#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Megadeth: In My Darkest Hour (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: August 16, 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 Remix/Remaster intro (Acoustic) e|--------------------------0------| B|------------------------0---0----| G|-------7--------------7-------7--| D|-----5--------------5------------| A|---9--------------9--------------| E|-0--------------0----------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-----------0--------------0------| B|---------0---0----------0---0----| G|-------7-------7------7----------| D|-----5--------------5------------| A|---9--------------9--------------| E|-0-------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----------[silent]--------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----------------(2)---------2-2-| E|-0----------------(0)---------0-0-| * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4---2-------------------4---| A|---5---5---5-2-----------2-5---5-| E|-0-------------5-3-2-3-5---------| * * * * Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----------------(2)---------2-2-| E|-0----------------(0)---------0-0-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----------------(2)-------------| E|-0----------------(0)-------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-----------0--------------5------| B|---------0---0--------------5----| G|-------7----------------7-----7--| D|-----5----------------5----------| A|---9----------------9------------| E|-0----------------8--------------| e|-----------9---------------------| B|-------------10------------------| G|---------9------9----------7-----| D|------11-----------------5-------| A|---12------------------9---------| E|-9-------------------8-----------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------4-5-----------5-| A|-2--------------2-3-----------3-| E|-0------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7--------------7-5---------2-0-----| A|-4--------------4-3-------------3-2-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------4-5-----------5-| A|-2--------------2-3-----------3-| E|-0------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7--------------7-5-----------------| A|-4--------------4-3-------3-3-2-0---| E|----------------------------------3-| * * * * * Riff 3 Guitars 1 (Distortion) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------2-0----------2-0-----| A|-2--------3-2-3--------3-2-| E|-0------------1------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2----3-2-0---3----3-2-0---| E|-0----------3-1----------3-| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-2--------2--------2--------2--------| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------8-7-6-5-----------------| G|---------------------------8-7-6-5---------| D|-----------------------------------9-8-7-6-| A|-2--------5--------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-------------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Just an echo effect on guitar 1) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------8-7-6-8-7-6-5-----------| G|---------------------------------8-7-6-5---| D|-----------------------------------------9-| A|-2--------5--------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-------------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------2-1-0-------------------| A|-2--------5--------------4-3-2-1-0---------| E|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-----------------4-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 NOTE: Let ring for first four bars, then follow Guitar 2. e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----------------(2)-------------| E|-0----------------(0)-------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5--------| A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * "My hour of need..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5--------| A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Ha, no..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------------9-8-7--------7--7-9-8-| A|-2--------2----7-6-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-6-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...and though..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-9--------9------4-5--5-7-8-9--9-7-5-| E|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-2-3--3-5-6-7--7-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...wouldn't lend a hand..." Riff 7 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---| A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3---3---------3-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...me..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---| A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3---3---------3-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------4---2-0h2p0---| D|-2--------2--------4--------------------4-| A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-3-0-2--2-2-2---2-----------| E|------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|----------4---2-0h2p0-----| D|-2--------------------4/--| A|-0--0-0-0---0-------------| E|--------------------------| * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Did you..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 NOTE: Let ring for entire riff. e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----------------(2)-------------| E|-0----------------(0)-------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5------5-| A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...ever think..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7--------7------7-5--------5--------| A|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---| E|-----------------------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * "...ever think stop thinking..." Riff 9 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------------0-----------------0------3-2---| A|---------0-1---1-0---------0-1---1-0--1-0-5-| E|-0-000-3-----------0-000-3----------------3-| * *** * * * * *** * * * "...you..." "Things will be..." Play Riff 8 "...wrong, but oh..." Riff 8a Guitar 1 (Play 2x) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------| A|-------2-----------2-----| E|---------3-0---------3-0-| * * * * * * "All these years..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------| A|-------3-----------3-----| E|---------3-0---------3-0-| * * * * * * "...thought I was..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------| A|-------4-----------4-----| E|---------3-0---------3-0-| * * * * * * "...wrong..." 1st ending e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------| A|-------3-----------3-----| E|---------3-0---------3-0-| * * * * * * "...know it was you..." 2nd ending e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------2p0-2-| A|-------3-----------3-----------| E|---------3-0---------3-0-------| * * * * * * "...your eyes..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5------5-| A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "All these years..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7--------7------7-5--------5--------| A|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---| E|-----------------------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * "...wrong, now I know..." Riff 7a e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---| A|-2---------------2-3------3---3---------3-| E|-0----------------------------------------| * * e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---| A|-2------------------2-3--3-3-3---3---------3-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---| A|-2---------------2-3------3---3---------3-| E|-0----------------------------------------| * * e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-7---------(7)--| A|-4---------(4)--| E|----------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Guitar 2 just plays the chords) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------2p1p0----------------2p1p0------| D|-----0h1h2------2p1p0-----0h1h2------2p1p0-| A|-2-2------------------3-3------------------| E|-0-0------------------1-1------------------| "I walk..