Of Mice and Man(Tabs)

	        transcribed by: Russ Elton      ([email protected])  
 
              The Vault of Deth: 
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection 
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 
 
Tuning: Standard 
 
Riff 1 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|----------------------7-7-7--| 
A|-----4-4-4------------5-5-5--| 
E|-0-0-2-2-2--------0-0--------| 
   * * * *          * * * * 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-----4-4-4-----------------------| 
A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-4-4-4--| 
E|--------------------------2-2-2--| 
   * * * *      * * * * * * * * 
 
 
 
Riff 2 
Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-4---4-3-2---4---4-3-2---4-3-2---| 
A|---4-------4---4-------4-------4-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
     *       *   *       *       * 
 
Guitar 2 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------12---------| 
G|-11b12r11\9/11~--------11b12r11----11b12~~-| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|------------10b12-{long hold}--| 
G|-11b12r11\9--------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
Riff 3 
Guitar 1                            x3 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---------| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| 
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| 
             * 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------2---4-2-| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------| 
E|-2-5-------5-----------------------| 
             * 
 
Guitar 2                      x2 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
e|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-----------| 
A|------9~~--| 
E|-X\\-------| 
 
 
 
Riff 1a 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|------------------7-7-7--| 
A|---4-4------------5-5-5--| 
E|-0-2-2--------0-0--------| 
   * *          * * * * 
   'At 25 I was surprised...' 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-----4-4-4-----------------------| 
A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-4-4-4--| 
E|--------------------------2-2-2--| 
   * * * *      * * * * * * * * 
   '...half alive...' 
 
 
Play Riff 1 
Play Riff 2 
 
 
Riff 3a 
Guitar 1                            x3 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---------| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| 
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| 
             * 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------2---4-| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---4---| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----------| 
E|-2-5-------5---------------------| 
             * 
 
Guitar 2                      x2 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time) 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-14~----15~----16~-----------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|----------------------11~----| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
 
 
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)             x3 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|------4-3-2---2-----------------| 
A|------------4---4-3-2---2-------| 
E|-2--2-----------------5---5-4-3-| 
 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|----------------------7---5---3-| 
D|------4-3-2---2---2-7---5---3---| 
A|------------4---4---------------| 
E|-2--2---------------------------| 
 
 
Solo (Mustaine) 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-12b13----13p12p10--10h12-13p12p10--10h12-| 
G|------------------11--------------11------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------10-9~------------(9)/15-| 
G|----14\--9-9b11-------------------------| 
D|-12-------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
e|-22-21-19-21-19\17-21-19-17-19-17-| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 
 
e|-21-19-17--19-17-----17---------------------------| 
B|-----------------21-----21-19--21-19-17--19-17-15-| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------15h17h19----------17h19h21------| 
B|-15h17h19----------17h19h21----------19~--| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
Riff 3b (Play 3x) 
Guitar 1                            x3 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---------| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| 
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| 
             * 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------2---4-2-| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------| 
E|-2-5-------5-----------------------| 
             * 
 
 
Guitar 2 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time) 
e|----------------------19b21--17b19~----17b19-17--| 
B|-14~----15~----16~-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------19b21-19b21--17b19~----17b19r17~~\-| 
B|-14~----15~----16~---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
Ending: 
Guitar 1                            x3 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------------------2---4-2---------| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| 
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| 
             * 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4-4--2--------4--| 
E|-2-5-------5-------2--0--------2--| 
             * 
 
Guitar 2 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
Guitar 3 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|---/14-14-14-15~----15-15-15-16~--| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-17b19-17-----------------------------------| 
G|----------16b18-16~--(16)b18---(18)r16p14---| 
D|-----------------------------------------14-| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-14--------------------------------| 
B|---17p14---------------------------| 
G|--------16b18r16p14----------------| 
D|-------------------16\14~----(14)\-| 
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. 
<17>       = 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