Megadeth: Sin Album:Cryptic Writings transcribed by: Dustin Ruther (redhurley182@hotmail.com) Date last modified: 1/23/03 Tuning: Standard Intro (tremolo effect) e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|---9------------| A|---7-[let ring]-| E|----------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|------4---2--2--------------4---2--2----| E|-0-/5---3----0---------0-/5---3----0----| Guitar 2 (comes in the second time, tremolo effect) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--9-/14--12--9------------| A|--7-/12--10--7-[let ring]-| E|--------------------------| Riff 2 x3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------7--9~-| A|------4---2--2-----------5--7~-| E|-0-/5---3----0---0-0-0-0-------| * * * * "He had an unfamiliar face..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------4---2--2-------4---2--2-------4---2-| E|-0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3---| "No worries of living..." Riff 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------3-5-5-| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------| * * * * * * * * "Deep inside..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----5-6-5-| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----3-4-3-| * * * * * * * * "Actions progress..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------3-5-5-| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------| * * * * * * * * "Mirror mirror..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----------| E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----------| * * * * * * * * "Do you see the..." Riff 4 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------5-4-3---| D|------------------------3-2-1---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------| * * * * Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Play Riff 2 "Not one to be forgot..." Play Riff 3 "Deep inside..." Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1---| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------5-4-3---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------5-4-3---| D|------------------------3-2-1---| A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------| E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------| * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---5-4---3-------| E|-3-----3---3-5-6-| * * * x4 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---7-6---5-------| E|-5-----5---5-7-8-| * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| D|---7-6---5------------9-8---7--------| A|-5-----5---5-7-8----7-----7---7-9-10-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| A|---6-5---4--------------------------| D|-4-----4---4-6-7---/4-2-------------| A|------------------------4-3-2-----2-| E|------------------------------5-2-0-| * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-4--/5-2-4------/5-/5-2-4-| E|-2--/3-0-2--000-/3-/3-0-2-| *** e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-/5-2-4------/5-/5-4-| E|-/3-0-2--000-/3-/3-2-| *** Riff 6 (Play 2x) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---------7-8-7~~-------------7-6~~--| E|-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-5--------| * * * * * * * * "Pressure... ...coming down..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------8~~--| E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7~~---0-0-0-0-5-6------| * * * * * * * * "Down on me... ...gonna break..." Riff 7 (Play 3x) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--| A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--| E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------| * * * * * * * * "Nervous... ...like a cat..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------10--| A|---------7-8-9-----------7-8--8--| E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-5-6-----| * * * * * * * * "Gonna jump.....through my skin..." Ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--| A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--| E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------| * * * * * * * * "Set me free.....set me free..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|---------7-8-9--------------4---2--2-| E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-/5---3----0-| * * * * * * * "Set me free....the reasons that we sin." Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up = slide down h = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill