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Song
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from: jamesj@svpal.org
MEGADETH
This Was My Life
You will be able to fill in where riffs should go etc etc.
Just listen to the album.
Great song, one of the best off Countdown, here goes
VOL SWELL <
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------(9)---------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------(9)---------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------(7)---------------------------------|
P.M. P.M. P.M....................
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------------------------------------/-9-------------------------| |--9--8--7--------5-----7-6--5-------3---//7-------------------------| |--7--6--5----0---3-----5-4--3---0---1--/-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
P.M. P.M.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9----------------------------------------2------------------------| |--9--8--7------5---7--6--5---------3-------2------------------------| |--7--6--5----0-3---5--4--3-----0---1-------0------------------------|
w/ "It was just another day"
P.M. ... .... ... ....
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2----0h2-------2----------0h2------2---------0h2-------------------| |---2------2-------2--3--3------3------3--4--4-----4-----------------| |-------------0-------------------0-------------------0--------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-2-----------4----------4-----| |---4--5---5-----6---6------7--| |------------------------------|
w/ It was words strung into sentances
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----7h9---------9---9--------9h10------10---10-------7h8h--7--------| |-7-------7--------7----7--7-------7-------7-----7--7---------77--9\-| |------------0-----------------------0-------------------------------|
w/ "To not be right"
P.M.......................
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--3---2-----5---3---2--0-----------------------------------------|
<just before chorus, right at end of verses 1 and 2>
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------5--4----------------------------------------| |---4----------------4---------7--5---4~~~~~-------------------------| |---2------------/6--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
"Lying on your bed"
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------5--3~~~-------------------------| |-----------5--4--2-----------2---5-----------5--2-------------------| |--7--6--7-----------2--3~~~-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------2~~~------------|
"Part of me that hates"
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------4--2------------------4------4---5~~~~--------------------| |-1---4-----------4--2--/6--5-7-----7--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------5--3~~---------------------------| |----------5--4--2----------2---5-----------5---2--------------------| |---7-6-7----------2--3~~~-------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------2~~---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------5--4-----------------------------| |---------4--2----------4--------4---------7--5---4~-----------------| |-1---4----------4--0---2----/6-----------------------7~~~~----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
w/"HEY! THIS WAS MY LIFE!" etc
P.M............................ .... ...
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------9-------| |--------------------------------9--8--7-----5--7--6--5---3-/7-------| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7--6--5--0--3--5--4--3-0-1----------|
W/ "In our life there's" Etc
P.M............ P.M.......... P.M.......... P.M......
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------2----------------6----------------4-----------9\--| |2-----------------3----------------4----------------5-----------7\--| |0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----|
P.M....... P.M.......... P.M....
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------2-------------------------------------------------------| |------------3----------------1---2~-3~------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2---------3-2-1------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO
<funny looking eh? Just pick the e string and sorta tap on and
off on each fret>
|120012000120120120121O001O01O00010001O01O90090099009980080080080808-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8p0--7p0--6p0--5p0--4p0--3-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------0h2--0-0--------------------0h2--0-0-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------0h2--0-0----------------0h2--0-0-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0--------------3----------2--------------1------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------4----3----2-------------4---3---2----------------------------| |--/5---------------------/5-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |------5--4---3---------5---4----3-----------------------------------| |-/4---4--3---2---/4----4---3----2-----------------------------------| |-/5--------------/5-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
"This was my life," etc
P.M... P.M... P.M... P.M...
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-2-------5-------4-------3------| |-2-------5-------4-------3------| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1|
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jamesj@svpal.org | Questions/Comments, email me |
Face Down Arms Out | I'll respond to all |
Nailed to the Cross of Doubt | |
Blood Runs Like Rain |**********************************
Drowning For This World In Vain |Fav Bands |
Crown Of Black Thorns |Megadeth/Slayer/Pantera/Sepultura|
Human Skin, Ripped and torn |Deicide/Nailbomb/Fear Factory/ |
Where is Your Savior now? |Ministry/Machine Head/CoC |
--Burton C. Bell/Fear Factory | And my own of course |
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