Megadeth - "Time: The Beginning" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: Time -- The Beginning
(Risk)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1999)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU!
Date last modified: September, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
NOTE: If you're playing with only one guitar, you may
want to use the following riff in replace of the
normal acoustic Em strumming. It's just the combination
of Guitar 1 & 2.
Alternate Riff: x3
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--2----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-4-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--4----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"Father time..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10/12--10-10--------9h10-/12--10-10~~--10-10-|
E|------------0-------------------------------0-|
"Father time..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-(10)/12--10-10----10--10-10--9h10-9~--\7-7~-|
E|--------------0-----0---0--0------------0-0--|
"...winding down..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----/12--10-10~----10-/12--10-9/10~~--(10)\7\2-|
E|-0-7--------------------------------------------|
"Seconds drift..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-2/7-/12--10-10~----9h10-9-\7-7~~----(7)\2-|
E|----------------------------0-0------------|
"The clock just..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
"You were once..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
"Now I know..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5--------5---------4---4--4--4-|
D|--5--------5---------x---x--x--x-|
A|--3--------3----4/6--6---6--6--6-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------|
G|--5--------5----5----------------|
D|--x--------x----x-------9--------|
A|--7--------7----7--7/9--9-----9\-|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------[silent]---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12~--(12)\-|
G|---------------------------12~--(12)\-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--7~--(7)\2---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"The days I saved..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------[silent]---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"...hourglass..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--9\7/10-9~~----7--(7)~~----(7)\-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--2----0--------2----0---------|
D|--2-------------2--------------|
A|--2-------------2--------------|
E|--0-------------0--------------|
"The days I saved..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--2----0------------(0)--------|
D|--2----------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------|
"They fell like sand..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--2----0------------(0)--------|
D|--2----------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------|
"No time to lose..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0--|
G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----|
D|------2-------4-------5-----2------|
A|----2-------4-------5--------------|
E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
"Time taking time..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0-------0----------|
G|------0-------0-------0------------|
D|----2-------2-------1--------------|
A|--3-------0-------2----------------|
E|--------------------------3---2----|
"It's taking mine..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------8/11~~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...mine..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9~~----12~~-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...so unkind..."
e|------------------------------------12-|
B|-----12~~~--------------------------12-|
G|--------------7--(7)b8~~~/11--------h.-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"Time chasing time..."
Riff 4a
Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|--0------------0--------|
B|--1------------3--------|
G|--0------------0--------|
D|--2--------2/4-4--------|
A|--0---------------------|
E|------------------------|
"...no one, not even me..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-10---------------(10)/12----12/14--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------[silent]---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-/14------/14----------------------------------|
G|-----12~------12~------12-14-14b15--(15)r14p12-|
D|-------------------/14-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 1b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"An enemy..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--7--5--------7--5-5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"An enemy..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--7--5-5------4-5-4------------|
A|---------------------7-7-------|
E|-------------------------------|
"My final place..."
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------|
B|--15b17~~---------------12-12--|
G|------------------------12-12--|
D|------------------------12-12--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"...defend..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9/11-9--9/12-11~~--|
D|--14~~----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"...deadly end..."
e|---------------------{14}-{17}--------------------|
B|--------------17b19~----------{17}-(19)r17--------|
G|-------------------------------------------16~~~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
"...space..."
e|-------------------14h17p14--------------------------|
B|--------15p14--------------17-15h17p15---------------|
G|--12/14------14h16--------------------16-15-14-12-14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"...resting place..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
"I can't get..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5-----------------4------------|
D|--x-----------------x------------|
A|--3-----------------2------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12~~~----11~~~------5~~~~-----4~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 4a
Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0--|
G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----|
D|------2-------4-------5-----2------|
A|----2-------4-------5--------------|
E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
"Time taking time..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0-------0----------|
G|------0-------0-------0------------|
D|----2-------2-------1--------------|
A|--3-------0-------2----------------|
E|--------------------------3---2----|
"It's taking mine..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------[silent]--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2b4---------|
D|---------------------[grad. bend]----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...mine..."
Ending:
Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|--0------------0------------0--|
B|--1------------3------------5--|
G|--0------------0------------0--|
D|--2--------2/4-4--------4/5-5--|
A|--0----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"...no one, waits for no one..."
e|-----------|
B|------7----|
G|------8----|
D|--5/7-9----|
A|------9----|
E|------7----|
"...not even me."
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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