Megadeth - When Tab

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
e 12tr15*
B
G 14*
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
e 17b19~~
B
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.

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