'Breaking Into Heaven' by Stone Roses - Guitar Tutorial

            Song: Breaking Into Heaven
Artist: Stone Roses
Album: Second Coming
Written by: John Squire
Tabbed by: Rich Milwain ([email protected])

Tuning: Standard (E,A,D,G,B,E)

I couldn't find a tab for this song anywhere, so I had a pop at it myself. This is
pretty much the entire song (I didn't bother with that big intro) and although it may
not be perfect, it sounds fairly close to the recording. It's just missing a few bits that
are near enough impossible to transribe, but maybe they'll follow later. You will need to
listen to the recording to get this right...

After Intro (4:37):

There are two simultaneous guitar parts here:

Part 1 - the bit with the bends and that:

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12--------------------------------------------------------15b17--|
|-12-------------14b16------------------------------14b16----------------|
|----------14------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2 - the wah-wah sounding guitar part:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-----12b14----14-12-14----12---------------12b13----------|
|-12-14-12-14----14--------------------14----12h14--12h14--------14-12-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

cont...

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----12-11--------------|
|-12-------14--11-12-13-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

The fast flurry at 4:47, this is done on the first guitar:

|---------------------------------14----12-|
|-10h11p10h11p10p11b12r11------15----15----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

(4:57) - Ian Brown starts:

Wah-wah guitar:

I've been casing your joint...

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-12-12--------------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-|
|------------------14-12h14--------------12----12---------------14----|
|----------------------------------12h14------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Like the look of your stuff...                       ...outta sight

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-----------------------------12-11----------------|
|-12h14-12h14---------------12h14---------14-------14--11-12-13---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat

When i'm hungry
And when i'm cold
When i'm having it rough
Or just gettin' old

(5:18)

Listen up, sweet child of mine       Have I got news for you

  G5      F#5                         G5                 E5
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------2--|
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------2--|
|-3-------2---------------------------3------------------0--|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------12-------14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------12-14----14-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

No - body leaves this place alive     They'll die and join the queue

  G5      F#5                         G5                 E5
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------------2--|
|-5-------4---------------------------5------------------------2--|
|-3-------2---------------------------3------------------------0--|

...queue

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----12-12----12-------------|
|-----------14----14-13-12-10-|
|-----------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------12h14p12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--14-14----------14-12-14----12h14p12----12------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14----14-12-10-12-12b14r12-10-12-10------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12--|

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-10h12p12-------|
|----------12-12-|

(5:36)

|-10---------------------------------------------------|
|----12-10----10---------------------------------------|
|----------12----12---9-12-14-12-9---12h13p12----------|
|---------------------------------------------14-12-14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

(5:40)

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12----14-12-14-12----12-|
|-5b--2-------------12----12-------------14----|
|-5b--2-------12h14----------------------------|
|-3b--0----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-----------------------------12-11----------------|
|-12h14-12h14---------------12h14---------14-------14--11-12-13---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Wah-wah guitar:

(5:51)

Better man the barricades...

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------12-12-12--------------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-|
|------------------14-12h14--------------12----12---------------14----|
|----------------------------------12h14------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Had a line of my dust...                       ...outta sight

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-----------------------------12-11----------------|
|-12h14-12h14---------------12h14---------14-------14--11-12-13---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat

When I wander
And when I roam
I'll find a soul I can trust
I'm comin' home

Listen up...

...queue       Singin'

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----12-12----12-------------|
|-----------14----14-13-12----|
|--------------------------15-|

(6:22)

  I     -    'm         Gonna break right into heaven...

  E5          G5               A5

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2-----------5----------------7-----|
|-2-----------5----------------7-----|
|-0-----------3----------------5-----|

...heaven

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12----12-----12-14-14b16r14-12-14-12-------|
|--------14-13-12-----12----12--------/14----14-----14-------------------------14-12-|
|------------------14----14----14-12-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E5  G5        A5

I     can't wait anymore

...anymore

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------14-13-12-----12----12---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------14----14-----1210-----10----10----10-12-12b13r12-10-12-10----------|
|--------------------------------------12----12----12-------------------------12-10-12-|

(6:47)

|----14----12-|
|-15----15----|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

(6.53)

Heaven's gates won't hold me
I'll saw those suckers down

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-14bbbb16r14p12----|
|----------------14-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|

Laughing loud at your locks    When...ground

         |--------------------------------------------|
     |------------------------------------------------|
     |-12---------------------12-11-------------------|
     |------12h14----------14-------14--11-12-13------|
     |------------------------------------------------|
     |------------------------------------------------|

Every icon                 In every town

|-----8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--|
|-----8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--|
|-----9--9----9--9--9--9------9--9----9--9--9--9--|
|-----10-10---10-10-10-10-----10-10---10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

...town

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------14-12-14-12-------12----|
|---------------------14-12----14-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Here this, your numbers up          I'm coming round

|----------8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--|
|----------8--8----8--8--8--8------8--8----8--8--8--8--|
|----------9--9----9--9--9--9------9--9----9--9--9--9--|
|----------10-10---10-10-10-10-----10-10---10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

...coming round

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----12-11----------------|
|--14-------14--11-12-13---|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

Listen up sweet child of mine
Have I got news for you
Nobody leaves this place alive
They'll die and join the queue

I'm gonna break right into heaven

I can't wait anymore

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12----12----------------------------------------|
|--------14-13-12-----12----12-----------12/14----14----14-12----12-------------12-12h14p12-14-|
|------------------14----14-----1210-------------------------14----14-12-12h14----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

These two bits are a pain to transribe. They start off along these lines...

