Megadeth: Burning Bridges transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 14, 2004 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 (w/ pitch shifter) 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|-----------------------------| E|-6-------------6-------------| 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|-----------------------------| E|-6-------------6-------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-------8-------------8-------| G|-----9----9--------9----9----| D|---9---------9---9---------9-| A|-7-------------7-------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 (w/ pitch shifter) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-9~----12-9~---12-9/10-9~----12-9~---12-9~---| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-\7~----10-7~----10-7/10-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-9~----12-9~---12-9/10-9~----12-9~---12-9/10-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-9~----12-9~---12-9~----\7~----10-7~----10-7/10-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-9~----12-9~---12-9~-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Lead into next section: e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|--2----2--| E|--0----0--| 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--| * * * * * * "...again..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 (slighty palm muted) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-7-x--7-7-7-x--7-7-7-x--7-7-7-x--7-| E|-7-7-x--7-7-7-x--7-7-7-x--7-7-7-x--7-| "Due to a lack of interest in you..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-8-8-x--8-8-8-x--8-5-5-x--5-6-6-x--6-| E|-8-8-x--8-8-8-x--8-5-5-x--5-6-6-x--6-| Guitar 2 (w/ effect and wah pedal) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| A|---------------------------------| E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----10------10-------7-------8---| A|----------------------------------| E|-8-8----8--8----8-5-5---5-6-6---6-| 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 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----5------7---------9----9-10-9----| A|-/7----7-/9---9-/10~----10--------10-| E|-------------------------------------| "If you took your own..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----8---8-9-8-------7---7-9-7----| A|-9~----9-------9-8~----8-------8\-| E|----------------------------------| "...directions..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-/9----7-------------------------------| D|------------9~----9-8~----8-7~----(7)\-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|----------------3-2-0-2-3-5-3-------| B|------------------------------5-4~~-| G|------------------------------------| D|-4-5-0-4-----5----------------------| A|---------2-3------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-5-0-4-----5-------------------| A|---------2-3---------------------| E|----------------3-2-0-2-3-5-3-2--| * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------| B|----------------5-4---4-5-7-5-------| G|--------------------5---------5-4~~-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| 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..." Riff 6a Guitar 1 e|----------------3-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-5-0-4-----5------------------| A|---------2-3--------------------| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-5-0-4-----5------------------| A|---------2-3--------------------| E|----------------3-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|--------------------------------| B|----------------5-4---4-5-7-5---| G|--------------------5---------4-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine, play this twice, harmony guitar in () ) e|-(7~--8-7~)-------------------8p7----7------| B|--7~--8-7~-------7-8-10-8-10------10---10-8-| G|--------------9-----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|---------------0-8p7----7-------------------| B|---4~--5--4~---------10---10-8-10p8p7-8p7---| G|-(11~-12-11~)-----------------------------9-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------0-12p11p8-11p8----8---------------| B|-(4~--5-4~)-----------------12---12p10-12p10p8-| G|--4~--5-4~-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-7p5----5------------------| B|-----8----8-7--8p7p5-7p5---| G|-------------------------8-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Final note e|---------------------------|-------| B|-7p5p4-5p4----4------------|-------| G|-----------5----5-4--5p4---|-------| D|-------------------------7-|--4~~--| A|---------------------------|-------| 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 (Pitrelli) e|-------14-------14------------| B|-17b19----17b19----17b19r17p0-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-------14-------14---------------------------| B|-17b19----17b19----17b19r17p0-17b19p0-[17]19-| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|-17p0----17-14h17p14-16b17----16-16b17r16p14-17-| G|------16----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-17-16-14--16--14h16p14---0-------------------------| G|---------17--17--------17---17p16-14----16-14-------| D|-------------------------------------16-------16-14-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-16-15-14-13-14-15-12~------------12-----| E|-------------------------14-12-14----14\-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------17-15-------------14-17-| G|-------------14-16-17/18-------18-16-16b18-------| D|-------14-16-------------------------------------| A|-15h16-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------14----16----| B|-------------------14-17-------14-17----14----14-| G|-16b18r16-14-16b18-------16b18-------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-17-----16----17----19---19b21r19-[19]21~~-| B|----/17----17----17----x-------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-17-19-19-17-----------17-17----------16h17p16----16-| B|-------------19-17-/21-------19-19-19----------20----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-19-17-16-----16--------------------------------------| G|---------18-17---18-16\14--16-14----------------------| D|-------------------------16-----16---------14-----/14-| A|--------------------------------------16p15---16\-----| E|-----------------------------------17-----------------| e|-----------------------------------16--17-14--(14)\-| B|----14-16b17~------14-17b19~-----14-----------------| G|-----------------14------------14-------------------| D|-16------------x------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----14--16--17---17--19--21--22b24r22b24r22b24-| B|-/14--14--14--/17--17--17--19------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "If you took your own direction..." Riff 6b Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-5-0-4-----5--------------------| A|---------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|-4-5-0-4-----5-----------------------| A|---------2-3-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------| B|----------------5-4---4-5-7-5-------| G|--------------------5---------5-4~~-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| 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