Band: The Expendables
Album: Gettin' Filthy
Song: Bridges Burned


Hey, this is my first tab, so please vote!!!

This is the correct way to play "Bridges Burned" by The Expendables.

This makes an awesome acoustic song if you play with whole chords.
So look at my acoustic version if you do not know what I am talking about.

KEY:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
v = vibrato
~ = sustain
/ = slide
x = muted note



INTRO-
E|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-55~~~~~~5h6h5--|
B|6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-66--5-6-8------|
G|---7-------6-------6-----6-7-----------|   x2
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|





"Next time I see you..."
First Verse is just bass with random undertones of Dm, G, and C.





Second Verse- "So lies won't fool me..."

(Upstrokes)

   Dm (xx0231@1)   G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)    DmE|-5--5---3--3---3--3---5--5----| (xx0231@1)B|-6--6---3--3---3--3---6--6----|
G|-7--7---4--4---5--5---7--7----|
D|-7--7---5--5---5--5---7--7----|
A|-5--5---5--5---3--3---5--5----|
e|-x--x---3--3---x--x---x--x----|







Chorus- 
"Don't take what I say so-so lightly..."

    G (320003@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)      F (133211@1)      A (x02220@1)  DmE|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1--5-5--5-5--| (xx0231@1)B|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1--5-5--6-6--|
G|--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2--6-6--7-7--|
D|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3--7-7--7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--7-7--5-5--|
e|--3-3-3-3------------1-1-1-1--5-5-------|



"Oh we're gonna take a finger..."

    G (320003@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)      F (133211@1)      A (x02220@1)  C-Dm
E|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1--5-5--0-0-5-5--|
B|--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1--5-5--0-0-6-6--|
G|--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2--6-6--5-5/7-7--|
D|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3--7-7--5-5/7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--7-7--3-3/5-5--|
e|--3-3-3-3------------1-1-1-1--5-5-----------|





Guitar Interlude-

(Sustained Notes= ~~~~~)

E|------------------------------|
B|5h6~~~5~~~~~5~~~~~~5h6h5------|
G|----------7~~~~---7-----7~~~~~|  x2     *A Second Guitar*
D|------------------------------|          plays the intro
A|------------------------------|          along with this
e|------------------------------|




-2nd Verse
-Chorus
-Interlude

(Solo will be tabbed soon)





OUTRO-

Before singing starts, play:
(Soft Downstrokes)

Dm--F--C--G         x2




"I'm not fooling around..."

(Upstrokes)
    Dm (xx0231@1)  F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)  
E|--5-5---1-1---0-0---3-3-----|
B|--6-6---1-1---0-0---3-3-----|
G|--7-7---2-2---5-5---4-4-----|  x4
D|--7-7---3-3---5-5---5-5-----|
A|--5-5---------3-3---5-5-----|
e|--------------------3-3-----|


(solo)

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--5h7--5v--7~~~~~5---------|--5h7--5v--7-5-------------|
D|------------------7-5------|----------------7-7-5------|
A|----------------------(8p5)|----------------------(8p5)|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|--5h6--5---/10~~~10-10h11h8~~~|               *End the song*
G|--5h7--5--~/10~~~10-10----9~~~|       x2          with Dm
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|





...and that's it.
It's very simple once you get used to the rhythm.

Thanks!
You're welcome!


-DAK