Skin o' My Teeth Megadeth
SKIN O' MY TEETH
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION)
Transcribed by /\X/\M
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=192
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
Wx2 Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------|--------------|----------------| |------------|--------------|----------------| |------------|--------------|----------------| |------------|--------------|----------------| |------------|-7----6----5--|-(5)-4----3--2--| |------------|-5----4----3--|-(3)-2----1--0--|
PM| PM| PM----| PM
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E
|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5-----| |-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0---| |-----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------|| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------|| |-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------|------|| |-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-7-----7-----7---|------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------|| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------||
Verse
$
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
||-----------------|----------------------| ||o----------------|----------------------| ||--------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---| ||--7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-| ||o-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------| ||-----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |-------5-----2--|-(2)---5--7b8r(7)-5----| |-7-----5-----2--|-(2)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7--| |-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)-7-----------------| |-----------3----|-----------------------|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |-------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---| |-7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-| |-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------| |----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |-------5-----2--|-(2)---5--7b8r(7)-5---| |-7-----5-----2--|-(2)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-| |-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)-7----------------| |-----------3----|----------------------|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |-------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---| |-7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-| |-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------| |----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |-------5-----2--|-(2)---5--7b8r(7)-5---| |-7-----5-----2--|-(2)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-| |-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)-7----------------| |-----------3----|----------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q +W
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------|| |----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------|| |-------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|-------5-----2--|-(2)----|| |-7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|-7-----5-----2--|-(2)----|| |-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------|-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)----|| |----------------|----------------------|-----------3----|--------||
Chorus
Half Time Q=96
S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S +S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5---|-------------------5-7-7b8r(7)-5---| |-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7-|-3---3---3-------7-5-7-7b8r(7)-5-7-| |---0-------------7---------------|-----------5-(5)-7-----------------| |-------4---3-(3)-----------------|---1---0---------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5-----| |-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7---| |---0-------------7-----------------| |-------4---3-(3)-------------------|
S E S E S S +S S S S S +S S S S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------5-7-7b8r(7)-5---|-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5---| |-3---3---3-------7-5-7-7b8r(7)-5-7-|-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7-| |-----------5-(5)-7-----------------|---0-------------7---------------| |---1---0---------------------------|-------4---3-(3)-----------------|
S E S E S S +S S S S S +S S S
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------------5-7-7b8r(7)-5----| |-3---3---3-------7-5-7-7b8r(7)-5-7--| |-----------5-(5)-7------------------| |---1---0----------------------------|
Original Tempo Q=192
To Coda
S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S S E S E S S +H +W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|----------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------|---------o|| |-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------------|----------|| |-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7-|-3---3---3-------------|----------|| |---0-------------7---------------|-----------5b6==(5)----|-(5)r----o|| |-------4---3-(3)-----------------|---1---0---------------|----------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
~~~~
[B] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------------|-----/12-------------------| |-8b10========(8)r------|---------13-12-13-12-------| |-----------------------|---------------------14----| |-----------------------|------------------------14-| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM PM-------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-0---------3--------0--|-(0)---3--0-----0----------| |-------3-3--------3----|-------------3-----3--2--0-|
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Q. +E +H E Q. H
|----------------------------|-----15b17-----------------| |-12b13======(12)-(12)r------|---------------15b17-------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|-----------------------| PM-----------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |--0-----------3----------0--|-(0)--3----0----0----------| |--------3-0------------3----|-------------3-------3-2-0-|
~~~~~~~~~~
E +E E E +E E Q +Q S E S S S S S E. +S
|-15b17r(15)-12-14b15r(14)----12--|-(12)---------------------------------------| |--------------------------15-----|--------13h15p==13-15p13-----13-------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------14-----14b16==(14)r| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q.
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------2--|--(2)-7--7----7-----7-----5-----------------| |-------------4-------------5--2--|--(2)-7--7----7-----7-----5-----------------| |---------4-------------5------0--|--(0)-5--5----5-----5-----3-----------------| |--2-------------3----------------|--------------------------------------------|
~~
|--3--|
+E E E E +S +S E E +E +E +S S H E E E
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |------13-15-15b17==(15)r(15)p13-15b19==(15)-|-(15)r(15)p13-----------------17---|| |-(14)---------------------------------------|--------------14--------17h18------|| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| PM------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E q
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------8------8-8-8s10-10---------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------7------7-7-7s=9--9---------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------5------5-5-5s=7--7---------|| |---0---------3-------------------0----------|--(0)---5------5-5-5s=7--7---------|| |-------3--0-------------------3-------------|-----------------------------------||
Guitar Solo #3
~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |---3----| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S. T E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-19---------------------------------------------| |-22p17---------17---20p19p17------17h20p17-|-----17------17---------------------------------| |---------18h19-----------------19----------|----------19----19p==17----17-19--19-19-19p==17-| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------19----------------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------| PM PM---------------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--0---------------3----------------0-------|-(0)----3-----0----------0----------------------| |-------3-----3---------------3-------------|-------------------3-----------3------2----0----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E S S S S S S E S S S S S H +E +E Q
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----17---19-16h17p16----16---------------------|-----------------------------| |-19------------------19----19---17-15h17p15----|-\10--------(10)-(10)S19\----| |--------------------------------------------19-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|------------------------------| PM------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--0----------------3----------------0----------|--(0)-3-0-----0--------------| |-------3-----0----------------3----------------|----------3--------3---2--0--|
~~~~~~~
|------3------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q +E +Q.
|-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-|-10--------------------------------| |-------------------|-------9b11====(9)---(9)r(9)b12====| |-4-4-4-5-5-5--7--7-|--7--------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| PM--------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q.
