Megadeth - Almost Honest Bass Tab

Artist: Megadeth
Song: Almost Honest (bass tab)

Transcribed by: Jeff Jacobson

Taken from Guitar Magazine August 1997 Volume 14 Number 10

Posted by: Ian Mullins

Timing:

Moderate Rock 140 b.p.m

Dropped D ( E=>D )

Intro

  
                                  
                                  
  
            rest for approx.      
                                  
  
            4 measures            
                                  
  
                                  
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              5       7          
  
      2               sl      2   

1st Verse
                                               I     lied just a  lit -

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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  tle...

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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       2   2   2   2   2   2      
      2      O       1            


  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
 (2)  2   O   1   2   2   O   1   
 2   2   O   1   2     1     0    
  
                                  
                                  

Chorus
 Liv - ing  a - lone...

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                          O   2   
  
                               O  
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  2    2   2    2   2   2   2     
                                  

|1.                                |2.

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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            4          5   4   2  

2nd Verse
                                                I  was near-ly    pure...

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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    2   2   2   2   2   2   2  2  


  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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 (2)  2   O   1   2   2   O   1   
 2   2   O   1   2     1     O    
  
                                  
                                  

Chorus
 Liv - ing  a - lone...

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                          O   2   
  
                               O  
  O   O   O   O   O   2           
  
  2    2   2    2   2   2   2     
                                  


  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
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Repeat
  
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 (O)   O                         *
4X
  
     2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2       
            4       5   4   2     

Bridge
        I ques  -  tion your call...        Acoustic guitar bit

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
        Rest approx. 6 measures   
  
                                  
                                  
  
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                               7  
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       6    6           2    4    
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       4    4           O    2    
         3      3            5    
  
                                  
                                  


  
                                  
  
                                  
  
       5   5                      
  
                              2   

Guitar Solo
                                   ___________________________________
                                   |1.-7.

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
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|8.

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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      2   2   2   2   2   2       
                                  


  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
 2   2   O   1   2     1     O    
                                  
  
                                  
                                  

Chorus
 Liv - ing  a - lone...

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                          O   2   
  
                               O  
  O   O   O   O   O   2           
  
  2    2   2    2   2   2   2     
                                  


  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                 *
Repeat
  
                              O   
 (O)   O                         *
4X
  
     2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2       
              4       5   4   2   

Outro
   Al           -            most...

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
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                                      Begin Fade

  
                                  
                                  
  
                                  
                                  
  
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                                                                Fade Out

  
                                  
                                  
  
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    2   2    2   2   2   2