Black Curtains Megadeth
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Transcribed by /\X/\M
Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
[E5]1 3 3 x x x
[F5]2 4 4 x x x
[Gb5]3 5 5 x x x
[Eb5]x 7 9 9 x x
[Db5]x 5 7 7 x x
[A5]6 8 8 x x x
[Ab5]5 7 7 x x x
Eb5open
0 2 2 x x x
A5I
x 1 3 3 x x
[Bb5]7 9 9 x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=90
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
PM--------|
S S S S S S E +H +W
|----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------| |-------------3-(3)----|-(3)--------| |-------------3-(3)----|-(3)--------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-(1)--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H +H +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-------------3-(3)----|-(3)----(3)-----4s5-4s5---| |-------------3-(3)----|-(3)----(3)-----4s5-4s5---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-(1)----(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3---| PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
||-----------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o----------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--|| ||o-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3--||
Verse
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
||--------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------------| ||------------------------7-|-------------------------------| ||----------------------9-7-|-------------------------------| ||o-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-| ||--0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------7-|----------------------------| |---------------------9-7-|----------------------------| |-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----| |-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------7-|-------------------------------| |---------------------9-7-|-------------------------------| |-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-| |-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------7-|----------------------------|| |---------------------9-7-|----------------------------|| |-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----|| |-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----||
Chorus
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-| PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|---------------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5---|| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3---|| PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-| PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--|| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3--||
Interlude
------|PM| ~ PM PM PMPM PM PMPM----
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------10-9--------10-|-9--------------------| |--------------------------|-----------10------12-| |-11--11-11-------11-11----|---11-9-11----11-9----| |--------------------------|------------2-------4-| |--4---------5-4---------5-|-4----------0-------2-| |--2---2--2--------2--2----|----2-0--2-----2-0----|
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E E E
-----|PM| ~ PM PM PMPM PM PM ~~
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E Q
|-----------10-9--------10-|-9-------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------10----13--|| |-11--11-11-------11-11----|---11-9-11----11-----|| |--------------------------|------------2-----5--|| |--4---------5-4---------5-|-4----------0-----3--|| |--2---2--2--------2--2----|----2-0--2-----2-----||
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E Q
Bridge
[E5]Gtr[B5D5Bb5A5G5] II[A5G5E] [B] [D] [E] [G5] [G5] [E5] [B5D5Bb5A5G5] [A5G5E] [B] [D] [E] [G5]
Q E E Q E E E E e e E E E E Q E E Q E E E E e e E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / o o o o / / / / / / / / / / o o o o /
Gtr I
~ ~
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E a E a E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E a Q
||----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------o|| ||----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||--2-------------|---------0-2---------|-2-------------|---------0-2-------|| ||o----2-5-1--4-2-|-4-2---2-----4s5-4s5-|----2-5-1--4-2-|-4-2---2-----4s5--o|| ||----------------|-----0-------2s3-2s3-|---------------|-----0-------2s3---||
Guitar Solo
[G5]Gtr II[F5]
s s E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr III
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
S +S S S S a +S +S S S S S +S S S S S +S S S S
|-----------2------------------2---------------2---------------------2-----| |-------------5p2-5b7==(5)r(5)---5p2-------------[5]p2-[5]b7==([5])r---5p2-| |-4b6==(4)r--------------------------4b6==(4)r-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5open
s s E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0--------------------| |--------------------------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0--| |-4-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
s s [G5]E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0h2h==3-3p2p0--2p0---0-----------------------------| |--------------------3---3p2-2h3h5-5p3p2-3p2---2-----| |--------------------------------------------4---4p2-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
Bb5I F5
s s E +Q s s E Q
| | | | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------3h4h6---------------------5h6h8---| |-2h3h==5--------2h3h5-------4h5h==7-------4h5h7---------| |---------2h3h5----------------------4h5h7---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
[G5] s s [F#5] E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S +S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------14--------------------14-------17p14----19p14----------14-19p17p14-| |-----------------17p14-----------------17p14-------14-------14-14h17-------------| |-16b18==(16)r----------16b18==(16)r----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5open
s s E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------15h17p15-14h15p14S12h14p12S10h12p10S9h10p9S7h9p7-| |-17------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
[G5] s s [F#5] E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
|---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12h14h==15-15p14p12-14p12----12-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------15----15p14-14h15h17-17p15p14-15p14----15p14----| |---------------------------------------------------------------16-------15-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5open
s s E +H.
