My Last Words

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