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Megadeth:  FFF
(Cryptic Writings)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1997)

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

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Date last modified:  September 11, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Intro                         x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2--0-|
E|-------------3------3--------|
        *      *      *      *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2----|
E|-------------3------3------3-|
        *      *      *      *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----------------|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----4----4------|
E|------3------3------3------3-2----2--X\\-|
        *      *      *      *


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
        *      *      *      *
   "Looking for a cure..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4-------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------------|
E|---------------3-3--2-0-2-3-5-|
        *      *      * * * * *
   "Within the human race..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
        *      *      *      *
   "Eliminate the poor..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
E|------3------3------3------3-|
        *      *      *      *
   "How much longer..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
        *      *      *      *
   "Burning up the tents..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4-------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------------|
E|---------------3-3--2-0-2-3-5-|
        *      *      * * * * *
   "...of the rank and file..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
        *      *      *      *
   "Exterminate their lives..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-xxxxxx-|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-xxxxxx-|
E|------3------3------3----------|
        *      *      *
   "Crack a demon smile..."



Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4-4----4-4------------------|
D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
A|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
E|-----------------------------|
        *      *      *      *
   "Crushing down..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4-4----4-4-----------2-------|
D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------5-4-3-|
A|---------------3-3--2---------|
E|------------------------------|
        *      *      *
   "...our will to live..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4-4----4-4------------------|
D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
A|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
E|-----------------------------|
        *      *      *      *
   "...of man's mistakes..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
A|------3------3------3------3-|
E|-----------------------------|
        *      *      *      *
   "Lock it up..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1                      x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2--0-|
E|-------------3------3--------|
        *      *      *      *
                     "Fight for freedom..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2----|
E|-------------3------3------3-|
        *      *      *      *
                     "Fight for anything..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----------------|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----4----4------|
E|------3------3------3------3-2----2--X\\-|
        *      *      *      *
                            "My country tis..."

Guitar 2 (w/ phase)            x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-16-16-14-16-16-19\18-19\-12~-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/6----6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Play Riff 1   "Cry for absolution..."

Use this for last bar on Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
E|------3------3------3------3-|
        *      *      *      *
  "...and reap the aftermath..."


Play Riff 2   "Crushing down..."

Use this for last bar on Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----------------------|
D|-0-0----0-0-----0-00-00-00000000-|
A|------3------3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
        *      *  * ** ** ********
   "I don't know how much..."


Play Riff 3   "Fight for freedom..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-|
E|-----------------------------|
        *      *      *      *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5-----------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3-----------|
E|-------------------0-0-2-3-5-|
        *      *     * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3----|
E|---------------------------0-|
        *      *      *      *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------2-2----|
A|-4-4----4-4----5-5----0-0--0-|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0--------|
        *      *      *      *

Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   **************** ****************
   "Fight, fight..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-33333333---------|
E|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
   **************** ******** * * * *
   "Fight, fight..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3----|
E|---------------------------0-|
        *      *      *      *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------2-2----|
A|-4-4----4-4----5-5----0-0--0-|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0--------|
        *      *      *      *


Solo (Friedman)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------2---2--(2)~~----2-4p2p0---|
D|-/4~~-----4---------------------4-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/12\10-8-7---------------|
G|-0h2h4-2-0-2h4h5-4p2p0---------------9-------------|
D|-----------------------4---------------10-9-7------|
A|----------------------------------------------9~~\-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-/7--7--7----8--8--8----10--10--10-10/13-|
G|--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x---x---x--x----|
D|-/4--4--4----5--5--5-----7---7---7--7/10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13/17-17-17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-19-19~~\8-|
G|--x--x-----x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----|
D|-10-10/14-14-14/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16~~---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7\5--7-/10-9-8--7h8p7------------|
G|---------------------------10-9-8-7h9-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------7-----------------{10}---------|
B|-7-8-10-8p7---7h8-10---10p7-10p7-10b12------10b12~~-|
G|------------9---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------10-|
B|------------------------------------10/12-14----|
G|-------------------------9-12-11/12-------------|
D|---------------7/9-11h12------------------------|
A|--------7-10p9----------------------------------|
E|-7-9-10-----------------------------------------|

e|-14p10-12p9-10-9------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15-17p16p15-19p18p17-15-15-17-15-15-|
G|------------------/18-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------16-15b17r15b17~~--17b19--15-17----15~~~-|
G|-16-14-16--------------------------------16-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------14-------------14------------|
B|-17b19r17b19----17-14------14--17p14-17b19-|
G|---------------------16b18-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-14-18p14-------------------14-17-|
B|----------14-17b19-17b19~~--------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-17b19--(19)r17--17b19---{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-|
B|----------------(17b19)--{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-19b21-{19}-{19}-19b22----19\\\2------|
B|-----------------------[steady gliss]-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----19----22b24-22-19---22p19---24p19---22p19------|
B|-/19----19------------22------22------22------22p19-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-17------{18}-------------------19p14----17-------|
B|----17b19----{17}-(19)r17-15h17-------15----17p15-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------14-------------17p14-------|
B|----15-------/12/14----14p12----12----------17-|
G|-16----16p14-----------------14----------16----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------17~~--|
G|-14-14-14-16-16b18r16b18-{16}~~-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|---15b19------[15]17r15-12-----------|
G|-[slow bend]-------------------------|
D|---------------------------14-12-----|
A|---------------------------------14~-|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3a
Guitar 1                      x6
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2--0-|
E|-------------3------3--------|
        *      *      *      *
                     "Fight for freedom..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2----|
E|-------------3------3------3-|
        *      *      *      *
                     "Fight for anything..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------------|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----4----4--|
E|------3------3------3------3-2----2--|
        *      *      *      *
                            "My country tis..."

Guitar 2 (w/ phase)          x7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-16-16-14-16-16-19\18-19\-12~-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/6----6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Guitar 2 (comes in later, w/ phase)
                               x3
e|------------------------------|
B|-15-15-14-15-15-19\17-19\-12~-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/7----7--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
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

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