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IN MY DARKEST HOUR (Bassline)
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 198 Album SO FAR, SO GOOD, SO WHAT)
Transcribed by MIDI
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
W +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o----------|--------------|-2-0-4-0-2-0-----|-----------0-4-0-o||
||o----------|--------------|-------------2-0-|-------0-2-------o||
||--0--------|-(0)------0-0-|-----------------|-3-2-3------------||
H. +E E H +E S S E E H +E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|------------6---|-----------------|
|---------------|----------2h4-2---|----------7-----|-----------------|
|-------------2-|-3----(3)-------3-|-4----(4)-----4-|-3------3-2-0----|
|-0-------(0)---|------------------|----------------|------0-------3--|
H. +E E H +E S S E E H +E S S E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------2h4-2---|----------------|
|---------------|----------2h4-2---|----------------4-|----------------|
|-------------2-|-3----(3)-------3-|-4----(4)---------|-3------3-2-0---|
|-0-------(0)---|------------------|------------------|------0-------3-|
H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5-4-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------7-5-|
|------3-2-0---|------3-2-0---|------3-2-0---|--------------|
|-0----------3-|-1----------3-|-0----------3-|-1------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------||---------------------||
|-------------------||o-------------------o||
|-------------------||o-------------------o||
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--||
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E S +S S S S +S E E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-7-5---|
|---------------------------------7-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E 3x Q E E E Q E E E
||--------------------|----------------------------||--------------------|
||o-------------------|---------------------------o||--------------------|
||o-------------------|---------------------5---7-o||--------------------|
||--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-|-3-3-5-(5)-5-7-(7)-7---7----||-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3--|
Verse
|-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-9-8-7-6--------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
|---------10-9-8-7-----------||o-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------11-10-9-8-||o-----------------2-|-3--------3----2----|
|----------------------------||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------2-|-3--------3----2---|---------------7-6-|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|---------------4---|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-5--------5------5-|-2--------2--------|------0-1-2--------o||
|----0-0-0----0-----|----0-0-0----0-0-2-|-3--0--------0-3-2--||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S S S S S +S Q E E E Q E E E
||--------------------|-------------------------------||-------------------|
||o-------------------|----------5---4-2h4p2p0-------o||-------------------|
||o---------------0-2-|-3------3---3-----------4-(4)-o||-0--0-0-0-0--0-3-0-|
||--0--0-0-0-0--0-----|----0-0------------------------||-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E S S S +S S +S Q E E E E E E S S S +S S +S
|----------4---2-0h2p0-(0)-------|----------4---2-0h2p0-(0)-------|
|--------------------------4-(4)-|--------------------------4-(4)-|
|-2--0-0-2---2-------------------|-0--0-0-0---0-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-|-----------------2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-|-3--------3----2---|
|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------2-|-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|
Interlude
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--|
Q E E E Q E E E S +S S S S +S E E E E E E S +S S S S +S
|-------------------||----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------||o---------------------------------------------|
|-3--------3----2---||o-----------------------5---------------------|
|----0-0-0----0---3-||--0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-3-5-6---6-5-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q 4x
|--------------------||
|-------------------o||
|-------5-----------o||
|-3-5-6---6-5-6-5-3--||
Verse
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------2-|-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3--------3----2---|-----------------2-|-3--------3------3-|
|----0-0-0----0---3-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||o-------------------|
|-4--------4------4-|-3--------3----2---||o-----------------2-|
|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3-||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-3--------3------3-|-4--------4------4-|-3--------3----2---o||
|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0-0---|----0-0-0----0---3--||
|--3---| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
H +Q +E +E E Q +E +E E E E E S S S S S +S
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------5---4-2h4p2p0-------|
|-------------------2-|-3--(3)-(3)-3---3-----------4-(4)-|
|-0----(0)--(0)-(0)---|----------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--------------------2--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3---|
Q E E E E E E S S S S S +S H +Q +E +E E
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|----------5---4-2h4p2p0-------|---------------------|
|-3--3-3-3---3-----------4-(4)-|-------------------2-|
|------------------------------|-0----(0)--(0)-(0)---|
|--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
Q +E +E E E E E S S S S S +S
|----------------------------------|
|--------------5---4-2h4p2p0-------|
|-3--(3)-(3)-3---3-----------4-(4)-|
|----------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Faster Q=180
9/8
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E E E E Q Q Q +S S +S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-(0)-------|
|-----------------------0-(0)-|
Breakdown
4/4
+E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||--(0)-0---------1-|-(1)-1---------2-|-(2)-2---------3-|-(3)-3---------0--||
Chorus
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Guitar Solo 1
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Verse
+E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-0---|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|
+E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-0---|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|
+E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-2-0---|
|-------------------|-----------------0-|
+E E E E E Q 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--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-3-5h6-7-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-1-0-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo 2
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(3)-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-|-(8)-0-0-7-(7)-0-0---|
|-------------------|-------------------0-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---||
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-3-5-0-|
Outro
Original Tempo Q=120
W +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
||-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o----------|--------------|-2-0-4-0-2-0-----|-----------0-4-0--o||
||o----------|--------------|-------------2-0-|-------0-2--------o||
||--0--------|-(0)------0-0-|-----------------|-3-2-3-------------||
W +W Q Q H
|----------|------------|------------*|
|----------|------------|------------*|
|----------|------------|------------*|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0----------*|
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
