Band- Megadeth
Song- Ill Be There
Tuning: Standard
Intro (Feedback on first note)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-...-[tremolo pick chord]-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------0---------|
B|-------7-------7-----|
G|---7---------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
"I heard..."
e|-----------0---------|
B|-------7-------7-----|
G|---5---------------5-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
"To me there..."
e|-----------0---------|
B|-------6-------6-----|
G|---3---------------3-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"...praying..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion, listen for when it comes in)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
"...praying..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
"...pleading..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-77-7--------77-7--|
A|-55-5--------55-5--|
E|-------------------|
"I heard the bells..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
"...don't let this be..."
Riff 2 ('*' denotes where guitar fill comes in)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2------------------------|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---|
E|-------------------3----3-|
"I'll be there..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---*----------------------|
A|-3----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---|
E|-1-----------------3----3-|
"...you..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2------------------------|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---|
E|-------------------3----3-|
"I'll be there..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---*------------------------|
A|-3----2-3-3/7--5-3-5--3-2---|
E|-1------------------------3-|
"...you..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------7-|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---3----2----5-|
E|-------------------3----3-1----0------|
"...nothing fits..."
**Guitar fill during Riff 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-1-------|
B|--1------|
G|---2-----|
D|----3----|
A|-----3---|
E|------1--|
Guitar fill at end of Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------12-------|
B|-15--\10--/13--\8--/10---------h-------|
G|---------------------------------7-----|
D|---------------------------------h-----|
A|------------------------------------7--|
E|------------------------------------h--|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---7---------------7-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"You saw me..."
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---5---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"We kept our..."
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------3-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"...screaming..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion, listen for when it comes in)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|
"...no sun shines through..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|
"...the light in you..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------------|
"...dreaming and started..."
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------|
B|-/10--\8--\6--5--(5)\3-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
"...screaming..."
e|-----------5/17--15--13--12--|
B|-10--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
"...I know I see..."
e|---------------------|
B|-15--------13----11--|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
"...dreaming and started..."
Play Riff 2 but use this ending:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------------------|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---3----2----3----2-|
E|-------------------3----3-1----0----1----0-|
"...nothing fits..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-|
A|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-|
E|--------------------------|
"...there..."
Guitar fill at end of Riff 2a
e|-------------------------/17~~-|
B|-15----12----15----14----------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 3 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------------0-------------|
B|-7--7----7--7----7--7--7--7--7-|
G|-7--7----7--7----7-----7-----7-|
D|-0---------------0-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-0---------------0-------------|
B|-7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
G|-5------5--5--5--5-----5--5--5-|
D|-0---------------0-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-0--------------0-------------|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
D|-0--------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-0--------------0-------------|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-0--------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Riff 4 (Song fades out to this)
Guitar 1 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---7---------------7-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---5---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------3-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7-77----7----55-5----5--|
A|-5-55----5----33-3----3--|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-3-33----3----33-3----5--|
A|-1-11----1----11-1----3--|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|----------------------------------17-20-|
B|-18--17--15----20b22--20~--20b22--------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"...skies all dark..."
e|-20b22~~--[20]22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
"...you..."
e|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22r20-17--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------20b22~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-20-18-20b22~~----20b22r20-18-20-18b20r18-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-------14tm--15tm--14tm--15tm--------12tm-|
B|-17----------------------------15tm-------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-14----14-15----15-14----14-15----15-|
B|----15-------15-------15-------15----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (w/ wah pedal)
e|---------------------|
B|-3tm--5tm--6tm--8tm--|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
"Well I really..."
e|-14tm----14tm------------12tm--------12tm--12\------|
B|-15tm----15tm----10tm----13tm--------13tm--13\------|
G|-14tm----14tm----11tm----12tm--------12tm--12\--5tm-|
D|------------------------------------------------5tm-|
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
