Megadeth: Breakpoint transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: February 04, 2005 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 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|-----------------------------14b16r14\-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------------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|-16b18~~-16b18r16-14-16-------13-14--13-14-16-| D|------------------------16~~-------16---------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------17b19r18-[17]19~~-| G|-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18--(18)r16p14-------------------| 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---------------19-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-20-17\14h17p14--------------------------| G|----------------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|-----------------------------14b16r14\-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