Megadeth - Bad Omen guitar tab
BAD OMEN
[Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?]
Transcribed by Alistair B. Rintoul, Corrections by Mark Yeary 07/21/98
Five Magics - http://www.nebula.on.ca/heer/fivemagics/index.html
Standard Tuning
Notes: I Think Solos 2 & 3 Are Done By Dave, But I'm Not Sure
intro:
E)-------------------------
B)-------8-----------7-----
G)-----9---9-------9-------
D)---9-------9---8--------- repeat
A)-7-----------7-----------
E)-------------------------
E)-------------------------------------
B)-------8-----------7-----------------
G)-----9---9-------9---9----------9---- x 4
D)---9-------9---8-------8---8---------
A)-7-----------7-----------7---7-------
E)-------------------------------------
distorted:
E)---------------------------------------------------
B)-----------15-14-13--------------------------------
G)--9--------14-13-12---9----------------------------
D)--9---8----12-11-10---9----------------------------
A)--7---8---------------7----------------------------
E)--0---6---------------0--0-0-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-3-5-3---
repeat...
Guitar Solo 1:
|----------------------------------------h-h--p-p-p-h-h-----h--h--p--p--p--|
|-------------------------------------h-7-8-10-9-8-7-9-10-11-12-13-12-11-10|
|-------------------------h--9--p--p-8-9-----------------------------------|
|----h--h--9--p--p-h--h--9-10-12-10-9--------------------------------------|
|---9-10-15-12-10-9-10-12--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------h--p--p--p--------------------------------------------------|
|---p--p--h--10-12-11-10-9-p-p-p------------------------------------------9|
|-12-11-10-12-------------9-8-7-6-p-p-p------------------------------7/9---|
|--------------------------------9-8-7-6-p---------------------7--9--------|
|---------------------------------------7-6-5~~~~-------7--10--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\/+1 Vib. Bar
|-----12/16----16b+1------15b+1------12-----------12------------12---------|
|-12------------------------------------15b+1-----------------------14b+1--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--9---------------------------------------|--8-----------10--------------|
|--9---------------------------------------|--8-----------10--------------|
|--7---------------------------------------|--6-----------10--------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| |
|-------p---------p--p------h------p--------------------------------------|
|-15--13-12--p--15-13-12--13-15--13-12--p--12--p---10--p--p---------------|
|----------14-12----------------------14-12--14-12---12-10-9--p--p--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------12-10-9--p--p-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then:
D)--9---8----
A)--7---8----
E)--0---6----
end of slow part:
G)-----------12---9-----
D)--9---8----12---9-----
A)--7---8----10---7-----
E)--0---6---------0-----
faster:
D)--------------------
A)--4-/-5----4-/-5----
E)--2-/-3----2-/-3----
G)----------------------------------------
D)--------------5-4-------------8-8-h-9---
A)---------5---------7-5-4----------------
E)--7-5-7----x--------------7-------------
G)-----------------------------------------
D)--------------5-4------------------------
A)---------5---------7-5-4-------4---5-----
E)--7-5-7----x--------------7----2---3-----
verse:
D)-----------------------------5-4-------------
A)--4-------4-/-5-\-4--4--4----------7-5-4-----
E)--2--x-x--2-/-3-\-2--2--2--------------------
after 2nd verse:
D)---------------------------------------
A)--4----------------------------5--4----
E)--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3--2----
then:
D)-----------------------------------
A)--2--------------------------------
E)--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
"bloody blasphemy"...
G)--9-------------------9------------
D)----8---------------8---8-----9----
A)------7------7----7-------7---7----
E)--------6--6----6-------------0----
Guitar Solo 2:
|--24b+3---24b+3---24b+3---24b+3---|24-22-21-22-21-19-21-19-17-19-17-16|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|17-16-14-16-14-12-14-12-10-12-10-9|10-9----9--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----12---12-10-12-10-9-10-9-------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------11-9\-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
faster:
D)------------------------------------------
A)------------------------------------------
E)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---etc.---
D)--7----------7-------------
A)--5--9--8----5--9--8-------
E)-----7--6-------7--6-------
Guitar Solo 3:
|-----24b+3------24b+3------24b+3---24b+3---24b+3---24b+3---24b+3-d-3----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
|23-2024-2023-2024-2023-2024-2023-2024-2023-2024-2023-2024-2023-2024-2023-2024-20|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
|22-1924-1922-1924-1921-1823-1820-1722-1719-1621-1619-1621-1618-1520-1518-1520-15|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
|17-1419-1417-1419-1416-1318-1315-1217-1214-1116-1114-1116-1113-1015-1013-1015-10|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
|12-9-14-9-12-9-14-9-11-8-13-8-10-7-12-7-9-6-11-6-9-6-11-6-8-5-10-5-8-5-10-5|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
|7-4-9-4-7-4-9-4-6-3-8-3-5-2-7-2-4-1-6-1-4-1-6-1-3-0-5-0-3-0-5-0|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-------15--------15-----|--15----15----15----15-----|-12-----12-----12---|
|-----14b+2-----14b+2----|14b+2-14b+2-14b+2-14b+2----|-12-----12-----12---|
|------------------------|---------------------------|---14-----14-----14-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------12-14-12-|-15-14-12---------------15-|-15-14-12-------------|
|-----12-------12-14-12-|-15-14-12---------------15-|-15-14-12-------------|
|-----12----------------|-----------15-13--15-13----|------------15-12-15--|
|-------14--------------|-----------15-13--15-13----|------------15-12-15--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-----15---14---12-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----15---14---12-----------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------15-12---15-15-|--14---12b+1-----12-----------|
|--------------------15-12---15-15-|------------14--------14------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------14-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
"no one can save"...
D)------------7-p-5--------------------7-h-8-p-7-p-5--
A)-------------------7-p-5----------------------------
E)--0-0-0-0------------------0-0-0-0------------------
then:
D)--7----------7-----------
A)--5--9--8----5--9--8-----
E)-----7--6-------7--6-----
ending:
D)--7----------7---------------7----------7--------9---
A)--5--9--8----5--9--8---7-----5--9--8----5--9--8--7---
E)-----7--6-------7--6---5--------7--6-------7--6--0---
Mark
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