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  Megadeth:  Something I'm Not (The System Has Failed)
  Copyright (c)  (Sanctuary) (2004)
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                  Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
  
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  WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!
  
  Date last modified:  November 6, 2004
  
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  Tuning: Standard
  
  
  Intro                    x7
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
    "...mind tells you..."
  e|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4----------|
  A|-------------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-|
        * *   *
    "...again!"
                           x2
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
  
  
  
  Riff 1                   x3
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
    "You said that..."
  e|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4----------|
  A|-------------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-|
        * *   *
    "...wanted done..."
                           x3
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
    "Innocence vulgar..."
  e|-------------------------|
  B|-------------------------|
  G|-------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4----|
  A|-------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2--|
        * *   *
    "...your style!"
  
  
  
  Riff 2
  NOTE: The first bar is probably the same pattern
  as the rest, but I really don't hear that.  So play
  whichever version you prefer.
  
  Guitar 1
  e|------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------|
  G|------------------------------|
  D|------------------------------|
  A|------------------------------|
  E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--xx-5p2p0-| <-- How I hear it.
  
  e|-----------------------------|
  B|-----------------------------|
  G|-----------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------|
  A|---------------------0h1p0---|
  E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--------2-| <-- probably what it is
  
  Continue:
  e|-----------------------------|
  B|-----------------------------|
  G|-----------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------|
  A|---------------------3h4p3---|
  E|-3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5--------5-|
  
  e|-----------------------------|
  B|-----------------------------|
  G|-----------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------|
  A|---------------------5h6p5---|
  E|-5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--------7-|
  
  e|-----------------------------|
  B|-----------------------------|
  G|-----------------------------|
  D|---------------------5h6p5---|
  A|-3-5--3-5--5-7--5-7--------7-|
  E|-----------------------------|
  
  
  Guitar 2 (Wah pedal)
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|-2--[let ring with wah]-|
  A|------------------------|
  E|------------------------|
  
  e|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|
  G|-5b7--2--------7b9--5------|
  D|---------4~------------7~--|
  A|---------------------------|
  E|---------------------------|
  
  e|------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------|
  G|-9b11--7~--11b13-10~----11~~--|
  D|------------------------------|
  A|------------------------------|
  E|------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 3
  e|---------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
  A|---------------------------------|    |
  E|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|    |
           *     *     *     *            |
     "Everything about you..."            |--> Play 3x
  e|---------------------------------|    |
  B|---------------------------------|    |
  G|---------------------------------|    |
  D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
  A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
  E|---------------------------------|
           *     *     *     *
    "...one big charade..."
  
  e|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|
  D|----4p2---4p2------4p2---4p2---|
  A|-------------------------------|
  E|-4------4-----4-3------3-----3-|
            *     *        *     *
    "It's something you are..."
  
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
    "...something that I'm not!"
  
  e|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4----------|
  A|-------------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----x-x-|
        * *   *
  
  
  
  Play Riff 1   "When you forced me..."
  
  Guitar fill over Riff 1:
  e|--------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------|
  G|-11--------9--------8--------7--|
  D|--------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|
  
  e|-------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------|
  G|---------------------------------11--|
  D|--4--------7--------9----10--11------|
  A|-------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Play Riff 2
  
  
  Riff 3a
  e|---------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
  A|---------------------------------|    |
  E|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|    |
           *     *     *     *            |
     "...you, I'm no vision..."           |--> Play 3x
  e|---------------------------------|    |
  B|---------------------------------|    |
  G|---------------------------------|    |
  D|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-| ---|
  A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
  E|---------------------------------|
           *     *     *     *
     "...lest you forget..."
  
  e|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|
  D|----4p2---4p2------4p2---4p2---|
  A|-------------------------------|
  E|-4------4-----4-3------3-----3-|
            *     *        *     *
     "...something you are..."
  
  
  1st ending:
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
     "...something that I'm not!"
  
  2nd ending:
  e|--------------------------|
  B|--------------------------|
  G|--------------------------|
  D|--------------------------|
  A|-4----2----333333-2p0-----|
  E|-2----0---------------3p0-|
               ******
     "...something that I'm not!"
  
