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Megadeth:  I Know Jack (The System Has Failed)
Copyright (c)  (Sanctuary) (2004)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  August 25, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
                          x4
e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-5-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------

Riff 1

Guitar 1                  x4
e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-5-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|
B|-------0-3-5-------0-3-5-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-7-5-0-------7-5-0-------|
B|-------0-5-7-------0-5-7-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
                          x2
e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-5-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Guitar 2                          x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|
   * *  ****** * * * *  ****** * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5--5-----------4--4------------|
E|-3--3--33333333-2--2--22-111111-|
   *  *  ******** *  *  ** ******
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|
   * *  ****** * * * *  ****** * *

----------------------------------------------------

Riff 2

Guitar 1                  x4
e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|
B|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|
B|-------0-3-5-------0-3-5-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-7-5-0-------7-5-0-------|
B|-------0-5-7-------0-5-7-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
                          x5
e|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|------|
B|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|--5\--|
G|-------------------------|------|
D|-------------------------|------|
A|-------------------------|------|
E|-------------------------|------|


Guitar 2                          x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|
   * *  ****** * * * *  ****** * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5--5-----------4--4------------|
E|-3--3--33333333-2--2--22-111111-|
   *  *  ******** *  *  ** ******
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|
E|-0-0--000000-2-3-0-0--000000-3-2-|
   * *  ****** * * * *  ****** * *

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------9\--|
A|-2--2--------------7\--|
E|-0--0--000000-2-3------|
   *  *  ****** * *


Guitar 3                   x4
e|-8-7-0-5-3-0-7-0-0--------|
B|-------------------10-8-7-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-8-7-0-------8-7-0-------|
B|-------0-7-8-------0-7-8-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-10-8-0--------10-8-0--------|
B|--------0-8-10--------0-8-10-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
                           x5
e|-8-7-0-5-3-0-7-0-0--------|------|
B|-------------------10-8-7-|--5\--|
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

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