Tears in a Vial

Megadeth: Tears In A Vial transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro (Play 2x) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-5-------5---4-------4---| D|-7-------7---5-------5---| A|----0--0---0----0--0---0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * "This may seem..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-------2---1-------1---| D|-3-------3---2-------2---| A|----0--0---0----0--0---0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * "...confusing..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-5-------5---4-------4---| D|-7-------7---5-------5---| A|----0--0---0----0--0---0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * "How I could walk away..." e|----------------------------| B|--------------------0-------| G|-7-------7---7----7---7---7-| D|-7-------7---6--6-------6---| A|----0--0---0----------------| E|----------------------------| * * * "...pure..." Riff 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "Lately..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2----------2---1----------1---| D|-3----------3---2----------2---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "...but not wanting you..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "Attraction that once..." e|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-------| G|-7----------7---7----7---7---7-| D|-7----------7---6--6-------6---| A|----000-000---0----------------| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * "...there..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "And it sucks..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2----------2---1----------1---| D|-3----------3---2----------2---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "...granted..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2----------2---1--------------| D|-3----------3---2--------------| A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * * * * * * * "...veil is drawn..." Riff 2 x3 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----------5-4-----------------| A|-0--0-3p0-----5----3-5----3-5-| E|----------------2------1------| "I had to walk away..." e|----0-----------------------| B|----0-----------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-2-------3---2--------------| E|-0-----0-1-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "And save my tears..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------5---4----------4---| D|------------7---5----------5---| A|-0--000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-4----------4---3----------3---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4--------------| D|-4----------4---3--------------| A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7----7/9----9/10----10/12-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-7----7\5----5/10----10\9-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Riff 3a e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "Everything..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-4----------4---3----------3---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "I had to let it go..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "To find myself..." e|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-------| G|-7----------7---7----7---7---7-| D|-7----------7---6--6-------6---| A|----000-000---0----------------| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * "...new, brand new..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2----------2---1----------1---| D|-3----------3---2----------2---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * "...and face who..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-2----------2---1--------------| D|-3----------3---2--------------| A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * * * * * * * "Now it's just me..." Play Riff 2 "I had to walk away..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-/7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-4------4-----4-3------3-----5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-4------4-----4-3------3-----5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Solo (Mustaine) e|-----------------------------| B|------------------------10~--| G|-{8}9r8b9------{8}9r8b9------| D|----------10~----------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-7-8-7--------------------| B|--------10-8-7------------| G|---------------9--7-------| D|--------------------10----| A|-----------------------8~-| E|--------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------7~------7--9~------9-10~-| A|---5/6/7-------7----------7-------| E|-8--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------8-6/-12\-10~-| G|-----7-----7-9--7--10-9--------------| D|-10----10----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4a Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-4------4-----4-3------3-----5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| D|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----5~----7-5------------------| D|-4------4-----4----------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----9~-----10-9--------9~-----10-9----| D|-10------10------12-10------10------12-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----9~-----10-9--------9~-----12-10----| D|-10------10------12-10------10-------12-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----9~-----10-9--------9~-----10-9----| D|-10------10------12-10------10------12-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----9~-----12-10-----------------------| D|-10------10-------12--9--------(9)b10~~-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-4----------4---3----------3---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------4---| D|-7----------7---5----------5---| A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * 1st ending: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4--------------| D|-4----------4---3--------------| A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----4---4---4-| D|-4----------4---3----3---3---3-| A|----000-000---0----0---0---0---| E|-------------------------------| *** *** * * * * 2nd ending: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-5----------5---4----------| D|-4----------4---3----------| A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------| *** *** * * * * * Solo (Poland) e|-17b19--(19)b20-{19}~~--(19)b20r19-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-17-18-17b18r17b18r17-------------17-18-| G|----------------------19-17-19b21-------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-18b20----18b20-18b20-18b20~~-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-18p17-18p17-------------------------| G|-------------19-17-21-19-17----------| D|----------------------------21-19-17-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-19-17-15--------------------------------| A|----------19-17-15-20-19-17--------------| E|----------------------------20-19-17-15\-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------12----12/14~~--(14)\10h12-8~-| E|-12~--10-12-----12------------------------| e|--------------15b17~----------------------------------| B|-{16}17r16b17---------{16}17r16b17-----15----15b16r15-| G|-----------------------------------17~----17----------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----20b23--20b22~----------------------------| B|-17----------------18~--17-------------------| G|---------------------------19-16-19b21r19b21-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D|-21b24r21--19p17-19-----------14~--15-14--------| A|--------------------17\15-17~------------17-14\-| E|------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-{18}20r18b20-(20)b20^--17b19r17-14-----------------| D|------------------------------------17b19-17b19r17~-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 (Slight palm mutes, harmony guitar in () ) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---7-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| A|-7-------7-------7------7-----| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "You were so beautiful..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---7-12----7-12----7-10----7-9-| A|-7-------7-------7-------7-----| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...to look upon..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---7-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| A|-7-------7-------7------7-----| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "I can see the light..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------------------(4)----(5)---(4)----| D|---5-7------7------6--(6)-7-(6)-6-(6)-| A|-7------5-8----5-8-----7-----7-----7--| E|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...in your smile..." Riff 6a (Slight palm mutes) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-10-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| A|--------7-------7------7-----| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * "Your eyes were..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---7-12----7-12----7-10----7-9-| A|-7-------7-------7-------7-----| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...into your soul..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---7-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| A|-7-------7-------7------7-----| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Your body was..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---5-7------7------6----7---6---| A|-7------5-8----5-8----7---7---7-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...just like the sky!" Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-15-14-----10-14-----10-12-----10-12-| A|--------10--------10--------10-------| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----10-15-----10-15-----10-14-----10-12-| A|-10--------10--------10--------10-------| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----10-14-----10-14-----10-12-----10-12-| A|-10--------10--------10--------10-------| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----9-10-------10-------9-----10----9----| A|-10-------8-12-----8-12----11----11---11-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-15-14~----{long hold}--| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Riff 7 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-5-5~----7-5-4----5-4--------| D|----------------------7--6---| A|---------------------------7-| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-----------5--6----5--------| G|-5~----7-5-------7----7-5-4-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-5~----7-5-4----5-4--------| D|--------------------7--6---| A|-------------------------7-| E|---------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-9~--------------------| G|-----10~--9~--7~--5--4-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| x4 e|--0---------------------| B|--0---------------------| G|--5---------------------| D|--7---------------------| A|--0----0-000-000-000-00-| E|------------------------| * *** *** *** ** Guitar 2 (Harmony) e|------------------------------------------------| B|-12/-17~--15~--13~--12~--10--9-10~-{long hold}--| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Riff 8 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------------------| A|-0--000-000-0000-2~--000-000-0000-3~-| E|-------------------------------------| *** *** **** *** *** **** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-000-000-0000-----0000-----0000-| E|--------------3~-------2~-------| *** *** **** **** **** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------10---------------| A|-3----------------8--888888888888-| E|-1--111111111111------------------| ************ ************ e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----8-9----------7---------4-5--| A|-7--6-7---10-9-7-5--5-4-2--2-3--| E|-0------0--8-7-5----3-2-0-------| * * * * * * Final time: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----8-9----------7---------4-5---| A|-7--6-7---10-9-7-5--5-4-2--2-3-0-| E|-0------0--8-7-5----3-2-0--------| * * * * * * Guitar fills over Riff 8 (Some effect used) #1 (Comes in the second time) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7~--------9~----10~-----------------| A|------------------------10~--9~--8~--| E|-------------------------------------| #2 (Comes in the third time) e|-------------------------------------| B|-10~------12~----13~-----------------| G|------------------------12~-11~-10~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------~--| E|-------------------------------------| Ending: x4 e|--0---------------------|--0--| B|--0---------------------|--0--| G|--5---------------------|--5--| D|--7---------------------|--7--| A|--0----0-000-000-000-00-|--0--| 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