Megadeth - "Something That I'm Not" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Something I'm Not (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: November 6, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Intro x7
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
"...mind tells you..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-|
* * *
"...again!"
x2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
Riff 1 x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
"You said that..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-|
* * *
"...wanted done..."
x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
"Innocence vulgar..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2--|
* * *
"...your style!"
Riff 2
NOTE: The first bar is probably the same pattern
as the rest, but I really don't hear that. So play
whichever version you prefer.
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--xx-5p2p0-| <-- How I hear it.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------0h1p0---|
E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--------2-| <-- probably what it is
Continue:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------3h4p3---|
E|-3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5--------5-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------5h6p5---|
E|-5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--------7-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------5h6p5---|
A|-3-5--3-5--5-7--5-7--------7-|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Wah pedal)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--[let ring with wah]-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-5b7--2--------7b9--5------|
D|---------4~------------7~--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9b11--7~--11b13-10~----11~~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
A|---------------------------------| |
E|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| |
* * * * |
"Everything about you..." |--> Play 3x
e|---------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * *
"...one big charade..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----4p2---4p2------4p2---4p2---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-4------4-----4-3------3-----3-|
* * * *
"It's something you are..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
"...something that I'm not!"
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-|
* * *
Play Riff 1 "When you forced me..."
Guitar fill over Riff 1:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-11--------9--------8--------7--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------11--|
D|--4--------7--------9----10--11------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2
Riff 3a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
A|---------------------------------| |
E|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| |
* * * * |
"...you, I'm no vision..." |--> Play 3x
e|---------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * *
"...lest you forget..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----4p2---4p2------4p2---4p2---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-4------4-----4-3------3-----3-|
* * * *
"...something you are..."
1st ending:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
"...something that I'm not!"
2nd ending:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4----2----333333-2p0-----|
E|-2----0---------------3p0-|
******
"...something that I'm not!"
Guitar fills over Riff 3a
e|-----------------|
B|-12b13--(13)b14--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|--------------------|
B|----12b13--10^------|
G|-9--------------11~-| [wah pedal]
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-12b13--(13)b14--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x8
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------3----------|
A|---------3--1h2h3-1-1----------|
E|-3-1-3-1---------------1-0-1-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-|
E|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------|
x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-|
E|-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------|
x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-|
E|-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-0-----|
E|-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-------------------4-3-|
x4
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-----------4---|
A|------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
* * *
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-5--4--3-----------5--4--3-----------|
D|-5--4--3-----3-----5--4--3-----------|
A|---------------5~---------------7----|
E|---------X\\----------------X\\---6^-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--x-5--x-3--x-5--x-3-x-5-|
G|-5--4--3--3---3-5b6r5~-3--x-5--x-3--x-5--x-3-x-5-|
D|-5--4--3----5------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------3----------5----------3---------3~---|
D|-3h4h5---5--3h4h5---5--3h4h5---5-3h4h5----5-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------5----------3--5-3---3b4-----------------|
D|-3h4h5---5--3h4h5----a-a-5-a---5-4-3---3-------|
A|-------------------------a-----a-a-a-5-a-5-4-3-|
E|-------------------------------------a---a-a-a-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-|
e|-22p17----20p17----17----------------|
B|-------17-------20----22p17-20p17----|
G|----------------------------------20-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-22p17----20p17----17----------------|
G|-------20-------19----20p17-19p17----|
D|----------------------------------19-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-20p17-----19p17----17---------------|
D|-------19--------19----20p17-19p17---|
A|----------------------------------19-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-23p19p17--17h19-23p19p17--17h19-|
D|---------19--------------19------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-23p19p17-24p19p17-23p19p17-19p17-19p17-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------15------15------15------15-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------15------15------15------16-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------16------16------16------16-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------16------16------16------17-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------17------17------17------17-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------17------17------17------16-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
B|------16------16------16------16-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---15\-|
B|------16------16------16-----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-0tr2----(0tr2)----(0tr2)---------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------X\\--|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "It makes me sick..."
Guitar fills over Riff 1 (wah pedal)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-17b18----(18)r17------|
D|-16b17----(17)r16-16~~-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7b8-7b8-7b8r7-----|
A|-a---a---a-----9~--|
E|-------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-16b18-16b18-16-14-14~-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-------14-------14-14-----|
B|-------14-------14-14-----|
G|-16b18----16b18-----------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|----------------------X\\-|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11---------10-------------9---------8-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-/9999----999-7/8----8~--88-7777---777-5/6---6~-66-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------7---------6-------------5-------------|
D|------------------------------------2--3--4-|
A|-5555---555-3/4---4~--44-3333---333-0--1--2-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"Something I'm not..."
Solo (Mustaine)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------2----------------------------|
D|-4-------3-----3-2----------------9-|
A|----4-------4-------4--3~--2--/6----|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------2-4-4p2----------------------------|
D|-4-------3-------------4--4-4p3p2-4-3-2---2-------|
A|----4-------4---------------------------4---4-3-2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------5--------5-------------------|
B|-7-------6~-------5--------------12-|
G|----6--------6-------6--5--4--8-----|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-15--------------------------------------|
G|----11-----------14p11-13p10----------10-|
D|-------12h14p12--------------11h13p11----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-13p10-12p9----------9-12\--------------------|
D|------------10h12p10--------7--8--9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------9~--(9)\-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4-------------2-|
A|----------------3--4----|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x---------|
* * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------4----------2----|
A|----------------5-----5-|
E|-2--2-2---2-x-x---------|
* * *
"Something that you are..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-17t0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-19t0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-17t0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-14t0h10-14t0h10-14t0--13t0h9-13t0h9-13t0-|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-12t0h8-12t0h8-12t0--9t0h5-9t0h5-9t0-----|
B|-------------------------------------h7~-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 6 "Something I'm not..."
Final chord:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|
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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