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WHEN THE TIGERS BROKE FREE As recorded by Pink Floyd (From the 2001 Album ECHOES: THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD) Words and Music by Roger Waters Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brass arr. for Gtr.' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Choir arr. for Gtr.' Intro E=126 C 6/8 Gtrs I, II (Brass & Choir arr. for Gtr.) < H. +H +E E Q. E. S E |---------|--------------|-------------| |-1-------|-(1)----(1)---|-1----1--3p1-| |-0-------|-(0)----(0)-0-|-------------| |---------|--------------|-------------| |-3-------|-(3)----(3)---|-3-----------| |---------|--------------|-------------| H +E E Q. E E E E Q +Q E |-3----(3)-1-|-0----0-----|---------------| |------------|--------3-1-|-3-------------| |-0----(0)---|-0----------|---0--(0)--0---| |------------|------------|---------------| |-3----(3)---|-3----------|-3-------------| |------------|------------|---------------| Q. E. S E Q. Q E Q. Q E H. E E E E E E H +E E |-------------|-3----3--3-|-3----3--5-|-3-------|---3-3-3-5-3-|-0----(0)-0-| |-1----1--3-1-|-----------|-----------|---------|-------------|------------| |-0-----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-------|-0-----------|-0----(0)---| |-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|-------------|------------| |-3-----------|-3---------|-3---------|-3-------|-3-----------|-3----(3)---| |-------------|-----------|-----------|---------|-------------|------------|
Csus2Q. E E E CE Q +Q E Q. E. S E |------------|-0-----------|-------------| |-3----3-1-3-|-------------|-1----1--3p1-| |-0----------|---0--(0)--0-|-0-----------| |------------|-------------|-------------| |-3----------|-3-----------|-3-----------| |------------|-------------|-------------|
Csus2H +E E CS S +Q Q E H. |-3----(3)-1-|-0---------------|-------|| |-3----(3)---|----1--(1)--1--1-|-1-----|| |------------|-----------------|-0-----|| |------------|-----------------|-------|| |-3----(3)---|-3-(3)-(3)-------|-3-----|| |------------|-----------------|-------||
1st & 2nd Verses
CH. G5H E E CQ. E E E G5E Q +Q. CH. G5H. ||--0-------|-3----(3)-1-|-0----0-----|--------------|-0-------|-3-----| ||o-1-------|-3----(3)---|-1----1-3-1-|-3------------|-1-------|-3-----| ||--0-------|-0----(0)---|-0----0-----|----0---(0)---|-0-------|-0-----| ||----------|------------|------------|--------------|---------|-------| ||o-3-------|------------|-3----3-----|--------------|-3-------|-------| ||----------|-3-----3----|------------|-3-(3)--(3)---|---------|-3-----|
CH +E E H. Csus2H E E CH. G5Q. E. S E CQ. Q. |-3----(3)-5-|-3-------|-3----5-3-|-0-------|-------------|-0----1----| |-1----(1)---|-1-------|-3--------|-1-------|-3----3--1-3-|-1---------| |-0----(0)---|-0-------|-0--------|-0-------|-0-----------|-0---------| |------------|---------|----------|---------|-0-----------|-----------| |-3----(3)---|-3-------|-3--------|-3-------|-------------|-3---------| |------------|---------|----------|---------|-3-----------|-----------|
Q. +E. S E G5H +E E CE Q Q E |--------------|-3----(3)-1-|-0-(0)--(0)----| |-1----(1)-3-1-|-3----(3)---|-1--1----1---1-| |-0----(0)-----|-0----(0)---|-0-(0)--(0)----| |--------------|------------|---------------| |-3----(3)-----|------------|-3-(3)--(3)----| |--------------|-3----(3)---|---------------|
3rd Verse
H. CS S +Q +E. S E G5H +E E |----------||-3--3--(3)--(3)-----|-3----(3)-1---| |-1-------o||-1-(1)-(1)--(1)-3-1-|-3----(3)-----| |-0--------||-0-(0)-(0)--(0)-----|-0----(0)-----| |----------||--------------------|-0----(0)-----| |-3-------o||-3-(3)-(3)--(3)-----|--------------| |----------||--------------------|-3----(3)-----|
CQ. E E E G5Q. S S Q CH +S S E G7sus4H. CH +E E |-0----0-----|------3-3-3--|-0----(0)-----|-1-------|-3----(3)-5--| |-1----1-3-1-|-3----3-3-3--|-1----(1)-3-1-|-1-------|-1----(1)----| |-0----0-----|------0-0-0--|-0----(0)-----|-0-------|-0----(0)----| |------------|-0-----------|--------------|-0-------|-------------| |-3----3-----|-------------|-3----(3)-----|---------|-3----(3)----| |------------|-3-----------|--------------|-3-------|-------------|
Q. E E E Csus2H E E CH +E E G5E Q E E E CQ. Q. |-3--------0-|-3----5-3-|-0----(0)-5-|------------|-0----3-----| |-1----1-3---|-3--------|-1----(1)---|-5p3--3-1-3-|-1----1-----| |-0----------|-0--------|-0----(0)---|-0----0-----|-0----0-----| |------------|----------|------------|-0----0-----|------------| |-3----------|-3--------|-3----(3)---|------------|-3----3-----| |------------|----------|------------|-3----3-----|------------|
G5 C/G Csus2 < < Q. E. S E Q. +Q E S S +Q Q. E Q Q. |-3----3------|-3----(3)--1-|-0----------3----|-3---------*| |-1----1--3-1-|-3----(3)----|----1--(1)--3----|-3---------*| |-0----0------|-0----(0)----|-0-(0)-(0)--0----|-0---------*| |-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------*| |-3----3------|-------------|------------3----|-3---------*| |-------------|-3----(3)----|-3-(3)-(3)-------|-----------*| 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