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Song
Megadeth: Good Mourning
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 3/5/01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (acoustic)
e|-----------0----------------0---------| B|-----9---------9------9---------------| G|---8---8-8---8------8---8-8---8-------| D|-6----------------9-------------------| A|--------------------------------11-10-| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------3-----------6-9-------11-| B|-----9-----------------------4-------5-------8-11---| G|---8---8-8---8---------3-------6-4-6-------9--------| D|---------------------5---5--------------------------| A|-7-------------7h9-4--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (acoustic)
e|---------0-------------0-------------0-------| B|-----9-------9-------9---9-------9-------9---| G|---8---8---8-------8-------8---8---8---8-----| D|-6-------------6-8-----------9-------------9-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|------9-----9-----9-----8--| G|----8-----8-----8-----8----| D|-11-----9-----8-----6------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
Solo over Riff 2 (distortion)
e|---------------------------------------| B|-12h14~---12~--11~--9~--5p4~~---(4)d3*-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|--------19~--18~--16~---15b16~~----14~-| B|---17-19-------------------------------| G|-18------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12h14~---12~--11~--9~--5p4~~-(4)d2r4*---------------| G|---------------------------------------6-4-3~-(3)d2*-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|----18~~~------| D|-----a---------| A|---------------| E|---------------|
End solo
Riff 3 (acoustic)
e|---------11-9---------------------9---| B|-------9------12-9--------9-12-11---8-| G|---8------------------8---------------| D|-9---9--------------8---8-------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Solo over Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------| B|-/12~~--15b16~--12-16b17~---------------18b19~~-| G|--------------------------15~--(15)b16~---------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-17-16-------------------------------| G|-------18-16-15~~--------------------| D|-------------------17-16-13----------| A|----------------------------14~~d12*-| E|-------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 4
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
e|-----0--------------------------------------------------| B|----------10-8h10p8----/12--------12-10-----------------| G|-9-9---11-----------11------11-11-------12-11h12p11-9---| D|-----------------------------------------------------12-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|------------10-----------------------10-8h10p8----| G|-12-9-11-12----12-11-9--11-8-9-11-12-----------11-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-----0--------------------------------------------------| B|----------10-8h10p8----/12--------12-10-----------------| G|-9-9---11-----------11------11-11-------12-11h12p11-9---| D|-----------------------------------------------------12-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------11-12~~-| B|------------10-----------------------10-/12----------| G|-12-9-11-12----12-11-9--11-8-9-11-12-----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (distortion, comes in at very end)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--2-----2-------------------------| A|--2-----2--[rings into next riff]-| E|--0-----0-------------------------|
Solo over Riff 4
e|----------------------12b14r12-----------| B|-------------------------------10~---/15-| G|-10b12r10--8b9--6b7r6--------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---15b17--15p14------------------------| G|-16------------16b17---16p14~--12--11~-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|--------------10-/12--16-17~-| G|-11-8-9-11-12----------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5 (distortion)
[I believe there's an acoustic guitar playing underneath this,
but I can't tell if it's playing the same thing or not...
the ending sounds different, but I can't get it.]
Guitar 1 (all notes slightly palm muted)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----9-9---9-----9-9---9-----9-9---9-----9-9---9-| D|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9---| A|-7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|------9-9---9------9-9---9----9----9-----------------| D|----9-----9------9-----9----7------------------------| A|-10-----------10----------------10---9~--10~--9~--5~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----9-9---9-----9-9---9-----9-9---9-----9-9-----| D|---9-----9-----9-----9-----7-----7-----7-----7---| A|-7-----------7-----------5-----------5-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Final time
e|-------------------------------|------| B|-------------------------------|------| G|-------------------------------|------| D|--------------------5--7--5--7-|--9\--| A|-7p5----7p5----7p5--3--5--3--5-|--7\--| E|-----8~-----7~-----------------|------|
Solo over Riff 5
e|-19~~--19~----/19~--19-19-19-19~~--| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-15-17--14-15-----------------------------| B|---------------17-19--15-17--14-15--------| G|------------------------------------14-16-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-15-17--14-15-------------------18~~--| B|---------------17-19--15-17--14-------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-15-17--14-15----------------------------| B|---------------17-19--15-17--14-15----15-| G|-----------------------------------14----| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---15---15---15---15---15--------------| G|-14------------------------------------| D|------17---16---17---16---12\2~~-------| A|-----------------------------------5~~-| E|---------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------9\-| A|-7p5-----7p5-----7p5--3~--2~--3~--5~---7\-| E|-----8~------7~---------------------------|
End solo
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-----9-9---9-----9-9---9------9-9---9----9----9---9-| D|---9-----9-----9-----9------9-----9----7------------| A|-7-----------9-----------10----------------10---9---| E|----------------------------------------------------|
"Hey, I don't feel so good..."
Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile)
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-2--------------| A|-2--[let ring]--| E|----------------|
Riff 7 (last time, one guitar does a pick slide)
x2
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2----4----5----7--5--4-5-| A|-2----4----5----7--5--4-5-| E|--------------------------|
"Something's coming over me..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1 x3
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-2----4----5----7-5--4-5-| E|-0----2----3----5-3--2-3-|
"Whoa........"
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-2----4----5----| E|-0----2----3----|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-2----4----5----7-5--4-5-| E|-0----2----3----5-3--2-3-| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------7-5--4-5-| A|-2----1~---2~---7-5--4-5-| E|-0-----------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7~---9~--10~--12-10--9-10-| E|---------------------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-7~---1~---2~---| E|----------------|
Interlude:
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|---------2------------| E|-2~--3~--0--0-7-5-3-0-|
* * * * *
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 10 x4
e|--------------|----------| B|--------------|----------| G|--------------|----------| D|--------------|----------| A|-4--2--5--/7--|--4-------| E|-2--0--3--/5--|--2-------|
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.
7d4r6 = tremolo bar dive, then release to the numbered 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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