Megadeth: Losing My Senses 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 14, 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 Riff 1 x2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7---5---7---/11---7-5-| E|---0---0---0-----0-----| "One man..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7---5---2---5-----------| E|---0---0---0---0-5-6-7-0-| "...it fits..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-7---5---7---/12---11-----| E|---0---0---0-----0----10\-| During Riff 1, these leads come in: 1st one e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-/9~--/13~-| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| 2nd one e|-----------------------------| B|-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9----| G|--------------------------9~-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-7---5-x---7---5-x-----------| E|---0-----0---0-----0-5-6-7-0-| * * * * * "Yesterday's..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-7---5-x---7---5-x------------| E|---0-----0---0-----0-5--6--7--| * * * * * * * "...answers.....has nothing to do..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-7---5-x---7---5-x-----------| E|---0-----0---0-----0-5-6-7-0-| * * * * * "...with today's..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-9-8-7-----7--9-| A|-7-6-5-/9--5--7-| E|-------/7-------| "...questions..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7---| E|-----------------------0-| "Life can only be understood..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7---| E|----------------------0-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| A|-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7---| E|----------------------0-| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------| A|-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-----| E|--------------------------------0-0-| "...but must be lived forwards..." Guitar 2 x3 e|-----------|-------| B|-10-9-10-9-|-10-12-| G|-----------|-------| D|-----------|-------| A|-----------|-------| E|-----------|-------| x3 e|------------------------------------------|-------------| B|-10-9----9-10-9-10-9----9-10-9----9-10-12-|-10--10----9-| G|------11-------------11--------11---------|-------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------| Guitar 3 (Keyboards arranged for guitar) e|-------------7--------7--------10-----| B|----5-----------------5---------8-----| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 w/ these leads: 1st one e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-/7--7----(7)d4*--| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| 2nd one e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------7h8---7-9~~-| G|-9---7~--------7^---9-7---7-9-----9-------| D|---9----9-7-9-----9-----9-----------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Yesterday's answers..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7---| E|-----------------------0-| "Life can only be understood..." x6 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| A|-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7---| E|----------------------0-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------| A|-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7---| E|--------------------------------0-| "...but must be lived forwards..." Guitar 2 x3 e|-----------|-------| B|-10-9-10-9-|-10-12-| G|-----------|-------| D|-----------|-------| A|-----------|-------| E|-----------|-------| x7 e|------------------------------------------|--------| B|-10-9----9-10-9-10-9----9-10-9----9-10-12-|-10--10-| G|------11-------------11--------11---------|--------| D|------------------------------------------|--------| A|------------------------------------------|--------| E|------------------------------------------|--------| Interlude: Guitar 1 (Keyboards arranged for guitar) e|-12-----10-----7----5---| B|----12-----10----8----7-| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-12-----10-----7----14----| B|----12-----10----8-----16-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Guitar 2 (Keyboards arranged for guitar) e|-12----15----------15----| B|--x----15----13----15----| G|--9----14----10-----x----| D|-------------10----12----| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar 3 (distortion w/ slide, steady gliss) Guitar 4 plays notes in () e|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------(9~)-------------| G|--------------------(9~)-----(10~)---| D|-------------------------------------| A|--5--////--9--////--12--////--17////-| E|-------------------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7----------7-| A|-----2----------2----------5----------5-| E|-7\--0------7\--0------7\---------7\----| Guitar 2 (strings arranged for guitar) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9--------7/9--------9\7-----| D|-x--------x----------x-------| A|-7--------5/7--------7\5-----| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-7----7--7/9--------11\9--11-| D|-x----x--x-----------x-----x-| A|-5----5--5/7---------9\7---9-| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-11----11/13----13--------12-| D|--x-----x--------x---------x-| A|--9-----9/11----11--------10-| E|-----------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-11----9--11----12----11--| D|--x----x---x-----x-----x--| A|--9----7---9----10-----9--| E|--------------------------| Solo (Pitrelli) e|-----0-------0--------0--------0-------0--0--| B|---------------------------------------x--x--| G|-/9-----9\7-----7/11-----11\7-----7\4--4--4--| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----0-------0--------0---------0---------0-------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-/9-----9\7-----7/11-----11/14-----14\13-----13\--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----0--| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----7--6-----6--7-----7--2-----2--4-----6-----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-7---7-6---6-7---7-2---2/4--2-1------1-2-1----------1-2-| D|--------------------------------2----------2------2-----| A|----------------------------------2----------2--2-------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-/7-6-----------6--7-7-7-6-6-6---------/11-7-| D|-------7--5--7-----------------7-7-7-5-------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|------------------------------------------|------| B|------------------------------------------|------| G|------------------------------------------|------| D|------------------------------------------|------| A|-9\---------------------------------------|--9\--| E|-7\--0--3~~-0--5~~-0--6~~-0--6~~-0--5~~-0-|--7\--| Solo (Pitrelli) e|----------------------------------------------| B|------------------9-10-12-[12]13r12--12-12~~--| G|-9--7-9~~----9-10-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-10h12p10\9-10-9--------------------------------------| G|-----------------10-9b10r9----------------------------| D|---------------------------10\9-9-9\6-6/7-7\3-3/7-7\6-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------0--| B|-----------------------------------0--| G|--------------------------------------| D|-6-----7-6~~--------------------------| A|---7-5----------5---------------------| E|------------------5~--5b6r5-4-1-0-----| e|----------------------12-16p12-16p12--12-16p12-16p12--12-| B|-15b17r15-15~~--12h15---------------15--------------15---| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-16p12--------12-------------------------------------| B|------15-12------------------------------------------| G|-----------15----15p14-12----------------------------| D|--------------------------14p12----------------------| A|--------------------------------14-13-13-14-13-13-14-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------------14-13~--| D|-------------------14---------| A|-------12-11-12/14------------| E|-12-10------------------------| e|----------------17-17-16b17r16------------------| B|-------------17----------------17-16-15\--------| G|-------13/16-----------------------------/19-19-| D|-14-12------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-22b24-{22}-{22}-{22}-22~~~\--| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Yesterday's answers..." Lead over end of Riff 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-9----8~~--7---------7--9/-| D|---------------/9----------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-0-| "Life can only be understood..." x6 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-0-| Final time: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-| "...but must be lived forwards." Guitar 2 First time: e|-10-9----9-10-9-10-9----9-10-9-10-12-| B|------12-------------12--------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Rest of the time: e|-10-9----9-10-9-10-9----9-10-9----9-10-12-| B|------12-------------12--------12---------| G|------------------------------------------| 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