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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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   
   BE|-------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)

   BE|-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         EE|------------------------------------------------------|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|------------------------------------------------------|

         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          AE|--------------------------------------------------------------|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  EE|----------------------|B|------9-9-------------|G|----------11-11-9-9---|D|-11-9---------------9-|A|----------------------|E|----------------------|


     E                           B          E          AE|--------------------------------------------------------------|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   EE|------------------------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   EE|-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.