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E|-------------||
How the Story Ends - Megadeth
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------||
Tabbed by: Chris Rizzo
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
Página 1 / 6
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---
x x x x x x x
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|0-------|
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---
x x x x x x x
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|0-------|
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:
Página 2 / 6
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--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E| etc.----|
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:
Página 3 / 6
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7---9-
E|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-7-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|8-7-----|
E|6-5-----|
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
Página 4 / 6
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-
A|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---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
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|4-4-----|
A|2-2-----|
E|--------|
x x
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-9-8-9------------------------------------------------5----4---3-4-
A|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4---------3----2---1-2-
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|8--5-4--|
A|6--3-2--|
E|--------|
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
Página 5 / 6
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------
B|----------------|---------------------------------------------------
G|----------------|---------------------------------------------------
D|----------------|--------------------------4------------------------
A|-------------2--|--------------------------2------------------------
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-
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|--5----|
A|--3----|
E|0------|
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
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