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Tab3
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Song
Band- Mehgadeth
Song- Time The Beginniong
Tuning: Standard
NOTE: If you're playing with only one guitar, you may
want to use the following riff in replace of the
normal acoustic Em strumming. It's just the combination
of Guitar 1 & 2.
Alternate Riff: x3
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--2----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-4-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--4----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"Father time..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-10/12--10-10--------9h10-/12--10-10~~--10-10-| E|------------0-------------------------------0-|
"Father time..."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-(10)/12--10-10----10--10-10--9h10-9~--\7-7~-| E|--------------0-----0---0--0------------0-0--|
"...winding down..."
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----/12--10-10~----10-/12--10-9/10~~--(10)\7\2-| E|-0-7--------------------------------------------|
"Seconds drift..."
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-2/7-/12--10-10~----9h10-9-\7-7~~----(7)\2-| E|----------------------------0-0------------|
"The clock just..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------|
"You were once..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-|
"Now I know..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------| D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5--------5---------4---4--4--4-| D|--5--------5---------x---x--x--x-| A|--3--------3----4/6--6---6--6--6-| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-----------5---------------------| G|--5--------5----5----------------| D|--x--------x----x-------9--------| A|--7--------7----7--7/9--9-----9\-| E|---------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------| e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------12~--(12)\-| G|---------------------------12~--(12)\-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--7~--(7)\2---------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"The days I saved..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
"...hourglass..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--9\7/10-9~~----7--(7)~~----(7)\-| E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--2----0--------2----0---------| D|--2-------------2--------------| A|--2-------------2--------------| E|--0-------------0--------------|
"The days I saved..."
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--2----0------------(0)--------| D|--2----------------------------| A|--2----------------------------| E|--0----------------------------|
"They fell like sand..."
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--2----0------------(0)--------| D|--2----------------------------| A|--2----------------------------| E|--0----------------------------|
"No time to lose..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|-----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------0--| G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----| D|------2-------4-------5-----2------| A|----2-------4-------5--------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
"Time taking time..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0----------| G|------0-------0-------0------------| D|----2-------2-------1--------------| A|--3-------0-------2----------------| E|--------------------------3---2----|
"It's taking mine..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8/11~~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
"...mine..."
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------9~~----12~~-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
"...so unkind..."
e|------------------------------------12-| B|-----12~~~--------------------------12-| G|--------------7--(7)b8~~~/11--------h.-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
"Time chasing time..."
Riff 4a
Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|--0------------0--------| B|--1------------3--------| G|--0------------0--------| D|--2--------2/4-4--------| A|--0---------------------| E|------------------------|
"...no one, not even me..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10---------------(10)/12----12/14--| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------| e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-/14------/14----------------------------------| G|-----12~------12~------12-14-14b15--(15)r14p12-| D|-------------------/14-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 1b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"An enemy..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--7--5--------7--5-5-----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
"An enemy..."
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--7--5-5------4-5-4------------| A|---------------------7-7-------| E|-------------------------------|
"My final place..."
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------| B|--15b17~~---------------12-12--| G|------------------------12-12--| D|------------------------12-12--| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
"...defend..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|---------------------9/11-9--9/12-11~~--| D|--14~~----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
"...deadly end..."
e|---------------------{14}-{17}--------------------|
B|--------------17b19~----------{17}-(19)r17--------|
G|-------------------------------------------16~~~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|"...space..."
e|-------------------14h17p14--------------------------| B|--------15p14--------------17-15h17p15---------------| G|--12/14------14h16--------------------16-15-14-12-14-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"...resting place..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------|
"I can't get..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------| D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5-----------------4------------| D|--x-----------------x------------| A|--3-----------------2------------| E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-12~~~----11~~~------5~~~~-----4~~~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 4a
Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|-----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------0--| G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----| D|------2-------4-------5-----2------| A|----2-------4-------5--------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
"Time taking time..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0----------| G|------0-------0-------0------------| D|----2-------2-------1--------------| A|--3-------0-------2----------------| E|--------------------------3---2----|
"It's taking mine..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------[silent]--------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------2b4---------| D|---------------------[grad. bend]----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
"...mine..."
Ending:
Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|--0------------0------------0--| B|--1------------3------------5--| G|--0------------0------------0--| D|--2--------2/4-4--------4/5-5--| A|--0----------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
"...no one, waits for no one..."
e|-----------| B|------7----| G|------8----| D|--5/7-9----| A|------9----| E|------7----|
"...not even me."
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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