BURNING BRIDGES
Megadeth
(From The 2001 Album The World Needs A Hero)
Transcribed by Jonathan Casper (confinedforever)
Gtr 1 - Tuning Standard - (E A D G B E)
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
