#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THIS WAS MY LIFE As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTICTION) Transcribed by Mental Goat Words and Music by Dave Mustaine Arranged by Dave Mustaine Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Gtr. 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Gtr. 2' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Gtr. 2 (Doubled)' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Fill In Gtr.' Intro Moderately Fast Rock Q=138 B5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 G#5 G5 F5 4/4 Gtrs I, II < W E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. |----------|-----------------------|------------------------| |----------|-----------------------|------------------------| |----------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-9--------|-(9)-(8)-(7)-----(5)---|-(7)-(6)-(5)-----(3)/---| |-9--------|--9---8---7-------5----|--7---6---5-------3/----| |-7--------|--7---6---5-------3----|--5---4---3-------1/----| E5 PM--------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-/9--------------|-----------------| |-/9--------------|-----------------| |-/7--------------|-----------------| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 G#5 G5 F5 E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-(9)-(8)-(7)-----(5)---|-(7)-(6)-(5)-----(3)---|| |--9---8---7-------5----|--7---6---5-------3----|| |--7---6---5-------3----|--5---4---3-------1----|| Verses 1 & 2: PM PM PM E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||--2---0h2-(2)---2-(2)---|-----0h2-(2)---2-----|-----0h2-(2)---2-(2)---| ||o---2------2-------2--3-|---3------3------3-4-|---4------4-------4--5-| ||--------------0---------|-------------0-------|-------------0---------| PM PM E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----4-------4---|-----7h9-(9)---9----9--|-----9h10-(10)---10-(10)-10--| |---5---6---6---7-|---7------7------7-(7)-|---7--------7---------7--(7)-| |-----------------|-------------0---------|---------------0-------------| PM----------| E E S S E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-----7h8-(8)---8-----|-------------------| |---9------9------9S2-|-(2)---------------| |-------------x-------|-----5-3-2-5-3-2-1-| PM PM PM E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----0h2-(2)---2-(2)---|-----0h2-(2)---2-----|-----0h2-(2)---2-(2)---| |---2------2-------2--3-|---3------3------3-4-|---4------4-------4--5-| |-0-----------0---------|-------------0-------|-------------0---------| PM PM E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----4-------4---|-----7h9-(9)---9----9--|-----9h10-(10)---10-(10)-10--| |---5---6---6---7-|---7------7------7-(7)-|---7--------7---------7--(7)-| |-----------------|-------------0---------|---------------0-------------| PM----------| E E S S E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------5-4--------|| |-----7h8-(8)---8-----|-------------------|-4---4-----7-5-4--|| |---9------9------9S2-|-(2)---------------|-2-6--------------|| |-------------x-------|-----5-3-2-5-3-2-1-|------------------|| Chorus ~~~~~~~~ ~ E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------5-3-------| |-------5-4-2-----|-----2-5-----5-2---| |-7-6-7-------2-3-|-(3)---------------| |-----------------|-----------------2-| ~~~ ~ +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------2---2-4-|-----------------| |---------4-2-----4-|-(4)-3-5-4-4-5-4-5-|-------5-4-2-----| |-----1-4-----4-1-6-|-(6)-5-7-6---7-----|-7-6-7-------2-3-| |-(2)---------------|-------------------|-----------------| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------5-4-------| |---------5-3-------|-------------------|-------2-5-4-5-4-2-| |-----2-5-----5-2---|---------4-2-----1-|-(1)-4-4-----7-5-4-| |-(3)---------------|-----1-4-----4-1-2-|-(2)-6-------------| |-----------------2-|-(2)---------------|-------------------| PM--------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-9\--------------|-----------------| |-9\--------------|-----------------| |-7\--------------|-----------------| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-(9)-(8)-(7)-----(5)---|-(7)-(6)-(5)-----(3)/---| |--9---8---7-------5----|--7---6---5-------3/----| |--7---6---5-------3----|--5---4---3-------1/----| PM--------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-/9--------------|-----------------| |-/9--------------|-----------------| |-/7--------------|-----------------| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------o|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-(9)-(8)-(7)-----(5)---|-(7)-(6)-(5)-----(3)----|| |--9---8---7-------5----|--7---6---5-------3----o|| |--7---6---5-------3----|--5---4---3-------1-----|| Bridge Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-9\--------------|---------------------| |-9\------------2-|-(2)---------------6-| |-7\------------3-|-(3)---------------4-| |-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------(9)--| |-(6)-------------4-|-(4)--------------9---| |-(4)-------------5-|-(5)--------------7---| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------| +Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(9)\--------------|---------------------| |-(9)\------------2-|-(2)-----------------| |-(7)\------------3-|-(3)---------------1-| |-------0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| PM--| +E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|---------------9-| |--------------------|---------------9-| |-(1)--------------2-|-(2)--3--------7-| |-(2)--0