Band- Megadeth
Song- 99 Ways To Die
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-9-8---9-8---9-8---9-8---\5-|
E|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---\3-|
"If I..."
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------9\----------------5-|
A|---------7\----5-7-----5-7---|
E|-0-0-000-----------5-7-------|
* * ***
"...see the morning hours..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------14-12~-|
D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-|
A|---------7\---10/11----------|
E|-0-0-000---------------------|
* * ***
"...one more yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------9\--------------5---|
A|---------7\---/7-5---------8-|
E|-0-0-000-----------7-6-5-----|
* * ***
"I take life from tomorrow..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------14-12~-|
D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-|
A|---------7\---10/11----------|
E|-0-0-000---------------------|
* * ***
"...burned up my today..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x3
e|----------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
"I down another glass of courage..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------|
B|-------10---------------------|
G|-11-12----11-12--9----9\--4~~-|
D|-------------------12---------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Riff 4 (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5--|
A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------|
E|------------------------------|
"...and a shot of thorazine..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4--|
D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7----|
A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------|
E|------------------------------|
Riff 5 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------9-----------------|
D|---------9-----------------|
A|---------7----9-8--------3-|
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6------0-1-|
* * *** * *
"We're not ready to see you yet..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------9--------------------|
D|---------9--------------------|
A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-|
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|
* * *** * *
"...99 ways to die..."
Riff 6
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4--2--/7--5--4-3-|
E|-2--0--/5--3--2-1-|
Play Riff 2 "Got a short between the earphones..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x3
e|----------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
"In a black tie and straight jacket..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------|
B|-7-8-10--7-8---8-8\--5-5~-|
G|-------------9------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Acoustic)
e|-5-7-8--5-7---7-7\--3-3~-|
B|------------8------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Play Riff 4 "Man I'm gonna try again..."
Play Riff 5 "We're not ready to see you yet..."
Play Riff 6
Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7-6-5-|
A|-4----4-5----4-5-4-3--4----4-5----4-5-4-3-|
E|-2--0-2-3--0-2-3-2-1--2--0-2-3--0-2-------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
x4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------4------4--4-5-7--8-7-5-|
E|-2-2-222-2-2222-2--2-3-5--6-5-3-|
* * *** **** * *
x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------5------5------5--------|
E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-1-2-|
* * *** **** * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------5------5------5--------|
E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-2-3-|
* * *** **** * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---------7------8------8--7-3-|
E|-5-5-555-5-5555-6--6-6-6--5-1-|
* * *** **** * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|-21-----21----------------19--------------------|
B|-24b26--24b26r24b26-------22b24r22b24--21-21b22-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------X\\------------------------|
e|-18/19p14--------17p14--------------|
B|---------17p14--------17-14---------|
G|--------------16-----------16-14-x--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-14p12------------------------------|
B|------14-13-12-------13/17----------|
G|--------------14-11\-------14~--14\-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b17--16~----14------------------16--(16)b17---|
G|-16b17--16~----14--16-16p14----14--16--(16)b17^--|
D|----------------------------16-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-15-16-15-14--------------14b15--|
G|-14h16-17----------------17-16-14-----14^----|
D|-----------------------------------17--------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------14-17-19b21~~-|
B|------------------------------------------16---------------|
G|----14------------------------------14-17------------------|
D|-16-------14/16--14-----------14/16------------------------|
A|-------16-----------16p14----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------17-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------15---------|
D|--------------15--------15h16h17--17p16h17-|
A|------15h16h17--17p16h17-------------------|
E|-15h18-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------15---------|
B|---------15--------------15h17h18--18p17p15-|
G|-15h17h18--18p17p15h17h18-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-20p15-17---15---------15---------------------|
B|---------18----18p17h18--18p17p15-20p15-17----|
G|-------------------------------------------18-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------15----15--------15-------|
B|-15---------15-------------------18p15-----------18p15-|
G|----18p17h18--18p17p15-17b19-----------17b19-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18b21----18b20--18b20~~~--18b20--18-15-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------18-15--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------18-17-15b17~~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------17-17h22p17--------------------------|
B|-20b22---------------20p17---------------------|
G|--------------------------20--19p17------------|
D|-----------------------------------19-20b21r20-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------18-20-22-22b24~~~-----(24)\-|
B|----17/20\17-----------------------------|
G|-19--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 9
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5--6-5-3-|
A|-----2-------2----------2-------2---5--6-5-3-|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Perhaps a demitasse of arsenic..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5--6-5-3-----5--6-5-3-------------|
A|-----2-------2---5--6-5-3-2---5--6-5-3-2----2----2-|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------------0------------0----0----0-|
* * * *
"...never mind the tree." "There is..."
Play Riff 2 "...only death and danger..."
Riff 3b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x3
e|----------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
"Taunting rigor mortis..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|---------12-10----10----------------------------|
B|--------x------13-----12p10-12~--10-------------|
G|-------x-----------------------------12p11-12~--|
D|------x-----------------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------------------------------|
E|--h.--------------------------------------------|
Riff 4a (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2---2-3-4~-|
D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5---5--------|
A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"...I feel it draw me in..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-5-4-5-7-4~-|
D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7--------------|
A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 "We're not ready to see you yet..."
Riff 10 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
x3
e|------------------------------|-------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------|
G|---------9--------------------|---------9---|
D|---------9--------------------|---------9---|
A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-|---------7---|
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|-0-0-000---0-|
* * *** * * * * *** *
"We're not ready, we're not ready..."
Ending:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-9-8--9-8--9-8--9-8--9-2-|
E|-7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-0-|
"Ninety-nine, ninety-nine!"
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
