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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- Insomnia
Tuning: Standard
Intro (with heavy flanger)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-7--(7)b8-------------------0h5\4~~-| D|-7--(7)b8----5-----------5----------| A|-------------3----7-5--0-3----------| E|------------------5-3---------------| e|---------------------------| B|-------------/11-11\-------| G|---------------------------| D|-2----------------------2--| A|-0----------------------0--| E|---------------------------|
Intro pt.2 (Violin arranged for guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-7~---/8--5--/7----8--7--5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7~--| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Intro pt.2 (Sitar arranged for guitar, let first
chord ring through the next 3 notes)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7----8--5--7--------7--7--8--5--7-| A|-0-------------------0-------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7----7-7--8-5-7-| A|-0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|--------------------------|
"I'm running..."
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7----5----4-3-3-3-| A|-0-0--0-0-0----3----2-1-1-1-| E|----------------------------|
"Something's..."
Riff 2 (with flanger)
e|---12-12--------12-12--------12-12--------12-12-| B|---h.-h.--------h.-h.--------h.-h.--------h.-h.-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-5--------5-4-3--------3-4-5--------5-4-3-------|
"I hear a voice..."
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-------12-12--------12-12--------12-12--------| G|-------h.-h.--------h.-h.--------h.-h.--------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------5-4-3-| E|-5-6-7--------7-6-5--------5-6-7--------------|
"But the loudest..."
Riff 3 x3
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-2----4----5----7--| A|-0----2----3----5--| E|-------------------|
"Insomni, omni..."
e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-2----4----7--| A|-0----2----5--| E|--------------|
"Insomni, omni..."
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7----6-5----4-3--3-3-3-| A|-5----4-3----2-1--1-1-1-| E|------------------------|
"...turn out the lights..."
Play Riff 1 "I can't sleep..."
Riff 1a
e|--------------------------| B|--/violin\----------------| G|-/--------\---------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7----7-7--8-5-7-| A|-0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-| E|--------------------------|
"I'm twisting and..."
e|----------------------------| B|--/violin\------------------| G|-/--------\-----------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7----5----4-3-3-3-| A|-0-0--0-0-0----3----2-1-1-1-| E|----------------------------|
"...the madness..."
Play Riff 2 "The whole house..."
Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni,..."
Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7------7-7--8-5-7-| A|-0-0--0-0-0------0-0--0-0-0-| E|----------------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12~-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12-| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12~-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-11-10-9-0-8-7-0-6-5-4-3-0-2-1-0-|
Solo (Mustaine)
e|--------------------10-12-13~~~--13p10-12--(12)~~\-| B|-9~~~----9-10-12-13--------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|----------------12-13~~----13p10-12~~~-| G|----------13-14------------------------| D|-12-14-15------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-10----10p7-9~~--------------------| D|-------------------10----10p7-9~~~-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------15-17-18~~--18p15-17~~~~-| G|-5/7--7/13~~~~----13-14-16-17--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------16-17-19-20-20b22--20b22--20b22~~~-| B|-17-18------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-17--17--17----------17----16--16----17--17----16--16--------| B|-18--18--18--20--18--18----17--17----18--18----17--17--(17)\-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-10~~~~----[long hold]-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
End Solo
Interlude
Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni..."
There's a lot of BS production at the end, if you want a
harmony guitar, play this:
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-19-19--20-17-19----19-19--20-17-19-| A|--0--0---0--0--0-----0--0---0--0--0-| E|------------------------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7----5----4-3-3-3-| A|-0-0--0-0-0----3----2-1-1-1-| E|----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-19-19--20-17-19----5----4-3-3-3-| A|--0--0---0--0--0----3----2-1-1-1-| E|---------------------------------|
Final time
Both guitars:
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-7-7--8-5-7--| A|-0-0--0-0-0--| 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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