Megadeth: Almost Honest transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 06, 2004 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro x4 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|------2-------0-2-----| A|----2-------2---0--2--| E|-0------2-3--------0--| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-2-----7--9----| A|-0--2--5--7--2-| E|----0--------0-| Riff 1 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|------2-------0-2-----| A|----2-------2---0--2--| E|-0------2-3--------0--| "...knew..." Riff 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-2-------2-----7--8--| A|-0--2----0--2--5--6--| E|----0-------0--5--6--| "...honest..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-7~--7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7--6--5-| * * * * * * "...almost..." Guitar fill over Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------------/7--7--(7)\-| B|-----------------4--(4)\---/7--7--(7)\---/7--7--(7)\-| G|-4----4----------4--(4)\---/8--8--(8)\---------------| D|-x----x--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------| A|-2----2--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------2---------------2--2---------| A|-2-2----0--------2-2----0--0---------| E|-0-0-------------0-0----------2--3-2-| "Living alone..." Guitar 2 (Clean) e|---------------------------------| B|---5-----5-----2---2-------3-----| G|-----4-----4-----2---2-------2---| D|-2-----2-----2---------2h4-----4-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---5-----5-----2---2-------2-----| G|-----4-----4-----2---2-----------| D|-2-----2-----2---------2h4---4-2-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 1a e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------2-------0-2--------------| A|----2-------2---0--2-----------| E|-0------2-3--------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * "I was nearly pure..." Guitar fill over Riff 1a (Comes in the 5th time) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--9\7--7--7\-------9\7--7--7\-| D|--x----x--x--------x----x--x--| A|--7\5--5--5\-------7\5--5--5\-| E|------------------------------| Riff 2a e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-2--------------2-----7--8--| A|-0--2-----------0--2--5--6--| E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0--5--6--| * * * * * "...honest..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-7~--7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7--6--5-| * * * * * * "...almost..." Guitar fill over Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------------/7--7--(7)\-| B|-----------------4--(4)\---/7--7--(7)\---/7--7--(7)\-| G|-4----4----------4--(4)\---/8--8--(8)\---------------| D|-x----x--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------| A|-2----2--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "Living alone..." Final time for Riff 3, guitar 1 plays: e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------2---------------2--2-------------| A|-2-2----0--------2-2----0--0-----------2-| E|-0-0-------------0-0----------2--3-2-0-0-| "...and just left me..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----5-----5-----------4-----4-----| G|-4-----4-----4----4------4-----4---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "I question your..." e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----3-----3-----------2-----2-----| G|-2-----2-----2----2------2-----2---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "...tone of your voice..." e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----1-----1-----------3-----3-----| G|-0-----0-----0----2------2-----2---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "I know I should..." e|---0-----0------5-----4---4-----4-| B|-----5-----5------5-----5---5-----| G|-4-----4-----4------4---------4---| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "...don't have a choice..." e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----5-----5-----------4-----4-----| G|-4-----4-----4----4------4-----4---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "It happened that night..." e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----3-----3-----------2-----2-----| G|-2-----2-----2----2------2-----2---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "...told me to go..." e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----1-----1-----------3-----3-----| G|-0-----0-----0----2------2-----2---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "Don't ask who's..." Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-99-9----9--9-9---77-7----7--7-7--| A|-77-7----6--6-6---55-5----4--4-4--| E|----------------------------------| "It happened that night..." e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-55-5----7--7-7--| A|-33-3----5--5-5--| E|-----------------| "Don't ask who's..." Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-10b12--(12)r10-9~~~--| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| "Don't ask..." Riff 1b (Solo Rhythm) x8 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------2-------0-2--------------| A|----2-------2---0--2-----------| E|-0------2-3--------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-7~--7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7--6--5-| * * * * * * Solo (Friedman) e|--------------------------------| B|--------8-[7]8r7----------------| G|----7------------9~--9~--9~--9~-| D|-/9---9-------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-10-(10)b11--(11)b12--8-10--------------| G|----------------------------9~--9~--9~~-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|------------------------12--------------12----------| B|-9----/12--15-12-15b16-----15-12-15b16-----12-14b15-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---11-----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| * * e|-12--------------12---------------------| B|----15-12-----------15-12-15b17--(17)~~-| G|----------14b16-------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---12-----------------------------12--------------------| B|--x---16-12------------15p12--------12h15-12------------| G|-x---------14b16r14p12------14b16-----------14b16r14p12-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------12---------------------------| B|--------15-------------------------------------------| G|-14b16----14b16--14b16-----14b16--(16)r14p12-14-12~~-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-18--(18)b19~~----15b18--15b17--15p12--15b17-15~~-| B|--x----------------------------------12-----------| G|-15-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-15p12--15b16----15~~-| B|------12--------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-15p12-----12------------------------| B|------12h15--12-15p12-15p12-----12---| G|---------------------------12h14--12-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------{11}--------------14--14--| B|--------------------------x---x--| G|-14b16-----{14}-(16)r14--14--14--| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------16----17----18----19~~~--------(19)\-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-14/16----14----18----20--------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "Living alone..." This lead comes in at the end of Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------15p12------| G|--------------12-14p12-----------12-12-----14p12-| D|------------12--------14p12-12h14----------------| A|-12-12-12h14-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Song fades out with this ending riff and solo: Riff 5 x3 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-9---9-9------2------2--------| A|-7---5-7------0--3-2-0--2-3-5-| E|---0------0-0-----------------| * * * "Almost..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-9---9-9------2---------------| A|-7---5-7------0------4--5-4---| E|---0------0-0----0-0-2--3-2-0-| * * * * * * "Almost..." Ending Solo: Play this once: e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------{12}{12}--------{12}---12-----12--12-12-12-| G|-14b16------------14b16------14---14------12-12-12-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Then keep repeating this bar while song fades out: e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------{12}{12}-----{12}-----{12}----12----12--12-12-12-| G|-14b16---------14b16----14b16-----14----14-12--12-12-12-| 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