|-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------2----|-(2)-7-------7-----7--7---5--------| |-----4-----5--2----|-(2)-7-------7-----7--7---5--------| |---4-----5----0----|-(0)-5-------5-----5--5---3--------| |-2-----3-----------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
|----3-----| |-3--|
+Q E E Q Q Q E E Q +E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------8-|| |--------------------------|------------------8-10---|| |-(9)-----7b9-7pb8---7---5-|--5--5--------/9---------|| |--------------------------|-------7---(7)-----------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------||
|
| PM--------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E q
|--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-----8-8-8--8s10-10------|| |--------------------------|-----7-7-7--7s=9--9------|| |--------------------------|-----5-5-5--5s=7--7------|| |--0------3------------0---|-(0)-5-5-5--5s=7--7------|| |-----3-0----------3-------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo #2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E S S S S E +E +E +S S S S E S S +S S E
|----------------------7-----------|------------------7-------------------------| |-10b12========(10)r-7---10p7------|--------------------10p7------7-10-(10)---7-| |-----------------------------9b11r|=(9)b11==(9)-(9)r--------9b11-----------9---| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM PM---------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--2---------5------------2--------|-(2)------5---2----------2------------------| |--------5-2---------5-------------|---------------------5--------5------4----2-|
~~~~~~~~~~~
E +E +E E S S S S S S S S E Q. +Q +Q
|-------------------7--------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------10p7----7----------|-----------------------------| |-9b11r(9)b11==(9)r--------10---10p9p7---|--9b11-7------(7)---(7)/-----| |--------------------------------------9-|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|--------------------------| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-2-----------------5------------2-------|-(2)---5--2----2-------------| |-------5-------2-----------5------------|------------5-----5--4---2---|
~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E
|-10-12p10----10-12-9h10p9----9----7h9p7----|--7h=9p7----7-------------------| |----------12--------------12---12-------10-|---------10---10p9h10-7------10-| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------| PM PM------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--2----------------5--------------2--------|-(2)---5----2---------2---------| |--------5-----2--------------5-------------|-----------------5-------5-4--2-|
|--3---|
E E E E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E
|---7-10-9---12-10-14-12-10-14-11----|-11--13--10----10-12-9----11-8------|| |-9-------------------------------12-|------------11---------10------9----|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|
|---------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |----------------------------4-------|-(4)--3------------2----------------|| |-2--------5-----------------2-------|-(2)--1------------0-------6--------|| |---5--2---------------5-------------|---------------------------4--------||
~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---|
E E E S S S S E E E S S S S E a S S S S S S Q. S S
|-----------------------------------17----------|-----------14-----------------------------| |------------17------------------17----17-------|-----13s14----17p14-17p14-17b19-----------| |----17---18----18-17----17-18------------18-17-|------------------------------------14h17-| |-19------------------19------------------------|-19---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------| PM PM--------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--0----------------3----------------0----------|-(0)-----3-----0-----------0--------------| |-------3-----3----------------3----------------|---------------------3----------3-2--0----|
~~~~~
|---3---| |--3--|
+S S S S S S S S E E E E E E S E S S S E +Q S S E
|-----------------------------17---------------|-----15---------------------------17-------| |------14-17p14----------14--------14-15p14-16s|=17-------17-20p17-20b22==(20)r------20p17-| |-(17)----------17p14-17-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------| PM------------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |---0------------------3---------------0-------|-(0)----3-----0-------------0--------------| |----------3-----0---------------3-------------|--------------------3-----------3--2-----0-|
~~~~~
|-------3-------| |--3--| |---3----|
Q Q Q Q E E E S +E S E E S +S +E E E E
|---------------------------------17-------|----------------------------------------------------17-| |-20b22---20b22---20b22---20b22------20p17-|-------------------------------------------------17----| |------------------------------------------|-19b21r(19)---17-19-17b20-17b19==(17)r(17)-19b21-------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------2-------|-(2)--------7-----7--7-----7------------5--------------| |---------------4---------------5--2-------|-(2)--------7-----7--7-----7------------5--------------| |-------4------------------5-------0-------|-(0)--------5-----5--5-----5------------3--------------| |--2--------------------3------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|---3---| |---3----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S +S E Q +Q
|-20b22-20-17------------------------17-|------------------------------------------|| |-------------20p==17-------17----------|-----17-----------------------------------|| |---------------------19b21----19b21----|-20-------17-19b23==(19)r-17--------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------19----(19)\--|| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
|
| PM-----------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E q
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|--------8-----8------------8--8s10--10----|| |---------------------------------------|--------7-----7------------7--7s=9---9----|| |---------------------------------------|--------5-----5------------5--5s=7---7----|| |--0-------------3--------------0-------|-(0)----5-----5------------5--5s=7---7----|| |--------3--0----------------3----------|------------------------------------------||
Interlude
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |-7----6----5--|-(5)-4----3--2--| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |-7----6----5--|-(5)-4----3--2--| |-5----4----3--|-(3)-2----1--0--|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM----| PM
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---| |-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D.S. al Coda
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------|------------------|| |-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-7-----7-----7---|------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-x\-x\-x\-x\-x\-x-||
Outro
Original Tempo Q=192
&
W +W +H +H
|--------------|------------|---------------| |--------------|------------|---------------| |--------------|------------|---------------| |--------------|------------|---------------| |-5pb6=========|=(5)--------|-(5)r===(5)----| |--------------|------------|---------------| PM----------|
Q. E +E E Q +E E Q E +E E E E E E E +E E q
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------*| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------*| |-2----5-(5)-5-7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|------------------*| |-2----5-(5)-5-7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|------------------*| |-0---------------|-----7----------------|-0-----------3-0--*| |-----------------|----------------------|---4-3-0-(0)------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- 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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
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