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------3-2-1---| +Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(9)\--------------|---------------------| |-(9)\------------2-|-(2)---------------6-| |-(7)\------------3-|-(3)---------------4-| |-------0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------(9)--| |-(6)-------------4-|-(4)--------------9---| |-(4)-------------5-|-(5)--------------7---| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------| +Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(9)\--------------|---------------------| |-(9)\------------2-|-(2)-----------------| |-(7)\------------3-|-(3)---------------1-| |-------0-0-0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| PM----| +E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |-(1)--------------2-|-(2)--3----------|| |-(2)--0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------3-2-1-0-|| Guitar Solo Gtr I E Q. E S S E E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------------2-------| |------7\-------------2------------2---| |--0----------------------3-3----------| | | Gtrs II, III | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-0-0--0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| E Q S +S E S +S E E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------2-------| |-------7--------7-(7)--3---------------3---| |--0-------------------------3-(3)----------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-0-12-0-0-0-10--0--10-10-0--0--10-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| E Q. 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E S S E E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------2-------|-------------------------------------| |------7\-------------4------------4---|------7\------------5--------6-------| |-0-----------------------3--3---------|-0----------------------3--3-----7---| | | 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 S S S S |-9-0-12--0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-9-0-|-8-0-12--8-0-0-8-0-12-8-0-12-8-0-8-8-| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E Q. E S S E E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------------2-------| |------7\-------------2------------2---| |--0----------------------3-3----------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-0-0--0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| E Q S +S E S +S E E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------2-------| |------7---------7-(7)--3---------------3---| |--0-------------------------3-(3)----------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10s9-0-10-0-0-10--0--12-10-0--0--10-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| E Q. 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E E E E |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |------------------------------2--------|----------------------------------|| |------7\-------------4-------------4---|-----7\-----------5---------------|| |-0-----------------------3--3----------|-0--------------------3---2---1---|| | | 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 S S S S |-9-0-12--0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-0-|-8-0-0--7p0-0-5p0-3p0-0-2p0-0-1p0-|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| Gtrs I, II E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E ||------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|--------------------------------| ||------------------0h2-(2)-0-0-|-(0)---------------0h2-(2)-0-0--| ||----0h2-(2)-0-0---------------|-----0h2-(2)-0-0----------------| ||o-----------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--0-------------3-------------|--2--------------1--------------| H H H H E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-----------------0h2-(2)-0-0-|-(0)---------------0h2-(2)-0-0--|| |---0h2-(2)-0-0---------------|-----0h2-(2)-0-0----------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-0-------------3-------------|--2--------------1--------------|| H H H H PM------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| | | Gtr III | H H H H H H H H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------4-------|-3-------2-------|---------4-------|-3-------2-------| |-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| | | Gtrs III, IV | H H H H H H H H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------5-------|-4-------1-------|---------5-------|-4-------1-------| |-4-------4-------|-3-------2-------|-4-------4-------|-3-------2-------| |-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------5-------|--4--------3-------|-2-------5-------|-4-------3-------| |-2-------5-------|--4--------3-------|-2-------5-------|-4-------3-------| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| | | > | W +W W W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4---------------|-(4)---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------------|-(5)---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| PM--------------------------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------5-------|-4-------3-------| |-2-------5-------|-4-------3-------| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| ---------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-2-------5-------|-------------------------| |-2-------5-------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E E Q H |-------------*| |-------------*| |-------------*| |-2-----------*| |-2-----------*| |-0-----------*| 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