Megadeth - "Use the Man" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Use The Man
(Cryptic Writings)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1997)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: September 11, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
B|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
G|-1--1--1-1--4-4--4--4-4-|
D|-2--2--2-2--5-5--5--5-5-|
A|-2--2--2-2--5-5--5--5-5-|
E|-0--0--0-0--3-3--3--3-3-|
"I heard somebody..."
e|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
B|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
G|-3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2-2-|
D|-4-4--4--4-4--3-3--3--3-3-|
A|-4-4--4--4-4--3-3--3--3-3-|
E|-2-2--2--2-2--1-1--1--1-1-|
"...fixed the days..."
Guitar fills over Riff 1:
#1 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-14b16----[14]16r14--12b14--------|
D|----------------------------14~~~-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
"...to say..."
#2 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-[12]14----(14)r12-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
"...dust..."
#3 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|------------------|
B|-2h3--2p0--2p0----|
G|-2h3--2p0--2p0----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|----------------0-|
"...get done..."
Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x-|
E|-0--0----x-x-3-3--3--x-x-x-2-2--2-x-x-x-1-1--1-x-x-|
"I've seen..."
Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------(7-9-----------)-|
D|----------------------------(----9-8--7-5-2)-|
A|----7--5-7---5----5-7---5----5-7-------------|
E|-0---------7----------7----------7-6--5-3-0--|
Riff 1a (Acoustic)
e|--0-------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|
"Just one shot..."
Play Riff 1
Riff 1b (Acoustic)
e|--0-------------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------|
"Scores and..."
Play Riff 1
Guitar fills over the above Riff 1's
#1 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--9/16~~~--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
"...cry..."
#2 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12--15b17----12-15--[17]20r17-15b17-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...him in..."
#3 (Distortion w/ flanger)
e|-12tm--(12)b13--(13)b14--(14)r12----17\\5\\------|
B|---------------------------------[steady gliss]--|
G|--[keep tremolo picking]-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"...the noose..."
Play Riff 2 "I've seen..."
Riff 2a
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4----x-x-7-7--7--x-x-x-6-6--6-x-x-x-5-5--5-x-x-|
E|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x-|
"Cryptic writings..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x---|
E|-0--0----x-x-3-3--3--x-x-x-2-2--2-x-x-x-1-1--1-x-x-0-|
"I've seen..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------5--------------|
A|-2----7---5h7---5----7---5h7---|
E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4--------------3--------------|
A|-4----7---5h7---3----7---5h7---|
E|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
* * * * * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|-12------12-----12------12-----12------12-----12-----|
B|-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-----12------15------12------15-----17-----|
B|-[18]20-15b17~--18b20~--15b17~--18b20~-20b22~-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-17-17-17-----17-----17-----17-17-17----|
B|-------20b22--20b20--20b22--------20b22-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--------17b19--(19)r17-[17]19r17-[17]19r17-[17]19-|
B|-----15-------------------------------------------|
G|-/16----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-[17]19~~----[17]19~~\--------12----15b17-|
B|-[17]19~~----[17]19~~\----/12----12-------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12-14----12----------------------------------------|
B|----------17----15p12----15p12-------12----------------|
G|----------------------14-------14b16----14p12-12-14b16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12----------------------------------------|
B|-12----15p12----12----------------------------|
G|-------------14----14b16r14p12-12-14b16r14b16-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-15------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----[14]16r14-12--(12)~~~~-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2----5----7----3--2-3-2-3-2-3-|
E|-0----3----5-------------------|
"I've seen..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2----5----7----3--2-3-2-3-5-5-|
E|-0----3----5-------------------|
"I've seen..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------5--------------|
A|-2----7---5h7---5----7---5h7---|
E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
* * * * * *
Final chord
e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------|-----|
D|-4--------------3--------------|-----|
A|-4----7---5h7---3----7---5h7---|--2--|
E|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|--0--|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------5---4-2--------5---4-2---|
A|-2--------------5--------------|
E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|
* * * * * *
Final chord
e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------|-----|
D|------5---4-2------------------|-----|
A|-4--------------3--2-3-2-3-5-5-|--2--|
E|----0---0-----0----------------|--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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