Band- Megadeth
Song- Insomnia
Intro (with heavy flanger)
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| G | 7 (7)b8 0h5\4~~ |
| D | 7 (7)b8 5 5 |
| A | 3 7 5 0 3 |
| E | 5 3 |
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| B | /11 11\ |
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| D | 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 |
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Intro pt.2 (Violin arranged for guitar)
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| D | 7~ /8 5 /7 8 7 5 7 8 7 5 7 8 7 5 7~ |
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Intro pt.2 (Sitar arranged for guitar, let first
chord ring through the next 3 notes)
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| D | 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7 |
| A | 0 0 |
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Riff 1
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| D | 7 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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"I'm running..."
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| D | 7 7 8 5 7 5 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 |
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"Something's..."
Riff 2 (with flanger)
| e | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| B | h. h. h. h. h. h. h. h. |
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| E | 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 |
"I hear a voice..."
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| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G | h. h. h. h. h. h. |
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| A | 5 4 3 |
| E | 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 |
"But the loudest..."
Riff 3 x3
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| D | 2 4 5 7 |
| A | 0 2 3 5 |
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"Insomni, omni..."
"Insomni, omni..."
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| D | 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 |
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"...turn out the lights..."
Play Riff 1 "I can't sleep..."
Riff 1a
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| B | /violin\ |
| G | / \ |
| D | 7 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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"I'm twisting and..."
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| B | /violin\ |
| G | / \ |
| D | 7 7 8 5 7 5 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 |
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"...the madness..."
Play Riff 2 "The whole house..."
Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni,..."
Lead into next section:
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| D | 7 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
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| E | 0 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 0 10 11 12~ |
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| E | 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 0 10 11 12 |
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| E | 0 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 0 10 11 12~ |
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| E | 11 10 9 0 8 7 0 6 5 4 3 0 2 1 0 |
Solo (Mustaine)
| e | 10 12 13~~~ 13p10 12 (12)~~\ |
| B | 9~~~ 9 10 12 13 |
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| B | 12 13~~ 13p10 12~~~ |
| G | 13 14 |
| D | 12 14 15 |
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| G | 10 10p7 9~~ |
| D | 10 10p7 9~~~ |
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| B | 15 17 18~~ 18p15 17~~~~ |
| G | 5/7 7/13~~~~ 13 14 16 17 |
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| e | 16 17 19 20 20b22 20b22 20b22~~~ |
| B | 17 18 |
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| e | 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 16 16 |
| B | 18 18 18 20 18 18 17 17 18 18 17 17 (17)\ |
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| B | 10~~~~ [long hold] |
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End Solo
Interlude
Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni..."
There's a lot of BS production at the end, if you want a
harmony guitar, play this:
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| D | 19 19 20 17 19 19 19 20 17 19 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Ending:
Guitar 1
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| D | 7 7 8 5 7 5 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 |
| E | |
Guitar 2
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| G | |
| D | 19 19 20 17 19 5 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 |
| E | |
Final time
Both guitars:
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| D | 7 7 8 5 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 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.