#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SHADOW OF DETH (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED) Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson Words and Music by Dave Mustaine Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Riff Q=107 4/4 Gtr I 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Melody 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 4x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Lead I W W W Q. E +Q Q ||-----------|----------|----------|------------------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|-----------------o|| ||o-5--------|-3--------|-2--------|-1----0-(0)------o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------------3----|| Lead II 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-2-2-2------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|| Lead III 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-0-0-0------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------*| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------*| ||o-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-o||-5-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-4-3-2--*| ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------*| 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