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Time: The Beginning  Megadeth

TIME: THE BEGINNING
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1999 Album RISK)
Transcribed by Mental Goat
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, & Bud Prager
[Em]0 2 2 0 0 0
[Cmaj7]x 3 5 5 0 0
[Bsus4]x 2 4 4 0 0
[E5]0 2 2 x x x
[C5]x 3 5 5 x x
[B5]x 2 4 4 x x
[A5]x 0 2 2 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steel String'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Intro Verse
Slowly Q=66
[Em]  
[4/4] Gtr I
W E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W a E. s H +E S S
 
 |----------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------|-10h12----10-10------------(10)---9h10-|
 |----------|---------------------------------------|

E S S E S S +S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]  
E. S Q +S S E +Q
 
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-12s==10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)------|
 |-------------------------0--(0)------|

[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
~ ~
E. S Q +S S E +E S S E S S H +S S S S
 
 |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-12----10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)---9h10-|-9-(9)s7-7-----------(7)--------|
 |-----------0------(0)--0--0--(0)--------|-------------------------0h7h10-|

[Em]E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
\0.5/
~~ ~~ ~~~~~~
E. S H +E E E. S Q E E E S S
 
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |-7-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |------10-10-----------(10)-------|-12----10-10---------(10)\---7\-2-2s7-|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

[Em]E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
~~ ~~ ~ ~
E. S H +E S S E. S Q +E E Q
 
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-7--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |------10-10-----------(10)---9-10-|-9s==7-7-----(7)---(7)s2-----|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Cmaj7]E S S E S S S S E E S S [Cmaj7]E S S E S S S S E [B] S [A]S [G]S [F#]S
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/ / / / / / x / / / x x / / / / / / x / / o o o o
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
 
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4-4-------|-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4------------|
 |---5---------5---x-4-4-4-------|---5---------5---x-4-4------------|
 |-3---------------x-2-2-2-------|-3---------------x-2-2--2--0------|
 |-------------------------------|-----------------------------3--2-|

|
| Gtrs II, IV
| Q Q S S E S S E Q E. S S S E +E E
 
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-5--------5----------4-4-4-4---|-5--------5----5------------------|
 |-5--------5----------x-x-x-x---|-x--------x----x-----9-(9)--------|
 |-3--------3------4s6-6-6-6-6---|-7--------7----7-7s9-9-(9)---9\---|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
 
 |-----------------------------0-|---------------------------------0--------|
 |---------------------------0---|-------------------------------0----------|
 |-------------------------0-----|----------------------------0-------------|
 |-----7-----5-----7-----5-------|-----7-----5------7------5----------------|
 |---7-----7-----7-----7---------|---7-----7-----7-------7------------------|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----------|-0-----0-----0-------0--------------------|

|
| Gtrs II, IV
| ~
| W E E Q +E E E. S
 
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------12------(12)\--|
 |-------------------------------|---------------------------12------(12)\--|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|-7---7s==2-------(2)----------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Verse
[Em]Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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Gtr III
Q H. Q H.
 
 |----------------------------|--------------------------|
 |----------------------------|--------------------------|
 |-2-----0--------------------|-2-----0------------------|
 |-2--------------------------|-2------------------------|
 |-2--------------------------|-2------------------------|
 |-0--------------------------|-0------------------------|

[Em]E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
Gtrs II, IV
W H E E E E
 
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|---------------9s==7s10-9---|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|

|
| Gtr III
| Q H. +H. Q
 
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |-2-----0--------------------|-(0)------------------------|
 |-2--------------------------|----------------------------|
 |-2--------------------------|----------------------------|
 |-0--------------------------|----------------------------|

[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S E. H +Q +E. S S +E. +E S S
 
 |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |-(9)-----(9)-7------(7)-------------|-(7)-----(7)---(7)\---------------------|
 |------------------------------------|--------------------5b6-(5)---(5)-(5)s3-|

|
| Q H. +H. Q
 
 |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |--2-------0-------------------------|-(0)------------------------------------|
 |--2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |--2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |--0---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Chorus
Gtrs II, IV
W H Q E E
 
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------8s=|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|

|
| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
 
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0------|
 |-------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0--------|
 |-----2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1----------|
 |---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2------------|
 |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2--|

~~
H H H Q E E
 
 |----------------------------------|-------------------------x---|
 |----------------------------------|-------------------------x---|
 |-11-------------------------------|-------------------------x---|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
 
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |--------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----|
 |--------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0-------|
 |------2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1---------|
 |----2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------|
 |--0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2-|

~ ~~
Q +E E H
 
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 |-9-------(9)---0---12---------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|

|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 
 |------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------0-|
 |-------0---------0--------0-----0---|
 |-----2---------4--------5-----2-----|
 |---2---------4--------5-------------|
 |-0--------0---------0-------0-------|

~~
E E Q E. S +E. S
 
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |-------------12------------------------------|
 |-(12)\----------------7------7b8-(7)---(7)s==|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|

|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
 
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |-----------0--------0--------0---------------|
 |---------0--------0--------0-----------------|
 |-------2--------2--------1-------------------|
 |---3----------0-------2----------------------|
 |----------------------------------3--2-------|

