#----------------------------------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: Trust (Cryptic Writings) Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1997) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 17, 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 Intro Guitar 1 (Synth arranged for guitar) x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9--------9--------7----/12--| D|-----------------------------| A|-7--------7--------5----/10--| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-9--------9---10--/12--| D|-----------------------| A|-7--------7----8--/10--| E|-----------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9--------9--------7----/12--| D|-----------------------------| A|-7--------7--------5----/10--| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-9--------9---10--12--| D|----------------------| A|-7--------7----8--10--| E|----------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-9--------9----10----| D|---------------------| A|-7--------7-----8----| E|---------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in at 0:44, distortion) e|-------------------12~----------------------------| B|--------12~--------------------12~----------------| G|-/9-9-9------9~--------9~--9~-------9~--9\7-7~-7~-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------12~-----------12~---------| B|--------12~------------12~-----------12~--| G|-/9-9-9------9~------9-----9~------9------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---12b13--{12}--{12}--{12}--{12}--(12)\--| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-9---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in at 0:44, distortion) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--9-------------------| A|--7----10----7----3---| E|--------8----5----1---| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--9--------------------------------------| A|--7----10----7----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E|--------8----5----1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| * * * * * * * * Riff 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---------7---------7-------| E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---------7--------5--------| E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8~-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---------7---------7-------| E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---7---------7--------5---------| E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8-0-| * Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-----------------------------| A|-7-------------10--------------| E|----0-0-0-0-0---8--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Lost in a dream..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7--------------3--------------| E|-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Nothing's what..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-----------------------------| A|-7--------------10------9------| E|----0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-7--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "Searching..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7--------------3--------------| E|-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...words that..." e|---------------------------------| B|-(12~)---------------------------| G|-(12~)-----------(9~)------------| D|---9-----------------------------| A|---7-------------10--------------| E|------0-0-0-0-0---8--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Tears filled..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-(5~)-----------(5~)------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--7--------------3--------------| E|--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...said our..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-(12)-------------------------(7)--| G|-(12)-------------(9~)----(7)------| D|---9---------------------------7---| A|---7--------------10-------9---5---| E|------0-0-0-0-0-0--8---0-0-7-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * "The same scene..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-(5~)----------(10~)--------------| D|---------------(10~)--------------| A|--7--------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * "...walking away..." Play Riff 1 "My body aches..." Play Riff 2 "Time and again..." Use this for the last bar for Riff 2: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-(5~)----------(10~)--------------| D|---------------(10~)--------------| A|--7--------------3--3-3-3-3-3-----| E|--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-13\-| * * * * * * "...but I wish I could trust..." Riff 1a e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| ---| A|---7---------7---------7-------| | E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-| | "My body aches..." | e|-------------------------------| |--> Play 3x B|-------------------------------| | G|-------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------| ---| A|---7---------7--------5--------| E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8~-| "...mistakes..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---------7---------7-------| E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-| "We lie to..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---------7--------5--------| E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8\-| "...so much..." Interlude (Acoustic) e|-0--------0--------0--------2-| B|-0--------0--------0--------3-| G|-0--------0--------0--------2-| D|-2--------2--------2--------0-| A|-2--------3--------4----------| E|-0----------------------------| "...true. Trust hurts..." Riff 3 (Acoustic) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-9-------9h10-9h10p9-------10-------8---------8-| D|------10-------------10-------10------10---10---| A|---12-------------------12-------12------8------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------6----------------| B|----------8----8-10---6---6----------| G|-7------7----7----------6---6----6---| D|------8------------------------8---8-| A|---10--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------0-------------------------------| B|-------6---6------------8-8/11-11p8------| G|-----5-------5--------6-------------9----| D|---7-----------7----5-----------------11-| A|-0----------------0----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-5-----5h7-5h7p5----------5----2/5----| D|-----7-----------7------7----------7\-| A|---7---------------7--6-----3---------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------3\2/3-----------6-5-6-----------| D|-(7)\5----------5---------------8-------7-| A|--------5---------5--8------------8-8-7---| E|------------------------6-----------------| e|---------------------| B|-------5-5/8-8p5-----| G|-----3-----------6---| D|---2---------------7-| A|-0-------------------| E|---------------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|---------------------0-------0--| D|-----0-------0-----0-------0----| A|---0-------0-----1-----1-0------| E|-1-----1-0-----0----------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------[silent]-------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------0-------0-------| D|-----0-------0-----0-------0-------2-| A|---0-------0-----1-----1-0---------0-| E|-1-----1-0-----0---------------3b4---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm Solo (Friedman) e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------------11b12~~-----------------12b15~~-| G|-9--9~--9----------------9--9~--9------------| D|----------9-----------/9----------9----------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-------------------16-17b20--(20)~--| G|---9~-9~~-------16------------------| D|-9---------9/17---------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|-[17]20r17b20--17b20r17\--| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------------------15-----| B|--------------------------17-17~~----17---| G|-2b3--2b3-2b3r2b3~~---/16--------------16-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-18b19--18b19~-{18}-(19)r18p17-15---------| B|----------------------------------17~~-17-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------15h19p15--15-19-19b22~~~\-| B|----17h19---------19----------------| G|-16---------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-19-22-22b24--22-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-22-2b24-22b24-22b24-{22}{22}{22}{22}{22}\-| B|---------------22b23-{22}{22}{22}{22}{22}\-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----12-11--------11-12-11---------12-14p12--------| B|-5/-------12p10-12--------12--12h15--------15-12---| G|----------------------------14------------------14-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------12-14p12---------(15)----------------------| B|-12h15--------15-12--12----15-12--12-15p12h15p12-| G|-------------------14-----------14---------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|---12------------------| G|-14--14p12-------------| D|----------14-12-14~~~\-| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1a "My body aches..." Ending: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---------7---------7-------| E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-| "Oh..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|---7---------7--------5---------2-| E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8\--0-| "Absolutely nothing we trust." Ending guitar fills: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-11b12--------[11]12r11-9~~~-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------12--------| B|--------------12h15-----12h15---------------15--15b17~~-| G|-14-12---12h14-----12h14-----12h14p12--12-14------------| D|------14-----------------------------14-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-15b17r15p12-15b17~~-15p12-15b17r15p12-15b17~~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19r18--[17]19~~~\-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-19b20--(20)r19--15-17-[17]18r17b18r17b18r17p15-| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19~~-(19)r17p15-----------------15------------| B|--------------------17~~~--17p15-17----17-15-17~~-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------17-------------------| B|-17~~--17p15-17----17p15-17~~\-------| G|--------------------------------/16\-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-11-------10-----\------------------------12-------| G|-13b15~~--12b14~~\---9h12p9~~-----12p9----12p9-----| D|------------------------------12p9----12p9----12p9-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----9------------------| D|-12---12p9-------------| A|----------12p10--10----| E|---------------12--12\-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--[use wah pedal for this bar]-| A|-------------------------------| E|-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-5-5-5\--------| 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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature