Burning Bridges

Megadeth

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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