Megadeth - Insomnia Tab

Band- Megadeth
Song- Insomnia

Intro (with heavy flanger)

e
B
G 7 (7)b8 0h5\4~~
D 7 (7)b8 5 5
A 3 7 5 0 3
E 5 3
e
B /11 11\
G
D 2 2
A 0 0
E

Intro pt.2 (Violin arranged for guitar)

e
B
G
D 7~ /8 5 /7 8 7 5 7 8 7 5 7 8 7 5 7~
A
E

Intro pt.2 (Sitar arranged for guitar, let first

chord ring through the next 3 notes)
e
B
G
D 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7
A 0 0
E

Riff 1

e
B
G
D 7 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E
"I'm running..."
e
B
G
D 7 7 8 5 7 5 4 3 3 3
A 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1
E
"Something's..."

Riff 2 (with flanger)

e 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
B h. h. h. h. h. h. h. h.
G
D
A
E 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3
"I hear a voice..."
e
B 12 12 12 12 12 12
G h. h. h. h. h. h.
D
A 5 4 3
E 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 7
"But the loudest..."

Riff 3 x3

e
B
G
D 2 4 5 7
A 0 2 3 5
E
"Insomni, omni..."
e
B
G
D 2 4 7
A 0 2 5
E
"Insomni, omni..."
e
B
G
D 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3
A 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
E
"...turn out the lights..."

Play Riff 1 "I can't sleep..."

Riff 1a

e
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
E
"I'm twisting and..."
e
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
E
"...the madness..."

Play Riff 2 "The whole house..."

Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni,..."

Lead into next section:
e
B
G
D 7 7 8 5 7 7 7 8 5 7
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

e
B
G
D
A
E 0 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 0 10 11 12~
e
B
G
D
A
E 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 0 10 11 12
e
B
G
D
A
E 0 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 0 10 11 12~
e
B
G
D
A
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
G
D
A
E
e
B 12 13~~ 13p10 12~~~
G 13 14
D 12 14 15
A
E
e
B
G 10 10p7 9~~
D 10 10p7 9~~~
A
E
e
B 15 17 18~~ 18p15 17~~~~
G 5/7 7/13~~~~ 13 14 16 17
D
A
E
e 16 17 19 20 20b22 20b22 20b22~~~
B 17 18
G
D
A
E
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)\
G
D
A
E
e
B 10~~~~ [long hold]
G
D
A
E

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:
e
B
G
D 19 19 20 17 19 19 19 20 17 19
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E
Ending: Guitar 1
e
B
G
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
e
B
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:
e
B
G
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.

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