#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# IN MY DARKEST HOUR (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 198 Album SO FAR, SO GOOD, SO WHAT) Transcribed by MIDI Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I W +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o----------|--------------|-2-0-4-0-2-0-----|-----------0-4-0-o|| ||o----------|--------------|-------------2-0-|-------0-2-------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)------0-0-|-----------------|-3-2-3------------|| H. +E E H +E S S E E H +E E E E Q. 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E E E E E |---------------|------------------|----------2h4-2---|----------------| |---------------|----------2h4-2---|----------------4-|----------------| |-------------2-|-3----(3)-------3-|-4----(4)---------|-3------3-2-0---| |-0-------(0)---|------------------|------------------|------0-------3-| H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-4-----| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------7-5-| |------3-2-0---|------3-2-0---|------3-2-0---|--------------| |-0----------3-|-1----------3-|-0----------3-|-1------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------||---------------------|| |-------------------||o-------------------o|| |-------------------||o-------------------o|| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| E E E E E E S +S S S S +S E E E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-7-5---| |---------------------------------7-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E 3x Q E E E Q E E E ||--------------------|----------------------------||--------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------------o||--------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------5---7-o||--------------------| ||--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-|-3-3-5-(5)-5-7-(7)-7---7----||-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3--| Verse |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-9-8-7-6--------------------||--------------------|--------------------| |---------10-9-8-7-----------||o-------------------|--------------------| |------------------11-10-9-8-||o-----------------2-|-3--------3----2----| |----------------------------||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------2-|-3--------3----2---|---------------7-6-| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |---------------4---|-------------------|-------------------o|| |-5--------5------5-|-2--------2--------|------0-1-2--------o|| |----0-0-0----0-----|----0-0-0----0-0-2-|-3--0--------0-3-2--|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S S S S S +S Q E E E Q E E E ||--------------------|-------------------------------||-------------------| ||o-------------------|----------5---4-2h4p2p0-------o||-------------------| ||o---------------0-2-|-3------3---3-----------4-(4)-o||-0--0-0-0-0--0-3-0-| ||--0--0-0-0-0--0-----|----0-0------------------------||-------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| Q E E E E E E S S S +S S +S Q E E E E E E S S S +S S +S |----------4---2-0h2p0-(0)-------|----------4---2-0h2p0-(0)-------| |--------------------------4-(4)-|--------------------------4-(4)-| |-2--0-0-2---2-------------------|-0--0-0-0---0-------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-|-----------------2-| |-------------------------|-------------------|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-|-3--------3----2---| |----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------2-|-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---| Interlude |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| Q E E E Q E E E S +S S S S +S E E E E E E S +S S S S +S |-------------------||----------------------------------------------| |-------------------||o---------------------------------------------| |-3--------3----2---||o-----------------------5---------------------| |----0-0-0----0---3-||--0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-3-5-6---6-5-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E Q Q Q 4x |--------------------|| |-------------------o|| |-------5-----------o|| |-3-5-6---6-5-6-5-3--|| Verse |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------2-|-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-3--------3----2---|-----------------2-|-3--------3------3-| |----0-0-0----0---3-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------||--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||o-------------------| |-4--------4------4-|-3--------3----2---||o-----------------2-| |----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3-||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o|| |-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-|-3--------3----2---o|| |----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3--|| |--3---| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| H +Q +E +E E Q +E +E E E E E S S S S S +S |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------5---4-2h4p2p0-------| |-------------------2-|-3--(3)-(3)-3---3-----------4-(4)-| |-0----(0)--(0)-(0)---|----------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |--------------------2--| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3---| Q E E E E E E S S S S S +S H +Q +E +E E |------------------------------|---------------------| |----------5---4-2h4p2p0-------|---------------------| |-3--3-3-3---3-----------4-(4)-|-------------------2-| |------------------------------|-0----(0)--(0)-(0)---| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| Q +E +E E E E E S S S S S +S |----------------------------------| |--------------5---4-2h4p2p0-------| |-3--(3)-(3)-3---3-----------4-(4)-| |----------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Faster Q=180 9/8 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| E E E E E E Q Q Q +S S +S |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-(0)-------| |-----------------------0-(0)-| Breakdown 4/4 +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--(0)-0---------1-|-(1)-1---------2-|-(2)-2---------3-|-(3)-3---------0--|| Chorus +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Guitar Solo 1 +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Verse +E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-0---| |-------------------|-----------------0-| +E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-0---| |-------------------|-----------------0-| +E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-0---| |-------------------|-----------------0-| +E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-| |-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-1-0-0-| |-------------------|-------------------| Guitar Solo 2 +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-| |-------------------|---------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0---| |-------------------|-------------------0-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-3-5-0-| Outro Original Tempo Q=120 W +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o----------|--------------|-2-0-4-0-2-0-----|-----------0-4-0--o|| ||o----------|--------------|-------------2-0-|-------0-2--------o|| ||--0--------|-(0)------0-0-|-----------------|-3-2-3-------------|| W +W Q Q H |----------|------------|------------*| |----------|------------|------------*| |----------|------------|------------*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-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