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Liar

Megadeth
Tab
★4.4(6)

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Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- Liar

Tuning: Standard

Intro x3

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-----5h7-8-------10p8p7-8p7p5-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-------5---3-----2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-------5---3---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|

Riff 1

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

*

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|

*

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

*

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5-----------------|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--8--8--8--8-|
E|--------------------6--6--6--6--6-|

*

Riff 1a

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

*

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|

*

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

*

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-0-0--------------0-7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

*

Riff 2

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|

* * * * * * *

"You take great..."

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8--------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6----6-6-|

* * * * * * *

"...anything..."

Final time:

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|

* * * * * * *

"There ain't one person..."

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-5/7-----------7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|

* * * * *

"...ripped off yet!"

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 2a

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|

* * * * * * *

"You look deep..."

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8--------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6----6-6-|

* * * * * * *

"...into its eyes..."

Riff 3

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3--6-5-3-5-|

* * * * *

"Make up your..."

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------5-----5-4tr5-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5----6---------|

* * * * *

"Truth's too hard..."

Final time:

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3--6-5-3-5-|

* * * * *

"Decadence and debauchery..."

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-5/7-----------7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|

* * * * *

"...killed your memories!"

Riff 4

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5/7---------4/5---------2h3-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-2/3-2-2-2-2-0h1-1-1-|

* * * * * * * * * *

"...liar, liar..."

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0h2-----5-----3--2-----9-8-7-|
A|-0h2-----5-----3--2-----7-6-5-|
E|-----0-0---0-0------0-0-------|

* * * * * *

"...everyone can see..."

Keep playing Riff 4 during "Start trouble, spread pain..."

Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Young)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1

Ending (Solo Rhythm)

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

*

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|

*

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

*

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---9--8--7--6--5--4-|
A|-0-0--------------0-7--6--5--4--3--2-|
E|-------------------------------------|

*

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-2-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-0-|
E|-----------------------|

"You're a..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----4---5---6---7---8---9-|
D|-xx-4-x-5-x-6-x-7-x-8-x-9-|
A|-xx-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-6-x-7-|
E|--------------------------|

"...liar!"

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------------4---|
D|-xxxxx-7-5-x-4-5-|
A|-xxxxx-7-5-x-2-5-|
E|-xxxxx-5-3-x---3-|

Ending Solo (Mustaine)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

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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