Year: 2004 - Album: The System Has Failed
Written by Dave Mustaine
transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) Jordan B. ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro x7 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * "...mind tells you..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------4-----------4----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-| * * * "...again!" x2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * Riff 1 x3 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * "You said that..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------4-----------4----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-| * * * "...wanted done..." x3 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * "Innocence vulgar..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--------4-----------4----| A|-------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2--| * * * "...your style!" Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--x-x-5p2p0-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------------------3h4p3---| E|-3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5--------5-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------------------5h6p5---| E|-5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--------7-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------5h6p5---| A|-3-5--3-5--5-7--5-7--------7-| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Wah pedal) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--{let ring with wah}-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-5b7--2--------7b9--5------| D|---------4~------------7~--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-9b11--7~--11b13-10~----11~~--| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---| A|---------------------------------| | E|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| | * * * * | "Everything about you..." |--> Play 3x e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---| A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------| E|---------------------------------| * * * * "...one big charade..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----4p2---4p2------4p2---4p2---| A|-------------------------------| E|-4------4-----4-3------3-----3-| * * * * "It's something you are..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * "...something that I'm not!" e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------4-----------4----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-| * * * Play Riff 1 "When you forced me..." Guitar fill over Riff 1: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-11--------9--------8--------7--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------11--| D|--4--------7--------9----10--11------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 Riff 3a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---| A|---------------------------------| | E|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| | * * * * | "...you, I'm no vision..." |--> Play 3x e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---| A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------| E|---------------------------------| * * * * "...lest you forget..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----4p2---4p2------4p2---4p2---| A|-------------------------------| E|-4------4-----4-3------3-----3-| * * * * "...something you are..." 1st ending: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * "...something that I'm not!" 2nd ending: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-4----2----333333-2p0-----| E|-2----0---------------3p0-| ****** "...something that I'm not!" Guitar fills over Riff 3a e|-----------------| B|-12b13--(13)b14--| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| e|--------------------| B|----12b13--10^------| G|-9--------------11~-| {wah pedal} D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-----------------| B|-12b13--(13)b14--| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x8 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------------------3----------| A|---------3--1h2h3-1-1----------| E|-3-1-3-1---------------1-0-1-2-| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-| E|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------| x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-| E|-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------| x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----------------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-| E|-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-----------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----------------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-0-----| E|-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-------------------4-3-| x4 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-----------4---| A|------------------------| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-| * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-5--4--3-----------5--4--3-----------| D|-5--4--3-----3-----5--4--3-----------| A|---------------5~---------------7----| E|---------X\\----------------X\\---6^-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------3--x-5--x-3--x-5--x-3-x-5-| G|-5--4--3--3---3-5b6r5~-3--x-5--x-3--x-5--x-3-x-5-| D|-5--4--3----5------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-------3----------5----------3---------3~---| D|-3h4h5---5--3h4h5---5--3h4h5---5-3h4h5----5-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------5----------3--5-3---3b4-----------------| D|-3h4h5---5--3h4h5----a-a-5-a---5-4-3---3-------| A|-------------------------a-----a-a-a-5-a-5-4-3-| E|-------------------------------------a---a-a-a-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-| e|-22p17----20p17----17----------------| B|-------17-------20----22p17-20p17----| G|----------------------------------20-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-22p17----20p17----17----------------| G|-------20-------19----20p17-19p17----| D|----------------------------------19-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-20p17-----19p17----17---------------| D|-------19--------19----20p17-19p17---| A|----------------------------------19-| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-23p19p17--17h19-23p19p17--17h19-| D|---------19--------------19------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-23p19p17-24p19p17-23p19p17-19p17-19p17-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------15------15------15------15-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------15------15------15------16-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------16------16------16------16-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------16------16------16------17-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------17------17------17------17-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------17------17------17------16-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---| B|------16------16------16------16-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---15\-| B|------16------16------16-----| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-0tr2----(0tr2)----(0tr2)---------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------X\\--| End Solo Play Riff 1 "It makes me sick..." Guitar fills over Riff 1 (wah pedal) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-17b18----(18)r17------| D|-16b17----(17)r16-16~~-| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7b8-7b8-7b8r7-----| A|-a---a---a-----9~--| E|-------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-16b18-16b18-16-14-14~-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|-------14-------14-14-----| B|-------14-------14-14-----| G|-16b18----16b18-----------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|----------------------X\\-| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-------11---------10-------------9---------8-------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-/9999----999-7/8----8~--88-7777---777-5/6---6~-66-| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|------7---------6-------------5-------------| D|------------------------------------2--3--4-| A|-5555---555-3/4---4~--44-3333---333-0--1--2-| E|--------------------------------------------| "Something I'm not..." Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------2-------4--------------------| D|-4-------3-------2----------------9-| A|----4-------4-------4--3~--2--/6----| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------2-------2-4-4p2----------------------------| D|-4-------3-------------4--4-4p3p2-4-3-2---2-------| A|----4-------4---------------------------4---4-3-2-| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------5--------5-------------------| B|-7-------6~-------5--------------12-| G|----6--------6-------6--5--4--8-----| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-15--------------------------------------| G|----11-----------14p11-13p10----------10-| D|-------12h14p12--------------11h13p11----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-13p10-12p9----------9-12\--------------------| D|------------10h12p10--------7--8--9-----------| A|-------------------------------------9~--(9)\-| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4-------------2-| A|----------------3--4----| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x---------| * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------4----------2----| A|----------------5-----5-| E|-2--2-2---2-x-x---------| * * * "Something that you are..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-17t0-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-19t0-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-17t0-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-14t0h10-14t0h10-14t0--13t0h9-13t0h9-13t0-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-12t0h8-12t0h8-12t0--9t0h5-9t0h5-9t0-----| B|-------------------------------------h7~-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 6 "Something I'm not..." Final chord: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--4--| E|--2--| 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
