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Guitar Tabs " Silence Is Broken " by Damn Yankees

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SILENCE IS BROKEN
                           As recorded by Damn Yankees
                     (From the 1992 Album DON'T TREAD ON ME)

Words and Music by Damn Yankees
Arranged by Damn Yankees
Transcribed by C. Thomas

         (Dm)                 (Bb)                 (Gm)                  (C)
      x 5 7 7 6 5          6 8 8 7 6 6          3 5 5 3 3 3          x 3 5 5 5 x

         Bb/F                  Dm                   F5                   C5
      x x 3 3 3 1          x x 0 2 3 1         x 8 10 10 x x        8 10 10 x x x

          Bb5                   D                   G5                  C5III
      6 8 8 x x x          x x 0 2 3 2          3 x 0 0 3 3          x 3 5 5 x x

          B5                   A5                   F5I                  C#5
      x 2 4 4 x x          x 0 2 2 x x          1 3 3 x x x          x 4 6 6 x x

         Bb5I
      x 1 3 3 x x

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Acous.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Violin'

        Intro
  Q=86
         (Dm)   (Bb)     (Gm)      (C)
 4/4
         Gtr I
         ~~     ~~
  Q.     Q.   E Q.   E   E E a E E E E a E E
|------|---------------|---------------------|
|------|---------------|---------------------|
|------|---------------|---------------------|
|------|---------------|-----3s5-3-----------|
|------|-5-------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|
|------|------5-6----5-|-3-6---------5-------|


  (Dm)   (Bb)     (Gm)      (C)
  ~~     ~~
  Q.   E Q.   E   E E a E E E E a E E
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----3s5-3-------------|
|-5-------------|-----------7---7s8-7---|
|------5-6----5-|-3-6---------5---------|


  (Dm)          (Bb(Gm)      (C)         (Dm)   (Bb)     (Gm)      (C)
  ~~     ~~                              ~~     ~~
                                                                         |-3-|
  Q.   E Q.   E    E E a E E E E a E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E a E E E E E S S S
|----------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------|---------------|-----3s5-3-------------|
|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|-5-------------|-----------7---8-7h8p7-|
|------5-6----5--|-3-6---------5-------|------5-6----5-|-3-6---------5---------|


  (Dm)       Dm
  Gtr I
  W          +W
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
|-5--------|-(5)----||
|----------|--------||
|
| Gtr II
| W           W
|----------|-^1-----||
|----------|-^3-----||
|----------|-^2-----||
|----------|-^0-----||
|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||


 Verse
  Bb/F
  Gtr II
  S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S   S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|-----3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3-------3---------3---|
|-----------------3-----------------3-|-----------------3-----------------3-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  Dm
  S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S   S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|-----2---------2-------2---------2---|-----2---------2-------2---------2---|
|-----------------0-----------------0-|-----------------0-----------------0-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  Bb/F
  S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S   S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|-----3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3-------3---------3---|
|-----------------3-----------------3-|-----------------3-----------------3-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  Dm
  S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S   S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|-1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|---3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|-----2---------2-------2---------2---|-----2---------2-------2---------2---|
|-----------------0-----------------0-|-----------------0-----------------0-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  Bb/F
  Gtr II
  S  S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-1------0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|----3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|------3---------3-------3---------3---|
|------------------3-----------------3-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|                                
|  +W
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--(3)-----------------------------------|
|--(3)-----------------------------------|
|--(1)-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  Dm
   S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|--1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|----3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|------2---------2-------2---------2---|
|------------------0-----------------0-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  W
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-14-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|  W
|
|  W
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


    S  S S S +S  S S S  S S S S +S  S S S
|---1------0-(0)--------1-----0-(0)-------|
|------3---------3--------3---------3-----|
|--------2---------2--------2---------2---|
|--------------------0------------------0-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|   Q         Q         Q        Q
|--17-------------------------------------|
|------------18--------15-----------------|
|-(14)--------------------------14--------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|  +W
|
|   W
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  Bb/F
   S S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|--1-----0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)-------|
|----3---------3-------3---------3-----|
|------3---------3-------3---------3---|
|------------------3-----------------3-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  W
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-15-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|  W
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


