Truth Be Told tab by Megadeth

Tabs

Band- Megadeth
Song- Truth Be Told
Submitted by: Lololola
Tuning: Standard


Intro
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-------------------9--|
A augmentedA|-0--------------3----7--|
E MajorE|------3----2----1-------|

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----5----5----2----5----5--|
A augmentedA|-5----3----2----0----2----3--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

e|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-5----4--3----3----3--|
E MajorE|-3----2--1----1----1--|

Riff 1 (Slight distortion with effect)
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|-----2---4-5------2---4-5------2---4-5-|
D MajorD|---2---2--------2---2--------2---2-----|
A augmentedA|-0------------2------------3-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
      "This is the first..."
e|---------------------------|
BB|-----3---------------------|
G+G|---2---2-5-2-4---2---------|
D MajorD|-0-------------3---2-3p2---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------3-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
  "...death, in the world..."


Guitar fill over Riff 1 (Nylon acoustic):
#1
e|-1-3-1-0--------|
BB|---------3-1----|
G+G|-------------2--|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
  "...world..."

End guitar fill

Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------5-5-5-5-----|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-6-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------4-4-|
  * * * * * *
 "...death do us part..."
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Slide)
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-6----2/----8/----[off fretboard]-|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|


Riff 3
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-2-x-x--x-5---x-x--x-|
E MajorE|-1-0-x-x--x-3-0-x-x--x-|
 "Til the last..."
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---x-x--x-8------7-8-|
E MajorE|-5-0-x-x--x-6-0--0-5-6-|
      "Sin lies..."


Riff 3a
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3----5----7----8-3----5----7----8-|
E MajorE|-1-0--3-0--5-0--6-1--0-3--0-5--0-6-|
   *  *  *    *  *  *
 "...upon the ground..."
e|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-3----5----7----8---3-|
E MajorE|-1--0-3-0--5-0--6-1-1-|
   *  *  *  *


Play Riff 1  "The battle ain't over..."

Guitar fills over Riff 1 (Nylon acoustic):
#1
e|----------------------------15-|
BB|----------12-13-12----12-13----|
G+G|----12-14----------------------|
D MajorD|-14----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

#2
e|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|--------12----|
D MajorD|--14-15----14-|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|

#3
e|-10--10-10--8--7--8--7-|
BB|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

End guitar fills


Play Riff 2  "...anger is..."
Play Riff 3  "Til the last..."

Riff 3a
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3----5----7----8-3----5----7----8-|
E MajorE|-1-0--3-0--5-0--6-1--0-3--0-5--0-6-|
   *  *  *    *  *  *
  "...upon the ground..."
e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-3----5----7----8-|
E MajorE|-1--0-3-0--5-0--6-|
   *  *  *


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2----|
E MajorE|-0--/3-0--/5-0-/3-|

e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----2----|
E MajorE|-0--/3-0--/5-0-/6-|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-17tr12----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------[use whammy bar to dive down 1 step ]--|
D MajorD|--------[  then release back to normal  ]--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------12-------12-------12-------12----------------|
BB|-15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17r15b17r15-|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-12h15p12--12h15p12--12h17p12--12h15p12--12h17p12-|
BB|---------15--------15--------15--------15----------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-/1010101010-/1111111111-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-/-8-8-8-8-8-/-9-9-9-9-9-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|-12-12-12-12-9---------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-10-10-7----[bar dive]-|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 5           x7
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7h8-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----0-8-7-0-6~--000000000-|
    * * * *   *********
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7h8-----------------8----8----8----(8)-|
E MajorE|-----0-8-7--6--0--8--6----6----6----(6)-|
    * * * * * *


