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Megadeth:  Good Mourning

Date last modified:  3/5/01

Riff 1 (acoustic)

  e            0                0         
  B      9         9      9               
  G    8   8 8   8      8   8 8   8       
  D  6                9                   
  A                                 11 10 
  E                                       


  e            0               3           6 9       11 
  B      9                       4       5       8 11   
  G    8   8 8   8         3       6 4 6       9        
  D                      5   5                          
  A  7             7h9 4                                
  E                                                     

Riff 2 (acoustic)

  e          0             0             0       
  B      9       9       9   9       9       9   
  G    8   8   8       8       8   8   8   8     
  D  6             6 8           9             9 
  A                                              
  E                                              


  e                            
  B       9     9     9     8  
  G     8     8     8     8    
  D  11     9     8     6      
  A                            
  E                            

Solo over Riff 2 (distortion)

  e                                        
  B  12h14~   12~  11~  9~  5p4~~   (4)d3* 
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e         19~  18~  16~   15b16~~    14~ 
  B    17 19                               
  G  18                                    
  D                                        
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e                                                      
  B  12h14~   12~  11~  9~  5p4~~ (4)d2r4*               
  G                                        6 4 3~ (3)d2* 
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      


  e                
  B                
  G     18~~~      
  D      a         
  A                
  E                

End solo
Riff 3 (acoustic)

  e          11 9                     9   
  B        9      12 9        9 12 11   8 
  G    8                  8               
  D  9   9              8   8             
  A                                       
  E                                       

Solo over Riff 3

  e                                                 
  B  /12~~  15b16~  12 16b17~               18b19~~ 
  G                           15~  (15)b16~         
  D                                                 
  A                                                 
  E                                                 


  e                                      
  B  17 16                               
  G        18 16 15~~                    
  D                    17 16 13          
  A                             14~~d12* 
  E                                      

End solo
Riff 4Guitar 1 (acoustic)

  e      0                                                  
  B           10 8h10p8    /12        12 10                 
  G  9 9   11           11      11 11       12 11h12p11 9   
  D                                                      12 
  A                                                         
  E                                                         


  e                                                   
  B             10                       10 8h10p8    
  G  12 9 11 12    12 11 9  11 8 9 11 12           11 
  D                                                   
  A                                                   
  E                                                   


  e      0                                                  
  B           10 8h10p8    /12        12 10                 
  G  9 9   11           11      11 11       12 11h12p11 9   
  D                                                      12 
  A                                                         
  E                                                         


  e                                              11 12~~ 
  B             10                       10 /12          
  G  12 9 11 12    12 11 9  11 8 9 11 12                 
  D                                                      
  A                                                      
  E                                                      

Guitar 2 (distortion, comes in at very end)

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G                                   
  D   2     2                         
  A   2     2  [rings into next riff] 
  E   0     0                         

Solo over Riff 4

  e                       12b14r12           
  B                                10~   /15 
  G  10b12r10  8b9  6b7r6                    
  D                                          
  A                                          
  E                                          


  e                                        
  B    15b17  15p14                        
  G  16            16b17   16p14~  12  11~ 
  D                                        
  A                                        
  E                                        


  e                              
  B               10 /12  16 17~ 
  G  11 8 9 11 12                
  D                              
  A                              
  E                              

End solo
Riff 5 (distortion)
[I believe there's an acoustic guitar playing underneath this,
 but I can't tell if it's playing the same thing or not...
 the ending sounds different, but I can't get it.]

Guitar 1 (all notes slightly palm muted)

  e                                                  
  B                                                  
  G      9 9   9     9 9   9     9 9   9     9 9   9 
  D    9     9     9     9     9     9     9     9   
  A  7           7           9           9           
  E                                                  


  e                                                      
  B                                                      
  G       9 9   9      9 9   9    9    9                 
  D     9     9      9     9    7                        
  A  10           10                10   9~  10~  9~  5~ 
  E                                                      


  e                                                  
  B                                                  
  G      9 9   9     9 9   9     9 9   9     9 9     
  D    9     9     9     9     7     7     7     7   
  A  7           7           5           5           
  E                                                  
                                 Final time

  e                                      
  B                                      
  G                                      
  D                     5  7  5  7   9\  
  A  7p5    7p5    7p5  3  5  3  5   7\  
  E      8~     7~                       

Solo over Riff 5

  e  19~~  19~    /19~  19 19 19 19~~  
  B                                    
  G                                    
  D                                    
  A                                    
  E                                    


  e                                                
  B                                                
  G                                                
  D                                                
  A                                                
  E                                                


  e                                                
  B                                                
  G                                                
  D                                                
  A                                                
  E                                                


  e                                                
  B                                                
  G                                                
  D                                                
  A                                                
  E                                                


  e  15 17  14 15                             
  B                17 19  15 17  14 15        
  G                                     14 16 
  D                                           
  A                                           
  E                                           


  e  15 17  14 15                   18~~  
  B                17 19  15 17  14       
  G                                       
  D                                       
  A                                       
  E                                       


  e  15 17  14 15                            
  B                17 19  15 17  14 15    15 
  G                                    14    
  D                                          
  A                                          
  E                                          


  e                                        
  B    15   15   15   15   15              
  G  14                                    
  D       17   16   17   16   12\2~~       
  A                                    5~~ 
  E                                        


  e                                           
  B                                           
  G                                           
  D                                        9\ 
  A  7p5     7p5     7p5  3~  2~  3~  5~   7\ 
  E      8~      7~                           

End solo
Riff 6Guitar 1

  e                                                     
  B                                                     
  G      9 9   9     9 9   9      9 9   9    9    9   9 
  D    9     9     9     9      9     9    7            
  A  7           9           10                10   9   
  E                                                     
    "Hey, I don't feel so good..."

Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile)

  e                 
  B                 
  G                 
  D  2              
A|-2--[let ring]--|
E|----------------|

Riff 7 (last time, one guitar does a pick slide)                           x2

  e                           
  B                           
  G                           
  D  2    4    5    7  5  4 5 
  A  2    4    5    7  5  4 5 
  E                           
  "Something's coming over me..."

Riff 8Guitar 1                  x3

  e                          
  B                          
  G                          
  D                          
  A  2    4    5    7 5  4 5 
  E  0    2    3    5 3  2 3 
  "Whoa........"

  e                 
  B                 
  G                 
  D                 
  A  2    4    5    
  E  0    2    3    

Guitar 2

  e                          
  B                          
  G                          
  D                          
  A  2    4    5    7 5  4 5 
  E  0    2    3    5 3  2 3 


  e                          
  B                          
  G                          
  D                 7 5  4 5 
  A  2    1~   2~   7 5  4 5 
  E  0                       


  e                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D                            
  A  7~   9~  10~  12 10  9 10 
  E                            


  e                 
  B                 
  G                 
  D                 
  A  7~   1~   2~   
  E                 

Interlude:
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)

  e                       
  B                       
  G                       
  D                       
  A          2            
  E  2~  3~  0  0 7 5 3 0 
              * * * * *

Solo

  e                                                
  B                                                
  G                                                
  D                                                
  A                                                
  E                                                


  e                                                
  B                                                
  G                                                
  D                                                
  A                                                
  E                                                

End solo
Riff 10        x4

  e                         
  B                         
  G                         
  D                         
  A  4  2  5  /7    4       
  E  2  0  3  /5    2       

Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
7d4r6      = tremolo bar dive, then release to the numbered fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.
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