Megadeth: Breadline transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 29, 2004 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 (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