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I Thought I Knew it All

Megadeth
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Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- I Thought I Knew It All

Tuning: Eb

Intro

eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|--4----3--|
Eb|--2----1--|

Riff 1

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5-----7--3------7/8-----7--5-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3-0-0-5--1--0-0-5/6-0-0-5--3-|

* * * * * * * *

Riff 2

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5--------8--------5--------7--------|
Eb|----------6--------3--------5--------|

"Maybe I don't like it..."

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------5-------5----7----|
Ab|-5--------8--------2-------3----4----|
Eb|----------6--------------------------|

"Maybe I don't like it..."

Guitar 2

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-1-----1-----1-----1---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-3-----3-----3-----3---------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-1-----1-----1-----1---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---0----2p0---2p0---0-|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3----4-----4-----4---|
Eb|----------------------------------|

Riff 3

Guitar 1

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5--------2--------7--------9--------|
Ab|-2--------3--------0--------5--------6--------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|

"I thought I knew it all..."

Guitar 2 & 3 (Guitar 3 notes are in () )

eb|--12p10-12-----------------------------|
Bb|-(12p10-12)---12p10-12-----------------|
Gb|-------------(12p11-12)---12p11-12~~~--|
Db|-------------------------(14p12-14~~~)-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--5p3-5------------------------------------|
Bb|-(5p3-5)---5p3-5---------------------------|
Gb|----------(5p4-5)---5p4-5~~~---/7-----8----|
Db|-------------------(7p5-7~~~)--------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 1 "Somewhere there's a..."

Play Riff 2 "Maybe I don't like it..."

Play Riff 3 "I thought I knew it all..."

Guitar fill over Riff 3:

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17~~~------------------------|
Gb|------------14-12--(12)^---------|
Db|-------------------------14~~~\--|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----3-----2-----3-------|
Ab|-----2-----1-----0-----1-----3-|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-1-|

* * * * * * * * * *

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----3-----2-----3-----7-|
Ab|-----2-----1-----0-----1-----5-|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|

* * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Friedman)

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-16b19~~~~--16--15-14-12-14-14b16-12~~~\-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------12-----------------------------|
Db|-/12-13-14----14-12-14~-----12-14-12-12~~-|
Ab|-------------------------14---------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-13-14----14-13-12\10-12-10b12r10-12-10b12r10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------12~~\-|

(Wah pedal comes)

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15--15-------(15)-----------15---------------------|
Gb|-14--14b16----(16)b17--14p12----12~~-----------9~~\-|
Db|--------------------------------------14-12-\9------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------12----------------------12-------------|
Gb|-/12-14-15----15-14-12----12-14-15----15-14-12----|
Db|-----------------------14----------------------14-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------12-------17b19-|
Bb|----------12h15p12----------12-12h15----15p12-------|
Gb|-12-14-15----------15-14-15-------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-12-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------15-12-------12h15p12-------12h15p12-|
Gb|-------------14b16----------14b16----------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-15b17~~~~--------12-15-15b17~~--{15}-(17)r15-15~~~-|
Bb|------------12h15-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-13h15p13-12~~--10h12p10-9-12-10~~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-11~~--11-11/12~~--12-13-------14-------------|
Gb|----------------------------12~~-----14~~--(14)\-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 3 "I thought I knew it all..."

Guitar fill over Riff 3

eb|-15b17--14b15r14-12h14p12~~~--|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-15-12--------------------------|
Gb|-------16p15p14p12--12-14^-14~~-|
Db|------------------14------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16--14b16-14b16r14p12--12\-|
Db|-------------------------14----|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Riff 5

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|------------9--------9-7-|
Ab|-2-------xx-7--------7-5-|
Eb|-0-------xx--------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5----------5--------5-4-|
Ab|-3-------xx-3--------3-2-|
Eb|---------xx--------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-2----------4-5----------|
Ab|-0----------2-3--------x-|
Eb|-----------------------x-|

Guitar 2

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-/7~-------7-9-------7-9-7~-------7-9-----|
Ab|------10~------7~------------10~------7~--|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7-9-7~-------7--9-9/10~--9-10-9-7----|
Ab|---------10~-----------------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 5

eb|---------------12-15b17~~--15-12-----------------------|
Bb|----------12h15-----------------15-12------------------|
Gb|-/14-12h14---------------------------14b15r14p12--14~~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------14-----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Ending: x3

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--4----3----2----|
Eb|--2----1----0----|

"Knew it all..."

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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