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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)

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Date last modified:  September 14, 2004

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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

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