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Artist: Megadeth
Track: Family Tree
Album: Youthanasia
Tuning: Eb
Notes: This song was actually tuned down to B Standard on the bass, because
Ellefson used 5-string basses. As I do not own a 5-string, I
thought I'd transcribe it for those who don't either. So, some notes will be off,
such as the intro, which did not come out the way I wanted
it to, since I had to make the notes lower than an Eb an octave higher. But
otherwise, this should be accurate.
Q=125
4/4
H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
|-0----(0)---0-|-10----(10)---10-|-8----(8)---8-|-10----(10)---10--|
H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E H. E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-0---------0-|
|-0----(0)---0-|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|-------------|
H +E. S +Q Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-4----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------/4-(4)--|------5-(5)-2-----|-----------------|---------------0-|
|-2----(2)---------|--------------5-2-|-----------------|-------------2---|
|------------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0-3-0-----|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-2---2-0-2---2-|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------2-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------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 E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-------5-(5)-2-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---------5-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------5-(5)-2-----|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---------5-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------------|
Q=125
H +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-/4-2-------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------5-4---2-----|-2------5-4---2-|-(2)-------1-----2-|
|-2----(2)---2-|----------5---2-3-|----------------|-------------2-----|
|--------------|------------------|----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|-(2)-------1-----2-|
|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|-------------2-----|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|
Q=122
+E E E E E E E E +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-------5-4-----|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------3-|-(3)--------|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------2-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------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 E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------2---2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-------5-(5)-2-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---------5-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------5-(5)-2-----|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---------5-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------------|
Q=125
H +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-4-2-------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-----5-4---2-----|-2------5-4---2-|-(2)-------1-----2-|
|-2----(2)---2-|---------5---2-3-|----------------|-------------2-----|
|--------------|-----------------|----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|-(2)-------1-----2-|
|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|-------------2-----|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|-(2)-------1-----2-|
|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|-------------2-----|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|-(2)-------1-----2-|
|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|-------------2-----|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|
Q=122
+E E E E E E E E +W W E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|-(2)-------5-4-----|------------|----------|-----------------|
|-----------------3-|-(3)--------|-2--------|-----------------|
|-----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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0-0-|-----------------|-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------5-5-|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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-|-----------------|-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------5-5-|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q=125
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----0-0-----0---|
Q=125
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|
Q=125
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|
Q=125
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|
Q=125
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|
Q=125
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------|----0-0-----0---|
Q=125
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------|-2------5-4---2-|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----|----------------|
|-----0-0-0-----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 +E E E E +H
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------*|
|-(2)-------1-----2-|-(2)-------5-4---2-|-(2)--------------*|
|-------------2-----|-------------------|---------3-(3)----*|
|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0-0-----0---|-----0-0----------*|
Duration Legend
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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
