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
