Megadeth - Skin Of My Teeth guitar tab
Skin O' my teeth
as recorded in "Countdown to extinction" album
By Dave Mustaine
Notation legend.-
/ = slide
. = palm mute
b = bend to note («=half, f=full, f«=one & a half, etc.)
br = bend & release
gb = gradual bend
gbr = gradual bend & release
/\/ = vibrato
Fast Rock = 192
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|---7-----6------5-------4------1-----2-----------------------------------|
|---5-----4------3-------2------3-----0-----------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------5---7br«--(7)---5-------|
|---7-------------7-------------7-----------------5---7br«--(7)---5-------|
|---0----0---0----0----0---0----0-----0---0---0-----------------------0---|
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|-------------------------------------------------5---7br«--(7)---5-------|
|---7-------------7-------------7-----------------5---7br«--(7)---5-------|
|---0----0---0----0----0---0----0-----0---0---0-----------------------0---|
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|---7-------------7-------------7---------|
|---0----0---0----0----0---0----0-----0---|
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. . . . .
Verses 1,2,& 3.-
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|---------------5------------7----------5---7br«-(7)---5------------------|
|--7------------5------------7------7---5---7br«-(7)---5----7-------------|
|--0----0---0--------0---0----------7-------------------------------------|
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. . . .
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|---------------5-----------2----------5---7br«-(7)----5------------------|
|--7------------5-----------2------7---5---7br«-(7)----5-----7------------|
|--0----0---0---------------0------7--------------------------------------|
|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
. . .
Repeat twice, then.-
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|---------------5------------7----------5---7br«-(7)---5------------------|
|--7------------5------------7------7---5---7br«-(7)---5----7-------------|
|--0----0---0--------0---0----------7-------------------------------------|
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|---------------5-----------2---------|
|--7------------5-----------2---------|
|--0----0---0---------------0---------|
|----------------------3--------------|
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Chorus.-
Hold----------------------------|
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|---2----------2----------2--------------5--7br«-(7)----5-----------------|
|------------------------------------7---5--7br«-(7)----5-----7-----------|
|--------0---------------------------7------------------------------------|
|-------------------4----------3------------------------------------------|
Hold-------| Hold----|
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|--------------------------------------5----7--7br«-(7)----5--------------|
|--3----------3----------3---------7---5----7--7br«-(7)----5----7---------|
|---------------------------5------7--------------------------------------|
|------1-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat twice, then.-
Hold----------------------------|
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|---2----------2----------2--------------5--7br«-(7)----5-----------------|
|------------------------------------7---5--7br«-(7)----5-----7-----------|
|--------0---------------------------7------------------------------------|
|-------------------4----------3------------------------------------------|
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|--3----------3----------3------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5gb«------------------------------------------|
|------1-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
Play verse 2, chorus and then the solo.-
Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\
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|--8bf-----------(8)-------------------13--12--13--12---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------14-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14-------------|
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|--0-------------3----------0-------3---0-----0---------------------------|
|-------3----3----------3------------------3------3---2---0---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
w/bar
Gtr. 1 /\/\/\/\/\/\ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|--------------------------------15bf-------------------------------------|
|--12gb«-----(12)-----------------------15bf------------------------------|
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|Gtr. 1 |
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|---0-----------3----------0------3---0--------0--------------------------|
|-------3---0---------3-------------------3---------3----2---0------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\
|---15brf-(15)---12---14br«-(14)---------12---------------|
|-----------------------------------15--------------------|
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|Gtr. 1 |
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|------------------------------------------2--------------|
|-----------------4---------------5--------2--------------|
|----------4----------------5--------------0--------------|
|---2-----------------3-----------------------------------|
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Gtr. 2
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|------13h15p13-------15p13--------13--------------------13---15--15br2---|
|----------------------------14----------14gbrf----(14)-------------------|
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|Gtr. 1 |
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|--7------7--------7-------7-------5--------------------------------------|
|--7------7--------7-------7-------5--------------------------------------|
|--5------5--------5-------5-------3----------------0------------3------0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------3---0-------3----|
. . . . .
Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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|---(15)p13------------------------------------17-------|
|-----------14-------------------------17h18------------|
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|Gtr. 1 |
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|-------8---8-------8------8/10-----10------------------|
|-------7---7-------7------7/-9------9------------------|
|-------5---5-------5------5/-7------7------------------|
|-------5---5-------5------5/-7------7------------------|
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Gtr. 2
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|---22p17---------17---20p19p17--------17h20p17---------------------------|
|----------18h19-----------------19---------------------------------------|
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|---0--------------------3-----------------0------------------------------|
|-----------3-------3---------------3-------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2 /\/
|--19-------------------------------------------------|
|------17------17-------------------------------------|
|----------19------19p17------17-19--19-19--19p17-----|
|-------------------------19--------------------------|
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|Gtr. 1 |
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|---3-----0----------0--------------------------------|
|--------------3--------------3------2-------0--------|
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Gtr. 2
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|-----17-----19---16h17p16------16----------------------------------------|
|--19-----------------------19------19---17--15h17p15---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------19----------------|
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|---0---------------------------3------------------0----------------------|
|------------3--------0-----------------------3---------------------------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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|---\10----------------------(10)/19\-----|
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|----------3---0------0-------------------|
|------------------3---------3---2---0----|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/
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|---7----7----7----8----8----8-----10----10----10-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9brf---(9)brf«-------|
|---4----4----4----5----5----5------7-----7-----7-------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------2-----------------7---7---7---7---5---|
|-------------4--------------5------2-----------------7---7---7---7---5---|
|--------4--------------5-----------0-----------------5---5---5---5---3---|
|---2--------------3------------------------------------------------------|
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Gtr. 2
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|-----7bf---7pb«-----------7----------5-------|
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|--0---------------3------------------0-------|
|-----3------0------------------3-------------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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|------------------------------------8----10------------------------------|
|----5----5-------------------/9---------------------10bf-----------------|
|---------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------8----8---8-----8/10------10----------------------------------|
|------------7----7---7-----7/-9-------9----------------------------------|
|------------5----5---5-----5/-7-------7----------------------------------|
|------------5----5---5-----5/-7-------7-------------2-------------5------|
|---------------------------------------------------------5---2-----------|
Gtr. 2
|-------7-----------------------------7-----------------------------------|
|---7----------10p7---------------------10p7-----7--10--------7-----------|
|-----------------------9brf--(9)bf----------9bf----------9---------------|
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|----------------2--------------------5--2--------2-----------------------|
|-5------------------------------------------5-------5-----4----2---------|
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Gtr. 2
|------------------7------------------------------------|
|----------------------10p7--------7--------------------|
|---9brf--(9)bf---------------10-------10p9p7-----------|
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|------2--------------5------------------------2--------|
|-----------5---2----------------------5----------------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|----------------------------------------10--12p10----10-12-9h10p9--------|
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|---9bf-----7------------------(7)/---------------------------------------|
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|------------5---2------2-----------------2--------------------5----------|
|-------------------5--------5---4---2--------5------2--------------------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\
|-------9----------7h9p7----------7h9p7-------7---------------------------|
|--12--------12------------10-------------10------10p9h10----7---------10-|
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|------------------2----------------------5----2---------2----------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------------5----------5---4---2--|
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Gtr. 2
|---------7----10----9----12---10--14--12--10--14--11---------------------|
|----9--------------------------------------------------12----------------|
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|----2-----------------5----------------------2---------------------------|
|---------5-----2-----------------------5---------------------------------|
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Gtr. 2
|---11----13---10--------10-----12----9-----------11-----8----------------|
|------------------11-----------------------10----------------9-----------|
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|----------3-------------------------2------------------------------------|
|----------1-------------------------0------------6-----------------------|
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Gtr. 2
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|--------------17-----------------------17------17------------------------|
|-------17--18-----18--17------17--18----------------18-----17------------|
|---19---------------------19---------------------------------------------|
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|----0---------------3-----------------------0----------------------------|
|----------3----3-------------------3-------------------------------------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\
|--------------14---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------13/14-------17p14----17p14---17bf---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------14h17--------------|
