I Know Jack Megadeth
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED)
Transcribed by livingzombie & abysslord (http://www.abysslord.com/)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 3'
Intro
Q=153
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
|-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------| |-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0-------3-0-0-------|-5-3-0-------3-0-0--------| |-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr I
|--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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3---0-------3-0-0-------|-5-3---0-------3-0-0-------| |---------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|---------5-3-0-------5-3-0-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------------------- | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-| |--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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3---0-------3-0-0-------|-5-3---0-------3-0-0----------| |---------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|---------5-3-0-------5-3-0----| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------| | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3----|
[G5] [F#5] [F5]
|--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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3---0-------3-0-0-------|-5-3---0-------5-3-0-------| |---------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|---------0-3-5-------0-3-5-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------- | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2---2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
[E5]
|--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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3---0-------3-0-0-------|-5-3---0-------3-0-0----------| |---------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|---------5-3-0-------5-3-0----| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------| | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3----|
Drums Enter
N.C.
Gtr I
|-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------| |--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-|--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------------------- | |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|
|
| Gtr III
| |-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 E E E E E E
|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------| |--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-|--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------|-5-3-0---------3-0-0----------| |--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-|--------5--3-0-------5-3-0----| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------| | |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3----|
|
| |-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 E E E E E E
|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------|-8-7-0---------7-0-0----------| |--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-|--------8--7-0-------8-7-0----| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------|
[G5] [F#5] [F5]
|-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------|--5-3-0-----------5-3-0--------| |--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-|---------0--3--5--------0--3-5-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------- | |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3--|
| Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |-3---3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2---2-(2)-2--2--1-1-1-1--1-1-|
|
| |-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 E E E E E E
|-8-7-0---------8-7-0-------|-10-8-0----------10-8-0--------| |--------0--7-8-------0-7-8-|---------0--8-10--------0-10-8-| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------|
[E5]
|-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------|-5-3-0---------3-0-0----------| |--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-|--------5--3-0-------5-3-0----| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------| | |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3----|
|
| |-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 E E E E E E
|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------|-8-7-0---------7-0-0----------| |--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-|--------8--7-0-------8-7-0----| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-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] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------| |--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-|--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------- | |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|
|
| |-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 E E E E E E
|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------| |--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-|--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
[E5]
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [+B]
|-5-3-0---------3-0-0-------|--------------*| |--------5--3-0-------5-3-0-|-5----(5)\----*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*|
|
|-------------------------| | |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q E +E E E E E E E E E H +H
|---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|-9----(9)\----*| |---------------------------|-7----(7)\----*| |-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|--------------*|
|
| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H +H
|-8-7-0---------7-0-0-------|--------------*| |--------8--7-0-------8-7-0-|-5----(5)\----*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*| |---------------------------|--------------*|
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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