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Song
Megadeth: Sin
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 2/06/01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (tremolo effect)
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|---9------------| A|---7-[let ring]-| E|----------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|------4---2--2--------------4---2--2----| E|-0-/5---3----0---------0-/5---3----0----|
Guitar 2 (comes in the second time, tremolo effect)
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--9-/14--12--9------------| A|--7-/12--10--7-[let ring]-| E|--------------------------|
Riff 2 x3
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------7--9~-| A|------4---2--2-----------5--7~-| E|-0-/5---3----0---0-0-0-0-------|
* * * *
"He had an unfamiliar face..."
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------4---2--2-------4---2--2-------4---2-| E|-0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3---|
"No worries of living..."
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------3-5-5-| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------|
* * * * * * * *
"Deep inside..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----5-6-5-| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----3-4-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Actions progress..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------3-5-5-| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------|
* * * * * * * *
"Mirror mirror..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----------| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----------|
* * * * * * * *
"Do you see the..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------5-4-3---| D|------------------------3-2-1---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
* * * *
Lead into next section:
e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--|
Play Riff 2 "Not one to be forgot..."
Play Riff 3 "Deep inside..."
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1---| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------5-4-3---| D|------------------------3-2-1---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
* * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
x4
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---5-4---3-------| E|-3-----3---3-5-6-|
* * *
x4
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---7-6---5-------| E|-5-----5---5-7-8-|
* * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| D|---7-6---5------------9-8---7--------| A|-5-----5---5-7-8----7-----7---7-9-10-| E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| A|---6-5---4--------------------------| D|-4-----4---4-6-7---/4-2-------------| A|------------------------4-3-2-----2-| E|------------------------------5-2-0-|
* * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-4\--/5-2-4\------/5-/5-2-4\-| E|-2\--/3-0-2\--000-/3-/3-0-2\-|
***
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-/5-2-4\------/5-/5-4-| E|-/3-0-2\--000-/3-/3-2-|
***
Riff 6 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---------7-8-7~~-------------7-6~~--| E|-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-5--------|
* * * * * * * *
"Pressure... ...coming down..."
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------8~~--| E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7~~---0-0-0-0-5-6------|
* * * * * * * *
"Down on me... ...gonna break..."
Riff 7 (Play 3x)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--| A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--| E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------|
* * * * * * * *
"Nervous... ...like a cat..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------10--| A|---------7-8-9-----------7-8--8--| E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-5-6-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Gonna jump.....through my skin..."
Ending:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--| A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--| E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------|
* * * * * * * *
"Set me free.....set me free..."
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|---------7-8-9--------------4---2--2-| E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-/5---3----0-|
* * * * * * *
"Set me free....the reasons that we sin."
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.
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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