#----------------------------------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: 1000 Times Goodbye (The World Needs A Hero) Copyright (c) (Sanctuary Records) (2001) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Langus (tlange@poczta.onet.pl) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 14, 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 Riff 1 Guitar 1 x7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-4-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile) e|-12------------------12----------| B|-h.-[fades in]----12-------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-5h6---6-5\3-| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 3x, then Riff 2. Do this 3 times. Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "The tides of change..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-5\3-| * * * * * * "I feel a familiar pain..." Riff 4 x4 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-------2-------3-------2------| E|-5-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0--1-2-| * * * * * * * * "I did no right, you did no wrong..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|---------7h8p7h8p7h8----------5-------| E|-0-0-0-0-------------5--5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-------5-------| E|-5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * Solo (Pitrelli) e|------------------------12-------| B|-15b17--(17)r15-15~~-------12-15-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12----14----12^---------------------------------| D|----14----14-----14-12-14~--12-------------------| A|-------------------------------13\12-10-12-10~~\-| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------12-14-| D|----------------------12-14-15-17p14-15p12-14h15-------| A|-------------12-14-15----------------------------------| E|-12-13-14-15-------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------15b17~~-| G|-16p15-14-12----12-14--14p12-11-12-14/----------| D|-------------16---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-12-14-14b15--(15)r14-12-17b19~~~-| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4-----------2-----------0-------| E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2---0-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4-----------2-----------0-------| E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2---0-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The thought never crossed my mind..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4-----------2-----------0-------| E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2---0-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "That this would be my last goodbye..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-4-4-4-2--/5--4-4-4-2--/5-| E|-2-2-2-0--/3--2-2-2-0--/3-| Play Riff 3 "It seems nothing good..." Play Riff 4 "I did no right, you did no wrong..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Pitrelli) e|----------------------2-3-5-2-3p2------------------| B|-5--(5)~~~--5p4p3------------------5-4---3---------| G|-4----------------4--------------------4---4-3-x-2-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------9h11h12p9h11----9-| D|-5--4-4---5-2~~------------9-11-12--------------12---| A|----a-a-5---------10-11-12---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------10----| B|-------------10-12p11-10p8-11p8-10-11-12----14-| G|-------11h12-----------------------------------| D|-12/14-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------12-14-15-17-17/22-19-20-17-19----------------| B|---15-------------------------------20-19-19b20r19-| G|-x-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 6 "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..." Riff 7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5-------| A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5-------| A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The thought never crossed..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5-------| A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "That this would be my last goodbye..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-9-9-9-7-/10--9-9-9-7-/10-| A|-7-7-7-5-/-8--7-7-7-5-/-8-| E|--------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5-------| A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Let me put pennies on your eyes..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5-------| A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "And kiss your lips one last goodbye..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-----------5----------| A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5--2-| E|----------------------------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "My love, a 1000 times goodbye..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--2---4---5---7--8--| E|--0---2---3---5--6--| Solo (Mustaine) e|-17p12---15p12---17p12---15p12---17p12--12-| B|------12------12------12------12------12---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-17p12---15p12---17p12---15p12---17p12-----| B|------12------12------12------12------12/--| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-19p14---17p14---19p14---17p14---19p14--14-| B|------14------14------14------14------14---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-19p14---17p14---19p14---17p14---19p14--15-| B|------14------14------14------14------15---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-19p15---17p15---19p15---17p15---19p15--15-| B|------15------15------15------15------15---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-19p15---17p15---19p15---17p15---19p15--17-| B|------15------15------15------15------17---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-21p17---19p17---21p17---19p17---21p17--17-| B|------17------17------17------17------17---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| 1st ending e|-22p18---20p18---22p18---20p18---22p18---| B|------18------18------18------18-------0-| G|---------------------------------------0-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| 2nd ending e|-22p18---20p18---22p18---20p18---22p18--22b24~~-| B|------18------18------18------18------18--------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo Rhythm: Riffs 9, 10 Riff 9 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-000-0-000-0-000--000-0-000-0-000-| *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-222-2-222-2-222--222-2-222-2-222-| *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-333-3-333-3-333--333-3-333-3-333-| *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-555-5-555-5-555--666-6-666-6-666-| *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** Riff 