    S  S S S +S  S S S S S S S +S  S S  S
|---1------0-(0)-------1-----0-(0)--------||
|------3---------3-------3---------3------||
|--------3---------3-------3---------3----||
|--------------------3------------------3-||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|
|   >
|~~~~~~
|  +W
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-(15)------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|
|   
  +W           W          H    Q
|------------|----------|---------||
|------------|----------|---------||
|-(2)--------|----------|---------||
|-(2)--------|----------|---------||
|-(0)--------|----------|---------||
|------------|----------|---------||
|
|  >
| +W           W          H    Q
|------------|----------|---------||
|------------|----------|---------||
|------------|----------|---------||
|------------|----------|---------||
|-(0)--------|----------|---------||
|------------|----------|---------||


 Outro
  (Dm)          (Bb(Gm)      (C)         (Dm)          (Bb(Gm)      (C)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  ~~     ~~                              ~~     ~~
  Q.   E Q.   E    E E a E E E E a E E   Q.   E Q.   E    E E a E E E E a E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------|----------------|-----3s5-3------------|
|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7--|
|------5-6----5--|-3-6---------5-------|------5-6----5--|-3-6---------5--------|


  (Dm)          (Bb(Gm)      (C)         (Dm)          (Bb(Gm)      (C)
  ~~     ~~                              ~~     ~~
  Q.   E Q.   E    E E a E E E E a E E   Q.   E Q.   E    E E a E E E E a E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------||
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------||
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------||
|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------|----------------|-----3s5-3-----------||
|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-|-5--------------|-----------7---7s8-7-||
|------5-6----5--|-3-6---------5-------|------5-6----5--|-3-6---------5-------||


 Outro Solo
  (Dm)                           (Bb)
  Gtr IV
   S     S  S S  S     S S  S     S   S     S  S     S     S  S     S
|-------10-10---------10---------10--------10-------------10-------10-|
|-13b15---------13b15------13b15-----13b15----13b15-13b15----13b15----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|  ~~~~~                          ~~~
|  Q.                    E        Q.                          E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5--------6---------------------------5-------|


  (Gm)                              (C)
         ~~~~~
   S     E.        S     S  S     S  S     S  S  S    S  S  S  S
|-----------------------10----------------10----------------------|
|-13b15-13b15-----13b15----13b15-10-13b15----13-10----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------12-10-12-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  E          E a  E        E        E        E    a  E     E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3s=5--------3-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-------------7s=8-----7-----|
|--3----------6-------------------------------5-------------------|


  (Dm)                        (Bb)
               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~                       ~~~~~~~
                               |----3-----|
   S     +S   +E       +Q      S     +S   S  S     S  +Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14r(12)-(12)b14==(12)r---12b14r(12)p10-12b14-12-(12)---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  ~~~~~~                      ~~~~~~
|  Q.                       E  Q.                         E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5--6--------------------------5-|


  (Gm)                   (C)
   S  S  S  S    S  S  E  +S   S  S  S       S  S  S     S
|----------------------------------------------10-------10-|
|-------------------------------------------10----13b15----|
|-------12-10---------10-(10)----10-12b14------------------|
|-10-12---------10-12---------12---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  E     E    a  E     E   E      E       a  E     E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------3s=5-----3-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------------7s=8-----7-------|
|--3-----6------------------------5------------------------|


  (Dm)                           (Bb)
   S     S S  S     S S  S     S  S   S     S  S     S  S  S  S
|-------10---------10---------10-10--13b15-10-------10-10-13-10-|
|-13b15------13b15------13b15-----------------13b15-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  ~~~~~                          ~~~
|  Q.                    E        Q.                       E
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5--------6------------------------5----|


  (C)                       (C)
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   S     S  S  S    Q        e  e    +E   +E
|-------10-10------15b17====15-15---(15)r(15)\-|
|-13b15-------13-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|  E        E    a  E     E  E  E a   E    E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------3s=5-----3--------------------|
|----------------------------7----7s==8----7---|
|--3--------6-------------------5--------------|


  (Dm)                                   (Bb)       (Gm)      (C)
                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~
               |----3-----|
   S     E.    S     +S   S  S     S      +H        W
|-15b17-15b17-15b17r(15)p13-15b17-15b17==(15)-----|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|
|  ~~~~~                                   ~~~~
|  Q.                        E             Q.   E   E E a E E E E a E E
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----3s5-3-----------*|
|--5----------------------------------------------|-----------7---7s8-7-*|
|----------------------------5-------------6----5-|-3-6---------5-------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths