Megadeth - "Mary Jane" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Mary Jane
(So Far, So Good...So What?)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1988)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: November 7, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-5--------5--------3--------3--------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-6--------6--------4--------4--------|
E|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-2--------2--------0--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-1--|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----6-----------------|
B|------9-7-6-7---6-----|
G|-8------------8---6-8-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
"Forgive me father..."
e|---4---------------------|
B|-----7-5-4-5---4-----4---|
G|-6-----------6---5-6---6-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
"...for I have sinned..."
e|----2-----------------|
B|------5-3-2-3---2-----|
G|-4------------4---2-4-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
"I'm a child of the air..."
e|-------------------------|
B|---5---------------------|
G|-----7-5-4-5---4-----4---|
D|-7-----------7---6-7---7-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
"I'm a witch of the wind..."
e|-------------------------|
B|----3--------------------|
G|------5-3-2-3---2--------|
D|-5------------5---3-5-3--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
"...and I'm still wide awake..."
Guitar 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-13------------13b14r13-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-11---------------13-11-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-9-----------------11-9-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7----------------7b9r7-|
A|------------------a-----|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-5------------------7-5-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-3----------------------|
A|-a----------------------|
E|------------------------|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------6-8-10~--10p8p6----|
G|-9b11r9--9b11r9------------------9~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------15-----------18-------15----|
G|-10/12----12----/15----15-------12-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-15b17~----15-13-12----------------|
B|--------------------15-13-11-------|
G|-----------------------------14-10-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----[silent]----------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------------2-3--|
A|-5-3-2----2-3-5----5-0-1--|
E|-3-1-0----0-1-3----3------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------------2---|
D|-------2-3-5---3-|
A|-3-4-5-----------|
E|-----------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7--------10--------10---------7--------|
A|-5--5-5-5--8--8-8-8--7--7-7-7--4--4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Mary Jane..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-10--------7---------7--------5--------|
A|--8--8-8-8-4--4-4-4--5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4-----------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-5--------|
E|----------3--3-3-3-|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5--------4--------5--------|
A|-3--3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3--3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-6--------7--------5--------|
A|-4--4-4-4-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-4-----------------5--------|
A|-2--2-2-2-5--------3--3-3-3-|
E|----------3--3-3-3----------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4--------3--------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-1--1-1-1-----------0-|
E|-------------------3-1-0-1-3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-------1-----------1-----------1-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------2---2---|
G|---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-0-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Mary Jane..."
e|-------1-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------2---2---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-3-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-----------2-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------|
e|-------0-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3-----------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---2-------2---2-------2-|
D|-------------------------0-----------------------|
A|-3-----------4-----------------------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------1-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----1---3---1-0-|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------2---2-----2---2-----|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2-----------1-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12----------------11--------12--------11-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-12--------10--------9--------5----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-|
A|-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-|
E|---0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-10-------10-10-10-------10-10-|
E|--8-0-0-0--8--8--8-0-0-0--8--8-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-8-------8-8-8--7--5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5--3-|
* * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------|
A|-------5-7---------5-7---|
E|-0-000-----0---0-8-----6-|
* *** * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (w/ delay)
e|-7--------7--------8--------8-----|
B|---5--------5--------5--------5---|
G|-----4--------4--------5--------5-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-9--------9--------------15b17r15-12-------------|
B|---8--------8------------------------15b17r15-12-|
G|-----6--------6----(6)/--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-15-14-12\9-------------------------------|
D|------------12-9--------------5-----------|
A|------------------------5-7---------5-7---|
E|------------------0-000-----0---0-8-----6-|
* *** * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-|
A|-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-|
E|---0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|
* * * * * *
"From the earth..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-10-------10-10-10-------10-10-|
E|--8-0-0-0--8--8--8-0-0-0--8--8-|
* * * * * *
"...up through the trees..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * *
"I can hear her..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-8-------8-8-8--7--5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5--3-|
* * *
"...me..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------|
A|-------5-7---------5-7---|
E|-0-000-----0---0-8-----6-|
* *** * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"No..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"...can't get away..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-4-------4-4-4-------4-4-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-------5-5-5--4--3-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-|
* * *
Guitar 2
e|-------7-----------10-7---|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------------9-|
D|-8h9-------9-8h9----------|
A|-----7---7-------7--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|--------7-------------10-7---|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-|
D|-9h10-------10-9h10----------|
A|------7---7---------7--------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|---------7--------------10-7---|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9-|
D|-10h11-------11-10h11----------|
A|-------7---7----------7--------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------7-------------------|
B|-------12--12------h.----7-------------|
G|---------12-----7--------h.-----7------|
D|-11h12----------h.----7------7--h.--7--|
A|----------------------h.-----h.-----h.-|
E|---------------------------------------|
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"If I know I'm..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3--2-|
A|-4-------4-4-4-------4-4--1--0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * *
"I must not be insane..."
Guitar 2
e|-------7-----------10-7---|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------------------9-|
D|-8h9-------9-8h9----------|
A|-----7---7-------7--------|
E|--------------------------|
e|--------7-------------10-7---|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-|
D|-9h10-------10-9h10----------|
A|------7---7---------7--------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|---------7--------------10-7---------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9-------|
D|-10h11-------11-10h11-----------3--2-|
A|-------7---7----------7---------1--0-|
E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----5-6-7-----8-10-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-6--8-|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------12-10-|
A|-----5-6-7-----10--8-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2 x3
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-9-9-------9-9------|
A|-7-7-------7-7------|
E|-0-0-------0-0------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-9-9-------9-9-12-10-9-|
A|-7-7-------7-7-10--8-7-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-|
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---7-8-9\---------------------------|
A|---5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7---------------|
E|-0---------3-3-6--5-5--5-6-5-3-5-3^-|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---7-8-9\--------------------------|
A|---5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7--------------|
E|-0---------3-3-6--5-5--333-111-000-|
* *** *** ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7-8-9\---------------------------|
A|-5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7---------------|
E|---------3-3-6--5-5--5-6-5-3-5-3^-|
* * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---7-8-9\--------------------------|
A|---5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7--------------|
E|-0---------3-3-6--5-5--333-111-000-|
* *** *** ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7-8-9\---------------------------|
A|-5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7---------------|
E|---------3-3-6--5-5--5-6-5-3-5-3^-|
* * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---5--6----7/9------5----------------|
A|---3--4----5/7------5---5-5-5--3-3-3-|
E|-0-3--4--0------7-5---0-3-3-3--1-1-1-|
* * * * *
Play Riff 5
Repeat Riff 5 "Beware my friends..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---7-8-9\---------------------------|
A|---5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7---------------|
E|-0---------3-3-6--5-5--5-6-5-3-5-3^-|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---7-8-9\--------------------------|
A|---5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7--------------|
E|-0---------3-3-6--5-5--333-111-000-|
* *** *** ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7-8-9\---------------------------|
A|-5-6-7\--5-5-8--7-7---------------|
E|---------3-3-6--5-5--5-6-5-3-5-3^-|
* * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---5--6----7/9------5----------------|
A|---3--4----5/7------5---5-5-5--3-3-3-|
E|-0-3--4--0------7-5---0-3-3-3--1-1-1-|
* * * * *
Riff 7 (Guitar plays notes in () )
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------4-----------------------|
D|-----2---------4---5---4---5-4h5p4-|
A|-----2-----------------------------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0---0---------|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------4--------------(5-4h5p4)-|
D|-----2---------4---5---4---5-4h5p4--|
A|-----2------------------------------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0---0----------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------4-----------------------|
D|-----2---------4---5---4---5-4h5p4-|
A|-----2-----------------------------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0---0---------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------4-------------------|
D|-----2---------4---5---4--(4)\-|
A|-----2-------------------------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0---------|
* * * * * * *
Riff 8
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----9-----7-----9-----7-----9---|
A|-----7-----5-----7-----5-----7---|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Forgive me father..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-----10-----10------------------7-|
A|--8------8------8---10-----10------5-|
E|----0-0----0-0----0--8-0-0--8--0-0---|
* * * * * * * * *
"...for I have sinned..."
Solos over Riff 8:
#1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9~-------------------|
D|-9b10--(10)r9--9h10h12-------6-7h9p7p6-7~~--|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-8h10-7/8------5-6-7~~-|
E|-------------8---------|
* * *
#2
NOTE: Pretty much the whole solo is tremolo picked,
so just use this as a guide as the notes were too blurry
to pick out real well.
e|-12tm--12h13p12-----------------------------------|
B|---------------15-13-12-----12h13p12--------------|
G|-----------------------14-12--------14-12---------|
D|-----------------------------------------15-14-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14p12--------------------------------------------|
D|------15-14-12---------15-14-12-------------------|
A|--------------15-14-12---------15-14-12------12~~-|
E|---------------------------------------15-14------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-13-14-13-12---|
D|------------12-13-14--------------14-|
A|-12\10-12h14-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------12/15-15/19-19\-|
B|---------12-15-----------------|
G|-12-13-14----------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
#3
e|-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
B|--------------12-12-12-12~--13-13-13~-|
G|---------------------a--a-------a-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|------------------|
B|-10-8-6-8-6-------|
G|------------9-9~~-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
End Solos
Riff 9
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----------4----------------|
D|-----2-------4-5-4-5-4h5p4-| -----|
A|-----2---------------------| |
E|-0-0----0------------------| |
* * * |
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 4x
B|---------------------------| |
G|----------5----------------| |
D|-----3-------4-5-7-5-4h5p4-| -----|
A|-----3---------------------|
E|-0-0----0------------------|
* * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----------4----------------|
D|-----2-------4-5-4-5-4h5p4-| -------|
A|-----2---------------------| |
E|-0-0----0------------------| |
* * * |
e|---------------------------| |
B|---------------------------| |
G|----------5----------------| |
D|-----3-------4-5-7-5-4h5p4-| |
A|-----3---------------------| |
E|-0-0----0------------------| |
* * * |--> Play 2x
e|---------------------------| |
B|----------5----------------| |
G|-------------7-5-7-5-4h5p4-| |
D|-----2---------------------| |
A|-----2---------------------| |
E|-0-0----0------------------| |
* * * |
e|---------------------------| |
B|----------5--4-5-6-5-4h5p4-| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-----3---------------------| -------|
A|-----3---------------------|
E|-0-0----0------------------|
* * *
Riff 10
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-----------------------------------|
A|-2-x-x-x-x-6-2-4-5-7-9-x-x-9-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-8-7-|
E|-0-x-x-x-x-6-0-2-3-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-6-5-|
* * * *
"Beware my friends..."
Ending
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8---------------------------------|
A|-2---------6-2-4-5-7-9-----------------9-8-7-|
E|-0---------6-0-2-3-5-7-----------------7-6-5-|
* * *
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-----------------------------------|
A|-2---------6-2-4-5-7-9-----------------9-8-7-2-|
E|-0---------6-0-2-3-5-7-----------------7-6-5-0-|
* * *
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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