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Breadline

Megadeth
Tab
★4.7(10)

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Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- Breadline

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Slight distortion)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----7-----6-------6------4-----|
A|---7-----7-----6-------6----6---|
E|-0-----0-----0-------0--------0-|

"Ain't got no..."

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------0---2-0-----|
D|-----5-----4------2---2-----2---|
A|---5-----5-----4--------------4-|
E|-0-----0-----0------------------|

"...ain't got no..."

Riff 2 (Slight distortion) x3

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-------0-|
D|-----2-------0----2-------2---|
A|---2-------2---0------3~------|
E|-0-----0-3--------------------|

"No one there..."

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-----2-------0-2--|
A|---2-------2---0--|
E|-0-----0-3--------|

"...him."

Riff 3

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9--9--9-----------------------|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9----9------------|
A|-7-7--7--7--6--6----6--x-7-7--7--|
E|-----------------------x-5-5--5--|

"Oh, about to lose..."

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-4-2-|
E|-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-2-0-|

"...lifeline..."

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4--4--x-4-x-7-7-x-9-9-x-2-2--2--|
E|-2--2--x-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-0-0--0--|

"He's..."

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------5-5-x-7-7-x-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-3-3-x-5-5-x-0-0-|

* * *

"...breadline..."

Guitar fill at end of Riff 3

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------9-10b12-9b11-7b9-|
D|-----9------------------|
A|-/11--------------------|
E|------------------------|

Play Riff 1 "Forgot who he is..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-13--------\11----\9--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

"Mmm, a mover..."

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-/13--------\11----\9--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

"Lower than a..."

Play Riff 2 "No there to..."

Riff 3a

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9--9--9-----------------------|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9----9------------|
A|-7-7--7--7--6--6----6--x-7-7--7--|
E|-----------------------x-5-5--5--|

"Oh, about to lose..."

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-4-2-|
E|-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-2-0-|

"...lifeline..."

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4--4--x-4-x-7-7-x-9-9-x-2-2--2--|
E|-2--2--x-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-0-0--0--|

"He's..."

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------5-5-x-7-7-x-|
E|-0-0-0-3-3-x-5-5-x-|

* * *

"...breadline..."

Guitar fill at end of Riff 3a

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------9-10b12-9b11-7b9-|
D|-----9------------------|
A|-/11--------------------|
E|------------------------|

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

Guitar 1

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6-7----6-7----6-2--|
E|-4-5----4-5----4-0--|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6-7----6-7----6-4----4-7--7--|
E|-4-5----4-5----4-2----2-5--5--|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------9---9-----9---9---9---|
D|---------9---9-----9---9---9---|
A|-7--9----7---7-9---7---7---7-9-|
E|-5--7--7---7---7-7---7---7---7-|

* * * * *

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6-----4-|
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4---|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5-----|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6---------|
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4-6-2-|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5---4-0-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6-----4-|
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4---|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5-----|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6---------| [combines with guitar 1]
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4-6-4-|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5---4-2-|

Solo (Mustaine)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4-4h6-------4-4-4--4h6--------|
A|-------------------------------7--6-7-|
E|---------------X\\--------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----------------2-2-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------4-4-4--4h6-------|
D|--------7-6-7------------------7-6-4-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------/X\\-------------------|
e|--------------------/17--16-14----|
B|-------------------------------17-|
G|-/14~--13-11----11----------------|
D|-------------14-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-14------17-------------------------------|
B|-17b19~--20b22~--22b24--22b24-22b24-22b24-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24~~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 3a "Oh, about to lose..."

Guitar fills at the ends of Riff 3

Fill #1

e|------------------14-----12-------------|
B|--------17-19b20--17b19--15b17----------|
G|-----16---------------------------14b16-|
D|-/18------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Fill #2

e|------------------14--------------12-----12----|
B|--------17-19b20--17b19--15b17----15b17--15b17-|
G|-----16----------------------------------------|
D|-/18-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14r12-----------9-12-12b14~-|
G|-------------------------------9~~--9h11-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--9-------11-------12--------------------|
B|-12b14----14b16----15b17-----------------|
G|----------------------------12----12^----|
D|----------------------------12----12^-14-|
A|-------------------------------14--------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

End guitar fills

Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm

Final time for Riff 2:

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------2------0------|
D|-----2-------0----2------2--------|
A|---2-------2---0------3---------2-|
E|-0-----0-3----------------------0-|

Ending Solo (Mustaine)

e|-17b19-17b19-17b19----17b19-17b19-17b19-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b19----(19)r18----(18)r17--15-12-------------|
B|------------------------------------15-12-------|
G|------------------------------------------15-14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------12-------12----12-----12------|
G|-12~-----------12-----14b16----14b16-14b16--14b16~~-|
D|------14-12-14----14--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-10-------12-10---------12-10-------12-10-------|
B|-------12-10--------12-10--------12-10-------12-10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-10-------12-10------------------------------|
B|-------12-10--------12-10------12-10------------|
G|--------------------------12-9-------12-9-------|
D|-------------------------------------------12-9-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-12-10-----------------|
E|-------12-10-\7-5--3-0-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------12tm-15tm-|
G|---------------------------------12tm-14tm-15tm----------|
D|------------------------12tm-14tm------------------------|
A|----------12tm-13tm-14tm---------------------------------|
E|-12tm-15tm-----------------------------------------------|
e|-12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12------|
B|---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12-----------|
B|---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------X\\-|

End Solo

Notation:

10^ = bend a quarter step.

10b11 = bend a half step.

10b12 = bend a full step.

10b12r10 = bend and release.

[10]12 = pre-bend.

[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.

{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most

previous bend.

<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while

previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.

7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.

12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.

x = mute with fret-hand

* = palm mute

X\\ = pick slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

~ = vibrato

t = finger tap

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h. = natural harmonics

a = artificial harmonics

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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