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Song
Band- Megadeth
Song- When
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Play 4 times)
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
e|---------0---------------0-------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7-----------7---7-----------7-| A|-0---------------7---------------| E|---------------------------------|
"No one..."
e|---------0-------------------------| B|-------0---0-----------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-----5-----5-| D|---7-----------7---7-----7-----7---| A|-6---------------------------------| E|-----------------8-----7-----6-----|
"...hears a word I say..."
Guitar 2 (distortion) x4
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-10--9--8--7--(7)\\--| E|--8--7--6--5--(5)\\--|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (acoustic) x12
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|-0-------7-------6---------------| E|-------------------------8-------|
"But you'll never see the pain inside of me..."
Guitar 2 (distortion)
x7
e|----------------|----------| B|----------------|----------| G|----------------|----------| D|----------------|--------7-| A|-10-9-8-7-(7)\\-|-10-9-8-5-| E|--8-7-6-5-(5)\\-|--8-7-6---|
Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
e|-------------------------------| B|----------15*----17*------17*--| G|-14*------------------14*------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
e|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| D|-0-----------------------3-------| A|---------0-------1---------------| E|---------------------------------|
"And the oath I take on this day..."
e|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| D|-0-------------------------------| A|---------0-------1-------3-------| E|---------------------------------|
"...is to know that you will be repaid..."
e|---------------------------------|-------------------| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-----| G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---| D|-0-----------------------3-------|-0-----------------| A|---------0-------1---------------|---------0-------1-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------|
Guitar 2 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------15*--------------| G|-----------------14*--------14*---------17*--------| D|---------12*---------------------------------------| A|--5*------------------0*---------------------0*-0*-| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| A|---------2-------1-------0-------| E|-0-------------------------------|
"One day the sun will die..."
Guitar 2 (distortion)
x8
e|-------------------|---------| B|-------------------|---------| G|-------------------|---------| D|-------------------|---------| A|--5--4--3-------2--|-5--4--3-| E|--3--2--1-0-0-0-0--|-3--2--1-|
* * *
Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
e|------------------------------------| B|-15*----17*---------17*-------------| G|--------------17*----------12*--15*-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-----------12tr15*----| B|----------------------| G|-14*------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
Riff 5 (Distortion, Play 4x)
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----------------------5--4--3-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-3--2--1-|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 5a
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|------------3~--2~--------/6~-7~--| E|-0--3~--2~---------3~--2~---------|
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------5/7---------7/8-----7/8-| E|-0-0-0-0-3/5-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"When no words are spoken..."
Riff 7
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------7/9---------9/10-----9/10-| A|---------5/7---------7/-8-----7/-8-| E|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7------7-7------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"It all seems so deceitful..."
Play Riff 6 "When judgement has failed you..."
Play Riff 7 "It all seems so deceitful..."
Play Riff 6 "When judgement has failed you..."
Riff 8
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9---------7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-5-| E|-----------7-6-5-3-5-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------5/7---------7/8-----7/8-| E|-0-0-0-0-3/5-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-|
* * * * * * * * * *
x3
e|---------------------|-------------------| B|---------------------|-------------------| G|---------------------|-------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9---------7-|-9-9-9-9-9---------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-| E|-----------7-6-5-3-5-|-----------7-6-5-3-|
Riff 9 (solo rhythm) x4
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-000-000---000-000---000-000---000-000-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
x2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-777777777777777777-6666666666-5555-3333-|
****************** ********** **** ****
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-000-000---000-000---000-000---000-000-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
x3
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-777777777777777777-6666666666-5555-3333-|
****************** ********** **** ****
x4
e|-----------------------------------------|-----| B|-----------------------------------------|-----| G|-----------------------------------------|-----| D|-----------------------------------------|--2--| A|-----------------------------------5-4-3-|--2--| E|-000-000---000-000---000-000---000-3-2-1-|--0--|
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Solos (wah pedal) (Mustaine)
#1
e|-19tm--18tm--15tm--12tm--------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------X\\-| e|--------------------------------| B|-16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15---| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-15p12--16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15---| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-15p12--16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15---| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-15p12--16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15---| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b19~~-|
B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
#2
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------12tm-11tm-12tm-11tm-12tm-14tm-12tm-| E|-/12tm-12tm----13tm------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----------12tm------14tm-12tm-15tm-14tm-12tm/14tm-| A|-15tm-14tm------15tm-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-14tm-13tm-16tm-14tm-17tm-16tm-14h16~~--16~~--| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|---16~~--16~~--16~~--16~~-...---| D|-[use artificial harmonics on]--| A|-[various notes for this bar ]--| E|--------------------------------|
#3
e|-20tm-19tm--17tm--16tm-------------------| B|------------------------18tm--17tm--15tm-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-17tm--16tm--14tm--13tm-------------------------| D|-------------------------15tm--14tm--12tm--10tm-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-9tm--7tm--6tm-------------------------------| A|----------------8tm--7tm--5tm--3tm--2tm------| E|-----------------------------------------5tm-| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-4tm--1tm--0tm--1tm-| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|----[steady gliss]---------------------------| E|-/2tm/3tm/4tm/5tm/6tm/7tm/8tm/9tm/10tm/-/12--|
End solo
Ending (fades out):
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| A|---------2-------1-------0-------| E|-0-------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (distortion)
x8
e|-------------------|---------| B|-------------------|---------| G|-------------------|---------| D|-------------------|---------| A|--5--4--3-------2--|-5--4--3-| E|--3--2--1-0-0-0-0--|-3--2--1-|
* * *
Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
e|-----------------------12tr15*---| B|---------------------------------| G|-16*--14~~--16*--14~~------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
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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