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Megadeth - Truth Be Told guitar tab

Megadeth: Truth Be Told

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified: August 30, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|------------------------|

D|-2-------------------9--|

A|-0--------------3----7--|

E|------3----2----1-------|

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-7----5----5----2----5----5--|

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

E|-----------------------------|

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|-5----4--3----3----3--|

E|-3----2--1----1----1--|

Riff 1 (Slight distortion with effect)

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|-----2---4-5------2---4-5------2---4-5-|

D|---2---2--------2---2--------2---2-----|

A|-0------------2------------3-----------|

E|---------------------------------------|

"This is the first..."

e|---------------------------|

B|-----3---------------------|

G|---2---2-5-2-4---2---------|

D|-0-------------3---2-3p2---|

A|-------------------------3-|

E|---------------------------|

"...death, in the world..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1 (Nylon acoustic):

#1

e|-1-3-1-0--------|

B|---------3-1----|

G|-------------2--|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

E|----------------|

"...world..."

End guitar fill

Riff 2

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------5-5-5-5-----|

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-6-|

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

* * * * * *

"...death do us part..."

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

E|-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Slide)

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-6\----2/----8/----[off fretboard]-|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

Riff 3

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|-3-2-x-x--x-5---x-x--x-|

E|-1-0-x-x--x-3-0-x-x--x-|

"Til the last..."

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|-7---x-x--x-8------7-8-|

E|-5-0-x-x--x-6-0--0-5-6-|

"Sin lies..."

Riff 3a

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-3----5----7----8-3----5----7----8-|

E|-1-0--3-0--5-0--6-1--0-3--0-5--0-6-|

* * * * * *

"...upon the ground..."

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|-3----5----7----8---3-|

E|-1--0-3-0--5-0--6-1-1-|

* * * *

Play Riff 1 "The battle ain't over..."

Guitar fills over Riff 1 (Nylon acoustic):

#1

e|----------------------------15-|

B|----------12-13-12----12-13----|

G|----12-14----------------------|

D|-14----------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

#2

e|--------------|

B|--------------|

G|--------12----|

D|--14-15----14-|

A|--------------|

E|--------------|

#3

e|-10--10-10--8--7--8--7-|

B|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|

End guitar fills

Play Riff 2 "...anger is..."

Play Riff 3 "Til the last..."

Riff 3a

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-3----5----7----8-3----5----7----8-|

E|-1-0--3-0--5-0--6-1--0-3--0-5--0-6-|

* * * * * *

"...upon the ground..."

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|-3----5----7----8\-|

E|-1--0-3-0--5-0--6\-|

* * *

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|------------------|

A|-2-----2-----2----|

E|-0--/3-0--/5-0-/3-|

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|------------------|

A|-2-----2-----2----|

E|-0--/3-0--/5-0-/6-|

Solo (Mustaine)

e|-17tr12----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--------[use whammy bar to dive down 1 step ]--|

D|--------[ then release back to normal ]--|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------12-------12-------12-------12----------------|

B|-15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17r15b17r15-|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-12h15p12--12h15p12--12h17p12--12h15p12--12h17p12\-|

B|---------15--------15--------15--------15----------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-/1010101010-/1111111111-|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-/-8-8-8-8-8-/-9-9-9-9-9-|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|

G|-12-12-12-12\-9---------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|-10-10-10-10\-7----[bar dive]-|

E|------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 5 x7

e|---------------------------|

B|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|-7h8-----------------------|

E|-----0-8-7-0-6~--000000000-|

* * * * *********

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------|

A|-7h8-----------------8----8----8----(8)\-|

E|-----0-8-7--6--0--8--6----6----6----(6)\-|

* * * * * *

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x4

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-3-0-0-5--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

x2

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

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

E|-5-2-2----2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

x2

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-3-0-0-5--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

x2

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

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

E|-5-2-2----2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

x2

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-3-0-0-5--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Solo (Mustaine)

e|-191919-171717-202020-191919-|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|

e|-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15----15-------|

B|-------------------------18----18p17-|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|