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
|---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------15h16h18----------------------------17h18h20----| |-14h15h==17----------14h15h17----------16h17h19----------16h17h19-------------| |------------14h15h17----------------------------16h17h19----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr IV
|---3----| |---3---| |---3----|
S S S S S S S S S a +E +Q E E
|------------------------------------------12-15b17==(15)-(15)r--/17---17b19==| |---------------------------------12--15--------------------------------------| |------------------------12---14----------------------------------------------| |------------------12-14------------------------------------------------------| |---------12--14--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~~~~~
| a +Q +E E +Q +Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-20b22==(20)r===================(20)-----------------18--(18)---(18)\--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------|
| S S S S S S E +H
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------3---(3)----------------| |------------------------------------------------------3---(3)----------------| |----------0-----0-----0----0------0-----0-------------1---(1)----------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
|--3--|
+E. S S S S S a +E. S S S S S S +E +S S S E. +Q +S E.
|-(17)r-----17-15-17-19p15h16b17==(16)r---17---15-17---19p15----|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------17-|-(17)---(17)-15-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------16-17----(17)--(17)S(5)/----| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------| PM| PM--------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S S S E +H
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------3------------(3)-------4s=5----4s=5-------|-----------------------3--(3)---------------| |---------------------3------------(3)-------4s=5----4s=5-------|-----------------------3--(3)---------------| |---0---0-0--0--0--0--1------------(1)--0--0-2s=3----2s=3-------|---0--0---0---0--0--0--1--(1)---------------|
Gtr IV
~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
Q S S S E +S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S a +E +Q +E +E
|--------------------------------15-----------------|----------------------------------19b21==(19)-(19)--(19)r(19)-| |---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------17-20----------------------------------| |-12------------------14-(14)h15----15---14-12------|---------16-19-----------------16-----------------------------| |----------14-12------------------------------------|---------------17---19----------------------------------------| |------------------14-------------------------------|-17-19--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------------| PM| PM-------------------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S S S E +H
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------3--(3)----------4s=5-----4s5-|-------------------------------------------3---(3)------------| |----------------------3--(3)----------4s=5-----4s5-|-------------------------------------------3---(3)------------| |--0-0-0-0--0----0-----1--(1)-----0--0-2s=3-----2s3-|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-------------1---(1)------------|
~~~~~ ~~
a +Q +S S S a +S +E +S S E +E
|-22b24==(22)r-------(22)-22-20------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------22b24==(22)-(22)r(22)p20---22---(22)\----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------3--------------(3)---------4s=5-4s==5------| |-----------------------------3--------------(3)---------4s=5-4s==5------| |----------0---0-0-0---0---0--1--------------(1)---0---0-2s=3-2s==3------|
S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S E a T T
|-20----------17----------15--------------------------------| |----17-17s15----15-15s13-----13-13h15p13s12-13-12-12h15p13p| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------|
| S S S S S S E +H
|-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------3----(3)-------------------------------| |--------------------3----(3)-------------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----(1)-------------------------------| |----------6-----------| |------5------| |-----5------| |-----5-----|
S S +S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T +T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-------------------------|| |-12--------------12-------12h==15p12-------12-----12-17p12----12-17p==12-----------12-------12h==15p12----12h15--|| |----14b16==(14)r----14b16------------14b16----14-----------14------------14---(14)-------14------------14--------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| PM-------------------------| PM------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------3----------(3)---------------------------4s==5--------------4s=5--------------|| |-----------------------------------3----------(3)---------------------------4s==5--------------4s=5--------------|| |--0--0-------0----0--0-------0-----1----------(1)-----------0-------0-------2s==3--------------2s=3--------------||
Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM-| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
|---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------||o-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------7-||--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------9-7-||--------------------------------| |---------------7-6---------5-------7-6-5-9-5-||o-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-| |----------0--0-----------------0-0-------7---||--0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~
| a +Q a +H Q W
|---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------| |-15-----(15)-------(15)--(15)\---------------||o-------------------------------| |-14b16==(14)-------(14)r-(14)\---------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------||o-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------7-|----------------------------| |---------------------9-7-|----------------------------| |-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----| |-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----|
|
| W W
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------7-|-------------------------------| |---------------------9-7-|-------------------------------| |-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-| |-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------7-|----------------------------|| |---------------------9-7-|----------------------------|| |-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----|| |-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----||
Chorus
PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM--------|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S S S E +H
|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|-------------3-(3)----| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|-------------3-(3)----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|
1.
PM--------| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------7-----|| |-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|---------------------9-7-----|| |-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5----o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|-0-0-------0-0-------7-------||
Out-Chorus
2.
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-| PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|--------------------------------*| |----------------------|--------------------------------*| |----------------------|--------------------------------*| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--*| |-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3--*|
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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