Author/Artist: Megadeth
Title: This Was My Life
Album: Countdown to Extinction
Transcribed by: Ryan Jodoin
Email: fire_drag14@hotmail.com

This is a great song. I know it's a long tab, but it works. As for the solo, I couldn't think of
any other way to put it. Too lazy to do staffs. It would take too much space anyway lol

You should know the tab signs. If you don't, you shouldn't be trying to learn this song XD

   Riff 1
e|----------------------------------|  |---|
B|----------------------------------|  |---|
G|-------------------------------9-|  |-.-|
D|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---9-|  |-2-| x14
A|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---7-|  |-2-|
E|-7-6-5-----3-----5-4-3-----1------|  |-0-|
                                                                              

-|---------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------.-|
-|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---2-|
-|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---2-|
-|-7-6-5-----3-----5-4-3-----1---0-|
                                                                              

-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----0h2-----2---------0h2-----2--------0h2-----2---------0h4---0h4|
-|---2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3----4-----4-----4-----5-----6----|
-|-0---------0-----0-----------0-----x----------0-----0-------0------|

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------0h9-----9-------0h10-----10----------0h8------8---------------------|
-|-----7-----7-----7----7------7------7-----10-----10-----9-2--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
-|-0-----------0----0------------0------0-------------0--------5-3-2-5-3-2-1-|


-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----0h2-----2---------0h2-----2--------0h2-----2---------0h4---0h4|
-|---2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3----4-----4-----4-----5-----6----|
-|-0---------0-----0-----------0-----x----------0-----0-------0------|

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------0h9-----9-------0h10-----10----------0h8------8---------------------|
-|-----7-----7-----7----7------7------7-----10-----10-----9-2--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
-|-0-----------0---0------------0------0-------------0---------5-3-2-5-3-2-1-|
                                                                              
-|------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------5-4-2------| |----------------------5-3---------------------v---------------|
-|---1-4-------5-4--| |-2-1-2-5-4-2---v--2-5-----5-2---------4-2-----1-0-2-1-4-2-4-5-| x2
-|-2----------------| |-------------2-3--------------v---1-4-----4-1-----------------|
-|------------------| |------------------------------2-------------------------------|

e|----| |---|     |----------------------------------|  |---|
B|----| |---|     |----------------------------------|  |---|
G|-7-| |---|     |-------------------------------9-|  |-.-|
D|-7-| |-2-| x14 |-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---9-|  |-2-| x14
A|-9-| |-2-|     |-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---7-|  |-2-|
E|----| |-0-|     |-7-6-5-----3-----5-4-3-----1------|  |-0-|

-|---------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------.-|
-|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---2-|
-|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---2-|
-|-7-6-5-----3-----5-4-3-----1---0-|
                                                                              

-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----0h2-----2---------0h2-----2--------0h2-----2---------0h4---0h4|
-|---2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3----4-----4-----4-----5-----6----|
-|-0---------0-----0-----------0-----x----------0-----0-------0------|

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------0h9-----9-------0h10-----10----------0h8------8---------------------|
-|-----7-----7-----7----7------7------7-----10-----10-----9-2--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
-|-0-----------0----0------------0------0-------------0--------5-3-2-5-3-2-1-|

-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----0h2-----2---------0h2-----2--------0h2-----2---------0h4---0h4|
-|---2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3----4-----4-----4-----5-----6----|
-|-0---------0-----0-----------0-----x----------0-----0-------0------|

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------0h9-----9-------0h10-----10----------0h8------8---------------------|
-|-----7-----7-----7----7------7------7-----10-----10-----9-2--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
-|-0-----------0----0------------0------0-------------0--------5-3-2-5-3-2-1-|

-|------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------5-4-2------| |----------------------5-3---------------------v---------------|
-|---1-4-------5-4--| |-2-1-2-5-4-2---v--2-5-----5-2---------4-2-----1-0-2-1-4-2-4-5-| x2
-|-2----------------| |-------------2-3--------------v---1-4-----4-1-----------------|
-|------------------| |------------------------------2-------------------------------|

e|----| |---|     |----------------------------------|  |---|
B|----| |---|     |----------------------------------|  |---|
G|-7-| |---|     |-------------------------------9-|  |-.-|
D|-7-| |-2-| x14 |-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---9-|  |-2-| x14
A|-9-| |-2-|     |-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---7-|  |-2-|
E|----| |-0-|     |-7-6-5-----3-----5-4-3-----1------|  |-0-|


-|---------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------.-|
-|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---2-|
-|-9-8-7-----5-----7-6-5-----3---2-|
-|-7-6-5-----3-----5-4-3-----1---0-|

-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-9---------------6-------4-------9-------2---------------------|
-|-9-22222-2-22222-6-------4-------9-------2---------------------| x2
-|-7-22222-3-22222-4-------5-------7-------3------1-------2-3----|
-|----00000---00000---00000---00000---00000---000002-00000-----321|
                                                                              
   Solo
e|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-0

e|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-0

e|-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-0

e|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-0

e|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-0

e|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-0

e|-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-0

e|-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-0

-|---------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------|
-|-2------2-----2------2-----2------2---2------1-----| x2 (played during the solo)
-|---2-----2-----3-----3-----4-----4---5-----2---|
-|------3-----0------3-----0------3----------3-----0-|
                                                                              

-|---------------| |-------------------------------|
-|---------------| |-------------------------------|
-|---------------| |----------02-00-----------02-00|
-|-----2---------| |--02-00-----------02-00--------| x4
-|-2-2---5------| |-------------------------------|
-|----------3-2-1| |-0-------3-------2-------1-----|
                                                                              

-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------| x4
-|-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-|
-|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-|
                                                                              

-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|---.-.-.----.-.-.----.-.-.----.-.-.-|
-|-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-| x3
-|-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-|
-|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-|
                                                                              

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---------......-......---|
D|-2-2-2-2-555555-444444-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-555555-444444-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-333333-222222-0-|

*pants* there we go, the whole song. as for the other guitars, you figure that out XD
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