10 x4 e|-------------|---------| B|-------------|---------| G|-------------|---------| D|-------------|---------| A|--2---5-7-8--|--8-7-5--| E|--0---3-5-6--|--6-5-3--| Solo (Mustaine) e|--------------------------------------------| B|-12---------------12---------------14----14-| G|-12h13------------12h13------------14----14-| D|-------12-14~--14-------12-14~--12----14----| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-12h14------------12h14----------14----14---| G|-12h14------------12h14----------14----14---| D|-------12-14~--14--------14~--14----14----0-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------12----12-------------12----12----| B|-------12----15----12-------12----15----12-| G|-14b15----------------14b15----------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-15p14p12----12-12h14p12-11h12p11----11-------| D|----------14----------------------14----12-14-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----12-----------------| A|-14----12-14----12-----| E|-------------15----12\-| e|-15-17--15---------------------------------------------------| B|------17--17-17-15-17--15------------------------------------| G|---------------------16--16-16-14-16--14---------------------| D|------------------------------------17--16-17-14-16--14------| A|---------------------------------------------------17--17-14-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-17--15---------------------------------------------------| B|------17--17-17-15-17--15------------------------------------| G|---------------------16--16-16-14-16--14---------------------| D|------------------------------------17--16-17-14-16--14------| A|---------------------------------------------------17--17-14-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| x3 e|-----------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------|------------------------12--12-| G|---------12------|---------12--12-14p12-14--14---| D|-14p12-----14p12-|-14p12-----14------------------| A|------14---------|------14-----------------------| E|-----------------|-------------------------------| e|---------12--12-15p12------15p12-15p12---------12-| B|-15p12-15--15--------15-12------------15-12-15----| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| x8 x8 x8 e|-17p15p12--12-|-19p17p14--14-|-19p17p15--15-| B|---------15---|---------17---|---------17---| G|--------------|--------------|--------------| D|--------------|--------------|--------------| A|--------------|--------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--------------| x4 x4 e|-21p19p17--17-|-22p20p18--18-| B|---------19---|---------20---| G|--------------|--------------| D|--------------|--------------| A|--------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------| x8 x8 x8 e|-17p15p12--12-|-19p17p14--14-|-19p17p15--15-| B|---------15---|---------17---|---------17---| G|--------------|--------------|--------------| D|--------------|--------------|--------------| A|--------------|--------------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--------------| x4 x3 e|-21p19p17--17-|-22p20p18--18-|-22-22b24----22b24----| B|---------19---|---------20---|----------------------| G|--------------|--------------|----------------------| D|--------------|--------------|----------------------| A|--------------|--------------|----------------------| E|--------------|--------------|----------------------| e|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-22b24----(24)r22--22~-22~-22~-| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-22p21-22-19-21-17-19-15-17-14-15----14-| B|----------------------------------17----| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-15-17-14-15----14-------------------------------| G|-------------16----14-16----14-------------------| D|-------------------------17----16-17-14-16----14-| A|-------------------------------------------17----| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-16-17-14-16----14-------------| E|-------------17----15h17-15~~~-| End solo Riff 3a (Play 2x) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-5\3-| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-------5--7-| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3--5-| * * * * * * * "Goodbye...a 1000 times..." Riff 3b e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-5\3-| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-------5--7-| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3--5-| * * * * * * * "Goodbye...a 1000 times..." Ending Solo (Pitrelli) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-12~~~-[long hold]-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-5-7----5---5-----5-----5-----5------------------| E|-a-a------7---7-6---6h7---7-6---6-5-6-0-3b5r3~~~-| a e|-------------------------------------| B|------[14]15r14--[14]15r14--[14]15~~-| G|---------------------------------a---| D|-------------------------------------| A|-0-0---------------------------------| E|-0-0---------------------------------| e|-------------------------------[17]19r17-17~-| B|-------------------------------[17]18r17-17~-| G|----------0----[14]16r14-14~~----------------| D|-14~~~----0----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-[17]19r17-17~-----------{15}~~---------{15}------| B|-[17]18r17-17~----15-------------15-----{15}--15^-| G|------------------17b19----------17b19--------15^-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------15~~-----[18]19r18-[18]19~--[18]19r18-[18]19~-| B|-15--15^--15~~-----[18]19r18-[18]19~--[18]19r18-[18]19~-| G|----------------0---------------------------------------| D|----------------0---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-[18]19r18--[18]19r19--[18]19r18--[18]19~----17-15----| B|-[18]19r18--[18]19r18--[18]19r18--[18]19~----17-15----| G|----------------------------------------------------0-| D|----------------------------------------------------0-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11-11-10-10-10--8---8/10-| G|-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-12--12/14-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|--9--9--9--5-5-5-5\3-| G|-13-13-13--9-9-9-9\7-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| End solo Ending e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-5\3-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5h7-----8p7-5-7-8--8-7-5-2-| E|-0-0-----0-0-----3-5-6--6-5-3-0-| * * * * 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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature