Megadeth - "Breakpoint" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Breakpoint
(Hidden Treasures)
Copyright (c) (CAPITOL RECORDS) (1995)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: August 08, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 x7
e|---------------------|----------|
B|---------------------|----------|
G|---------------------|----------|
D|---------------------|-11--9-11-|
A|---------------------|--9--7--9-|
E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|----------|
* **** * * * * *
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 x11
e|---------------------|-----------|
B|---------------------|-----------|
G|---------------------|-----------|
D|---------------------|-11--9-11--|
A|---------------------|--9--7--9--|
E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|-----------|
* **** * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-11----7---11----7----|
A|--9----5----9----5----|
E|----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-11----9----7----6----2----------11--9-11--|
A|--9----7----5----4----0--4--------9--7--9--|
E|-------------------------2-----------------|
Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------|------------|
B|---------------------|------------|
G|---------------------|------------|
D|---------------------|------------|
A|---------------------|--5----2--5-|
E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|--3----0--3-|
* **** * * * * *
"Make the rules..."
x2
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|--5-----2-2-2--5-5-5-|
E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|--3-----0-0-0--3-3-3-|
* **** * * * * * * * * * * *
"Be as great as..."
Solo (Friedman)
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|
G|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19-----------------------------------------|
G|-------[16]18r16-14b16r14----------------------|
D|--------------------------16--------------12~~-|
A|-----------------------------15b16r15\-12------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------2------------|
D|-----4-----5-5-4-------5--2-----|
A|---1-----1-----------1------1-4-|
E|-2-----2---------0--------------|
* * * * * * *
"Hyprocrit, the word that fits..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----4-----5---4--------|
A|---1-----1---------2--4-|
E|-2-----2-----0---x-0--2-|
* * * * *
"Do as you say..."
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------|
D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-|
A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------|
E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-4-2-0-5-4-2-0-----------------|
D|-5---8-----7------------------5-4-2-0---------|
A|-3-5-6-8-7-5--------------------------5-4-2-0-|
E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------|
D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-|
A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------|
E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-5---8------5---8-----7-|
A|-3-5-6-8----3-5-6-8-7-5-|
E|---3---6------3---6-5---|
* * * * *
"Pushing me, pushing me to a..."
Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|-------------2------------------|
B|---------------2-5p2------------|
G|-4b6r4b6-4b6---------5p4p2---2~-|
D|---------------------------4----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------6b7r6-|
G|-/4-4b6r4/6h9--6--(6)\4-------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-7-6---------------------------------|
G|-----9-8-7-6---7-6-------------------|
D|-------------9-----9\8-7-6-5\4-0-----|
A|---------------------------------4~~-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------14-16-|
B|-14-15-17-15b17r15b17--15-14-17b19r17b19r17-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-[16]17r16-[16]17~----------14------------14----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14h16h17----17p16p14------17p16p14-|
D|----------------------------------------16------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-16b18-14~~-|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Self-esteem you seem to lack..."
Solo (Friedman)
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|
G|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|---------------14---------------|
B|-17p14-17b19------17-14---------|
G|------------------------16-14~--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "Criticist, the word that fits..."
Play Riff 4 "You're pushing me..."
Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16b18r16b18r16b18r16-16b18-14h16-------13-14--13-14-16-|
D|----------------------------------16~~-------16---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------17b19r17b19~~-|
G|-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18--(18)r16-14---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------15-17p15----15-|
G|-------14-16-18p16-14h16-14h16-18----------18----|
D|-16h18-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------16h17/19h21-21b24--(24)r21-|
B|----15-17h19----------------------------|
G|-18-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-19h20p19----19-------------------------------------------|
B|----------22----22-19----22p19\18-21p18----21p18\17h20p17-|
G|----------------------21----------------20----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----20-17\14h17p14--------------------------|
G|-19----------------17p16p14-16p14-----------|
D|----------------------------------16-14-16~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Watching pain..."
Solo (Friedman)
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|
G|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18\--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19-----------------------------------------|
G|-------[16]18r16-14b16r14----------------------|
D|--------------------------16--------------12~~-|
A|-----------------------------15b16r15\-12------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "Misery, the word that fits..."
Riff 4a
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------|
D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-|
A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------|
E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-4-2-0-5-4-2-0-----------------|
D|-5---8-----7------------------5-4-2-0---------|
A|-3-5-6-8-7-5--------------------------5-4-2-0-|
E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
"You're pushing me..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-4-2-0---------|
D|-5---8-----7--4-3-2-0-----------------5-4-2-0-|
A|-3-5-6-8-7-5----------4-3-2-0-----------------|
E|---3---6-5------------------------------------|
* * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5---8----5---8----5---8----5---8-----|
A|-3-5-6-8--3-5-6-8--3-5-6-8--3-5-6-8\--|
E|---3---6----3---6----3---6----3---6\--|
* * * * * * *
"Pushing me, pushing me..."
Riff 5
e|------------------------------|
B|-------2--------------2-------|
G|----------4--------------4----|
D|-----4--------------4---------|
A|---2--------------2-----------|
E|-2------------2-3-----------3-|
"...a breakpoint..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-------2--------------2-------|
G|----------4--------------4----|
D|-----4--------------4---------|
A|---2--------------2-----------|
E|-4------------4-3-----------3-|
e|------------------------------|
B|-------2--------------2-------|
G|----------4--------------4----|
D|-----4--------------4---------|
A|---2--------------2-----------|
E|-2------------2-3-----------3-|
e|------------------------------|
B|-------2--------------2--4----|
G|----------4---------4---------|
D|-----4------------4-----------|
A|---2------------0-----------0-|
E|-4------------4---------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|-------2--------------2-------|
G|----------4--------------4----|
D|-----4--------------4---------|
A|---2--------------2-----------|
E|-2------------2-3-----------3-|
e|---------------|
B|-------2-------|
G|----------4----|
D|-----4---------|
A|---2-----------|
E|-4-----------4-|
Riff 6
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---2--2--2---4--4--4-|
E|-3---------3---------|
"Sedate me?..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Straight jacket?..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ending:
Guitar 1 x11
e|---------------------|---------|
B|---------------------|---------|
G|---------------------|---------|
D|---------------------|--4-2-4--|
A|---------------------|--4-2-4--|
E|-2-2232-2--2-5-3-2-0-|--2-0-2--|
* **** * * * * *
"Breakpoint..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-11----7---11----7----|
A|--9----5----9----5----|
E|----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-11----9----7----6----2-----------4-2-4-|
A|--9----7----5----4----0--4--------4-2-4-|
E|-------------------------2--------2-0-2-|
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
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