------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How the Story Ends - Megadeth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Chris Rizzo Email: chrisrizzo@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard tuning. Dave Mustaine said on the MD forum that all songs are standard tuning. Special Note: Riffs Only Riff 1: x2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----4----------2-----5----------2-----4---------------------------------| A|-2-----2----------2-----3----------2-----2--2---7-5-4----------------------| E|-0---0-----0--0-0-0---0-----0--0-0-0---0----0---5-3-2---2-2-2-2------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----4----------------5----------2-----4---------------------------------| A|-2-----2----------------3----------2-----2--2---7-5-4----------------------| E|-0---0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-----0--0-0-0---0----0---5-3-2---2-2-2-2------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Riff 2: Verse e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----------| E|----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0-------| x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2h3-2h3----5-----3h5-3h5----7-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7--9-8-7---------| E|----------3-3---3----------5-5---5----------0-0---0----------7-6-5---------| x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----------| E|----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0-------| x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2h3-2h3----5-----3h5-3h5----7-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7--5-4-3---------| E|----------3-3---3----------5-5---5----------0-0---0----------7-6-5---------| x x x x x x Example Picking Variation on Riff 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5h7-5h7----------2-----5h7-5h7----------2-----5h7-5h7----------2----------| E|----------0-0-0-0-0---0----------0-0-0-0-0---0----------0-0-0-0-0--etc.----| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Chorus: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------4-5----------------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------2-3----3-3-3-3-5-4------------4-3------------3---------------| E|-0----0-0-0-0----------------3-2----2-2-2-2-2-1----1-1-1-1-1---------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------4-5----------------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------2-3----3-3-3-3-5-4------------4-3----------------------------| E|-0----0-0-0-0----------------3-2----2-2-2-2-2-1----1-1-1-3-1---------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Interlude 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7---9-8-7-----| E|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-7-6-5-----| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-----------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-----------| A|-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-5-6-7-----------| E|-----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------5-6-7-----------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Return to verse. Interlude 2: Eastern sounding ??? I haven't tabbed this yet. Stay tuned. Solo riff: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------1~--------------| A|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---2~--1-2----3-2~---------| E|-------0-0-0-7-0-8~--7-8--0-0-3-0-2~--1-2--0-0---0-------------------------| x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----| A|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| E|-------0-0-0-7-0-8~--7-8--0-0-3-0-2~--1-2--0-0---0-------------------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-8-9------------------------------------------------5----4---3-4-8--5-4--| A|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4---------3----2---1-2-6--3-2--| E|----------0-0-7-0-8---7-8-----0-0-3-0-2---1-2-----0-0----0-----------------| x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-8-9------------------------------------------------5--------------------| A|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4---------3----9\--------------| E|----------0-0-7-0-8---7-8-----0-0-3-0-2---1-2-----0-0----0-7\--------------| x x x x x x x x x Riff following solo: 4x e|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------|--------------------------4--------------------------5----| A|-------------2--|--------------------------2--------------------------3----| E|-1-1-0-0-0-0-0--|--1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0----1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0------| x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------5-4-3-------------------------------------------------| E|-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-------------------------------------------------| x x x x x x x x x x Riff following final verse: ??? Not tabbed yet. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================