Megadeth

Megadeth - Blackmail The Universe bass tab

BLACKMAIL THE UNIVERSE (Bassline)

As recorded by Megadeth

(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)

Words and Music by Dave Mustaine

Transcribed by livingzombie

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'

Intro

Q=174

4/4

Gtr I

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

Wx2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------||--------------------------|-------------------------|

|------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

|------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

|------------||--0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|---------------------------|

|-------------------------|---------------------------|

|-------------------------|---------------------------|

|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0---|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|--------------------------||

|-------------------------|-------------------------o||

|-------4-4-4-------3-3-3-|-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-o||

|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2--------||

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------4-4-4-------3-3-3-|

|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0--|

Verse

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

||------------------------------|-----------------------------|

||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

||o-----------------------------|-----------------------2-3-4-|

||--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-------|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||

|-----------------------------|------------------------------o||

|-----------------------------|------------------------------o||

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

||------------------------------|

||o-----------------------------|

||o-----------------------------|

||--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------------||------------------------------|

|-----------------------------o||------------------------------|

|-----------------------------o||------------------------------|

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0--|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------2-3-4-|

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-------|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------3-2-------------|

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-----5-3-2-0-2-3-|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------4-5-6-|

|-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-2-4-5-7-5-4-2-|-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-2-4-5-7-------|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

|-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-2-4-5-7-5-4-2-|-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------6-7-8-|

|-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-4-6-7-9-7-6-4-|-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-4-6-7-9-------|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

|-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-4-6-7-9-7-6-4-|-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

||------------------------------|

||o-----------------------------|

||o-----------------------------|

||--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|------------------------------||------------------------------|

|-----------------------------o||------------------------------|

|-----------------------------o||------------------------------|

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0--|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------2-3-4-|

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-------|

|--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|

E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------3-2-------------|

|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-----5-3-2-0-2-3-|

Breakdown

E E H. W W W

|-------------|----------|----------|------|

|-------------|----------|----------|------|

|-------------|----------|----------|------|

|-2-----------|----------|----------|------|

Verse

E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E 4x

||-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------||

||o----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------o||

||o--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-2----|--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-------o||

||--2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-------3--|-2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-----0-0-1--||

Solo (Poland)

~~ ~~

E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E

|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|

|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|

|--------------2-|-(2)-----4s5-4----|--------------2-|-(2)-----4s5-------|

|-4-2-4----2-4---|-----4-2-------5--|-4-2-4----2-4---|-----4-2-----2-2-3-|

~~ ~~

|-3-| |-3-|

E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|

|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|

|--------------2-|-(2)-----4s5-4----|--------------2-|-5-4---3-2---|

|-4-2-4----2-4---|-----4-2-------5--|-4-2-4----2-4---|-----5-----3-|

Verse

E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E

||-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------||

||o----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------o||

||o--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-2----|--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-------o||

||--2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-------3--|-2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-----0-0-1--||

Bridge

3/4 4/4 3/4

Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E

|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

|-2------0------|-0h2-----2-3-|-4------2------|-2h4-----4-5-|

|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

|----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0-----|----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0-----|

4/4 3/4 4/4

Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|---------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|

|-6------4------|-4-6---------|----------------|----------------|

|---------------|---------4-3-|-2------0---3-2-|-1----------2-1-|

|----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0-----|----0-0---0-----|----0-0-4-0-----|

Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E

|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

|----4-----------|------------------|----4-----------|--------------------|

|----------------|-------0-2s3-2----|----------------|---------------1----|

|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-2---------3--|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-5s6-5s6-0---0--|

Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q

|----------------|------------------|

|----4-----------|------------------|

|--------------0-|-(0)---0-2s3-2----|

|-2----2-2-2-2---|-----2---------3--|

|--6--| |---6----|

Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E

|----------------|---------------------------|

|----4-----------|---------------------------|

|----------------|---------------------------|

|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-5-6-5-6-0-(0)-5-6-5-6-|

Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E

|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

|----4-----------|------------------|----4-----------|--------------------|

|----------------|-------0-2s3-2----|----------------|---------------2----|

|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-2---------3--|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-5s6-5s6-0---0--|

Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q

|----------------|------------------|---------------|

|----4-----------|------------------|----4----------|

|----------------|-------0-2s3-2----|---------------|

|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-2---------3--|-2----2-2-2-2--|

Solo (Poland)

3/4 4/4

Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E q E E q E E 4x

||------------|-----------|---------------|-----------------||

||o----2------|----3------|----4----------|----------------o||

||o-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------o||

||--0-----5-3-|-1-----3-5-|-2-----5-3-2-3-|-5--2-3-5--2-3---||

3/4

Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E

|----9-------|----7-------|----5-------|----3-------|------------|-------------|

|------9-----|------7-----|------5-----|------3-----|----6-------|----4--------|

|-7------7-6-|-5------5-4-|-3------3-2-|-1------1-0-|------6-----|------4------|

|------------|------------|------------|------------|-4------4-3-|-2------2-1--|

Solo (Mustaine)

4/4

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x

|-------------------------|--------------------------||

|-------------------------|-------------------------o||

|-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2---------o||

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2--||

Verse

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x

|-------------------------|----------------------------||

|-------------------------|---------------------------o||

|-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2-----------o||

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2----||

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|-----------------5-------|--------------------------|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-8---8-7-5-|-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-3-4-3-2-1--|

Solo (Mustaine)

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|----------------------------||

|-------------------------|---------------------------o||

|-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2-----------o||

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2----||

Verse

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||o-------------------------|-------------------------|

||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x

|-------------------------|----------------------------||

|-------------------------|---------------------------o||

|-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2-----------o||

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2----||

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-----------------5-------|

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-8---8-7-5-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.

|-------------------------|-----------*|

|-------------------------|-----------*|

|-------------------------|-----------*|

|-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-3-4-3-2-1-|-0---------*|

Duration Legend

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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

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h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

- natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

- tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

- volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

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| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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