Megadeth: Time - The End transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 30, 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 (Play 4x) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5/6-----------------------------| A|-6/7-----------------------------| E|-----0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5/6-----------------------------| A|-6/7-----------------------------| E|-----0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5/6-----8/-9---------------------| A|-6/7-----9/10---------------------| E|-----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5/6-----------------------------| A|-6/7-----------------------------| E|-----0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5/6-----8/-9---3-x----------| A|-6/7-----9/10---1-x-3-x-2-2--| E|-----0-0------0-----1-x-0-0--| * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5/6-----------------------------| A|-6/7-----------------------------| E|-----0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I see..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5/6-----8/-9---------------------| A|-6/7-----9/10---------------------| E|-----0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...Chronos..." Final time: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5/6-----8/-9---3-x----------| A|-6/7-----9/10---1-x-3-x-2-2--| E|-----0-0------0-----1-x-0-0--| * * * "...expire..." Guitar 2 (w/ wah pedal, delay, and octaver (one octave down) e|-------------------------------------| B|-12~----11~--------------------------| G|---------------[11]12r11-9~~----(9)\-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-----12~----11~-------------------| G|-/9----------------[11]12r11-9~~--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-----------12----------------------------------| B|----12~-------11b12-11~------------------------| G|-9-------------------------[11]12r11-9\7b9r7~~-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-------------12-------------------------------| B|----15b17~~\-------15b17~~\----/15~--15----------| G|----------------------------------------12~------| D|--------------------------------------------14~\-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 x3 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-2----4----5----7--| A|-0----2----3----5--| E|-------------------| "Beat the clock..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2------------4------------| A|-0--0-7p0-6h7-2--0-5p0-3h5-| E|---------------------------| "I can't let..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-5------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-3--0-3p0-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5/-| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-5-5-5-5/-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| "Beat the clock..." e|-15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-----14-15-14-15------| B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-...-13-13-13-13-x-8/-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| "Tick tock..." e|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-...-17-17-17-17-| B|-------15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-...-15-13-15-13-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| "I can't let time..." e|-17^-17^-17^-17^-17^-17^-17^-| B|-15^-15^-15^-15^-15^-15^-15^-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| "...win..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------| B|-15-12tr15----------(12tr15)d*------------| G|----------[dive 5.5 steps then come back]-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------12-------12-12---------| B|-15b17----15b17--------15b17~~-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-12-------------------------------12-12-| B|----15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-17b19--17b19--17b19--17b19-17b19-17b19~~-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-17p12---15p12---14p12---15p12---14p12---| B|------12------12------12------12------12-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-17p12---15p12---14p12---15p12---14p12---| B|------12------12------12------12------12-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-----------| G|-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-----------| D|-------------------------14~~------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------X\\-| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------11p0--12--14--15-| E|-1/--/12~--12-12~~--12-------------------| * * e|-------------------------------------16-17-19-20-| B|----------------------------15-17-18-------------| G|-------------------14-16-17----------------------| D|----------14-15-18-------------------------------| A|-14-15-17----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| NOTE: The following bars go into the next section: e|-19--------19----19--19--19--19--19--19--19-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-19~~--19~~--19~-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19-...-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-19tm----------------19tm--| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4--[gradual dive w/ bar]--| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Ending: Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-9----9--x-7--7-7----7\-| ----| A|-7----7--x-5--5-5----5\-| | E|------------------------| | |--> Play 4x e|------------------------| | B|------------------------| | G|------------------------| | D|-2----2--x-5--5-5----5/-| ----| A|-0----0--x-3--3-3----3/-| E|------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-9----9--x-7--7-7----| A|-7----7--x-5--5-5----| E|---------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-7----7--x-5--5-5----| A|-4----4--x-3--3-3----| E|---------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5--7-7--7-7----7----2----| A|-2--2--4-5--4-5----4----3----| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Play 2x) e|------------------------------------------------| B|----9-10-9------7-8-7\-----2-3-2--5--5-5----7-7-| G|----------------------------------5--5-5--------| D|-/9---------9\7---------/2--------5--5-5--------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Friedman) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-10-9------7-8-7\--------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4/12~~--[13]14r13------| D|-/9---------9\7----------------------------------14~~-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|---------------1/12~~--[13]14r13-13--------| D|-(14~~)-----------------------------14-----| A|---------------------------------------14~-| E|-------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-11--(11)b12r11------11b12r11-------------| D|----------------12------------14~---(14)\-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------8-12t5---------------------| B|-------10--------13t5----------------| G|-----9----------------14t5---------9-| D|-/10-----------------------14t7t10---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-10b12--<15>p(12)r10-9-10-12-10--9---| G|-----------------------------------9-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-10b12--<15>p(12)r10--8-10-10b11-10~--8-----| G|----------------------------------------9-9-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|---------------------/16-17-19-17--16h17p16---16\12--------| B|-10b12--<15>p(12)r10-----------------------17--------15b17-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-12----12h15-12----12--------------------------------------| B|----15----------15----15-12----15p12-----------------------| G|----------------------------14-------[14]15r14-12~~--(12)\-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|------12--------12----12-14----12-----------12----------| B|-/12--12-15b16-----15-------15-----------12----12-15b17-| G|----------------------------------14b16-----------------| D|----------***-------------------------------------------| A|--[gtr. 4 starts here]----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-12--12---------------------------------------| B|--------15-12---------------------------------| G|--------------15\14p12-14p12-14p12------------| D|-----------------------------------14-12-14~~-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-12^-----------------------------------------------| G|-12^-----------------------------------------------| D|------14p12----------------------------------------| A|------------14\12p10-12p10-12p10-12p10-------------| E|---------------------------------------12p10-12~~\-| Guitar 4 e|--------------------------------------------10--| B|-9--10--8---10--9--10--12--10--9--10--12----10--| G|----------9-------------------------------------| 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