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |---------------------------------| |---13~---13~---13~---13~---13~---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------3-5---3---3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| |0-3-5-0-----0-3-0-3-5-0-5)Q(5-3-| | | | \ |---------------------------------| |---15----15--------15---15---15--| |---17)F--17)F------17)F-17)F-17)F| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| D F G F |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---/12--------------------------------| |0--0-----0----0----0---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| "I Shot the sun" D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------13-15-15--16)H(16)H----16)H~---------13h15----| |15~----15-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------14~| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| D D |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-0--0--0---3--------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-0--0--0---3--------| |0---0--0-3--3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-0---0--0-0--0--0---3--------| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |11-11h12-11--\7---\5--------11-11h12-11--\7---/12-------| |0--0-----0----0----0--------0--0-----0----0----0--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |15~----15-17-18~--17h18-20~-15~----15/17~---------\-10--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| Transcriber's Comments: Here is The Cult's second single from their new album "Beyond Good and Evil". The solo is not perfectly transcribed. So once again, it's Billy at his best. However the rest of the song is quite simple. Enjoy.