#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 99 WAYS TO DIE (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1993 Album HIDDEN TREASURES) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words and Music by Mustaine Arranged by Megadeth Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ellefson' Intro Verses Moderately Fast Rock Q=164 $ 4/4 5/4 4/4 Gtr I E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|------------------||------------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------||o-----------------|------------------| |-2-1----2-1----|-2-1----2-1-------||o---------7\------|------------------| |---------------|-------------3-3--||--0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------7\------|----------------|---------7\------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-3-4-0-5-3----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--| E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------7\------|----------------|---------7\------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-3-4-0-5-3----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------7\------|----------------|---------7\------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-3-4-0-5-3----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--| Bridge E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E E E |-----------------|----------------||--------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------||--------------|-------------------| |---------7\------|----------------||--------------|----------5-4-5-7--| |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-3-4-0-5-3----||-0----2----3--|-(3)-5-------------| Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q. E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------5-4-5-7-|-7----5----3--|-(3)-2----2-0-5-0--| |-0----2----3--|-(3)-5------------|--------------|-------------------| Chorus To Coda Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |--------------|----------------||-------------------|------------------| |-----------1--|---2--1-4-2-4-5-||-------------------|------------------| |-2----3--2----|-3--------------||-----------7-------|------------------| |----5---------|----------------||-0-0-0-0-0---0-7-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-0-1--| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------7-7-------|----------------------|---------7-------|------------------| |-0-0-0-------7-6-|-(6)--7-6-(6)-(6)\-1--|-0-0-0-0---0-7-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-0-1--| E E S S E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-----------7-------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---0-7-6-|-(6)--7-6-(6)-(6)\-1--| 1. Q. Q. a Q +E Q. Q Q |----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|------------------o|| |----------------|------------------o|| |-2----0----3s5--|-(5)-3----2--1-----|| 2. E E S S E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-----------7-------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---0-7-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-0-1--| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E +E Q |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |---------7-------|----------------------|| |-0-0-0-0---0-7-6-|-(6)--7-6-(6)-(6)\-1--|| |-3-| Q. Q. a Q E Q. Q Q Q. Q E Q +E E E E Q Q Q |----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |-2----0----3s5--|-5-3----2--1--|-2----0--2-3--|-(3)-0---2-3-2-1-| Guitar Solo |-3-| Q. Q E Q +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E 4x |--------------|-----------------||------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-------------------o|| |--------------|-----------5-4-2-||o-----------------|-------------------o|| |-2----0--2-3--|-(3)-0---2-------||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-5--6-5-4---|| E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E 3x ||------------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------------|---------------------o|| ||o-----------------|---------------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-0-1-2--|| E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-(6)-5-3-1--|| Interlude E E E E E E E E W E E E Q E E E Q. Q E E E |-----------------|----------||-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------||o----------------|----------------o|| |-----------------|----------||o----------------|----------------o|| |-0-0-0---0-0-0---|----------||--0-0-0----0-0-0-|------3--4-3-1---|| Out-Chorus D.S. al Coda & 6/4 4/4 E Q Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E W E E S S E E E E E |---------------|----------------||------------------||---------------------| |---------------|----------------||-7-5-7-8-9--------||o--------------------| |---------------|----------------||------------------||o-----------7--------| |-0----3--4-3-1-|-0----0----0----||------------------||--0-0-0-0-0---0-7-6--| +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------7-7-------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-0-1--|-0-0-0-------7-6-| +Q E E +E +E Q 4x E E S S E E E E E |-----------------------||-||----------------------| |----------------------o||-||o---------------------| |----------------------o||-||o-----------7---------| |-(6)--7-6-(6)-(6)\-1---||-||--0-0-0-0-0-----7-6---| +Q E E +Q Q 3x E E S S E E E E E |-------------------||-------------------| |------------------o||-------------------| |------------------o||-----------7-------| |-(6)--7-6-(6)--1---||-0-0-0-0-0---0-7-6-| +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E |-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------*| |-(6)--7-6-(6)--7-6-|-(6)--7-6-(6)--7-0-*| 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