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)      x4
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-0-0-5--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                x2
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------2------3----------------|
E MajorE|-5-2-2----2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                x2
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-0-0-5--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                x2
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------2------3----------------|
E MajorE|-5-2-2----2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
                x2
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-0-0-5--0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-191919-171717-202020-191919-|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

e|-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15----15-------|
BB|-------------------------18----18p17-|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-171717-151515-181818-171717-|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-18p17p15-17p15p13-15p13----13-------|
G+G|-------------------------16----16p14-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-161616-141414-171717-161616-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-17p16p14-16p14p12-14p12-----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------15--15-14-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|-15p14p12-14p12-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------15--15-14-|
E MajorE|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-15p14p12-15p14p12-14p12----12-------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------16----16-13-16-12-|

End Solo


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------14------------------------------------|
BB|----------17---------------------------------|
G+G|-14-16-------17p16-[16]17r16p14-[16]17r16p14-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------14----------14-18b20-|
BB|------------------------17----------------|
G+G|-[16]17r16p14--16-17-------14h16----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

e|-{18}-{18}-{18}-{18}-[18]19^-[18]19^-[18]19^-[18]19-[18]19-|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------[slowly release bend to half step]--------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Solo (Mustaine)
e|---------------------------------|
BB|-15p12---16p12---17p12---16p12---|
G+G|------14------14------14------14-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
BB|-15p12---16p12---17p12---16p12---|
G+G|------14------14------14------14-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
BB|-15p12---16p12---17p14---18p14---|
G+G|------14------16------17------18-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-19p15---20p16---21p16---21p16-|
G+G|------18------19------19-------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|
BB|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|
G+G|-------------------17----------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|
BB|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|
G+G|-------------------17----------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|
BB|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|
G+G|-------------------17----------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|-17-19p14----------------------------|
BB|----------17-19p14----14h17p14-19p14-|
G+G|-------------------17----------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------15p12--17p12--15p12---|
BB|----12-17p15p12----17p12-------------------------|
G+G|-12-------------12-------12-----12-----12-----12-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-17p15p12-15p12h15-15b17tm--(17)r16tm-|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|-9----7----5----5--|
A augmentedA|-7----5----3----2--|
E MajorE|-------------------|

e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2---------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------------3----2-|
E MajorE|------3----2----1----0-|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|-12~-------12-14-14b15--|
D MajorD|--------14--------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----12-14b15-[14]15--[14]15-[14]15-[14]15-|
D MajorD|-14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|-[14]15-[14]15--[14]15r14-12-14-14b15r14~~~-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------12------------------------------17b18r17-|
BB|-------12----15b17----(17)r15p12----12-15----------|
G+G|-12-14---------------------------14----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-17-15-12----12-------------|
BB|-------------15----17-1715-12-|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|-15-15p12-------12----------------------------|
G+G|----------15p12----15p14p12-14b15r14-12----12-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------14----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----10-10--------[whammy dive]-|
E MajorE|-12----------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-0000-23-0000-35-00-23-|
  **** ** **** ** ** **
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-0000-23-0000-35-00-56-|
  **** ** **** ** ** **

Guitar 2
NOTE: Comes in at the very end, runs into
next riff.
e|----------------|
BB|-11-10-8--------|
G+G|---------10-9-7-|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|


Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7h8--------------------|
E MajorE|-----0-8-7-0-6~--000000-|
    * * * *   ******

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------11-10-8--------|
G+G|-9h10p9---------------------10-9-7-|
D MajorD|--------10-108-8~-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

Final time:
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------11-10-8--------8~-|
G+G|-9h10p9---------------------10-9-7-----|
D MajorD|--------10-108-8~---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|


Play Riff 7
Play Riff 8
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 8
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 8

Final time:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7h8--------------------2-|
E MajorE|-----0-8-7-0-6~--000000-0-|
    * * * *   ******

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
BB|-11-10-8-----------------|
G+G|---------10-9-7-9~--(9)-|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|


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.
    = 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.

x  = mute with fret-hand
*  = palm mute
X\ = pick slide
h  = hammer-on
p  = pull-off
~  = vibrato
t  = finger tap
/  = slide up
  = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a  = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill