This is a great song. The begining sounds like Metallica's "Call of the Ktulu" (so does "Hangar 18," but that's a different story). Dave Mustaine actually worte most of that song while he was still with Metallica. Guitar 1(light distortion) e|---------0---------------0---------------0--------------------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-----5--5--5--5-| D|---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7--7--7--7--7--| A|-0---------------7---------------6---------------0--0--0--0---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2(HEAVY distortion) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------10-9--8--7\---| A|------------------------------------------------10-9--8--7\---| E|-------------------------------------------------8-7--6--5\---| (0:44) ("But you'll never see the pain inside of me") Gt.1 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Gt.2 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------10-9-8-7-| A|------------------------------------------------10-9-8-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------8-7-6-5-| (1:17) ("I've walked a minefield for you") Gt.1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5---| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|-0-------0-------0-------| E|-------------------------| Gt.2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------10-9-8-7-| A|----------------10-9-8-7-| E|-----------------8-7-6-5-| Somewhere in here, one guitar starts to bend a note. I'm not sure but I think it's the 12th fret the the G-sting(not that type of G-string you perverts). (1:31) Gt.2 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-10-9-8-12-| A|-10-9-8-12-| E|--8-7-6-10-| Then repeat this for a while: Gt.1 e|---------| B|---------| G|-----5---| D|---7---7-| A|-0-------| E|---------| (1:50) ("One day the sun will die") Gt.1 e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|-----5---| A|---7---7-| E|-0-------| Now the bending note shifts between the 12th fret on the G-string, and the 12th fret on the high E-string. (2:05) Gt.2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-5-4-3--2-2-2-2-| A|-5-4-3--2-2-2-2-| repeat this riff with the Gt.1 riff at 1:50, E|-3-2-1--0-0-0-0-| just listen to the song for the timing. (2:57) Both Guitars (heavy distortion) e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (x3) A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| e|-------------| B|-------------| repeat these two riffs for awhile, G|-------------| once again just listen to figure out the timing. D|-2-2-2-5-4-3-| A|-2-2-2-5-4-3-| <- this riff will play on it's own for awhile, E|-0-0-0-3-2-1-| but then goes back to the one above too. (3:32) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----5-4-----8-9-| D|-5-4-5-4-5-4-8-9-| A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-6-7-| E|-3-2-----3-2-----| (3:43) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-5\4-2-2-2-2-5/7-2-2-5/7-| (palm mute) A|-2-2-2-2-5\4-2-2-2-2-5/7-2-2-5/7-| E|-0-0-0-0-3\2-0-0-0-0-3/5-0-0-3/5-| Now, they just modify this riff for awhile, you guy should be smart enough to figure it out (warning: this is played fast!) (6:03) e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9--------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-7-| now go between this and the one above A|-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-7-| E|--------------3-3-5-| riff under solo: e|---| B|---| G|---| this chord is played palm muted D|-2-| in different patterns under the solo A|-2-| E|-0-| (7:42) (when the solo ends) Gt.1 e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| this plays 'till the end D|-----5---| A|---7---7-| E|-0-------| Gt.2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| Gt.2 plays this every now and then D|-5-4-3--2-2-2-2-| (it's like at 2:05 in the song) A|-5-4-3--2-2-2-2-| E|-3-2-1--0-0-0-0-| The two guitars play that together, and they continue 'till it fades out and the song ends. Well, this is all i can do. I couldn't stand trying to figure out the solo...someone else can try if they want to. Dude, that's a long song!

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