  
  Guitar fills over Riff 3a
  e|-----------------|
  B|-12b13--(13)b14--|
  G|-----------------|
  D|-----------------|
  A|-----------------|
  E|-----------------|
  
  e|--------------------|
  B|----12b13--10^------|
  G|-9--------------11~-| [wah pedal]
  D|--------------------|
  A|--------------------|
  E|--------------------|
  
  e|-----------------|
  B|-12b13--(13)b14--|
  G|-----------------|
  D|-----------------|
  A|-----------------|
  E|-----------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)            x8
  e|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|
  D|--------------------3----------|
  A|---------3--1h2h3-1-1----------|
  E|-3-1-3-1---------------1-0-1-2-|
     * * * *          *    * * * *
  
  e|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|
  A|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-|
  E|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------|
                                    x3
  e|---------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|-------------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-|
  E|-2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------|
                                    x3
  e|---------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|-----------------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-|
  E|-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-----------------|
  
  e|---------------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------------|
  G|---------------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------------|
  A|-----------------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-0-----|
  E|-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-------------------4-3-|
  
                           x4
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-----------4---|
  A|------------------------|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-|
        * *   *
  
  
  Solo (Mustaine)
  e|-------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------|
  G|-5--4--3-----------5--4--3-----------|
  D|-5--4--3-----3-----5--4--3-----------|
  A|---------------5~---------------7----|
  E|---------X----------------X---6^-|
  
  e|-------------------------------------------------|
  B|-----------------------3--x-5--x-3--x-5--x-3-x-5-|
  G|-5--4--3--3---3-5b6r5~-3--x-5--x-3--x-5--x-3-x-5-|
  D|-5--4--3----5------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------|
  
  e|--------------------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|-------3----------5----------3---------3~---|
  D|-3h4h5---5--3h4h5---5--3h4h5---5-3h4h5----5-|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-----------------------------------------------|
  B|-----------------------------------------------|
  G|-------5----------3--5-3---3b4-----------------|
  D|-3h4h5---5--3h4h5----a-a-5-a---5-4-3---3-------|
  A|-------------------------a-----a-a-a-5-a-5-4-3-|
  E|-------------------------------------a---a-a-a-|
  
  e|-------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------|
  E|-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-6p3p0-|
  
  e|-22p17----20p17----17----------------|
  B|-------17-------20----22p17-20p17----|
  G|----------------------------------20-|
  D|-------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  e|-------------------------------------|
  B|-22p17----20p17----17----------------|
  G|-------20-------19----20p17-19p17----|
  D|----------------------------------19-|
  A|-------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  e|-------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------|
  G|-20p17-----19p17----17---------------|
  D|-------19--------19----20p17-19p17---|
  A|----------------------------------19-|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  e|-------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------|
  G|-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-|
  D|-------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  e|---------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------|
  G|-23p19p17--17h19-23p19p17--17h19-|
  D|---------19--------------19------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|----------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------|
  G|-23p19p17-24p19p17-23p19p17-19p17-19p17-|
  D|----------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------|
  
  e|-------------------------------------|
  B|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-|
  G|-------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  e|-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-|
  B|-------------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------15------15------15------15-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------15------15------15------16-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------16------16------16------16-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------16------16------16------17-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------17------17------17------17-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------17------17------17------16-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---18p15---18p15---17p15---|
  B|------16------16------16------16-|
  G|---------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|
  
  e|-18p15---20p15---18p15---15-|
  B|------16------16------16-----|
  G|-----------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------|
  A|-----------------------------|
  E|-----------------------------|
  
  e|-0tr2----(0tr2)----(0tr2)---------|
  B|----------------------------------|
  G|----------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------|
  E|-----------------------------X--|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  
  Play Riff 1   "It makes me sick..."
  
