Megadeth: Coming Home transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: December 16, 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 NOTE: Entire rhythm is acoustic, probably a 12 string but I've tried to arrange for a 6 string where I could. [fade in] Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-| G|------0--------0-------0-------0---| D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----| A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----| A|-7-------7-------9-------9-------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-| G|------0--------0-------0-------0---| D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----| A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----| A|-7-------7-------6-------6-------| E|---------------------------------| Solo over Riff 1 (Distortion) e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5--------7-5--| A|---------------| E|---------------| e|----------8-7------------------| B|---8----------10-8-7---7-10-8--| G|-7------7------------9---------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-7-8--------------------| D|------------7-5----(5)\-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-| G|------0--------0-------0-------0---| D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----| A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------| E|-----------------------------------| "And today I leave you..." e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----| A|-7-------7-------9-------9-------| E|---------------------------------| "...but I'll be back..." e|-----------------------------------| B|--------0--------0-------0-------0-| G|------0--------0-------0-------0---| D|----5--------5-------5-------5-----| A|-10-------10-------9-------9-------| E|-----------------------------------| "And as I fly away..." e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---5-------5-------5-------5-----| A|-7-------7-------6-------6-------| E|---------------------------------| "...hope is that..." Riff 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-------0-------------0-------| G|-----2----2--------2----2----| D|---1---------1---1---------1-| A|-3-------------3-------------| E|-----------------------------| "I'm coming home..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|-------3--------------2--------| B|----------0---0----------0---0-| G|------------0--------------0---| D|-----0--------------0----------| A|---2--------------0------------| E|-3--------------2--------------| e|-------1--------------0--------| B|----------0---0----------0---0-| G|------------0--------------1---| D|-----0--------------2----------| A|---0--------------2------------| E|-1--------------0--------------| Play Riff 3 "I'm coming home..." Play Riff 2 Guitar fills over Riff 2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------7-9------| A|-10--------9----| E|----------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-12/14--12-12\7--5--5/10--7/9-7/9-7/9----| A|--------------------------------------10-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------7--------| B|---------------------8/10---8---8--| G|-------------------7----------7----| D|-7-9-------------------------------| A|-----9----5-7----------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 2 Guitar fills over Riff 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------| B|--------15---------| G|--14b16----14b16~--| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------17--15--12------------------------| G|-12--12-------------15-14-12-------14-12~--| D|-----------------------------14-12---------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|----15b17--15-12-------13~--13/15-12--/12-/12-----| G|-12--------------14-12------------------------12~-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-14-16-11~----14-16-9~----14-16-11~-----14-16-12~-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 3 "I'm coming home..." Play Riff 3a Play Riff 3 "And I'm coming home..." Ending: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|--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