Band- Megadeth
Song- When
Riff 1 (Play 4 times)
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
| e | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 7 |
| E | |
"No one..."
| e | 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 6 |
| E | 8 7 6 |
"...hears a word I say..."
Guitar 2 (distortion) x4
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 10 9 8 7 (7)\\ |
| E | 8 7 6 5 (5)\\ |
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (acoustic) x12
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 7 6 |
| E | 8 |
"But you'll never see the pain inside of me..."
Guitar 2 (distortion)
x7
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 7 |
| A | 10 9 8 7 (7)\\ | 10 9 8 5 |
| E | 8 7 6 5 (5)\\ | 8 7 6 |
Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
| e | |
| B | 15* 17* 17* |
| G | 14* 14* |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
| e | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 3 |
| A | 0 1 |
| E | |
"And the oath I take on this day..."
| e | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 |
| A | 0 1 3 |
| E | |
"...is to know that you will be repaid..."
| e | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 3 | 0 |
| A | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| E | | |
Guitar 2 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
| e | |
| B | 15* |
| G | 14* 14* 17* |
| D | 12* |
| A | 5* 0* 0* 0* |
| E | |
Riff 4
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 1 0 |
| E | 0 |
"One day the sun will die..."
Guitar 2 (distortion)
x8
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | 5 4 3 2 | 5 4 3 |
| E | 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 | 3 2 1 |
* * *
Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
| e | |
| B | 15* 17* 17* |
| G | 17* 12* 15* |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Riff 5 (Distortion, Play 4x)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 4 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 |
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 5a
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 3~ 2~ /6~ 7~ |
| E | 0 3~ 2~ 3~ 2~ |
Riff 6
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5/7 7/8 7/8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 3/5 0 0 0 0 5/6 0 0 5/6 |
* * * * * * * * * *
"When no words are spoken..."
Riff 7
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7/9 9/10 9/10 |
| A | 5/7 7/ 8 7/ 8 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
* * * * * * * * * *
"It all seems so deceitful..."
Play Riff 6 "When judgement has failed you..."
Play Riff 7 "It all seems so deceitful..."
Play Riff 6 "When judgement has failed you..."
Riff 8
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 7 5 5 |
| E | 7 6 5 3 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5/7 7/8 7/8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 3/5 0 0 0 0 5/6 0 0 5/6 |
* * * * * * * * * *
x3
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 7 | 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 7 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 7 5 |
| E | 7 6 5 3 5 | 7 6 5 3 |
Riff 9 (solo rhythm) x4
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 777777777777777777 6666666666 5555 3333 |
****************** ********** **** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
x3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 777777777777777777 6666666666 5555 3333 |
****************** ********** **** ****
x4
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 2 |
| A | 5 4 3 | 2 |
| E | 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 3 2 1 | 0 |
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Solos (wah pedal) (Mustaine)
#1
| e | 19tm 18tm 15tm 12tm |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | X\\ |
| e | |
| B | 16p12 17p12 16p12 15p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15p12 16p12 17p12 16p12 15p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15p12 16p12 17p12 16p12 15p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15p12 16p12 17p12 16p12 15p12 12 |
| G | 15 15 15 15 15 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 |
| B | 15 15 15 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 |
| B | 15 15 15 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 |
| B | 15 15 15 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 12h17p12 12 |
| B | 15 15 15 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
#2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 12tm 11tm 12tm 11tm 12tm 14tm 12tm |
| E | /12tm 12tm 13tm |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12tm 14tm 12tm 15tm 14tm 12tm/14tm |
| A | 15tm 14tm 15tm |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 14tm 13tm 16tm 14tm 17tm 16tm 14h16~~ 16~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 16~~ 16~~ 16~~ 16~~ ... |
D|-[use artificial harmonics on]--|
A|-[various notes for this bar ]--|
E|--------------------------------|
#3
| e | 20tm 19tm 17tm 16tm |
| B | 18tm 17tm 15tm |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 17tm 16tm 14tm 13tm |
| D | 15tm 14tm 12tm 10tm |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9tm 7tm 6tm |
| A | 8tm 7tm 5tm 3tm 2tm |
| E | 5tm |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 4tm 1tm 0tm 1tm |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | [steady gliss] |
| E | /2tm/3tm/4tm/5tm/6tm/7tm/8tm/9tm/10tm/ /12 |
End solo
Ending (fades out):
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 1 0 |
| E | 0 |
Guitar 2 (distortion)
x8
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | 5 4 3 2 | 5 4 3 |
| E | 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 | 3 2 1 |
* * *
Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen
for when to change)
| e | 12tr15* |
| B | |
| G | 16* 14~~ 16* 14~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| 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.