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Megadeth:  Liar
(So Far, So Good...So What?)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1988)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  August 23, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Intro                                  x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-----5h7-8-------10p8p7-8p7p5-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-------5---3-----2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-------5---3---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
                    *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
                    *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
                    *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5-----------------|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--8--8--8--8-|
E|--------------------6--6--6--6--6-|
                    *


Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
                    *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
                    *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
                    *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-0-0--------------0-7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                    *


Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|
       * * * * *          * *
  "You take great..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8--------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6----6-6-|
       * * * * *           * *
  "...anything..."


Final time:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|
       * * * * *          * *
  "There ain't one person..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-5/7-----------7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
       * * * * *
   "...ripped off yet!"


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|
       * * * * *          * *
  "You look deep..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8--------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6----6-6-|
       * * * * *           * *
  "...into its eyes..."


Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3--6-5-3-5-|
       * * * * *
  "Make up your..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------5-----5-4tr5-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5----6---------|
       * * * * *
  "Truth's too hard..."


Final time:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3--6-5-3-5-|
       * * * * *
  "Decadence and debauchery..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-5/7-----------7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
       * * * * *
  "...killed your memories!"


Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5/7---------4/5---------2h3-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-2/3-2-2-2-2-0h1-1-1-|
       * * * *     * * * *     * *
  "...liar, liar..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0h2-----5-----3--2-----9-8-7-|
A|-0h2-----5-----3--2-----7-6-5-|
E|-----0-0---0-0------0-0-------|
       * *   * *      * *
  "...everyone can see..."


Keep playing Riff 4 during "Start trouble, spread pain..."


Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Young)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1

Ending (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
                    *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
                    *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
                    *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---9--8--7--6--5--4-|
A|-0-0--------------0-7--6--5--4--3--2-|
E|-------------------------------------|
                    *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-2-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-0-|
E|-----------------------|
                   "You're a..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----4---5---6---7---8---9-|
D|-xx-4-x-5-x-6-x-7-x-8-x-9-|
A|-xx-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-6-x-7-|
E|--------------------------|
  "...liar!"
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------------4---|
D|-xxxxx-7-5-x-4-5-|
A|-xxxxx-7-5-x-2-5-|
E|-xxxxx-5-3-x---3-|


Ending Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo




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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