Truth be Told

transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) help from: Jordan B. ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 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. <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