#----------------------------------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: I'll Be There (Risk) Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1999) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 29, 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 (Feedback on first note) e|------------------------------------| B|---3-3-3-3--------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| D|---0-0-0-0-...-[tremolo pick chord]-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Slight distortion) e|-----------0---------| B|-------7-------7-----| G|---7---------------7-| D|-0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| "I heard..." e|-----------0---------| B|-------7-------7-----| G|---5---------------5-| D|-0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| "To me there..." e|-----------0---------| B|-------6-------6-----| G|---3---------------3-| D|-0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-| G|---3---------------5-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "...praying..." Guitar 2 (Distortion, listen for when it comes in) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------| "...praying..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------| "...pleading..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-77-7--------77-7--| A|-55-5--------55-5--| E|-------------------| "I heard the bells..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "...don't let this be..." Riff 2 ('*' denotes where guitar fill comes in) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2------------------------| A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---| E|-------------------3----3-| "I'll be there..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---*----------------------| A|-3----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---| E|-1-----------------3----3-| "...you..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2------------------------| A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---| E|-------------------3----3-| "I'll be there..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---*------------------------| A|-3----2-3-3/7--5-3-5--3-2---| E|-1------------------------3-| "...you..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-2----------------------------------7-| A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---3----2----5-| E|-------------------3----3-1----0------| "...nothing fits..." **Guitar fill during Riff 2 (Slight distortion) e|-1-------| B|--1------| G|---2-----| D|----3----| A|-----3---| E|------1--| Guitar fill at end of Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------12-------| B|-15--\10--/13--\8--/10---------h-------| G|---------------------------------7-----| D|---------------------------------h-----| A|------------------------------------7--| E|------------------------------------h--| Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Slight distortion) e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| G|---7---------------7-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "You saw me..." e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| G|---5---------------5-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "We kept our..." e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-| G|---3---------------3-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-| G|---3---------------5-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "...screaming..." Guitar 2 (Distortion, listen for when it comes in) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------| "...no sun shines through..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------| "...the light in you..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| E|---------------------------------| "...dreaming and started..." Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|-----------------------| B|-/10--\8--\6--5--(5)\3-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| "...screaming..." e|-----------5/17--15--13--12--| B|-10--------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| "...I know I see..." e|---------------------| B|-15--------13----11--| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| "...dreaming and started..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------------------------| A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---3----2----3----2-| E|-------------------3----3-1----0----1----0-| "...nothing fits..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-| A|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-| E|--------------------------| "...there..." Guitar fill at end of Riff 2a e|-------------------------/17~~-| B|-15----12----15----14----------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 3 (Slight distortion) e|-----------------0-------------| B|-7--7----7--7----7--7--7--7--7-| G|-7--7----7--7----7-----7-----7-| D|-0---------------0-------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-0---------------0-------------| B|-7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| G|-5------5--5--5--5-----5--5--5-| D|-0---------------0-------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-0--------------0-------------| B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-| G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| D|-0--------------0-------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-0--------------0-------------| B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-| G|-3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5-| D|-0--------------0-------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Riff 4 (Song fades out to this) Guitar 1 (Slight distortion) e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| G|---7---------------7-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| G|---5---------------5-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-| G|---3---------------3-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-----| B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-| G|---3---------------5-------------| D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7-77----7----55-5----5--| A|-5-55----5----33-3----3--| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-3-33----3----33-3----5--| A|-1-11----1----11-1----3--| E|-------------------------| Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------17-20-| B|-18--17--15----20b22--20~--20b22--------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| "...skies all dark..." e|-20b22~~--[20]22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| "...you..." e|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22r20-17--------| B|-------------------------------------------------20b22~-| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-20-18-20b22~~----20b22r20-18-20-18b20r18-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-------14tm--15tm--14tm--15tm--------12tm-| B|-17----------------------------15tm-------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-14----14-15----15-14----14-15----15-| B|----15-------15-------15-------15----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 4 (w/ wah pedal) e|---------------------| B|-3tm--5tm--6tm--8tm--| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| "Well I really..." e|-14tm----14tm------------12tm--------12tm--12\------| B|-15tm----15tm----10tm----13tm--------13tm--13\------| G|-14tm----14tm----11tm----12tm--------12tm--12\--5tm-| D|------------------------------------------------5tm-| 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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature