Tabs
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How the Story Ends - Megadeth
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Tabbed by: Chris Rizzo
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Appears to be standard with the exception of one note. See below.
Special Note: Riffs Only
Riff 1: x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-----4----------2-----5----------2-----4---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2----------2-----3----------2-----2--2---7-5-4----------------------|
E MajorE|-0---0-----0--0-0-0---0-----0--0-0-0---0----0---5-3-2---2-2-2-2------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-----4----------------5----------2-----4---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2----------------3----------2-----2--2---7-5-4----------------------|
E MajorE|-0---0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-----0--0-0-0---0----0---5-3-2---2-2-2-2------------|
Riff 2: Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----------|
E MajorE|----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2h3-2h3----5-----3h5-3h5----7-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7--9-8-7---------|
E MajorE|----------3-3---3----------5-5---5----------0-0---0----------7-6-5---------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----------|
E MajorE|----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2h3-2h3----5-----3h5-3h5----7-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7--5-4-3---------|
E MajorE|----------3-3---3----------5-5---5----------0-0---0----------7-6-5---------|
Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------4-5----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2------------2-3----3-3-3-3-5-4------------4-3------------3---------------|
E MajorE|-0----0-0-0-0----------------3-2----2-2-2-2-2-1----1-1-1-1-1---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------4-5----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2------------2-3----3-3-3-3-5-4------------4-3----------------------------|
E MajorE|-0----0-0-0-0----------------3-2----2-2-2-2-2-1----1-1-1-3-1---------------|
Interlude 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-9-8-7-------|
E MajorE|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------7-6-5-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-----------|
A augmentedA|-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-5-6-7-----------|
E MajorE|-----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------5-6-7-----------|
Return to verse.
Interlude 2: Eastern sounding ???
Solo riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------1~--------------|
A augmentedA|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---2~--1-2----3-2~---------|
E MajorE|-------0-0-0-7-0-8~--7-8--0-0-3-0-2~--1-2--0-0---0-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
A augmentedA|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
E MajorE|-------0-0-0-7-0-8~--7-8--0-0-3-0-2~--1-2--0-0---0-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-8-9------------------------------------------------5----4---3-4-8--5-4--|
A augmentedA|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4---------3----2---1-2-6--3-2--|
E MajorE|----------0-0-7-0-8---7-8-----0-0-3-0-2---1-2-----0-0----0-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9-8-9------------------------------------------------5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4---------3----9\--------------|
E MajorE|----------0-0-7-0-8---7-8-----0-0-3-0-2---1-2-----0-0----0-7\--------------|
Riff following solo:
e|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------|--------------------------4--------------------------5----|
A augmentedA|-------------2--|--------------------------2--------------------------3----|
E MajorE|-1-1-0-0-0-0-0--|--1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0----1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------5-4-3-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-------------------------------------------------|
x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------4---------------------------5---------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------2---------------------------3---------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-----1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------2-----------------------5-4-3---------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-----1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-2-1---------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note