Q. E H +H H
 
 |----------------------------------|-()---------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-()---------------------------|
 |-11-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
 
 |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------0-|------------0-------0-------0-----|
 |---------0-------0----------0-----0---|----------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-------2-------4----------5-----2-----|--------2-------2-------1---------|
 |-----2-------4----------5-------------|----3---------0-------2-----------|
 |--0--------0---------0--------0-------|------------------------------3-2-|

H +E. S E. S W
 
 |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-10----------(10)-(10)s12--12s|=14-----------------------------|
 |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|
| Q +E S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
 
 |--0--(0)-------0--------------|------------------------------0-|
 |--1--(1)-------3--------------|----------------------------0---|
 |--0--(0)-------0--------------|--------------------------0-----|
 |--2--(2)-2s4---4--------------|------7-----5-----7-----5-------|
 |--0--(0)----------------------|----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
 |------------------------------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----------|

Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~
E S S +E S S +S S S S E +S T T
 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------||
 |-----/14-----------/14---------------------------------------||
 |---------12-(12)-------12-(12)\-----12-14-14b15---(14)-14-12-||
 |--------------------------------/14--------------------------||
 |-------------------------------------------------------------||
 |-------------------------------------------------------------||

|
| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
 
 |----------------------------------------------------0--------||
 |------------------------------------------------0------------||
 |-------------------------------------------0-----------------||
 |-------7---------5----------7-----------5--------------------||
 |---7----------7---------7------------7-----------------------||
 |-0--------0----------0------------0--------------------------||

Verse
[Em]Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q H. +Q. E S S E +Q
 
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-15pb17-----(15)-------------------|-(15)--------------12-12-(12)-----|
 |-----------------------------------|-------------------12-12-(12)-----|
 |-----------------------------------|-------------------12-12-(12)-----|
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|
| Gtr III
| Q H. E. S H.
 
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--7-----------5--------------------|---7----5-5-----------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
~~~
Q +H. +Q +Q E E E E
 
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------7---|
 |----------------------------------|-------------------9b11r==(9)-9b12-----|
 |-14------(14)---------------------|-(14)-----(14)-------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|
| E. S H +E S S E. S H.
 
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |--7----5---5------------(5)---4-5-|---4-----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|--------7---7--------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
~~~ ~~~
+W +Q Q S E. E S S
 
 |------------------------------|----------------------------14-17--------|
 |-(7)--------------------------|-(7)------------17b19-17----------17b19==|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

|
| Q H. E. S H.
 
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |--7------5--------------------|--7----5-5-------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Em] E S S E S S S S E S S S S
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[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
~~
+Q +E E H
 
 |---------------------------------------|
 |-(17)-----(17)r(17)--------------------|
 |----------------------16---------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|

|
| E. S H +E S S
 
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---7----5---5----------------(5)---4-5-|
 |---------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------|

E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 
 
 |--3--| |--3--|

+E. T T S S S S T T T S T T T S S S S S
 
 |--------------------------14-17-14-----------------------------|
 |--------------15p14----------------17-15-17-15-----------------|
 |-(16)---12s14-------14h16----------------------16-15-14-12-14--|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|

|
| E. S H.
 
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------7-----7-----------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Cmaj7] E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / x / / / x x
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E
 
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |-------5--------(5)----------5--x-4---4--4---------|
 |-----5---------------------5----x-4---4--4---------|
 |--3-----------------------------x-2---2--2---------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr IV
| \1/ \1/ \1/
| ~~~~
| E. +S +S +E. E Q E
 
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |-12------(12)--(12)--(12)------11---(11)---(11)\---|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr II
| H H
 
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |--5-----------------------------4------------------|
 |--x-----------------------------x------------------|
 |--3-----------------------------2------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|

[Cmaj7]E S S E S S S S E [B]S [A]S [G]S [F#]S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / x / / o o o o
S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
 
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4---------|
 |---5---------5---x-4-4---------|
 |-3---------------x-2-2-2-0-----|
 |---------------------------3-2-|

|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| Q Q Q Q
 
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-5--------5------4-------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|

|
| H H
 
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-5---------------4-------------|
 |-x---------------x-------------|
 |-3---------------2-------------|
 |-------------------------------|

Chorus
[E5]Gtr II[C5] [B5]
W H H
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[/] [/] [/] 
Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
 
 ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 ||o-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------------0--------|
 ||--------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------------0----------|
 ||------2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------------1------------|
 ||o---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-----------2----------------|
 ||--0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------3--2---|

|
| Gtr IV
| ~
| W H a a Q. +E
 
 ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 ||o-5-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 ||----------------------------------|---------------------2b4---------(2)--|
 ||----------------------------------|-------------------x------------------|
 ||o---------------------------------|-----------------x--------------------|
 ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

[E5]W [C5]H [B5]H
| | |
[/] [/] [/] 
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
 
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------||
 |-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----o||
 |-------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0--------||
 |-----2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1----------||
 |---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------o||
 |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2--||

|
| ~
| W W
 
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------||
 |-5-------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------||

[A5] W +H [B5]H +W
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[/] [/] [/] [/] 
Q +E S S Q +E S S Q +E S S H +W
 
 |-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)----------|--------*|
 |-!1--(1)-----!3--(3)-----|--5--(5)-----7----|-(7)----*|
 |-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)-----x----|-(x)----*|
 |-!2--(2)-2h4-!4--(4)-4h5-|--5--(5)-5h7-7----|-(7)----*|
 |-!0--(0)-----------------|-------------x----|-(x)----*|
 |-------------------------|-------------7----|-(7)----*|

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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