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Megadeth:  Breadline
(Risk)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1999)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  August 29, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Slight distortion)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----7-----6-------6------4-----|
A|---7-----7-----6-------6----6---|
E|-0-----0-----0-------0--------0-|
            "Ain't got no..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------0---2-0-----|
D|-----5-----4------2---2-----2---|
A|---5-----5-----4--------------4-|
E|-0-----0-----0------------------|
         "...ain't got no..."


Riff 2 (Slight distortion)     x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-------0-|
D|-----2-------0----2-------2---|
A|---2-------2---0------3~------|
E|-0-----0-3--------------------|
                       "No one there..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-----2-------0-2--|
A|---2-------2---0--|
E|-0-----0-3--------|
   "...him."


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9--9--9-----------------------|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9----9------------|
A|-7-7--7--7--6--6----6--x-7-7--7--|
E|-----------------------x-5-5--5--|
     "Oh, about to lose..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-4-2-|
E|-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-2-0-|
     "...lifeline..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4--4--x-4-x-7-7-x-9-9-x-2-2--2--|
E|-2--2--x-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-0-0--0--|
   "He's..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------5-5-x-7-7-x-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-3-3-x-5-5-x-0-0-|
   * * *
   "...breadline..."


Guitar fill at end of Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------9-10b12-9b11-7b9-|
D|-----9------------------|
A|-/11--------------------|
E|------------------------|


Play Riff 1   "Forgot who he is..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-13--------\11----\9--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
   "Mmm, a mover..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-/13--------\11----\9--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
   "Lower than a..."


Play Riff 2   "No there to..."

Riff 3a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9--9--9-----------------------|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9----9------------|
A|-7-7--7--7--6--6----6--x-7-7--7--|
E|-----------------------x-5-5--5--|
     "Oh, about to lose..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-4-2-|
E|-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-2-0-|
     "...lifeline..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4--4--x-4-x-7-7-x-9-9-x-2-2--2--|
E|-2--2--x-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-0-0--0--|
   "He's..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------5-5-x-7-7-x-|
E|-0-0-0-3-3-x-5-5-x-|
   * * *
   "...breadline..."



Guitar fill at end of Riff 3a
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------9-10b12-9b11-7b9-|
D|-----9------------------|
A|-/11--------------------|
E|------------------------|



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6-7----6-7----6-2--|
E|-4-5----4-5----4-0--|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6-7----6-7----6-4----4-7--7--|
E|-4-5----4-5----4-2----2-5--5--|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------9---9-----9---9---9---|
D|---------9---9-----9---9---9---|
A|-7--9----7---7-9---7---7---7-9-|
E|-5--7--7---7---7-7---7---7---7-|
         *   *     *   *   *

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6-----4-|
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4---|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5-----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6---------|
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4-6-2-|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5---4-0-|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6-----4-|
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4---|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5-----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------6-----4--------6---------| [combines with guitar 1]
A|-6---4-----4--------4-----4-6-4-|
E|-4-5-----5--------5-----5---4-2-|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4-4h6-------4-4-4--4h6--------|
A|-------------------------------7--6-7-|
E|---------------X\\--------------------|

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----------------2-2-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------4-4-4--4h6-------|
D|--------7-6-7------------------7-6-4-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------/X\\-------------------|

e|--------------------/17--16-14----|
B|-------------------------------17-|
G|-/14~--13-11----11----------------|
D|-------------14-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-14------17-------------------------------|
B|-17b19~--20b22~--22b24--22b24-22b24-22b24-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24~~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3a  "Oh, about to lose..."

Guitar fills at the ends of Riff 3
Fill #1
e|------------------14-----12-------------|
B|--------17-19b20--17b19--15b17----------|
G|-----16---------------------------14b16-|
D|-/18------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Fill #2
e|------------------14--------------12-----12----|
B|--------17-19b20--17b19--15b17----15b17--15b17-|
G|-----16----------------------------------------|
D|-/18-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14r12-----------9-12-12b14~-|
G|-------------------------------9~~--9h11-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--9-------11-------12--------------------|
B|-12b14----14b16----15b17-----------------|
G|----------------------------12----12^----|
D|----------------------------12----12^-14-|
A|-------------------------------14--------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

End guitar fills


Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm

Final time for Riff 2:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------2------0------|
D|-----2-------0----2------2--------|
A|---2-------2---0------3---------2-|
E|-0-----0-3----------------------0-|


Ending Solo (Mustaine)
e|-17b19-17b19-17b19----17b19-17b19-17b19-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b19----(19)r18----(18)r17--15-12-------------|
B|------------------------------------15-12-------|
G|------------------------------------------15-14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------12-------12----12-----12------|
G|-12~-----------12-----14b16----14b16-14b16--14b16~~-|
D|------14-12-14----14--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-10-------12-10---------12-10-------12-10-------|
B|-------12-10--------12-10--------12-10-------12-10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-10-------12-10------------------------------|
B|-------12-10--------12-10------12-10------------|
G|--------------------------12-9-------12-9-------|
D|-------------------------------------------12-9-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-12-10-----------------|
E|-------12-10-\7-5--3-0-|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------12tm-15tm-|
G|---------------------------------12tm-14tm-15tm----------|
D|------------------------12tm-14tm------------------------|
A|----------12tm-13tm-14tm---------------------------------|
E|-12tm-15tm-----------------------------------------------|

e|-12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12------|
B|---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12------12h15p12-----------|
B|---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12---------15p12------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------X\\-|

End Solo


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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