Megadeth: One Thing transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: March 5, 2003 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 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------------------5~-| D|-7-----7---7---7-----7-----5~-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Final time: e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----7---7---7-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----7---7---7-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----7---7---7-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|--------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|--------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|----5-------------------------| A|-5--3--5-4-3------------------| E|-3-----3-2-1------------------| * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----7---7---7-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * Guitar 2 e|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----0----| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9-----9-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--0--------0--------0--------0------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------| G|-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------X\\-| e|------------------------------| B|--------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|--------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|----5-------------------------| A|-5--3--5-4-3------------------| E|-3-----3-2-1------------------| * * e|--0--------0--------0--------0------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------| G|-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------X\\-| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----7---7---7-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * "One thing..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------5----7-5----7-5---------| D|-7-----5----7-5----7-5--7-5-7--| A|-0-0-0----0------0------7-5-7--| E|-------------------------------| * * * * "One thing..." e|-----------------------------| B|-------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|---5----7-5--7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|---5----7-5------------------| A|-0----0----------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * "...thing that you're..." e|------------------------------| B|--------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|--------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|----5-------------------------| A|-5--3--5-4-3------------------| E|-3-----3-2-1------------------| * * "...one thing..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------5----7-5----7-5--| D|-7-----5----7-5----7-5--| A|-0-0-0----0------0------| E|------------------------| * * * * "...in the mood..." Riff 4 x5 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---5-2--------5-2------| E|-0-3-0--x-x-0-3-0--x-x-| * * * * * "You call my number..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---5-2-----------------------------------| E|-0-3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...you call me back again..." Play Riff 2 "One thing..." Play Riff 3 "One thing..." Guitar fill at end of Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-9^----11h12-----------11h12----9b10~~-| D|-------------10b11r10--------10--------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| End guitar fills Riff 4a x5 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---5-2--------5-2------| E|-0-3-0--x-x-0-3-0--x-x-| * * * * * "You call my name..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------------4--6-| D|-------------------------4--6-| A|---5-2------------------------| E|-0-3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * "...a shot of reality..." Guitar fills over Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-[13]15r13b15~~----13b15~--13-12--------------------| G|---------------------------------14p12-12b14r12-----| D|------------------------------------------------14~-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-[20]22r21-20b22-20-19-17-15-12h15p12~~-| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-11b13r11~~-----------------------| B|------------11b13-11p9------------| G|-----------------------10b12r10~~-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| End guitar fills Riff 5 (Play 2x) Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------2----2-----| E|-2----2-4-5----5----5-4-| "I know what..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------2----------| A|-2----2-4-5----4--5-4-2-| E|------------------------| "I know what..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4--4-2-----------------| A|--------4----2----2-----| E|----------5----5----5-4-| "I know what..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4--4-2------2----------| A|--------4-5----4--5-4-2-| E|------------------------| "I know what..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------3----3-----| E|-3----3-5-6----6----6-5-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------3----------| A|-3----3-5-6----5--6-5-3-| E|------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------3----3-----| E|-3----3-5-6----6----6-5-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------------3------------| A|-3----3-5-6----5--6-5-3-2-| E|------------------------0-| Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 Guitar 1 x3 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------------------5~-| D|-7-----7---7---7-----7-----5~-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----7---7---7-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * Guitar 2 (Comes in later) e|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----0----| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| G|-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9-----9-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--0--------0--------0--------0------------| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------| G|-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------X\\-| Riff 8 e|---------------------------------| B|-----------------7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| G|-------5----7-5--7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-| D|-7-----5----7-5------------------| A|-0-0-0----0----------------------| E|---------------------------------| * * * "One thing..." Ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|-7---5-7-----5-7-----5-7-----5-7-| A|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|-7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5----------------------| G|-7b8r7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--------5b7--(7)r5----| D|-----------------------2----5b6--(6)r5-5--| A|---------------------0-0------------------| E|------------------------------------------| * Ending solo over Riffs 8 & 9 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo 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