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These Boots

Megadeth
Tab
★3.8(4)

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Song

Band- Megadeth

Song- These Boots

Tuning: 1/4 step down

Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)

Guitar 1 x4

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-9----9----9----9-|
D|-9----9----9----9-|
A|-7----7----7----7-|
E|------------------|

Guitar 2 x2

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-9----9----9----9-|
D|-9----9----9----9-|
A|-7----7----7----7-|
E|------------------|

x4

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-2---5-2----5---|
A|-2---5-2----5---|
E|---0------0---0-|

* * *

Solo (Poland)

e|-24b26---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------4b5r4-2-2----------|
A|------------------------5b7------|
E|----------------------------4-3\-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9-14p9-12p9---9-14p9-12p9---|
D|-------------9-------------9-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-14p9-12p9---9-14p9-12~~--|
D|-------------9--------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-[not finished]----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 2

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|
A|-7--------[let ring]-----|
E|-0-------------------X\\-|

x3

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9----(9)\-------------------|
A|-7-7-7----(7)\-------------------|
E|----------------0000000000000000-|

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

Riff 3

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|

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

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------2--|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-0--|

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

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|

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

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-|

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

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

Riff 4

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

"You keep saying..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

"Some things you call..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------------5------|
A|-------------5-6-7-5------|
E|-55555555...-5-6-7----7p5-|

********

"You've been kissing..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

"...and now someone else..."

Riff 5

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5---5-------2---2-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-|

* * * * * * *

"These boots..."

e|--------------0-0------|
B|--------------0-0------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5---5-----2-----------|
E|-3-3-3-3-2-0-------0-2-|

* * * * *

"...and that's just..."

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-5---5-------2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|

* * * *

"One of these days..."

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Poland)

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

Riff 3a

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|

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

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-|

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

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

Play Riff 4 "You keep lying..."

Play Riff 5 "These boots..."

Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Poland)

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

End Solo

Play Riff 4 "You keep dressing..."

Play Riff 5 "These boots..."

Riff 3b

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|

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

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------2--|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-0--|

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

"Yeah!"

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|

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

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-|

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

Riff 6

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|

********

"Are you ready boots?"

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-------5-6-7-------5-6-|
E|----0--7--------0--7-----|

Solo (Poland)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-[not finished]----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------4-5-6------4-5-6------|
A|---5-6-7------------7--7-------7--7-|
E|-7-------7--7-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7-8-9------7-8-9------|
D|-7-8-9--------7-8-9--------------9--9-------9--9-|
A|-------11--11-------11--11-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-11-12--------10-11-12--------|
G|-11-12-13--------11-12-13-----------------13--13----------13--13-|
D|----------14--14----------14--14---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------14-15-16-----------|
B|-15-16-17--------15-16-17-----15-16-17-----------17--17~\-|
G|----------16--16----------16-------------------------16~\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Ending:

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

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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