Artist: Megadeth
Album: The World Needs a Hero
Song: 1000 Times Goodbye


Tabed by Boris Zivkovic  (walkaway)


Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1                          x7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-4-3-2-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile)
e|-12------------------12------------------------|
B|-h.-[fades in]----12----[let bottom note ring]-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------8-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * * * * * * * * * *  

Play Riff 1 3x, then Riff 2.  Do this 3 times.


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * *     * *     * * * * * * * * 
  "The tides of change..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7---------8-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
  "I feel a familiar pain..."


Riff 4                         x4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------2-------3-------2------|
E|-5-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0--1-2-|
     * *   * * *   * * * 
  "I did no right, you did no wrong..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)           x4 
e|------------------------------|---------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------7tr8-7-------5-------|-------5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0------5-5-6-7---7-6-5-|-5-6-7---7-6-5-|
   * * * *        * * *   * * *   * * *   * * * 


Solo
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17--(17)r15--15b17r15~~~---17----15----|
G|----------------------------------16-------|
D|----------------------------------------14-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-12----14----12~------------------------------|
D|----14----14--a--14-12-14~--------------------|
A|------------------------a---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|



Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-----------2-------------------|
E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2-5-0-2-0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----------2-------------------|
E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2-5-0-2-0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * *
  "The thought never crossed my mind..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-----------2-------------------|
E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2-5-0-2-0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "That this would be my last goodbye..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-2--/5--4-4-4-2--/5-|
E|-2-2-2-0--/3--2-2-2-0--/3-|


Play Riff 3   "It seems nothing good..."
Play Riff 4   "I did no right, you did no wrong..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10-----------------------------|
G|---------11-12----11-12-11-9-8----------------|
D|-14~~~------------------------9-12-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 6   "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..."

Riff 7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5-------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10-----------7-----------5-------|
A|----5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "The thought never crossed..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5-------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * *
  "That this would be my last goodbye..."
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-7-/10--9-9-9-7-/10-|
A|-7-7-7-5-/-8--7-7-7-5-/-8-|
E|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5-------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "Let me put pennies on your eyes..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10-----------7-----------5-------|
A|----5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "And kiss your lips one last goodbye..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5----------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5--2-|
E|----------------------------------0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "My love, a 1000 times goodbye..."


Riff 8
Guitar 1 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-(2)---4---5---7--8--|
E|-(0)---2---3---5--6--|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|--2----4---5---7--8--|
E|--0----2---3---5--6--|


Guitar 2
e|-17p12---15p12---17p12---15p12---17p12--12-|
B|------12------12------12------12------12---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-17p12---15p12---17p12---15p12---17p12-----|
B|------12------12------12------12------12/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p14---17p14---19p14---17p14---19p14--14-|
B|------14------14------14------14------14---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p14---17p14---19p14---17p14---19p14-----|
B|------14------14------14------14------14/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p15---17p15---19p15---17p15---19p15--15-|
B|------15------15------15------15------15---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p15---17p15---19p15---17p15---19p15-----|
B|------15------15------15------15------15/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-20p17---19p17---20p17---19p17---20p17-----|
B|------17------17------17------17------17/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

1st ending
e|-21p18---20p18---21p18---20p18---21p18-----|
B|------18------18------18------18------18---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

2nd ending
e|-21p18---20p18---21p18---20p18---21p18---22b24~-|
B|------18------18------18------18------18--------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-000-0-000-0-000--000-0-000-0-000-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-222-2-222-2-222--222-2-222-2-222-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-333-3-333-3-333--333-3-333-3-333-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-555-5-555-5-555--666-6-666-6-666-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***

Riff 10       x4
e|-------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|---------|
A|--2---5-7-8--|--8-7-5--|
E|--0---3-5-6--|--6-5-3--|

Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
G|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
D|------12-14~--------14~-12---12---12-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
G|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
D|---------14~--------14~-12---12---12-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------15-17-15-17-15-------15-17-15-17-15-|
G|-14b16----------------14b16----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16-12----12-12-14-11h12p11-------------|
D|----------14-------------------14-12-12-14-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---12-----------------|
A|-14---12-14-10-12-----|
E|------------------12-|

e|-15-17--15---------------------------------------------------|
B|------17--17-17--15-17--15-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------16--16-16--14-16--14-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------17--16-17-12-14-12----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-17--15---------------------------------------------------|
B|------17--17-17--15-17--15-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------16--16-16--14-16--14-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------17--16-17-12-14-12----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

                  x3
e|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------------12--12-|
G|---------12------|---------12--12-14p12-14--14---|
D|-14p12-----14p12-|-14p12-----14------------------|
A|------14---------|------14-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|

e|---------12--12-15p12---------12-15p12---------12-|
B|-15p12-15--15--------15-12-15---------15-12-15----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

               x8             x8             x8 
e|-17p15p12--12-|-19p17p14--14-|-20p17p15--15-|
B|---------15---|---------17---|---------17---|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|

               x4             x4
e|-21p19p17--17-|-22p20p18--18-|               
B|---------19---|---------20---|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|

               x8             x8             x8 
e|-17p15p12--12-|-19p17p14--14-|-20p17p15--15-|
B|---------15---|---------17---|---------17---|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|

               x4             x3
e|-21p19p17--17-|-22p20p18--18-|-22p20-22-|               
B|---------19---|---------20---|----------|
G|--------------|--------------|----------|
D|--------------|--------------|----------|
A|--------------|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|--------------|----------|



e|-22b24--22b24---22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-[hold the note a little before bending]------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-22b24r22--22b23~-22b23~-22b23~-|
B|-[slow release]-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Riff 3a (Play 2x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * *     * *     * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7---------8-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * *     * *     * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-------5--7-|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3--5-|
   * *     * *     * * * 
  "Goodbye....a 1000 times..."


Riff 3b
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7---------8-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-------5--7-|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3--5-|
   * *     * *     * * * 
 "Goodbye....a 1000 times..."


Ending Solo


Ending
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7---------8-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-5-7-8--8-7-5-2-|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----3-5-6--6-5-3-0-|
   * *     * *      


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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