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Song
Megadeth: Burning Bridges
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (flange) x2
e|-----------------------------| B|-------8-------------8-------| G|-----9----9--------9----9----| D|---9---------9---9---------9-| A|-7-------------7-------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-------6-------------6-------| G|-----7----7--------7----7----| D|---8---------8---8---------8-| A|-5-------------5-------------| E|-----------------------------|
x3
e|-----------------------------| B|-------8-------------8-------| G|-----9----9--------9----9----| D|---9---------9---9---------9-| A|-7-------------7-------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-------6-------------6-------| G|-----7----7--------7----7----| D|---8---------8---8---------8-| A|-5-------------5-------------| E|-----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-------8-------------8----------------| G|-----9----9--------9----9-------------| D|---9---------9---9---------9----------| A|-7-------------7--------------2----2--| E|------------------------------0----0--|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-9~~----------9/10--9~~---(9)\-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-7~~--------------------7/10-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
x2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-9~~----------9/10--9~~---(9)\-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-7~~--------------------7/10-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-9~~---------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
Riff 2 x3
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2---------| E|-0-0-x--0-0-0-x--0-0-0-x--0-3-2-1-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"You give up on yourself..."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------------7--10--| A|-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2--5---8--| E|-0-0-x--0-0-0-x--0--5---8--|
* * * * * *
"...this time ?..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (slighty palm muted)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-| A|-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-x--2-| E|-------------------------------------|
"Due to a lack of interest in you..."
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-3-3-x--3-3-3-x--3-0-0-x--0-1-1-x--1-| A|-3-3-x--3-3-3-x--3-0-0-x--0-1-1-x--1-| E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4--------5------4-------5---| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2---2--0-3----0-2---2-0-3-----| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4--------5-----4----------| A|---------------------------4/7-| E|-0-2---2--0-3---0-2---2-0--2/5-|
Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--------9-----7--------------------| D|------9-----7--------9----9-10-9---| A|-/7~------9-----10~----10-------10-| E|-----------------------------------|
"If you took your own..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----8---8-9-8-------7---7-8-7----| A|-9~----9-------9-8~----8-------8\-| E|----------------------------------|
"...directions..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-5---4-----5------------------| A|-----5---2-3--------------------| E|----------------3-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------| B|----------------8-7---7-8-10-8-------| G|--------------------9----------9-8~~-| D|-4-5---4-----5-----------------------| A|-----5---2-3-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|------------------------------------| B|----------------5-4---4-5-7-5-------| G|--------------------5---------5-4~~-| D|-4-5---4-----5----------------------| A|-----5---2-3------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Don't close your eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "Due to a lack of interest in you..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "If you took your own direction..."
Play Riff 6
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Solo (Play this twice, guitar 3 plays top notes)
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-12~--13-12~-----------10----10--13-12-10-12-10----| G|-11~--12-11~-----11-12----12--------------------12-| D|--------------14-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--7~--8-7~-----13-12-10-12-10----10---------------| G|--8~--9-8~---9----------------12----12-11-12-11-9-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------12-11----11--------------------------| B|--------------------13----13-12--13-12-10--12-10---| G|-8~---9-8~--9-----------------------------------12-| D|-9~--10-9~-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-12p10-----10-------------------------| G|-------12-----12-11--12-11-9--11-9----| D|-----------------------------------13-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Final note
e|-----------------------------------|-------| B|-----------------------------------|-------| G|-11p9----9-------------------------|-------| D|------13---13-10--13-10-9--10-9----|-------| A|--------------------------------12-|--9~~--| E|-----------------------------------|-------|
End Solo
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "If you took your own direction..."
Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-5---4-----5--------------------| A|-----5---2-3--------------------2-| E|----------------3-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------| B|----------------8-7---7-8-10-8-7-----| G|--------------------9------------9~~-| D|-4-5---4-----5-----------------------| A|-----5---2-3-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|------------------------------------| B|----------------5-4---4-5-7-5-------| G|--------------------5---------5-4~~-| D|-4-5---4-----5----------------------| A|-----5---2-3------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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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