Megadeth: My Last Words
transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected])
Date last modified: 2/11/01
Tuning: Standard (slightly flat = 1/4 step down)
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (clean)
e|-5p0-----8p0-----5p0-----8p0-----|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
G|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-4p0-----7p0-----4p0-----7p0-----|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
G|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-3p0-----5p0-----3p0-----5p0-----|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|
G|-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----|
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|
G|-------2-------1-------0-------0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5--3------------------|
D|-------------5--(5)\---3--3------------------|
A|--5~---------5--(5)\---------0-----------0-1-|
E|-------4~----------------------3-1-0-1-3-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5--3------------------|
D|-----------2h3p2----------5--(5)\---3--3------------------|
A|--5~---3-5-a-----5-3------5--(5)\---------0-----------0-1-|
E|---------------------4~---------------------3-1-0-1-3-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5--3------------------|
D|-----------2h3p2----------5--(5)\---3--3------------------|
A|--5~---3-5-a-----5-3------5--(5)\---------0-----------0-1-|
E|---------------------4~---------------------3-1-0-1-3-----|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x4
e|-5p0-----4p0-----3p0-----1p0-----|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------3---|
G|-------7-------7-------5-------2-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------10-7-9---7~----------|
D|-----/6~--5~--------10-----/6~--5~-|
A|-/5~-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
x2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-10-7-9---7~----------|
D|-------10-----/6~--5~-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------10-7-9---7~-----------|
D|-----/10~--9~--------10-----/10~--9~-|
A|-/5~---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
x2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-10-7-9---7~-----------|
D|-------10-----/10~--9~-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Riff 3 (one guitar is clean, the other distorted)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10----8---6---5-------------------------------|
G|----10---9---7---5--7---5----------------------|
D|----------------------8-----5------------------|
A|--------------------------8---8-7-3-5~~---(5)\-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End intro
Riff 4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7p5p0--------5h7-7p5p0-------|
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0--5h7-7p5p0-7p5p0-|
A|-------7p5p0------------7p5p0-|
E|------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5h7-7p5p0----------------------|
D|-5h7-7p5p0-7p5p0--5/---10---5---|
A|-----------7p5p0--------8---3---|
E|--------------------------------|
Riff 5
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7p5p0--------5-7-7p5p0-------|
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0--5-7-7p5p0-7p5p0-|
A|-------7p5p0------------7p5p0-|
E|------------------------------|
* *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5-7-7p5p0----------------------|
D|-5-7-7p5p0-7p5p0--5/---10---5---|
A|-----------7p5p0--------8---3---|
E|--------------------------------|
* *
Riff 6
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-7---------5----7----|
A|-5----3----3----5----|
E|------1---------5----|
"My life's on time...."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7---------5--4--3-----7----|
A|-5----3----3--2--1--3--5----|
E|------1-------------1-------|
"Six to one's the odds..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 6 "Place the pistol down..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 6 "A click comes from the hammer..."
Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------9/10-9------------------------5-6-----|
A|-5~~------7/-8-7----------7/8-7---------3-4-5~~-|
E|------------------6~~-----5/6-5--3~~------------|
"Anybody............somebody..."
Riff 8
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------9/10-9--------------------------|
A|-5-555555555555555-7/-8-7--8-----------------7/8-7-|
E|---------------------------6-666666666666666-5/6-5-|
*************** ***************
"...anybody..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-6-7-----------------------|
A|-5-----------------3-4-5-555555555555555555555-|
E|-3-333333333333333-----------------------------|
*************** *********************
"....whoa......"
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 8 "You....next victim..."
Ending:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------9/10-9--------------------------|
A|-5-555555555555555-7/-8-7--8-----------------7/8-7-|
E|---------------------------6-666666666666666-5/6-5-|
*************** ***************
"You..............next victim...."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------5-6-|
A|-5-----------------3-4-|
E|-3-333333333333333-----|
***************
"You............next to..."
x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------7p5---5---7-|
D|--------5h7h8-----8---8---|
A|--5h7h8-------------------|
E|--------------------------|
"...die...."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------7p5---5------------------5\-|
D|-------5h7h8-----8---8-7-----------7--5\-|
A|-5h7h8-------------------8~~-------5--3\-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
"....you..........die."
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
{10}12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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