MEGADETH In my darkest hour So far, so good...so what! Copywrited 1988 any comment good or bad please contact Marcab at www.richard_haynes@hotmail.com Standard tuning Intro (guitar 1) the first riff is a distorted guitar with the volume down low with stereo chorus for f/x e :----------------0-------------------0--- B :-------------0-----0-------------0-----0 G :----------7-----------7-------7--------- D :-------5-------------------5------------ A :----9-------------------9--------------- E :-0-------------------------------------- Intro (guitar 2) sustain the note e :---------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------- D :-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A :-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E :-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intro part 2 (guitar 1) PM PM PM e :--------------------------------------- B :--------------------------------------- G :--------------------------------------- D :------------4-----------------------4-- A :-2--2--2--5---5-7-5---------------5---5 E :-0--0--0------------7-5-3-2-3-5-7------ Intro part 2 (guitar 2) e :---------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------- D :-2--2--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 A :-2--2--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 E :-0--0--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0 rpt all x2 Intro part 3 (guitar 1) e :------------0----------------------------------9---------------- B :----------0---0------------10--------------------10------------- G :--------7----------------7----9-7------------9------9----------7 D :------5----------------5------------------11-----------------5-- A :----9----------------9-----------------12------------------9---- E :---------------------------------------------------------------- Intro part 3 (guitar 2) e :---------------------------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------------------------------- D :-----------------4-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6-5~~~~~~ A :2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2-3---------------3-4-----------------4-3~~~~~~ E :0-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------- Intro part 3 "a" (guitar 1) e :----------- B :----------- G :----------- D :----------- A :-7-5-----2- E :-----8-7-0- Intro part 3 "a" (guitar 2) e :--------- B :--------- G :--------- D :--------- then return to, "Intro part 3" (guitar 2)x1 bar then back to this A :-7-5----- x1 bar E :-----8-7- guitar 1 returns to "Intro part 3" (guitar 1) then back to Intro part 3 "a" (guitar 1) (this is a bit confusing, just listen to the original song) Intro part 3 "b" (guitars 1+2) e :---------------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------------------- D :--------------------5~~-------------------5~~------- A :-7-5-----1~~7-5-----3~~7-5-----1~~7-5-----3~~7-5---- E :-----8-7-0~~----8-7--------8-7-0~~----8-7--------8-7 Rhythm riff 1 (guitar 1+2) pm- e :------ B :------ G :------ D :------ rpt x8 A :-2-222 E :-0-000 Rhythm riff 2 (guitars 1+2) pm- pm- e :--------------------------------------------- B :--------------------------------------------- G :-------------12-11-10------------------------ D :---------------------14-13-12---------------- rpt x4 A :-2-222-5-555-----------------16-15-14-------- E :-0-000-3-333-------------------------18-17-16 Rhythm riff 2 "a" (guitars 1+2) (vocals start) pm- pm pm- pm pm- pm pm- pm - pm- e :------------------------------------------------------------- B :------------------------------------------------------------- G :------------------------------------------------------------- D :------------4-5-----5-----------------4-5-----5-------------- A :-2-222-2-22-2-3-222-3-22-5-2-222-2-22-2-3-222-3-22-5-2-222-2- E :-0-000-0-00-----000---00-3-0-000-0-00-----000---00-3-0-000-0- Rhythm riff 2 "a" continued (guitars 1+2) pm- - pm- pm- pm e :----------------------------------------- B :----------------------------------------- G :----------------------------------------- D :987-777-7---7/9-4-444-4-444--------4-4---- rpt all rhythm riff 2 "a" x2 A :765-555-5-3-5/7-2-222-2-222-5-55-7-2-2-5-4 E :----------0-----------------3-33-5-----3-2 Rhythm riff 2 "b" (guitars 1+2) pm- pm pm- e :------------------------------- B :------------------------------- G :------------------------------- D :------------4-5-555-5---4h5p4-- rpt x2 A :-2-222-2-22-2-3-333---7-------7 E :-0-000-0-00-------------------- Rhythem riff 2 "c" (guitars 1+2) pm- pm- pm- pm- pm---------- e :---------------------------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------------------------- G :-----------------4---2h4p2p0-------4---2h4p2p0------------------ D :-2-222-252-4-444---5---------2-222---5--------777777777777-7---- A :-0-000-030-2-222-------------0-000------------555555555555-5-8-7 E :-------------------------------------------------------------6-5 Rhythm riff 3 (guitars 1+2) pm- pm pm- pm- pm- pm- pm- pm- e :--------------------------------------------------- B :--------------------------------------------------- G :--------------------------------------------------- D :----------4-5-----5-----5-7-----7-----7-5-----5---- rpt x2 A :-2-222-22-2-3-222-3-222-3-4-222-4-222-4-3-222-3-545 E :-0-000-00-----000---000-----000---000-----000---323 Rhythm riff 4 (thechnical part) (guitars 1+2) played in double time pmpmpmpmpmpm pmpmpmpmpmpmpmpm pmpm e :---------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------------- D :--------------0------------------0-----3--2--- rpt x4 A :-2-22-2---0-1---1-0-2-22-2---0-1---1-0-1--0--5 E :-0-00-0-3-----------0-00-0-3-----------------3 back to Rhythm riff 3 rpt x4 (guitar 2) guitar 1 plays rhythm riff 3, x2 then plays a lead like riff e :-------------------------------------------- B :-------------------------------------------- G :-------------------------------------------- D :-0h2-----2p0h2-----2p0h2-----2p0h2-----2p0h2 continue flow till the A :-------------------------------------------- end of rhythm riff 3 E :----3p2p0-----3p2p0-----3p2p0-----3p2p0----- Rhythm riff 5 (guitar 1+2) (half time feel similar riff to r/riff 2 "b") pmpm pm pmpmpmpm pmpmpm e :------------------------------------------------------ B :------------------------------------------------------ G :------------------------------------------------------ D :-----------------4-5--5--4h5p4--------------4-5--5-5-5 A :-2-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-2-3-7-7-------7-2-22222222-2-3--3-3-3 E :-0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-----------------0-00000000----------- Rhythem riff 5 (continued)(guitars 1+2) pmpmpmpmpmpm e :---------------------------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------------------------------- D :-5--4h5p4-------------------4-5--5--4h5p4---6-~-~-~-777777777777 A :--7-------7-2-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-2-3-7-7-------7-4-~-~-~-555555555555 E :------------0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~------------------------------------- Rhythm riff 5 (continued) e :------ B :------ G :------ D :-7---- A :-5-8-7 E :---6-5 Faster riff 1 (guitar 2) e :--------------------------------------------------- B :--------------------------------------------------- G :--------------------------------------------------- D :--------------------------------------------------- rpt x2 A :-2-2-------------3-3------------4-4-------------5-5 E :-0-0-------------1-1------------2-2-------------3-3 Faster riff 1(guitar 1)(twiddely part) e :---------------------------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------------------------- G :---------0h2p0----------0h2p0-----------0h2p0-----------0h2p0--- D :----0h2p0-----2p0--0h2p0-----2p0---0h2p0-----2p0---0h2p0-----2p0 rpt x2 A :---------------------------------------------------------------- E :---------------------------------------------------------------- Faster riff 2 (guitar 1+2) (double time down stroke style picking) pmpm pmpm pmpm pmpm e :---------------------------- B :---------------------------- G :---------------------------- D :---------------------------- rpt x2 A :-2-2222-3-3333-4-4444-5-5555 E :-0-0000-1-1111-2-2222-3-3333 solo comes in by guitar 2 ??? (a bizarre one by Mr Young) at the begining of the 3rd bar and plays till the end of the 4th bar. guitar 1 plays faster riff 2 for 2 more bar`s (x4) Faster riff 3 (guitars 1+2) (double time down stroke style picking) pm- pmpm- pm- pm- pmpm- pmpmpmpm- e :-------------------------------------------------------- B :-------------------------------------------------------- G :-------------------------------------------------------- D :-------4-5-55542-----54-444-7-9-99987------------------- rpt x2 A :-2-222-2-3-333207-77732-222-5-7-7776510-101010987-7-10-9 E :-0-000----------5-555----------------8--8-8-8-765-5-8--7 Guitar 2 repeats "faster riff 3" another 2 bars (guitar 1 mimics lyric`s)(unshure at the mo) Guitar 1 plays "faster riff 3" for one more bar Faster riff 4 (guitar 2) Solo 2 (guitar 1)comes in straight away ???? (a bizarre one by Mr Mustaine) X5 e :-------------------------- B :-------------------------- G :-------------------------- D :-2-2222-3-2222-5-2222-10-9 rpt x8 A :-0-0000-1-0000-3-0000-8--7 E :-------------------------- on "faster riff 4" guitar 3 comes in on the 6th bar (every note played with a artificial harmonic inc bend "ah") this is the basic lead,there are more notes,i`ll finish it soon e :--------------------------- B :--------------------------- G :----------------------5/75 D :-765---765---765---75------ rpt x4 A :----765---765---765--7----- E :--------------------------- back to faster riff 2 (guitar 1+2) x2 Faster riff 5 (guitar 2) e :------------------------------------------------------------ B :------------------------------------------------------------ G :------------------------------------------------------------ D :------------------------------------------------------------ A :-2-2222-3-3333-4-4444-5-5555-6-6666-7-7777-8-8888-9-99-9-5-7 E :-0-0000-1-1111-2-2222-3-3333-4-4444-5-5555-6-6666-7-77-7-3-5 Faster riff 5 (guitar 1) (sorry it`s not in time with guitar 2tab will be to long otherwise) e :------------------------------------------------------------------ B :-9999-10101010-111111-12121212-13131313-14141414-15151515-16161616 G :-9999-10101010-111111-12121212-13131313-14141414-15151515-16161616 D :------------------------------------------------------------------ A :------------------------------------------------------------------ E :------------------------------------------------------------------ Faster riff 5 (guitar 1) continued e :---- B :---- G :---- D :---- A :9-5- E :7-3- then back to "intro", guitar 1 and guitar 2" then back to "intro part 1", guitar 1 and guitar 2" then back to "intro", guitar 1 and guitar 2 then back to "intro part 1", guitar 1 and guitar 2 (slows down to the end then sustain the last note) Exit (guitars 1+2) e :---- B :---- G :---- D :-12 A :-10 E :---- End