Megadeth: The Hardest Part Of Letting Go...Sealed With A Kiss transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: April 29, 2010 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) Guitar 1 e|------------1------------1-| B|---------------------------| G|-2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---| D|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-0----0-2-3-5--3-2--------0-2-3-5--3-2---| A|-------------------5-4-----------------4-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|--------------------------2--------------| D|------0-2-3-5--3-2----------3-5-3--2-3---| A|-3-----------------3-2-----------------3-| E|-----------------------------------------| Riff 2 (Acoustic) Guitar 1 e|------------1-------1-3---1-| B|----------------------------| G|-2--2--2--2---2--2--2---2---| D|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0---| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| "Such a pretty face..." Guitar 2 e|-1----1----1----1--1-| B|-3----3----3----3--3-| G|-2----2----2----2--2-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-5----5----5----5--5-| B|-5----5----5----5--5-| G|-6----6----6----6--6-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-8----8----8----8--8-| B|-6----6----6----6--6-| G|-5----5----5----5--5-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-7----7----6----6--6-| B|-8----8----8----8--8-| G|-7----7----7----7--7-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Riff 3 (Acoustic) Guitar 1 e|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----| B|----11------11------11------11------11------| G|-10------10------10------10------10------10-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| "But I learned long ago..." e|-------0-------0-------------0-------0-------| B|----11------11------11----14------14------14-| G|-12------12------12----12------12------12----| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| "...if you love someone..." e|-------0-------13p0----------0-------17p0----| B|----15---15---------15----15---15---------15-| G|-14---------14---------14---------14---------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| "...have to let it go..." e|-------0-------13p0----------0-------17p0----| B|----15---15---------15----15---15---------15-| G|-14---------14---------14---------14---------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-| B|-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-| G|-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-| D|-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-| A|-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-| E|-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-| e|-3--3-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-| B|-3--3-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-| G|-3--3-3-3--3-3--6-6--6-6-6-6-| D|-5--5-5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-| A|-5--5-5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-| E|-3--3-3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-| e|-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-| B|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-| G|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-| D|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-| B|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-| G|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-| D|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|-20b22~--------17h18p17----17b18~----(18)r17-| G|------------------------19-------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-17h18p17------------18h20h22p20p18----| G|----------19~-----------------------21-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|-22b23~----(23)r22-22-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-20-17h18h20-17h18h20-17h18h20--20/22-18~--------------| G|---------------------------------------------21/22-19~-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-18b20~--------15h17p15----15b17~----(17)r15-| B|------------------------18-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-15h17p15------------17h18h20p18p17----| B|----------18~-----------------------20-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-20b22~----(22)r20-20-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-18-15h17h18-15h17h18-15h17h18--18/20-17~--------------| B|---------------------------------------------20/22-18~-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Distortion) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-8-7-5----8-7-5--3-2--| E|-6-5-3----6-5-3--1-0--| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-------------3-2--5-| A|-8-7-5--3-2--1-0--3-| E|-6-5-3--1-0---------| Riff 5 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7---------7---8----------------| A|-5-555-555-5-5-5-555-555-555-55-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** *** ** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7---------7---6----------------| A|-5-555-555-5-5-5-555-555-555-55-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** *** ** Play Riff 5 w/ this fill: e|-10-----------------10---------| B|----9------------------9-------| G|------10-7~--------------10-7~-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-10------13-------10-| B|----9-------12-------| G|------10-------13----| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Play Riff 4 "Go to sleep..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) e|-----------------------------------15-| B|-13b15r14b15~--15b17r15b17~--15h17----| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-17b18r17-15-17~----/22-18-20-17-18-15-17-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------/15-12-13----12--------------| B|----15b17r15------------------15----13-----------| G|-14----------14~-----------------------14-12-10~-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-17b18-17-15~--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------14-15-17-| D|---------------------------------14-15-17----------| A|------------------------13-15-17-------------------| E|---------------13-15-17----------------------------| e|----------------------------15-17-| B|-------------------15-17-18-------| G|----------14-15-17----------------| D|-14-15-17-------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-17b18-17-15~--13-12~--15p12-----------------| B|-----------------------------13--------------| G|--------------------------------12-----------| D|-----------------------------------14--------| A|--------------------------------------15-10~-| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-17b18-17-15~------------------------12-13h15p13p12-----| B|---------------15-14~-------------14----------------15\-| G|-----------------------15-14~--15-----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------9-10h12p10p9-10\-| B|-13b15-13-11~--11-10~-------------10------------------| G|-----------------------12-10~--12---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "I return to the..." Play Riff 4 "Go to sleep..." End to Riff 4: e|-----| B|-----| G|--7--| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|--5--| "...kiss." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "But I learned long ago..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) Guitar 1 e|----------------------| B|-22b23~----(23)r22-22-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-20-17h18h20-17h18h20-17h18h20--20/22-18~----18/20-----| G|---------------------------------------------------19~-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-20b22~----(22)r20-20-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-18-15h17h18-15h17h18-15h17h18--18/20-17~----17/18-----| B|---------------------------------------------------18~-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Song fades out with Riff 3 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