Burning Bridges
Status Quo
Ain't Complaining 1988
All the lead parts for you.
I think Rick may double up with Francis on the JIG
but I'll write out how Francis does it live.
(It is identical to the track)
I have left any doubling off.
MAIN RIFF/INTRO
B E B/F# F# B E B/F# F# B
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-6-------9-9------8-8-6-6-------6-8-6-------9-9-----8-8-6-6-------|
D|-----9-8-6------6-------------9-9-------9-8-6-----6-------------9-9-|
A|------------------9---------------------------------9---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B
E|-------7-7--7-7-------7-7--7-7-|
B|-------7-7--7-7-------7-7--7-7-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9----------9-9-9----------|
A|-9-9-9----------9-9-9----------|
E|-7-7-7----------7-7-7----------|
CHORD RIFF/FILL (1:05)
B
E|-7-7---7-7-7-|
B|-4-4h5-4-4-4-|
G|-4-4---4-4-4-|
D|-4-4h6-4-4-4-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
JIG
B F# B E
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4------4-4-----4-4---4-5---------4-4-------5-5-|
G|---4--------4-------4-----6-----6-6---4-----6-4-------|
D|-4--------4-------4-----------------4-----------6-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B/F# F# B F#
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4--------------4-4------4-4-----4-4---4-5-----|
G|---------6-6-4-4----4--------4-------4-----6-----6-6-|
D|-6-4--------------4--------4-------4-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B E B/F# F# B F#
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4-------5-5-----4-4------------4-------4-------|
G|---4-----6-4---------------6-6----4-4---6-------6-----|
D|-4-----------6-----6-4--------------------4-4-----4-4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/status-quo/141115.html ]
C# F# C# F#
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-4---6-6-4-6-7---4-------4-------4---6-6-4-6-7-|
G|---6---------------6-------6-------6-----------|
D|---------------------4-4-----4-4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
JIG KEYCHANGE TO SUBDOMINANT
E B E A
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-9------9-9-----9-9----9-10-----------9-9---------10-10-|
G|---9--------9-------9-----11------11-11---9-----11-9----------|
D|-9--------9-------9---------------------9------------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E/B B E
E|----------------------|
B|------9-9-------------|
G|----------11-11-9-9---|
D|-11-9---------------9-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
E B E A
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-9------9-9-----9-9----9-10-----------9-9---------10-10-|
G|---9--------9-------9-----11------11-11---9-----11-9----------|
D|-9--------9-------9---------------------9------------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E/B B E A E/B B E
E|------------------------4---------5-5-----4-4---------|
B|------9-9-------------7---7-5-4---------------7-7-5-5-|
G|----------11-11-9-9-------------6-----6-4-------------|
D|-11-9-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E/G# A E/B B E
E|-4---------5-5-----4-4---------|
B|---7-5-4---------------7-7-5-5-|
G|---------6-----6-4-------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
MELODY (for keyboard)
B E B/D#
E|--------------------------------------|
B|-4----2---5----4----------2-----------|
G|-------------------3---4-------4---1--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Burn-ing brid-ges nev-er made me cry
C#m C# E/F# F#
E|------------------------------------|
B|-4--2-----5---4----------2--4h5---5-|
G|-----------------3---4--------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
I could walk a-way with no good-bye
All present and correct.