(7:45)

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-14bbbbbbb16rr14-14-12----12-------------|
|-----------------------14----14-12-14-12-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


(7:50)

|-------12-----12-15-17-12-15-12-|
|-12-15-----15-------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

(8:03)

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12--------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-|
|-12h14-12h14-----12h14----------12----12---------------14----|
|--------------------------12h14------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-------------------12-11----------------|
|-12h14-12h14------12h14--------14-------14--11-12-13---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12--------------------12------14-12-14-12----12-|
|-12h14-12h14-----12h14----------12----12---------------14----|
|--------------------------12h14------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------12-12-11------------------------|
|-------------12---------------------12-12-12b12.5----------|
|-12h14-12h14------12h14---------------------------15-14-15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

(8:25)

How many times        Will I have to tell you

|---8------8-----------------8---------------8--|
|---8------8-----------------8---------------8--|
|---9------9-----------------9---------------9--|
|---10-----10----------------10--------------10-|
|---10-----10----------------10--------------10-|
|---8------8-----------------8---------------8--|

                                    |---------------------|
                                    |---------------------|
                                    |------14-14b16-12-14-|
                                    |---------------------|
                                    |---------------------|
                                    |---------------------|

You don't have to wait to die

|-5---------------5-------0------------------------------|
|-5---------------5-------0------------------------------|
|-6---------------6-------1------------------------------|
|-7---------------7-------2---------------12-12h14p12----|
|-7---------------7-------2---------12h14-------------14-|
|-5---------------5-------0------------------------------|

You can have it all
Any time you want it
Yeah the kingdoms all inside

|---------------------------------------------14----12-----|
|------------------------------------------15----15--------|
|------------------------------11-12-----------------------|
|---------------------------14-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Then comes the little bass solo...

(8:53)

Repeat the following chords:

    E                 G        A

|---0---0---0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-|
|---0---0---0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-|
|---1---1---1-1-1--1--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-|
|---2---2---2-2-2--2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-|
|---2---2---2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-|
|---0---0---0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-|

(9:08)

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------7-----------9-7---------7-----------|
|-7-9-10---10-9-7--------10-9-10---10-9-7-9--|
|-----------------10-------------------------|

(9:13)

|------------------------------7-7--|
|--------------------8-8-10-10------|
|------------7-7-9-9----------------|
|--------7-9------------------------|
|-7-9-10----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

|-7----7-10b11r10-7----7-----------------------------7-7--------------------|
|---10--------------10---8-10b11r11-8---8---------8------10-8-8h10p8--------|
|-------------------------------------9---9-7-7-9--------------------9-7-9--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(9:25)
                     
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-10b11.5r10-8---10b12-12-12-12-12-12-r10-8---8-----|
|-9----------------9----------------------------9---9-9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

(9:29)

Having trouble transcribing this bit - hopefully it will come later...

(9:35)

|-----------------------12-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12-14-15-12-15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14-14b16-14b16-14b16r14-12----12----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----14-|
|-7~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------12----------------12----------|
|-12h14----14-12-------------14~~~~~-|
|----------------14-13-12-------------|
|-------------------------------------|

As you slide down from 14, this starts:

(9:45)

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----5-----5---5---5---5-----------------------5-------|
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7-5---5-----------5-7---7-5-7-|
|-------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6-7-6---6-7-5-|
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

At same time:

                            |---------------------------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|
                |-/9-9-9---------------/14-14-14--------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|

(9:55)

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5-----------------------5h7p5---|
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7-5---5-----------5-7-------7-|
|-------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6-7-6---6-7-5-|
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

At same time:

                            |---------------------------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|
                |-/9-9-9---------------/14-14-14--------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|
                |---------------------------------------------|

(10:05)

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5---5-----------------------5h7p5---|
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7-5---5-----------5-7-------7-|
|-------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-------------|

			    
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------5-----7-----5---5---5-7bbbbbbb9-9-9-9-9r7---|
|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

(10:16)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------8-10b12-12-12-12r10p8----|
|-------------7-9-------------7-9-------------7-9-----------------------9--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h7p5h7p5h7-----5h7p5h7p5h7-----5h7p5h7p5h7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-7------------------------|
|---10-8-8-8---8-----------|
|------------9---9-7-9-7-9-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

(10:31)

Two simultaneous guitars:

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-7b9-9r7p5---|
|-----------7-|
|-------------|

|----14----12-|
|-15----15----|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

(10:34)

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------4-------------------------------------|
|-5h7p7---7-5------------5-5-6-7-6-5---5-----------5---|
|-------7-----5----7-7---------------7---7-----5h7-----|
|------------------------------------------------------|

						   |----14----12-|
						   |-15----15----|
						   |-------------|
						   |-------------|
						   |-------------|
						   |-------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------4-------|
|-5h7p5------------5h7p5--------------5h7p5-----5-----|
|-------7--5-7-----------7-7-7-7------------7-----7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

(10:47)

This is like the start, again there are two simultaneous guitar parts:

Part 1

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12--------------------------------------------------------15b17--|
|-12-------------14b16------------------------------14b16----------------|
|----------14------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-----12b14----14-12-14----12---------------12b13----------|
|-12-14-12-14----14--------------------14----12h14--12h14--------14-12-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|----12-11--------------|
|-12-------14--11-12-13-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

|---------------------------------14----12-|
|-10h11p10h11p10p11b12r11------15----15----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

And that's the end. Easy enough.

Any comments, suggestions or corrections are welcome...