Megadeth - Burning Bridges Chords & Tabs

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

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/burning_bridges_tab.html ]
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