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 | |
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.