I'll Get Even Megadeth
I'LL GET EVEN
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1997 Album CRYPTIC WRITINGS)
Transcribed by Rick Dobbins
Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Megadeth
Arranged by Megadeth
[Bmadd11/E]x x 2 4 3 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=122
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
Wx8
|--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------||
[Bmadd11/E] [A]
W +Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W [2/4] +Q. E
||--0--------|-(0)--------------|---------------|------------|-----------|| ||o-3--------|-(3)--------3-----|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------o|| ||--4--------|-(4)--------------|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)-------|| ||--2--------|-(2)----2h4---4s5-|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)-------|| ||o----------|------------------|---0----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)------o|| ||-----------|------------------|---------------|------------|-----------||
Verse
[Bmadd11/E] [A]
[4/4] W +Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W [2/4] +Q. E 5x
||--0--------|-(0)--------------|---------------|------------|----------|| ||o-3--------|-(3)--------3-----|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)-----o|| ||--4--------|-(4)--------------|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------|| ||--2--------|-(2)----2h4---4s5-|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------|| ||o----------|------------------|---0----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)-----o|| ||-----------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------||
[4/4] W +Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W
|-0--------|-(0)--------------|---------------|--------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------3-----|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)----|| |-4--------|-(4)--------------|---2----(2)----|-(2)----|| |-2--------|-(2)----2h4---4s5-|---2----(2)----|-(2)----|| |----------|------------------|---0----(0)----|-(0)----|| |----------|------------------|---------------|--------||
Pre-Chorus
N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|=8-8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-|-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3/-| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-2----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-0----------------|
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--0--0-0-0--0---0--0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--| |--8--8-8-8s10--10-10-10\-|-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|=8-8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|
| >
| +H +H W W
|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-(2)-------(2)-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-(0)-------(0)-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
Chorus
N.C.
Gtrs I, II, IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--||---------------|----------------| |--5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|===8--8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||----2------2---|----2------2----| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2--|
|
| <
| W +W W W
|-12---------------|-(12)--------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
Gtrs I, II, IV
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----2------2---|----2------2---|----2------2---|----2------2----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2-|-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q.
|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|| |----2------2---|----2------2---|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------5------|| |-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2-|-2-3-2-3---0----||
Verse
[Bmadd11/E] [A]
Gtrs I, II[2/4]
W +Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W +Q. E 3x
||--0--------|-(0)--------------|---------------|------------|-----------|| ||o-3--------|-(3)--------3-----|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------o|| ||--4--------|-(4)--------------|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)-------|| ||--2--------|-(2)----2h4---4s5-|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)-------|| ||o----------|------------------|---0----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)------o|| ||-----------|------------------|---------------|------------|-----------||
[Bmadd11/E] [A]
[4/4] Gtrs I, II[2/4]
W +Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W +Q. E
|--0---------------|-(0)--------------|---------------|------------|----------| |--3---------------|-(3)--------3-----|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------| |--4---------------|-(4)--------------|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------| |--2---------------|-(2)----2h4---4s5-|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------| |------------------|------------------|---0----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| H +H W W W H
|-12b14r===(12)----|------------------|---------------|------------|----------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------|
[Bmadd11/E] [A]
[4/4] W +Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W [2/4] +Q. E
|-0--------|-(0)--------------|---------------|------------|----------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------3-----|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------|| |-4--------|-(4)--------------|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------|| |-2--------|-(2)----2h4---4s5-|---2----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------|| |----------|------------------|---0----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)------|| |----------|------------------|---------------|------------|----------||
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--| |--5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|===8--8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| <
| W +W
|-12---------------|-(12)--------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--| |---5--5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|===8--8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +W +W
|-(12)---------------|-(12)--------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|| |---5--5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|===8--8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------||
|
| +W +W
|-(12)---------------|-(12)--------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
Gtrs I, II, IV
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |----2------2---|----2------2----| |---------------|----------------| |-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2--|
|
| W W
|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |----2------2---|----2------2---|----2------2---| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2-|-0----0-2----2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----2------2---|----2------2---|----2------2---|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-3----0-2----2-|-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2-||
Guitar Solo/Bridge
[B5]Gtr III[E5] [B5] [G5A5] [F5G5]
E E S S S S +S E. E E
|-------------------12-----------------------| |-11b12-11b12-12-12----12-(12)---------------| |------------------------------12----10s==12-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E S E S E E S S E
|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------9--------------------| |--9-----9--------9-----9---9------5--7-3--5-| |--9-----9--------9-----7---9------5--7-3--5-| |--7-----7--------7---------7------3--5-1--3-|
B5 E5 B5 BbA5 N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E S S S S +S E. Q +W W
|-------------------12--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-11b12-11b12-12-12----12-(12)------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------12----21b23======|=(21)r---------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| E E S E S E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------9-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |--9-----9--------9-----9---9------9--9-----8-7-|---------------------|-----------------| |--9-----9--------9-----7---9------9--9-----8-7-|-------7---7---7---7-|---7---7-5h7-5---| |--7-----7--------7---------7------7--7-----6-5-|---0-----0---0---0---|-0---0---------7-|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM-----
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----7---7---7---|-7---7---7-------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-6-5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-6-5-|
-----| PM PM PM PM PM PM[2/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-------7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|-5h7-5-----| |-6-5-6---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-------7---|
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM-----
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----7---7---7---|-7---7---7-------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-6-5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-6-5-|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
[F#]
--------| PM PM PM PM PM PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------4----4---|---4----4---4---4---| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-6--5-6---2------2---2-|------2---2---2---2-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. E +H +W
|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |--------/11-(11)-------|-(11)---------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |---------/9--(9)-------|--(9)---------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|
PM[Eb] PM PM PM PM PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|--4----4---4---4---| |--4---2h4--2--------|-------------------| |--------------4p3-2-|-----2---2---2---2-| |----2---------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q Q +H +W
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |-11s==8---(8)-------|-(8)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--9s==6---(6)-------|-(6)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
[F#]
PM-----------------| PM PM PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-4------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|------4---4---4---4--| |---3--2--3--2-3-2---|---------------------| |------------------5-|---2----2---2---2----|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q +Q H +W
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-8---(8)s==11-------|-(11)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-6---(6)s===9-------|--(9)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
PM PM PM [Eb] PM PM PM
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------4---4---4-| |-----------4--------------4------2h4-2-|-------------------| |---------------------------------------|--4p=3-2---2---2---| |---2---------------2----------2--------|-------------------|
|
| \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +E +E +E E +E Q. +W
|---------------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------| |-(11)----(11)----(11)----11-(11)s8-----|-(8)---------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------| |--(9)-----(9)-----(9)-----9--(9)s6-----|-(6)---------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------|
[D]
PM PM PM-----------| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| |-----4---4---------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| |--2----2---3-2-3-2-|-3--2-------------------------|| |-------------------|------5--5---5-------5---5----||
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
| +W Q. S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| |-(8)---------------|-7----------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| |-(6)---------------|-5------/xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--|| |-------------------|--------/xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx--||
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--| |-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|=8-8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---| |-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|=8-8-8-8s10-10-10-10\--| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|
Out-Chorus
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--||---------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-5s3-3-3-3s|=8-8-8-8s10-10-10-10\-||---------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------------||---------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------------||----2------2---|----2------2----| |-----------------|----------------------||---------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------------||-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 5x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||-----2------2---|----2------2---|----2------2---|----2------2----|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||--0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2-|-0----0-2----2-|-3----0-2----2--||
+W +W
|------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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