Megadeth: Time -- The Beginning 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, 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 NOTE: If you're playing with only one guitar, you may want to use the following riff in replace of the normal acoustic Em strumming. It's just the combination of Guitar 1 & 2. Alternate Riff: x3 e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--2----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-4-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--4----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| "Father time..." Guitar 2 (Slight distortion) e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-10/12--10-10--------9h10-/12--10-10~~--10-10-| E|------------0-------------------------------0-| "Father time..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-(10)/12--10-10----10--10-10--9h10-9~--\7-7~-| E|--------------0-----0---0--0------------0-0--| "...winding down..." e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----/12--10-10~----10-/12--10-9/10~~--(10)\7\2-| E|-0-7--------------------------------------------| "Seconds drift..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-2/7-/12--10-10~----9h10-9-\7-7~~----(7)\2-| E|----------------------------0-0------------| "The clock just..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------| "You were once..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-| "Now I know..." Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------| D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-| Guitar 3 (Slight distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5--------5---------4---4--4--4-| D|--5--------5---------x---x--x--x-| A|--3--------3----4/6--6---6--6--6-| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-----------5---------------------| G|--5--------5----5----------------| D|--x--------x----x-------9--------| A|--7--------7----7--7/9--9-----9\-| E|---------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic) e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------| e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------| Guitar 3 (Slight distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------12~--(12)\-| G|---------------------------12~--(12)\-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--7~--(7)\2---------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| "The days I saved..." Guitar 2 (Slight distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "...hourglass..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--9\7/10-9~~----7--(7)~~----(7)\-| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--2----0--------2----0---------| D|--2-------------2--------------| A|--2-------------2--------------| E|--0-------------0--------------| "The days I saved..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--2----0------------(0)--------| D|--2----------------------------| A|--2----------------------------| E|--0----------------------------| "They fell like sand..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--2----0------------(0)--------| D|--2----------------------------| A|--2----------------------------| E|--0----------------------------| "No time to lose..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic) e|-----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------0--| G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----| D|------2-------4-------5-----2------| A|----2-------4-------5--------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------| "Time taking time..." e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0----------| G|------0-------0-------0------------| D|----2-------2-------1--------------| A|--3-------0-------2----------------| E|--------------------------3---2----| "It's taking mine..." Guitar 2 (Slight distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8/11~~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "...mine..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------9~~----12~~-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "...so unkind..." e|------------------------------------12-| B|-----12~~~--------------------------12-| G|--------------7--(7)b8~~~/11--------h.-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| "Time chasing time..." Riff 4a Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic) e|--0------------0--------| B|--1------------3--------| G|--0------------0--------| D|--2--------2/4-4--------| A|--0---------------------| E|------------------------| "...no one, not even me..." Guitar 2 (Slight distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10---------------(10)/12----12/14--| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Riff 3a Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic) e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------| e|------------------------------0--| B|----------------------------0----| G|--------------------------0------| D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------| A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------| Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-/14------/14----------------------------------| G|-----12~------12~------12-14-14b15--(15)r14p12-| D|-------------------/14-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 1b Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| "An enemy..." Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--7--5--------7--5-5-----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| "An enemy..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--7--5-5------4-5-4------------| A|---------------------7-7-------| E|-------------------------------| "My final place..." Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|-------------------------------| B|--15b17~~---------------12-12--| G|------------------------12-12--| D|------------------------12-12--| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| "...defend..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|---------------------9/11-9--9/12-11~~--| D|--14~~----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| "...deadly end..." e|---------------------{14}-{17}--------------------| B|--------------17b19~----------{17}-(19)r17--------| G|-------------------------------------------16~~~--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| "...space..." e|-------------------14h17p14--------------------------| B|--------15p14--------------17-15h17p15---------------| G|--12/14------14h16--------------------16-15-14-12-14-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| "...resting place..." Riff 2a Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------| "I can't get..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-| Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-| D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------| D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------| A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----| E|-----------------------------3-2-| Guitar 3 (Slight distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--5-----------------4------------| D|--x-----------------x------------| A|--3-----------------2------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 4 (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-12~~~----11~~~------5~~~~-----4~~~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Riff 4a Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic) e|-----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------0--| G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----| D|------2-------4-------5-----2------| A|----2-------4-------5--------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------| "Time taking time..." e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0-------0-------0----------| G|------0-------0-------0------------| D|----2-------2-------1--------------| A|--3-------0-------2----------------| E|--------------------------3---2----| "It's taking mine..." Guitar 2 (Slight distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------[silent]--------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------2b4---------| D|---------------------[grad. bend]----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "...mine..." Ending: Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic) e|--0------------0------------0--| B|--1------------3------------5--| G|--0------------0------------0--| D|--2--------2/4-4--------4/5-5--| A|--0----------------------------| E|-------------------------------| "...no one, waits for no one..." e|-----------| B|------7----| G|------8----| D|--5/7-9----| A|------9----| E|------7----| "...not even me." 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