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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- Breakpoint
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 x7
e|---------------------|----------| B|---------------------|----------| G|---------------------|----------| D|---------------------|-11--9-11-| A|---------------------|--9--7--9-| E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|----------|
* **** * * * * *
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 x11
e|---------------------|-----------| B|---------------------|-----------| G|---------------------|-----------| D|---------------------|-11--9-11--| A|---------------------|--9--7--9--| E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|-----------|
* **** * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-11----7---11----7----| A|--9----5----9----5----| E|----------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-11----9----7----6----2----------11--9-11--| A|--9----7----5----4----0--4--------9--7--9--| E|-------------------------2-----------------|
Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------|------------| B|---------------------|------------| G|---------------------|------------| D|---------------------|------------| A|---------------------|--5----2--5-| E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|--3----0--3-|
* **** * * * * *
"Make the rules..."
x2
e|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|--5-----2-2-2--5-5-5-| E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|--3-----0-0-0--3-3-3-|
* **** * * * * * * * * * * *
"Be as great as..."
Solo (Friedman)
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--| G|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-17b19-----------------------------------------| G|-------[16]18r16-14b16r14----------------------| D|--------------------------16--------------12~~-| A|-----------------------------15b16r15\-12------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-------------------2------------| D|-----4-----5-5-4-------5--2-----| A|---1-----1-----------1------1-4-| E|-2-----2---------0--------------|
* * * * * * *
"Hyprocrit, the word that fits..."
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----4-----5---4--------| A|---1-----1---------2--4-| E|-2-----2-----0---x-0--2-|
* * * * *
"Do as you say..."
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------| D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-| A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------| E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|--------------5-4-2-0-5-4-2-0-----------------| D|-5---8-----7------------------5-4-2-0---------| A|-3-5-6-8-7-5--------------------------5-4-2-0-| E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------| D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-| A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------| E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-5---8------5---8-----7-| A|-3-5-6-8----3-5-6-8-7-5-| E|---3---6------3---6-5---|
* * * * *
"Pushing me, pushing me to a..."
Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------2------------------| B|---------------2-5p2------------| G|-4b6r4b6-4b6---------5p4p2---2~-| D|---------------------------4----| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------6b7r6-| G|-/4-4b6r4/6h9--6--(6)\4-------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-7-6---------------------------------| G|-----9-8-7-6---7-6-------------------| D|-------------9-----9\8-7-6-5\4-0-----| A|---------------------------------4~~-| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------14-16-| B|-14-15-17-15b17r15b17--15-14-17b19r17b19r17-------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-[16]17r16-[16]17~----------14------------14----------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------14h16h17----17p16p14------17p16p14-| D|----------------------------------------16------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|-16b18-14~~-| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Self-esteem you seem to lack..."
Solo (Friedman)
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--| G|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|---------------14---------------| B|-17p14-17b19------17-14---------| G|------------------------16-14~--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "Criticist, the word that fits..."
Play Riff 4 "You're pushing me..."
Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-16b18r16b18r16b18r16-16b18-14h16-------13-14--13-14-16-| D|----------------------------------16~~-------16---------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------17b19r17b19~~-| G|-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18--(18)r16-14---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------15-17p15----15-| G|-------14-16-18p16-14h16-14h16-18----------18----| D|-16h18-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------16h17/19h21-21b24--(24)r21-| B|----15-17h19----------------------------| G|-18-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-19h20p19----19-------------------------------------------| B|----------22----22-19----22p19\18-21p18----21p18\17h20p17-| G|----------------------21----------------20----------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|----20-17\14h17p14--------------------------| G|-19----------------17p16p14-16p14-----------| D|----------------------------------16-14-16~-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Watching pain..."
Solo (Friedman)
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--| G|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-17b19-----------------------------------------| G|-------[16]18r16-14b16r14----------------------| D|--------------------------16--------------12~~-| A|-----------------------------15b16r15\-12------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "Misery, the word that fits..."
Riff 4a
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------| D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-| A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------| E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|--------------5-4-2-0-5-4-2-0-----------------| D|-5---8-----7------------------5-4-2-0---------| A|-3-5-6-8-7-5--------------------------5-4-2-0-| E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------| D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-| A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------| E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-5---8----5---8----5---8----5---8-----| A|-3-5-6-8--3-5-6-8--3-5-6-8--3-5-6-8\--| E|---3---6----3---6----3---6----3---6\--|
* * * * * * *
"Pushing me, pushing me..."
Riff 5
e|------------------------------| B|-------2--------------2-------| G|----------4--------------4----| D|-----4--------------4---------| A|---2--------------2-----------| E|-2------------2-3-----------3-|
"...a breakpoint..."
e|------------------------------| B|-------2--------------2-------| G|----------4--------------4----| D|-----4--------------4---------| A|---2--------------2-----------| E|-4------------4-3-----------3-| e|------------------------------| B|-------2--------------2-------| G|----------4--------------4----| D|-----4--------------4---------| A|---2--------------2-----------| E|-2------------2-3-----------3-| e|------------------------------| B|-------2--------------2--4----| G|----------4---------4---------| D|-----4------------4-----------| A|---2------------0-----------0-| E|-4------------4---------------| e|------------------------------| B|-------2--------------2-------| G|----------4--------------4----| D|-----4--------------4---------| A|---2--------------2-----------| E|-2------------2-3-----------3-| e|---------------| B|-------2-------| G|----------4----| D|-----4---------| A|---2-----------| E|-4-----------4-|
Riff 6
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---2--2--2---4--4--4-| E|-3---------3---------|
"Sedate me?..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Straight jacket?..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ending:
Guitar 1 x11
e|---------------------|---------| B|---------------------|---------| G|---------------------|---------| D|---------------------|--4-2-4--| A|---------------------|--4-2-4--| E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|--2-0-2--|
* **** * * * * *
"Breakpoint..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-11----7---11----7----| A|--9----5----9----5----| E|----------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-11----9----7----6----2-----------4-2-4-| A|--9----7----5----4----0--4--------4-2-4-| E|-------------------------2--------2-0-2-|
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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