B|-171717-151515-181818-171717-|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-18p17p15-17p15p13-15p13----13-------|

G|-------------------------16----16p14-|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-161616-141414-171717-161616-|

D|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-17p16p14-16p14p12-14p12-----------|

D|-------------------------15--15-14-|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|-15p14p12-14p12-----------|

A|----------------15--15-14-|

E|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------|

A|-15p14p12-15p14p12-14p12----12-------------|

E|-------------------------16----16-13-16-12-|

End Solo

Solo (Mustaine)

e|-------14------------------------------------|

B|----------17---------------------------------|

G|-14-16-------17p16-[16]17r16p14-[16]17r16p14-|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------14----------14-18b20-|

B|------------------------17----------------|

G|-[16]17r16p14--16-17-------14h16----------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|-{18}-{18}-{18}-{18}-[18]19^-[18]19^-[18]19^-[18]19-[18]19-|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------[slowly release bend to half step]--------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Solo (Mustaine)

e|---------------------------------|

B|-15p12---16p12---17p12---16p12---|

G|------14------14------14------14-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|

B|-15p12---16p12---17p12---16p12---|

G|------14------14------14------14-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|

B|-15p12---16p12---17p14---18p14---|

G|------14------16------17------18-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|

B|-19p15---20p16---21p16---21p16-|

G|------18------19------19-------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|

B|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|

G|-------------------17----------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|

B|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|

G|-------------------17----------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|

B|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|

G|-------------------17----------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|

B|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|

G|-------------------17----------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------15p12--17p12--15p12---|

B|----12-17p15p12----17p12-------------------------|

G|-12-------------12-------12-----12-----12-----12-|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|

B|-17p15p12-15p12h15-15b17tm--(17)r16tm-|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|-------------------|

D|-9----7----5----5--|

A|-7----5----3----2--|

E|-------------------|

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-2---------------------|

A|-0--------------3----2-|

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

Solo (Mustaine)

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|-12~-------12-14-14b15--|

D|--------14--------------|

A|------------------------|

E|------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|----12-14b15-[14]15--[14]15-[14]15-[14]15-|

D|-14---------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|-[14]15-[14]15--[14]15r14-12-14-14b15r14~~~-|

D|--------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------12------------------------------17b18r17-|

B|-------12----15b17----(17)r15p12----12-15----------|

G|-12-14---------------------------14----------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-17-15-12----12-------------|

B|-------------15----17-17\15-12-|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|-15-15p12-------12----------------------------|

G|----------15p12----15p14p12-14b15r14-12----12-|

D|----------------------------------------14----|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|----10-10--------[whammy dive]-|

E|-12----------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 7

Guitar 1

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-0000-23-0000-35-00-23-|

**** ** **** ** ** **

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-0000-23-0000-35-00-56-|

**** ** **** ** ** **

Guitar 2

NOTE: Comes in at the very end, runs into

next riff.

e|----------------|

B|-11-10-8--------|

G|---------10-9-7-|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

E|----------------|

Riff 8

Guitar 1

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|------------------------|

D|------------------------|

A|-7h8--------------------|

E|-----0-8-7-0-6~--000000-|

* * * * ******

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|

B|--------------------11-10-8--------|

G|-9h10p9---------------------10-9-7-|

D|--------10-10\8-8~-----------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

Final time:

e|---------------------------------------|

B|--------------------11-10-8--------8~\-|

G|-9h10p9---------------------10-9-7-----|

D|--------10-10\8-8~---------------------|

A|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

Play Riff 7

Play Riff 8

Play Riff 7

Play Riff 8

Play Riff 7

Play Riff 8

Final time:

Guitar 1

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------|

A|-7h8--------------------2-|

E|-----0-8-7-0-6~--000000-0-|

* * * * ******

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------|

B|-11-10-8-----------------|

G|---------10-9-7-9~--(9)\-|

D|-------------------------|

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.

= 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

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