MEGADETH
Album = COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
Song = THIS WAS MY LIFE
Transcribed by: Hemme Luttjeboer
intro:
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guitars 1 & 2
with distortion fade in
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|--9---------------9----8----7-----------5-----------7----6----5------------3-/-/------|
|--9---------------9----8----7-----------5-----------7----6----5------------3-/-/------|
|--7---------------7----6----5-----------3-----------5----4----3------------1-/--------|
partial pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|----/-9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--/-/-9----------------------------------------------9---8--7------5-----7---6--5-----3--|
|--/-/-7----------------------------------------------9---8--7------5-----7---6--5-----3--|
|--/-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---7---6--5------3-----5---4--3-----1--|
verses 1 & 2:
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"it's just another day" "it was just another
"fate. this was the wrong thing to do"
guitars 1 & 2
pm. pm. pm.
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|--2-----0p2--------2------------0p2---------2------------0p2--------2-----------|
|-----2-------2--------2--3---3-------3---------3--4---4-------4--------4--5-----|
|----------------0------------------------0-----------------------0--------------|
fight" etc...
pm. pm.
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|-------4------------4-----------7h9---------9-----9--------9h10--------10----10-|
|----5-----6------6-----7-----7-------7---------7--------7-------7---------7-----|
|----------------------------------------0--------------------------0------------|
pm. . . . . . .
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|----------7h8----------8-----------------------------------------|
|------9--------9-----------9-\-2---------------------------------|
|-------------------x----------------5---3---2---5---3---2---1----|
pm. pm.
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|---------0h2---------2--------------0h2----------2-------------0h2---------2--------|
|------2-------2---------2---3----3-------3----------3--4----4-------4---------4--5--|
|---0-------------0---------------------------0--------------------------0-----------|
pm. pm.
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|-------4------------4-----------7p9----------9-----9--------9h10---------10-----10--|
|----5------6-----6-----7-----7-------7----------7--------7--------7----------7------|
|-----------------------------------------0----------------------------0-------------|
pm. . . . . . .
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------5--4-------------|
|--------7h8--------8--------------------------------------4-----4--------7--5--4----|
|-----9-------9--------9-\-2-------------------------------2--6----------------------|
|----------------x--------------5--3---2--5---3---2---1------------------------------|
chorus:
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"lyin' on your bed..."
guitars 1 & 2
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|--------------------------------------------------5---3--------------------------|
|----------------5---4---2-----------------2---5-----------5---2------------------|
|----7---6---7---------------2----3~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------2~~~~~~~~-----|
guitar 1 guitars 1 & 2
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|---------------------------------------2-----2--4--------------------------------|
|---------4--2----------4------3--5--4--4--5--4--5-------------5--4--2------------|
|---1--4--------4---1---6------5--7--6-----7---------7--6--7------------2--3~~~~~-|
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guitar 2
guitar 1
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|-----------5---3--------------------------------------------------------------2--|
|---2---5-----------5---2-------------------------4---2--------------1------4--4--|
|-----------------------------------------1---4-----------4-----1----2------6-----|
|---------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
guitar 2
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---5--4--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5--4--5--4--2----9-\----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7--5--4----9-\-----------------------------------------------9--8--7----|
|--------------------7-\-----------------------------------------------9--8--7----|
|--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----7--6--5----|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|--------------/--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-----3--/-/--9------------------------------------------------9--8--7-----5--|
|---5-----3--/-/--7------------------------------------------------9--8--7-----5--|
|---3-----1--/---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----7--6--5-----3--|
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|-----7--6--5-------3----|
|-----7--6--5-------3----|
|-----5--4--3-------1----|
bridge:
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pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---9-\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-\---------------------2-----------------------------6----------------------4--|
|---7-\---------------------3-----------------------------4----------------------5--|
|--------0---0---0---0---0--------0--0--0--0---0---0---0-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-------------------------9-----\---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------9-----\-------------------------2-------------------------|
|-------------------------7-----\-------------------------3----------------------1--|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---0---0-------0--0--0--0--0--0--2--|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|--------------------------------------------------9-----\--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------9-----\---------------------2----|
|---------------------------2-----3----------------7-----\---------------------3----|
|---0----0--0----0---0---0-------------3---2---1------------0---0---0---0---0-------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|------------------------6---------------------4---------------------9----\-------------------2--|
|------------------------4---------------------5---------------------7----\-------------------3--|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0------------0--0--0--0--0-----|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---0---0---0---0---0---0---2----0---0---0---0---0---0---------------3---2---1---0---|
solo:
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guitar 1
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|--------7\------------2------------2---------7--------7----3-------------3-----|
|---0----------------------3-3-----------0-----------------------3--------------|
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guitar 2 |
|---12-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-10-0-12-0-0-0-10-0-10-10-0-0-10-0-0-0---|
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|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
|-------7\------------4------------4--------7\-----------5--------6--------|
|--0----------------------3--3---------0---------------------3--3-----7----|
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|--9-0-12-0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-9-0-8-0-12-8-0-0-8-0-12-8-0-12-8-0-8-8--|
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|-------7\------------2------------2--------7---------7----3-------------3----|
|---0---------------------3-3-----------0-----------------------3-------------|
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|--12-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-10\9-0-10-0-0-10-0-12-10-0-0-10-0-0-0--|
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|------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
|-------7\------------4-------------4--------7\----------5----------------|
|--0----------------------3--3----------0--------------------3---2---1----|
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|--9-0-12-0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-0-8--0-0-7p0-0-5p0-3p0-0-2p0-0-1p0--|
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|--------------------0h2---0-0-------------------0h2---0-0----|
|------0h2---0-0-------------------0h2---0-0------------------|
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|--0--------------3-------------2-------------1---------------|
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| guitar 2 fade out |
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|--------------------0h2---0-0-------------------0h2---0-0----|
|------0h2---0-0-------------------0h2---0-0------------------|
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pre-outro:
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guitar 1 pm throughout
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|--5-----------------------------------------------5------------------------|
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|--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1---|
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|--------------------------------------5-----------4-----------1------------|
|--3-----------2-----------4-----------4-----------3-----------2------------|
|--------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
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|----0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1-------|
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|--------------------5---------------4---------------1-------------------|
|----4---------------4---------------3---------------2-------------------|
|----5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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outro:
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guitar 1
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|---2---------------5---------------4---------------3--------------------|
|---2---------------5---------------4---------------3--------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1--------|
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guitar 2 fade out |
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|---4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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then play outro x 2 without guitar 2
then: "this was my fate"
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|---2---------------5---------------------------------------------------2--|
|---2---------------5---------------------------------------------------0--|
|---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---2--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
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