Intro
Q=76
4/4
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E
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|--------8-(8)-------|-5------4-(4)--------||
|-2------6-(6)-------|-3------2-(2)---2-1-o||
|-0------6-(6)-------|----------------3-2--||
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1.,2. 3.
E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Pre-Verse
Q=128
Gtr I
PM--|
W +H +E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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|----------|------------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|
|-0--------|-(0)----(0)-------|------0-0-0-------|
PM--| PM--| PM--|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2--|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2--|
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1--------|
$
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------||
Verse
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-|
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------2-3-4-|
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------2-3-4-|
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-4-5-|-(5)--------0-1-2-|
|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-3-4-|-(4)--------2-4-5-|-(5)--------0-1-2-|
|------2-2-2-------|------2-2-2-------|------2-2-2-------|------3-3-3-------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM----------|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)---------------||
|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)---------------||
|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
Chorus
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E
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||o-7-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-7-7-7s=8-9-|-(9)-----9s10-----9-----9s10-7-|
||----------------------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-7-7-7s=8---|
To Coda
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM--------|
+E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E E E E
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|-------------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-(9)-----9s10-----9-----9s10---|----------------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-7-7-7s=8-9-|-(9)-----9s10-----9-8-7-5--o||
|-----------------------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7s=8-7-7-7-6-5-3---||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/gears_of_war_tab.html ]
Pre-Verse
D.S. al Coda
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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|-2--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|-2--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------0-2-3-|-(3)--------0-1-2-||
|----0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------1-1-1-------||
Bridge
Q=132
&
~
Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-4--4--2h4-----------4-|-(4)-4-2h4---------2-5-|
|-----------------------|---------------2h4-----|
~
Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-4--4--2h4-----------4-|-(4)-4-2h4---------2-5-|
|-----------------------|---------------2h4-----|
~
Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------2-(2)b2.5---|-----------4-2---------|
|-4--4--2h4-----------4-|-(4)-4-2h4---------2-4-|
|-----------------------|---------------2h4-----|
~
Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------4-(4)b4.5---|-----------6-4----------||
|-/6--6--4h6-----------6-|-(6)-6-4h6---------7-10-||
|------------------------|---------------7h9------||
Guitar Solo (Drover)
Gtr II
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| ~
| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------7-(7)b7.5---|-----------9-7----------|
|-9--9--7h9-----------9-|-(9)-9-7h9---------7-10-|
|-----------------------|---------------7h9------|
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| ~
| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------7-(7)b7.5---|-----------9-7----------|
|-9--9--7h9-----------9-|-(9)-9-7h9---------7-10-|
|-----------------------|---------------7h9------|
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| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-9--9--7h9-----------9-|-(9)-9-7h9---------7-9-|
|-----------------------|---------------7h9-----|
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| ~~
| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S E S E S E S E
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|---------------9-(9)b9.5----|-------------------------||
|-/11--11--9h11-----------11-|-(11)-10---9---8---7---6-||
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo (Mustaine)
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| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|
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| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|
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| ~
| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|
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| ~
| Q Q S S E +E E +E E S S E E S S E E
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|-----------5-(5)b5.5---|-----------7-5---------|
|-7--7--5h7-----------7-|-(7)-7-5h7---------5-8-|
|-----------------------|---------------5h7-----|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
