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“Breaking The Girl” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate

You will need to use a capo on the fourth fret for this song.

Intro / Verse

The only thing that changes here for the verse is that you hold
the G# at the end another measure.

Fingerings

Pre-Chorus

We transitioned the verse to the Pre-Chorus so that you can see
how it fits together. The Pre-Chorus starts with the B.

Chorus

After you have played through the chorus twice, you will play
the very last measure to end the chorus. Listen closely and you
will see what we mean.

Fingerings

Outro

You are just playing the chords for the chorus in this outro.
All you will have to do is look above to get the correct chords.
The tabbed out part is supposed to be played on a 12 string, but
you can still use your standard acoustic. ALSO, there
is NO capo on the tabbed out part below ( Guitar 2 ) .

Guitar 1 :

Guitar 2 :

Here is what they sound like together :

Fingerings

 

Resources

Complete Transcription To “Breaking The Girl” (PDF)

Complete Transcription To “Breaking The Girl” (Power Tab)