My Last Words(Tabs)

	        Megadeth:  My Last Words 
 
transcribed by: Russ Elton      ([email protected])  
 
Date last modified:  2/11/01 
   
Tuning: Standard (slightly flat = 1/4 step down) 
 
Riff 1 
 
Guitar 1 (clean) 
e|-5p0-----8p0-----5p0-----8p0-----| 
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---| 
G|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|-4p0-----7p0-----4p0-----7p0-----| 
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---| 
G|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|-3p0-----5p0-----3p0-----5p0-----| 
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6---| 
G|-------5-------5-------5-------5-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|-1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----| 
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| 
G|-------2-------1-------0-------0-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
 
Guitar 2 (distortion) 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------5--3------------------| 
D|-------------5--(5)\---3--3------------------| 
A|--5~---------5--(5)\---------0-----------0-1-| 
E|-------4~----------------------3-1-0-1-3-----| 
                               * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------5--3------------------| 
D|-----------2h3p2----------5--(5)\---3--3------------------| 
A|--5~---3-5-a-----5-3------5--(5)\---------0-----------0-1-| 
E|---------------------4~---------------------3-1-0-1-3-----| 
                                            * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------5--3------------------| 
D|-----------2h3p2----------5--(5)\---3--3------------------| 
A|--5~---3-5-a-----5-3------5--(5)\---------0-----------0-1-| 
E|---------------------4~---------------------3-1-0-1-3-----| 
                                            * * * * * * * * 
 
 
Riff 2 
 
Guitar 1                          x4 
e|-5p0-----4p0-----3p0-----1p0-----| 
B|-----6-------6-------6-------3---| 
G|-------7-------7-------5-------2-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
Guitar 2 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|--------------10-7-9---7~----------| 
D|-----/6~--5~--------10-----/6~--5~-| 
A|-/5~-------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
                       x2 
e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|-10-7-9---7~----------| 
D|-------10-----/6~--5~-| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 
 
Guitar 3 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|---------------10-7-9---7~-----------| 
D|-----/10~--9~--------10-----/10~--9~-| 
A|-/5~---------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
                        x2 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-10-7-9---7~-----------| 
D|-------10-----/10~--9~-| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 
 
 
Riff 3 (one guitar is clean, the other distorted) 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-10----8---6---5-------------------------------| 
G|----10---9---7---5--7---5----------------------| 
D|----------------------8-----5------------------| 
A|--------------------------8---8-7-3-5~~---(5)\-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
End intro 
 
Riff 4 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|-7p5p0--------5h7-7p5p0-------| 
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0--5h7-7p5p0-7p5p0-| 
A|-------7p5p0------------7p5p0-| 
E|------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-5h7-7p5p0----------------------| 
D|-5h7-7p5p0-7p5p0--5/---10---5---| 
A|-----------7p5p0--------8---3---| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
 
Riff 5 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|-7p5p0--------5-7-7p5p0-------| 
D|-7p5p0-7p5p0--5-7-7p5p0-7p5p0-| 
A|-------7p5p0------------7p5p0-| 
E|------------------------------| 
                * *  
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-5-7-7p5p0----------------------| 
D|-5-7-7p5p0-7p5p0--5/---10---5---| 
A|-----------7p5p0--------8---3---| 
E|--------------------------------| 
   * *  
 
 
Riff 6 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-7---------5----7----| 
A|-5----3----3----5----| 
E|------1---------5----| 
  'My life's on time....' 
 
e|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|-7---------5--4--3-----7----| 
A|-5----3----3--2--1--3--5----| 
E|------1-------------1-------| 
  'Six to one's the odds...' 
 
Play Riff 4 
Play Riff 6   'Place the pistol down...' 
Play Riff 4 
Play Riff 6   'A click comes from the hammer...' 
 
Riff 7 
e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------9/10-9------------------------5-6-----| 
A|-5~~------7/-8-7----------7/8-7---------3-4-5~~-| 
E|------------------6~~-----5/6-5--3~~------------| 
                  'Anybody............somebody...' 
 
Riff 8 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-----------------9/10-9--------------------------| 
A|-5-555555555555555-7/-8-7--8-----------------7/8-7-| 
E|---------------------------6-666666666666666-5/6-5-| 
     ***************           *************** 
                            '...anybody...' 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------5-6-7-----------------------| 
A|-5-----------------3-4-5-555555555555555555555-| 
E|-3-333333333333333-----------------------------| 
     ***************       ********************* 
                  '....whoa......' 
 
Play Riff 8   Solo Rhythm 
 
Solo  
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
End solo 
 
 
Play Riff 8   'You....next victim...' 
 
Ending: 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-----------------9/10-9--------------------------| 
A|-5-555555555555555-7/-8-7--8-----------------7/8-7-| 
E|---------------------------6-666666666666666-5/6-5-| 
     ***************           *************** 
    'You..............next victim....' 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-------------------5-6-| 
A|-5-----------------3-4-| 
E|-3-333333333333333-----| 
     ***************     
   'You............next to...' 
                           x3 
e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------7p5---5---7-| 
D|--------5h7h8-----8---8---| 
A|--5h7h8-------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 
  '...die....' 
 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-------------7p5---5------------------5\-| 
D|-------5h7h8-----8---8-7-----------7--5\-| 
A|-5h7h8-------------------8~~-------5--3\-| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
                    '....you..........die.' 
 
Notation: 
 
10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
{10}12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 
 
10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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 

	        

Written by Dave Mustaine