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I Know Jack

Megadeth
Tab
★4.7(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- I Know Jack

Tuning: Standard

Intro

x4

e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-5-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------

Riff 1

Guitar 1 x4

e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-5-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|
B|-------0-3-5-------0-3-5-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-7-5-0-------7-5-0-------|
B|-------0-5-7-------0-5-7-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

x2

e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-5-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Guitar 2 x2

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|

* * ****** * * * * ****** * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5--5-----------4--4------------|
E|-3--3--33333333-2--2--22-111111-|

* * ******** * * ** ******

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|

* * ****** * * * * ****** * *

----------------------------------------------------

Riff 2

Guitar 1 x4

e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|
B|-------0-3-5-------0-3-5-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-7-5-0-------7-5-0-------|
B|-------0-5-7-------0-5-7-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

x5

e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|------|
B|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|--5\--|
G|-------------------------|------|
D|-------------------------|------|
A|-------------------------|------|
E|-------------------------|------|

Guitar 2 x2

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|

* * ****** * * * * ****** * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5--5-----------4--4------------|
E|-3--3--33333333-2--2--22-111111-|

* * ******** * * ** ******

x2

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|

* * ****** * * * * ****** * *

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------9\--|
A|-2--2--------------7\--|
E|-0--0--000000-2-3------|

* * ****** * *

Guitar 3 x4

e|-8-7-0-5-3-0-7-0-0--------|
B|-------------------10-8-7-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-8-7-0-------8-7-0-------|
B|-------0-7-8-------0-7-8-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-10-8-0--------10-8-0--------|
B|--------0-8-10--------0-8-10-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

x5

e|-8-7-0-5-3-0-7-0-0--------|------|
B|-------------------10-8-7-|--5\--|
G|--------------------------|------|
D|--------------------------|------|
A|--------------------------|------|
E|--------------------------|------|

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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