Megadeth: Of Mice And Men transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: December 05, 2005 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 Riff 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--------------------------7--| A|---------4------------5-5-5--| E|-0-0-2-2-2--------0-0--------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------4-----------------------| A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-----4--| E|--------------------------2-2-2--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Final time: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--------------------------7--| A|---------4------------5-5-5--| E|-0-0-2-2-2--------0-0--------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---------4-------------------------------| A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-----4--------4-| E|--------------------------2-2-2----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4---4-3-2---4---4-3-2---4-3-2---| A|---4-------4---4-------4-------4-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------12---------| G|-11b12r11\9-11~--------11b12r11----11b12~~-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|------------10b12-[long hold]--| G|-11b12r11\9--------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------2---4-2---------| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------2---4-2-| D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------| E|-2-5-------5-----------------------| * Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|------9~~--| E|-X\\-------| Riff 1a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------------7--| A|-----4------------5-5-5--| E|-2-2-2--------0-0--------| * * * * * * "At 25 I was surprised..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------4-----------------------| A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-----4--| E|--------------------------2-2-2--| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...half alive..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Riff 3a Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------2---4-2---------| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------2---4-| D|-------------------2---4-2---4---| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----------| E|-2-5-------5---------------------| * Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-14~--------14-14-13-14-15~--------15-15-15-15-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-16~---------------| G|-------------------| D|------------(11~)--| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------4-3-2---2-----------------| A|------------4---4-3-2---2-------| E|-2--2-----------------5---5-4-3-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------------7---5---3-| D|------4-3-2---2---2-7---5---3---| A|------------4---4---------------| E|-2--2---------------------------| Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-16b18~~--17p16p14----14h16-17p16p14----14h16-| D|-------------------16----------------16-------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------10-9~------------(9)/15-| G|----14\--9-9/11-------------------------| D|-12-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-22-21-19-21-19\17-21-19-17-19-17-| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-21p19p17-19p17p16-17p16----16----------------| B|-------------------------19----19p17-19p17p15-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------16h17h19----------17h19h21------| B|-15h17h19----------17h19h21----------19~--| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3b (Play 3x) Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------2---4-2---------| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------2---4-2-| D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------| E|-2-5-------5-----------------------| * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-14~--------14-14-13-14-15~--------15-15-15-15-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------19b21--19b20^---17b19--(19)~--17b19-17-| B|-16~----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-14~--------14-14-13-14-15~--------15-15-15-15-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------19b21--19b20^---17b19--(19)~--17b19-17~~-| B|-16~------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Ending: Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------2---4-2---------| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---| E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-| * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4-4--2--------4--| E|-2-5-------5-------2--0--------2--| * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------------------| B|---/14-14-1414-15~----(15)\--15-15-15-15-16~--| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-17b19-17----------------------| G|----------16b18r16~----14~-----| D|----------------------------14-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-14--------------------------------| B|---17p14---------------------------| G|--------16b18r16p14----------------| D|-------------------16\14~----(14)\-| 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