Silence Is Broken Damn Yankees
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
x 5[(Dm)] 7 7 6 5 6 8[(Bb)] 8 7 6 6 3 5[(Gm)] 5 3 3 3 x 3 [(C)]5 5 5 x
x x[Bb/F] 3 3 3 1 x x [Dm]0 2 3 1 x 8 1[F5]0 10 x x 8 10 [C5]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)]Gtr I[Dm]
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)]Gtr IV[(Bb)]
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)] S S S S S S E [(C)] +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)] S S S S S S S S [(Bb)] 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
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