Megadeth:  Coming Home

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
     edited by: Jordan Baker

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Date last modified:  December 16, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

NOTE: Entire rhythm is acoustic, probably 
a 12 string but I've tried to arrange for
a 6 string where I could.


[fade in]

Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-|
G|------0--------0-------0-------0---|
D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-7-------7-------9-------9-------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-|
G|------0--------0-------0-------0---|
D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E|---------------------------------|



Solo over Riff 1 (Distortion)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5--------7-5--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

e|----------8-7------------------|
B|---8----------10-8-7---7-10-8--|
G|-7------7------------9---------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-7-8--------------------|
D|------------7-5----(5)\-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-|
G|------0--------0-------0-------0---|
D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------|
E|-----------------------------------|
   "And today I leave you..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-7-------7-------9-------9-------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...but I'll be back..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-|
G|------0--------0-------0-------0---|
D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------|
E|-----------------------------------|
   "And as I fly away..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----|
A|-7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...hope is that..."

 
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------0-------------0-------|
G|-----2----2--------2----2----|
D|---1---------1---1---------1-|
A|-3-------------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------|
     "I'm coming home..."


Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|-------3--------------2--------|
B|----------0---0----------0---0-|
G|------------0--------------0---|
D|-----0--------------0----------|
A|---2--------------0------------|
E|-3--------------2--------------|

e|-------1--------------0--------|
B|----------0---0----------0---0-|
G|------------0--------------1---|
D|-----0--------------2----------|
A|---0--------------2------------|
E|-1--------------0--------------|


Play Riff 3   "I'm coming home..."
Play Riff 2

Guitar fills over Riff 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-------7-9------|
A|-10--------9----|
E|----------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12/14--12-12\7--5--5/10--7/9-7/9-7/9----|
A|--------------------------------------10-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------7--------|
B|---------------------8/10---8---8--|
G|-------------------7----------7----|
D|-7-9-------------------------------|
A|-----9----5-7----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

End guitar fills


Play Riff 2

Guitar fills over Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------|
B|--------15---------|
G|--14b16----14b16~--|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------17--15--12------------------------|
G|-12--12-------------15-14-12-------14-12~--|
D|-----------------------------14-12---------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----15b17--15-12-------13~--13/15-12--/12-/12-----|
G|-12--------------14-12------------------------12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16-11~----14-16-9~----14-16-11~-----14-16-12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

End guitar fills

Play Riff 3    "I'm coming home..."
Play Riff 3a  
Play Riff 3    "And I'm coming home..." 
 
Ending:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|--3--|



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