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------2p1p0----------------2p1p0------| D|-----0h1h2------2p1p0-----0h1h2------2p1p0-| A|-4-4------------------5-5------------------| E|-2-2------------------3-3------------------| "...to the promised land..." Riff 11 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2------------3------------| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * "Ever lasting life..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4------------5------------| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * "...in a perfect world..." Play Riff 11 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-17b18r17-12h17p12--12--12------------------| B|------------------15--15---15p12------12-17-| G|--------------------------------14b16-------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12h15p12-------------------12----------------| G|-------------14-12-15p14p12-14----15p14p12h14p12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-------12h14p12---------------------------| G|-14h15----------0-15-14-12-14-15-14-12~~~-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-13-12-12-13-14-14-13-12--13-13-13-14--13--12--12b13-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------12-------| B|------------------------------------12-14p12-12-15----15p12-| G|-----13--13-13-14-14p12----12-14h15-------------------------| D|------------------------14----------------------------------| A|-14---------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------12h15p12-12----------12----------------12h15p12---| B|----12-15b17-------------12h15-15----15p12----12-15----------0-| G|-15----------------------------------------14------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-12-15-17-15p12----------12-12-15h17-------12-12-17b19~~~-| B|-------------------15-12h15-------------12h15----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 12 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------------4---5--------------| A|-2----------2---3--3-3-0-3-2-1-| E|-0--0-0-0-0---0----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Time has a way..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2----------5---4--------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-3-0-2--2-2-2-5-6-7-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "..time, loneliness..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9--------------5--------------| A|-7--7-7-7-7-6-5-3--3-3-0-3-2-1-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...not only felt..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2----------5---4--------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-3-0-2--2-2-0-2-1-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "...fools..." Guitar fill over Riff 12 (Dave) e|---------------------------------------------| B|-15-------15-------15-------14\----14\--/15~-| G|-14b16----14b16----14b16----14\----14\--/16~-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| "...the pain, the pain, the pain..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-24d17r24*--23d19r23*-22d20r22*-19d17r19*-17d15r17*-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| "...you just laughed, ha ha,..." e|----------------------------------------| B|-15d13r15-14d12r14*-12d10r12*--14d8r14*-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| "...bitch..." Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2--------------3--------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5--------------10------9------| A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-7--0-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Young) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5h6h7p6p5h6h7-| A|---------------3h4h5p4p3/5h6h7p6-5-6-7---------------| E|-3h4h5p4p3h4-5---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------5h6h7-8h9h10p9p8h9\6--8p5h6/8-10~~~-| G|-5h6h7/9\7-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------17b19-19b20-20b22-22b24r22----------------| B|-(10)p8/12h15~~~-----------------------[bend echos through]-| G|---------------------------------------[ next bar ]-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-14-14-12-12-10-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------7-3-3-5~-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------9-12p9----------9-12p9--------11-14p11-11-----12-| D|-----10-9h10-------10-10-9h10------12-11-12-----------12-14---| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5/-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-16p12-12-----12-16-17-14------17~~--| D|---------14-14-----------15p14--a----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-15-15-14----------------14--15--14~~~~-| A|-------------17--15--17-----------a-----| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-----------------9-9-12~~--| D|---------9-10-12-----------| A|-8-10-12-------------------| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------10-12-12p10--10-12-| D|----------10-12-14------------14------| A|-10-12-14-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------14-15-17/20b22--20--19--17---------| B|----12-13-16-17------------------a---a---a--20--17-| G|-14------------------------------------------a---a-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-20b22----(22)r20b24----(24)r20b25--(25)--(25)r20-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------21--(21)d17*----(17)d14*-| B|-17--(17)d15*----------\----------------/-----| G|------------------------\--------------/------| D|-------------------------[steady gliss]-------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) [Use pinch harmonics throughout] e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------5-----| D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-5-----7-5-| A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----7-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------------------| A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----5-----5-| E|-------------------------------------8-5---8-5---| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------5-----| D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-5-----7-5-| A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----7-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------------------| A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----5-----5-| E|-------------------------------------8-5---8-5---| End Solo Play Riff 11 Play 2x Riff 14 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2------------3------------| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4------------5------------| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-6------------7------------| E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-8------------9--------------| E|-6--6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-5-7-3-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|------0-0-0-0--------1-1-1-1--------2-2-2-2-| B|------0-0-0-0--------1-1-1-1--------2-2-2-2-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-2-------------3--------------4-------------| E|-0--0----------1--1-----------2--2----------| * * * e|------3-3-3-3--------4-4-4-4--------5-5-5-5-| B|------3-3-3-3--------4-4-4-4--------5-5-5-5-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-5-------------6--------------7-------------| E|-3--3----------4--4-----------5--5----------| * * * e|------6-6-6-6--------7-7-7-7-| B|------6-6-6-6--------7-7-7-7-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-8-------------9-------------| E|-6--6----------7--7----------| * * Play Riff 1 Ending: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9--------(9)--------(9)--------12\-| A|-7--------(7)--------(7)--------10\-| 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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature