Megadeth: Use The Man transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 11, 2004 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Acoustic) e|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-| B|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-| G|-1--1--1-1--4-4--4--4-4-| D|-2--2--2-2--5-5--5--5-5-| A|-2--2--2-2--5-5--5--5-5-| E|-0--0--0-0--3-3--3--3-3-| "I heard somebody..." e|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-| B|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-| G|-3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2-2-| D|-4-4--4--4-4--3-3--3--3-3-| A|-4-4--4--4-4--3-3--3--3-3-| E|-2-2--2--2-2--1-1--1--1-1-| "...fixed the days..." Guitar fills over Riff 1: #1 (Distortion w/ flanger) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-14b16----[14]16r14--12b14--------| D|----------------------------14~~~-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "...to say..." #2 (Distortion w/ flanger) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-[12]14----(14)r12-| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| "...dust..." #3 (Distortion w/ flanger) e|------------------| B|-2h3--2p0--2p0----| G|-2h3--2p0--2p0----| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|----------------0-| "...get done..." Riff 2 (Distortion) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x-| E|-0--0----x-x-3-3--3--x-x-x-2-2--2-x-x-x-1-1--1-x-x-| "I've seen..." Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------(7-9-----------)-| D|----------------------------(----9-8--7-5-2)-| A|----7--5-7---5----5-7---5----5-7-------------| E|-0---------7----------7----------7-6--5-3-0--| Riff 1a (Acoustic) e|--0-------------------------------| B|--0-------------------------------| G|--1-------------------------------| D|--2-------------------------------| A|--2-------------------------------| E|--0-------------------------------| "Just one shot..." Play Riff 1 Riff 1b (Acoustic) e|--0-------------------------------| B|--0-------------------------------| G|--1-------------------------------| D|--2-------------------------------| A|--2-------------------------------| E|--0-------------------------------| "Scores and..." Play Riff 1 Guitar fills over the above Riff 1's #1 (Distortion w/ flanger) e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--9/16~~~--| A|-----------| E|-----------| "...cry..." #2 (Distortion w/ flanger) e|-------------------------------------| B|-12--15b17----12-15--[17]20r17-15b17-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "...him in..." #3 (Distortion w/ flanger) e|-12tm--(12)b13--(13)b14--(14)r12----17\\5\\------| B|---------------------------------[steady gliss]--| G|--[keep tremolo picking]-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "...the noose..." Play Riff 2 "I've seen..." Riff 2a e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4----x-x-7-7--7--x-x-x-6-6--6-x-x-x-5-5--5-x-x-| E|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x-| "Cryptic writings..." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-2--2----x-x-5-5--5--x-x-x-4-4--4-x-x-x-3-3--3-x-x---| E|-0--0----x-x-3-3--3--x-x-x-2-2--2-x-x-x-1-1--1-x-x-0-| "I've seen..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------5--------------| A|-2----7---5h7---5----7---5h7---| E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4--------------3--------------| A|-4----7---5h7---3----7---5h7---| E|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0-| * * * * * * Solo (Friedman) e|-12------12-----12------12-----12------12-----12-----| B|-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~--[15]17-15b17~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-15-----12------15------12------15-----17-----| B|-[18]20-15b17~--18b20~--15b17~--18b20~-20b22~-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-17-17-17-----17-----17-----17-17-17----| B|-------20b22--20b20--20b22--------20b22-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------17b19--(19)r17-[17]19r17-[17]19r17-[17]19-| B|-----15-------------------------------------------| G|-/16----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-[17]19~~----[17]19~~\--------12----15b17-| B|-[17]19~~----[17]19~~\----/12----12-------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-15-12-14----12----------------------------------------| B|----------17----15p12----15p12-------12----------------| G|----------------------14-------14b16----14p12-12-14b16-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----12----------------------------------------| B|-12----15p12----12----------------------------| G|-------------14----14b16r14p12-12-14b16r14b16-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-15------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----[14]16r14-12--(12)~~~~-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2----5----7----3--2-3-2-3-2-3-| E|-0----3----5-------------------| "I've seen..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2----5----7----3--2-3-2-3-5-5-| E|-0----3----5-------------------| "I've seen..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------5--------------| A|-2----7---5h7---5----7---5h7---| E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-| * * * * * * Final chord e|-------------------------------|-----| B|-------------------------------|-----| G|-------------------------------|-----| D|-4--------------3--------------|-----| A|-4----7---5h7---3----7---5h7---|--2--| E|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0-|--0--| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------5---4-2--------5---4-2---| A|-2--------------5--------------| E|-0--0---0-----0----0---0-----0-| * * * * * * Final chord e|-------------------------------|-----| B|-------------------------------|-----| G|-------------------------------|-----| D|------5---4-2------------------|-----| A|-4--------------3--2-3-2-3-5-5-|--2--| E|----0---0-----0----------------|--0--| * * * 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