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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- 99 Ways To Die
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-9-8---9-8---9-8---9-8---\5-| E|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---\3-|
"If I..."
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------9\----------------5-| A|---------7\----5-7-----5-7---| E|-0-0-000-----------5-7-------|
* * ***
"...see the morning hours..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|----------------------14-12~-| D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-| A|---------7\---10/11----------| E|-0-0-000---------------------|
* * ***
"...one more yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------9\--------------5---| A|---------7\---/7-5---------8-| E|-0-0-000-----------7-6-5-----|
* * ***
"I take life from tomorrow..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|----------------------14-12~-| D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-| A|---------7\---10/11----------| E|-0-0-000---------------------|
* * ***
"...burned up my today..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x3
e|----------------------------| B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----| G|---0-----0-----0-----0------| D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
"I down another glass of courage..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| A|-7---------------------------5---| E|-------------------------------7-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| A|-7---------------------------5-0-| E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------| B|-------10---------------------| G|-11-12----11-12--9----9\--4~~-| D|-------------------12---------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
Riff 4 (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5--| A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------| E|------------------------------|
"...and a shot of thorazine..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------------------4--| D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7----| A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------| E|------------------------------|
Riff 5 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------9-----------------| D|---------9-----------------| A|---------7----9-8--------3-| E|-0-0-000---0--7-6------0-1-|
* * *** * *
"We're not ready to see you yet..."
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------9--------------------| D|---------9--------------------| A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-| E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|
* * *** * *
"...99 ways to die..."
Riff 6
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-4--2--/7--5--4-3-| E|-2--0--/5--3--2-1-|
Play Riff 2 "Got a short between the earphones..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x3
e|----------------------------| B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----| G|---0-----0-----0-----0------| D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
"In a black tie and straight jacket..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| A|-7---------------------------5---| E|-------------------------------7-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| A|-7---------------------------5-0-| E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------| B|-7-8-10--7-8---8-8\--5-5~-| G|-------------9------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Acoustic)
e|-5-7-8--5-7---7-7\--3-3~-| B|------------8------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|
Play Riff 4 "Man I'm gonna try again..."
Play Riff 5 "We're not ready to see you yet..."
Play Riff 6
Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------7-6-5-| A|-4----4-5----4-5-4-3--4----4-5----4-5-4-3-| E|-2--0-2-3--0-2-3-2-1--2--0-2-3--0-2-------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
x4
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---------4------4--4-5-7--8-7-5-| E|-2-2-222-2-2222-2--2-3-5--6-5-3-|
* * *** **** * *
x2
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---------5------5------5--------| E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-1-2-|
* * *** **** * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---------5------5------5--------| E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-2-3-|
* * *** **** * * * * *
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---------7------8------8--7-3-| E|-5-5-555-5-5555-6--6-6-6--5-1-|
* * *** **** * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|-21-----21----------------19--------------------| B|-24b26--24b26r24b26-------22b24r22b24--21-21b22-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------X\\------------------------| e|-18/19p14--------17p14--------------| B|---------17p14--------17-14---------| G|--------------16-----------16-14-x--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-14p12------------------------------| B|------14-13-12-------13/17----------| G|--------------14-11\-------14~--14\-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-16b17--16~----14------------------16--(16)b17---| G|-16b17--16~----14--16-16p14----14--16--(16)b17^--| D|----------------------------16-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|----------14-15-16-15-14--------------14b15--| G|-14h16-17----------------17-16-14-----14^----| D|-----------------------------------17--------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------14-17-19b21~~-| B|------------------------------------------16---------------| G|----14------------------------------14-17------------------| D|-16-------14/16--14-----------14/16------------------------| A|-------16-----------16p14----------------------------------| E|--------------------------17-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------15---------| D|--------------15--------15h16h17--17p16h17-| A|------15h16h17--17p16h17-------------------| E|-15h18-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------15---------| B|---------15--------------15h17h18--18p17p15-| G|-15h17h18--18p17p15h17h18-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-20p15-17---15---------15---------------------| B|---------18----18p17h18--18p17p15-20p15-17----| G|-------------------------------------------18-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------15----15--------15-------| B|-15---------15-------------------18p15-----------18p15-| G|----18p17h18--18p17p15-17b19-----------17b19-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-18b21----18b20--18b20~~~--18b20--18-15-------------------| B|---------------------------------------18-15--------------| G|--------------------------------------------18-17-15b17~~-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------17-17h22p17--------------------------| B|-20b22---------------20p17---------------------| G|--------------------------20--19p17------------| D|-----------------------------------19-20b21r20-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------18-20-22-22b24~~~-----(24)\-| B|----17/20\17-----------------------------| G|-19--------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 9
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------5--6-5-3-| A|-----2-------2----------2-------2---5--6-5-3-| E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Perhaps a demitasse of arsenic..."
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5--6-5-3-----5--6-5-3-------------| A|-----2-------2---5--6-5-3-2---5--6-5-3-2----2----2-| E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------------0------------0----0----0-|
* * * *
"...never mind the tree." "There is..."
Play Riff 2 "...only death and danger..."
Riff 3b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x3
e|----------------------------| B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----| G|---0-----0-----0-----0------| D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
"Taunting rigor mortis..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| A|-7---------------------------5---| E|-------------------------------7-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----| A|-7---------------------------5-0-| E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|---------12-10----10----------------------------| B|--------x------13-----12p10-12~--10-------------| G|-------x-----------------------------12p11-12~--| D|------x-----------------------------------------| A|--7---------------------------------------------| E|--h.--------------------------------------------|
Riff 4a (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2---2-3-4~-| D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5---5--------| A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
"...I feel it draw me in..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------4-5-4-5-7-4~-| D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7--------------| A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 "We're not ready to see you yet..."
Riff 10 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
x3
e|------------------------------|-------------| B|------------------------------|-------------| G|---------9--------------------|---------9---| D|---------9--------------------|---------9---| A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-|---------7---| E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|-0-0-000---0-|
* * *** * * * * *** *
"We're not ready, we're not ready..."
Ending:
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-9-8--9-8--9-8--9-8--9-2-| E|-7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-0-|
"Ninety-nine, ninety-nine!"
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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
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