This Was My Life

Megadeth

Composição de: Dave Mustaine
Tom:
Afinação: 
Intro (Fade in)
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|--9--| 
E|--7--| 

Riff 1
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B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------9\-| 
A|-9-8-7----5----7-6-5----3--7\-| 
E|-7-6-5----3----5-4-3----1-----| 

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 

E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-9-8-7----5----7-6-5----3--| 
E|-7-6-5----3----5-4-3----1--| 

Riff 2
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-----0h2-----2--------0h2-----2-----| 
A|---2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3---| 
E|-0---------0-----0----------0-----0-| 
             *                *
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   "It's just another..."
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B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|---0h2-----2--------4------4---| 
A|-4-----4-----4----5------6-----| 
E|---------0-----0------0------0-| 
           *                       

   "It's just another..."
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|---7h9-----9--------9h10-----10-----| 
A|-7-----7-----7----8------8------8---| 
E|---------0-----0-----------0------0-| 
           *                 *          

   "It's words strung..."
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|---7h8-----8-----------------------| 
A|-9-----9-----9\--2~----------------| 
E|---------0-----------5-3-2-5-3-2-1-| 
           *           * * * * * * *   

   "It's doomed..."


Riff 2a (Single notes played by guitar 2 only)
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|-4------10-9-7------| 
A|-2--6-9--------10-9-| 
E|--------------------| 

Riff 3
Guitar 1

E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------10-8-----------| 
A|-7-6-7-10-9-7-------7-10------10-7\-----| 
E|--------------7-8~-------------------2~-|
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       "Lying in your bed..."
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-----4-2-------------------------| 
A|-1-4-----4-1-/6~--5-7-6-9-7-9-10-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

          "This is the part..."
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------10-8-----------| 
A|-7-6-7-10-9-7-------7-10------10-7\-----| 
E|--------------7-8~-------------------2~-| 

      "Paybacks are a..."
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-----4-2-------------10-9-7------9\-| 
A|-1-4-----4-1-2~--6-9--------10-9-7\-| 
E|------------------------------------| 

       "Somewhere an electric..."

Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------10-8-----------| 
A|-7-6-7-10-9-7-------7-10------10-7\-----| 
E|--------------7-8~-------------------2~-| 

       "Lying in your bed..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-----4-2-----4~--3-5-4-7-5-7-9-| 
A|-1-4-----4-1-------------------| 
E|-------------------------------|
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          "This is the part..."
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------10-8-----------| 
A|-7-6-7-10-9-7-------7-10------10-7\-----| 
E|--------------7-8~-------------------2~-| 

      "Paybacks are a..."
E|----------------------------------| 
B|---------------------5-4----------| 
G|-------------------2-----5-4-2----| 
D|-----4-2-----1~--4-------------9\-| 
A|-1-4-----4-1-------------------7\-| 
E|----------------------------------| 

       "Somewhere an electric..."

Both Guitars:
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 

E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "...awaits!"


Play Riff 1   "Hey, this was my life..."
Play Riff 2   "This was the wrong..."
Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 3   "Lying on my bed..."
Play Riff 1   "Hey, this was my life..."


Riff 4
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-9\------------2--------------| 
A|-7\------------3--------------| 
E|-----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
       * * * * *    * * * * * *
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           "In our life..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-6--------------4--------------| 
A|-4--------------5--------------| 
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *   

   "...there's 'If'..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-9--------------2--------------| 
A|-7--------------3--------------| 
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *   

           "In our beliefs..."
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-1--------------2~-3---------| 
E|-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--------3-2-1-| 
      * * * * * *        * * *   

    "...there's 'lie'..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-9--------------2--------------| 
A|-7--------------3--------------| 
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *   

          "In our business..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-6--------------4--------------| 
A|-4--------------5--------------| 
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *
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   "...there's 'Sin'..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-9--------------2--------------| 
A|-7--------------3--------------| 
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *   

          "In our bodies..."
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-1--------------2~-3---------| 
E|-2--0-0-0-0-0-0--------3-2-1-| 
      * * * * * *        * * *   

   "...there's 'Die'!"


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
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B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|---7\----2---/7-----7\----3---/7---| 
E|-0---------3----7-0---------3----8-| 

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|---7\----4---/7-----7\----5---6---| 
E|-0---------3----9-0---------3---7-| 

E|-----------------------------------| 
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G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|---7\----2---/7-----7\----3---/7---| 
E|-0---------3----7-0---------3----8-|
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E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|---7\----4---/7-----7\----5-------| 
E|-0---------3----9-0---------3-2-1-| 

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-0-|

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A|--------------------------------------| 
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e|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-0-|
B|--------------------------------------| 
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D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
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e|-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-0-|
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e|-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-9-0-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

e|-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

End Solo


Riff 6
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|--------------0h2-0-0-| 
D|---0h2-0-0------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|-0----------3---------| 

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|--------------0h2-0-0-| 
D|---0h2-0-0------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|-2----------1---------| 

Riff 7
Guitar 1
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E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1-| 
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *   

Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () )
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|-5----9----8----7----5----9----8----7--| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------|                  
B|----------------------------------------------|                  
G|-(4)--(9)--(8)--(5)--(4)--(9)--(8)--(5)--(4)--| Last notes carry 
D|--5----9----8----7----5----9----8----7----5---| into next riff   
A|----------------------------------------------|                  
E|----------------------------------------------|                  

Riff 8
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2-----------5-----------4-----------3----------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1-| 
      *  *  *     *  *  *     *  *  *     *  *  *   

              "This was..."
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2-----------5-----------4-----------3----------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1-| 
      *  *  *     *  *  *     *  *  *     *  *  *
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   "...life..."
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2-----------5-----------4-----------3----------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1-| 
      *  *  *     *  *  *     *  *  *     *  *  *   

   "...fate..."
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2-----------5-----------------------------------2-| 
E|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| 
      *  *  *     *  *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * *     

   "...life..."                              "...fate."



Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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
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\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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