  Guitar fills over Riff 1 (wah pedal)
  e|-----------------------|
  B|-----------------------|
  G|-17b18----(18)r17------|
  D|-16b17----(17)r16-16~~-|
  A|-----------------------|
  E|-----------------------|
  
  e|-------------------|
  B|-------------------|
  G|-------------------|
  D|-7b8-7b8-7b8r7-----|
  A|-a---a---a-----9~--|
  E|-------------------|
  
  e|-----------------------|
  B|-----------------------|
  G|-16b18-16b18-16-14-14~-|
  D|-----------------------|
  A|-----------------------|
  E|-----------------------|
  
  e|-------14-------14-14-----|
  B|-------14-------14-14-----|
  G|-16b18----16b18-----------|
  D|--------------------------|
  A|--------------------------|
  E|----------------------X-|
  
  
  
  Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)                                x3
  e|---------------------------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------------------------|
  G|-------11---------10-------------9---------8-------|
  D|---------------------------------------------------|
  A|-/9999----999-7/8----8~--88-7777---777-5/6---6~-66-|
  E|---------------------------------------------------|
  
  e|--------------------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|------7---------6-------------5-------------|
  D|------------------------------------2--3--4-|
  A|-5555---555-3/4---4~--44-3333---333-0--1--2-|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
                               "Something I'm not..."
  
  Solo (Mustaine)
  e|------------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------------|
  G|-------2----------------------------|
  D|-4-------3-----3-2----------------9-|
  A|----4-------4-------4--3~--2--/6----|
  E|------------------------------------|
  
  e|--------------------------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------------------------|
  G|-------2-------2-4-4p2----------------------------|
  D|-4-------3-------------4--4-4p3p2-4-3-2---2-------|
  A|----4-------4---------------------------4---4-3-2-|
  E|--------------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-------5--------5-------------------|
  B|-7-------6~-------5--------------12-|
  G|----6--------6-------6--5--4--8-----|
  D|------------------------------------|
  A|------------------------------------|
  E|------------------------------------|
  
  e|-----------------------------------------|
  B|-15--------------------------------------|
  G|----11-----------14p11-13p10----------10-|
  D|-------12h14p12--------------11h13p11----|
  A|-----------------------------------------|
  E|-----------------------------------------|
  
  e|----------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------|
  G|-13p10-12p9----------9-12--------------------|
  D|------------10h12p10--------7--8--9-----------|
  A|-------------------------------------9~--(9)-|
  E|----------------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  
  Riff 6
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4-------------2-|
  A|----------------3--4----|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x---------|
        * *   *
  e|------------------------|
  B|------------------------|
  G|------------------------|
  D|--------4----------2----|
  A|----------------5-----5-|
  E|-2--2-2---2-x-x---------|
        * *   *
                 "Something that you are..."
  
  
  Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
  
  Solo (Mustaine)
  e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|--------------------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-17t0-|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|--------------------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|--------------------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-19t0-|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|--------------------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-17t0h14-17t0h14-17t0--17t0h13-17t0h13-17t0-|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|--------------------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-17t0h12-17t0h12-17t0--17t0h11-17t0h11-17t0-|
  B|--------------------------------------------|
  G|--------------------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-14t0h10-14t0h10-14t0--13t0h9-13t0h9-13t0-|
  B|------------------------------------------|
  G|------------------------------------------|
  D|------------------------------------------|
  A|------------------------------------------|
  E|------------------------------------------|
  
  e|-12t0h8-12t0h8-12t0--9t0h5-9t0h5-9t0-----|
  B|-------------------------------------h7~-|
  G|-----------------------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------------------|
  A|-----------------------------------------|
  E|-----------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  Play Riff 6   "Something I'm not..."
  
  
  Final chord:
  e|-----|
  B|-----|
  G|-----|
  D|-----|
  A|--4--|
  E|--2--|
  
  
  
  Notation:
  
  10^        = bend a quarter step.
  10b11      = bend a half step.
  10b12      = bend a full step.
  10b12r10   = bend and release.
  [10]12     = pre-bend.
  [10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
  {14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
               previous bend.
  <17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
               previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
  
  10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
  7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
  12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.
  
  x   =  mute with fret-hand
  *   =  palm mute
  X =  pick slide
  h   =  hammer-on
  p   =  pull-off
  ~   =  vibrato
  t   =  finger tap
  /   =  slide up
     =  slide down
  h.  =  natural harmonics
  a   =  artificial harmonics
  (9) =  ghost note
  tm  =  trem picking
  tr  =  trill

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