|--19---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------3-----0-------------------------0--------------------------------|
|------------------------------3--------------3----2---0------------------|
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Gtr. 2
|-------------------------------17-----------------------15---------------|
|---14-17p14---------------14--------14-15p14----16/17--------------------|
|--------------17p14--17--------------------------------------------------|
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|--0------------------------3----------------0----------------------------|
|--------3-------0--------------------3-----------------------------------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\
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|-----17----20p17----20bf-------------------20p17----|
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|------3-----0--------------0------------------------|
|---------------------3---------------3---2---0------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\
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|---20bf------20bf--------20bf------20bf-----------------20p17------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
|--------------------------4---------------------5--------2---------------|
|--------------4---------------------------5--------------0---------------|
|-----2------------------------------3------------------------------------|
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Gtr. 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------17-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------17----------|
|---19brf--(19)-----17---19---17bf«-----17brf--(17)----19bf---------------|
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|--------------------7---------7-------7------7-----5---------------------|
|--------------------7---------7-------7------7-----5---------------------|
|--------------------5---------5-------5------5-----3---------------------|
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Gtr. 2
|----20bf--------20------17----------------------------------------17-----|
|-------------------------------20p17----------------17-------------------|
|------------------------------------------19bf------------19bf-----------|
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|------0-------------------------3---------------------------------0------|
|-----------------3-------0------------------------------------3----------|
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Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\/\/\
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|---------17--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---20------------17------19b2--------17----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------19------------(19)\----------|
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|------------------8----------8--------8------8/10----------10------------|
|------------------7----------7--------7------7/-9-----------9------------|
|------------------5----------5--------5------5/-7-----------7------------|
|------------------5----------5--------5------5/-7-----------7------------|
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Interlude:
Gtr. 2 /\/\/\/\
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|----7-----6------5----------4-----3------2-------------------------------|
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|-----7----6------5----------4-----3-------2------------------------------|
|-----5----4------3----------2-----1-------0------------------------------|
Gtrs. 1 & 2
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|-------------------------------------------------5---7br«--(7)---5-------|
|---7-------------7-------------7-----------------5---7br«--(7)---5-------|
|---0----0---0----0----0---0----0-----0---0---0-----------------------0---|
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Repeat it twice, then.-
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|---7-------------7-------------7-----------------------------------------|
|---0----0---0----0----0---0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------X\---X\---X\---X\---X\---X\---|
. . . . . Pick slide
Play verse 3, chorus, then
Hold bend--------------------------------------------|
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|--b«-------------------------------------------------------(5)-----------|
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Guitar 1
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|---2------5---5---5---7br«--(7)----5-------------------------------------|
|---2------5---5---5---7br«--(7)----5-----7-------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------------------0---------------3----0----|
|---------------------------------------------------4---3---0-------------|
. . . . .
Well... that's it!
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Explanations: P - pull off
H - hammer on
B - bend
R - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
^ - upstroke (the pick moves towards the sky. "Pull")
v - downstroke (the pick moves towards the ground. "Push")
(5) - let ring the indicated note, but don't pick
SECOND: A piece from Skin o' my Teeth
(Megadeth, Countdown to Extinction)
Note: Play triplets!
^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v
E|-17-P12----------12--15-|-14--12------12--15--12-|
B|---------14--15---------|---------15-------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
E|-19-P12------12---------|------------------------|
B|---------15------15--13-|-----13--15--16--15--13-|
G|------------------------|-14---------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----13--15--12H13P12---|-12---------------------|
G|-14-------------------14|-----14--12--11H12P11P9-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
v
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-9\5--------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Some nanosecundums later...
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-15H17P15P12-15H17-14B15-|R14-12-14\12-10H12H14-12-10-|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-10H12H14-12-10-12\10-9-10-|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-11----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
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THIRD: A piece from High Speed Dirt
(Megadeth, Countdown to Extinction)
Note: Play triplets!
E|-17-P16-P15-P14-H15-H16-|-17-P12------15-P12-----|
B|------------------------|---------14----------14-|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-14-P12--------------12-|------------------------|
B|---------15--14--15-----|-15-P14-P12--14-\-------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-13------12-------------|------------------------|
G|-----14------12--14--12-|-11--12--14--12--11-----|
D|------------------------|---------------------14-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
__________ __________
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E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-16P15P14----14-H16-P14-|-14P13P12----14---------|
A|----------17------------|----------15-----15-B16-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-12---------------------|
E|------------------------|