Band- Megadeth
Song- Of Mice And Men
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------7-7-7--|
A|-----4-4-4------------5-5-5--|
E|-0-0-2-2-2--------0-0--------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-----------------------|
A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-4-4-4--|
E|--------------------------2-2-2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4-3-2---4---4-3-2---4-3-2---|
A|---4-------4---4-------4-------4-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12---------|
G|-11b12r11\9/11~--------11b12r11----11b12~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|------------10b12-[long hold]--|
G|-11b12r11\9--------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
*
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---4-2-|
D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------|
E|-2-5-------5-----------------------|
*
Guitar 2 x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|------9~~--|
E|-X\\-------|
Riff 1a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|------------------7-7-7--|
A|---4-4------------5-5-5--|
E|-0-2-2--------0-0--------|
* * * * * *
"At 25 I was surprised..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-----------------------|
A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-4-4-4--|
E|--------------------------2-2-2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...half alive..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
*
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---4-|
D|-------------------2---4-2---4---|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----------|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------|
*
Guitar 2 x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-14~----15~----16~-----------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------4-3-2---2-----------------|
A|------------4---4-3-2---2-------|
E|-2--2-----------------5---5-4-3-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---5---3-|
D|------4-3-2---2---2-7---5---3---|
A|------------4---4---------------|
E|-2--2---------------------------|
Solo (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-16b18~~--17p16p14----14h16-17p16p14----14h16-|
D|-------------------16----------------16-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------10-9~------------(9)/15-|
G|----14\--9-9/11-------------------------|
D|-12-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-22-21-19-21-19\17-21-19-17-19-17-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-21p19p17-19p17p16-17p16----16----------------|
B|-------------------------19----19p17-19p17p15-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------16h17h19----------17h19h21------|
B|-15h17h19----------17h19h21----------19~--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3b (Play 3x)
Guitar 1 x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
*
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---4-2-|
D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------|
E|-2-5-------5-----------------------|
*
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time)
e|----------------------19b21--17b19~----17b19-17--|
B|-14~----15~----16~-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------19b21-19b21--17b19~----17b19r17~~\-|
B|-14~----15~----16~---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1 x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
*
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4-4--2--------4--|
E|-2-5-------5-------2--0--------2--|
*
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|---/14-14-14-15~----15-15-15-16~--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19-17-----------------------------------|
G|----------16b18-16~--(16)b18---(18)r16p14---|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-14--------------------------------|
B|---17p14---------------------------|
G|--------16b18r16p14----------------|
D|-------------------16\14~----(14)\-|
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
