Megadeth: Beginning Of Sorrow transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 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/ Date last modified: 06/25/13 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Intro d|----------------| A|----------------| F|----------------| C|----------------| G|-5-5--5-3-3--3--| D|-3-3--3-1-1--1--| Riff 1 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------6-----------------------| G|-------7---7-------------7-------| D|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-8---8-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|---------4---------2-------0-----| D|-0-0-0-5---5-0-0-3---3-0-1---1-0-| * * * * * * * End Riff 1 this time (and end of song) with: d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|---------4-------5-5--5-3--| D|-0-0-0-5---5-0-0-3-3--3-1--| * * * * * Riff 2 d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|---------/7---------------/7-------| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-8-8-8-8----0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------| G|---------/7---------2-------0-----| D|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-3---3-0-1---1-0-| * * * * * d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|---------/7---------------/7-------| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-8-8-8-8----0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending: d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|---------/7-------5-5--5-3-3--3-| D|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-3-3--3-1-1--1-| * * * 2nd ending: d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|---------------------| G|---------/7-------5--| D|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-3--| * * * Guitar fill over Riff 1 d|----------------------| A|----------------------| F|----7-----------------| C|-/9---9-7-------------| G|----------10~--(10)\--| D|----------------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 but 2nd ending is: d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|------------------------------| G|---------/7-------5-5-5-2-2-3-| D|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-1-| * * * Guitar fill over Riff 2 d|------------------------| A|-15-------15------------| F|-14b16r14-14b16r14-12~\-| C|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| End guitar fill Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------| G|-4----7--(7)\-----4----7--(7)\--------| D|-2----5--(5)\-----2----5--(5)\--5-4-3-| d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-----------5---------------------| G|-4----7----3----3----5-4-3-------| D|-2----5---------1----------5-4-3-| d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------| G|-4----7--(7)\-----4----7--(7)\--------| D|-2----5--(5)\-----2----5--(5)\--5-4-3-| d|-------------------| A|-------------------| F|-------------------| C|-----------5-------| G|-4----7----3----3--| D|-2----5---------1--| Solo (Mustaine) d|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| F|-4b6-{4}{4}{4}....-------------------------------------| C|-[hold bend & release, pick throughout with harmonics]-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| x2 d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-| C|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-5p2-5--------------------------------11b13r11----------| F|-------4p3p2---4-2~----------------------------10~------| C|-------------4-------4-4p3p2----------------------------| G|-----------------------------4p3p2----------------------| D|-----------------------------------2----------------X\\-| d|-9tr12--10tr13--11t14-9tr12--10tr13--11t14-| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|-9tr12--10tr13--11t14-18-18b20r18-13~--(13)\-| A|---------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 (Distortion) d|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| F|--------------------------| C|-2----4--5--4--2-----2----| G|-0----2--3--2--0--5--0--5-| D|------------------3-----3-| d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-----------------------------5-4-| G|-4--4--4--4--5-4-3--3--3--2--3-2-| D|-2--2--2--2--3-2-1--1--1--0------| * * * * * d|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| F|--------------------------| C|-2----4--5--4--2--9--4--5-| G|-0----2--3--2--0--7--2--3-| D|--------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-8--8--8--8--9-8-7--7--5--5--4-4-| G|-6--6--6--6--7-6-5--5--3--3--2-2-| D|---------------------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Acoustic) d|-------------------------| A|-------0-----------0-----| F|-----5---5-------5---5---| C|---2-------2---2-------2-| G|-0-----------2-----------| D|-------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-----5-----5-----5-----5---------| C|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-| G|-3-----2-----0-----------0-------| D|-------------------3---------3---| d|-------------0-----------0-------| A|-------0-------0-------0---0-----| F|---------3-------3---3-------3---| C|-----4-----4-------4-----------4-| G|---4-----------------------------| D|-2-------------------------------| d|-------------0-----------0-------| A|-------0-------0-------0---0-----| F|---------2-------2---2-------2---| C|-----3-----3-------3-----------3-| G|---3-----------------------------| D|-1-------------------------------| d|-------------------------| A|-------0-----------0-----| F|-----5---5-------5---5---| C|---2-------2---2-------2-| G|-0-----------2-----------| D|-------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-----5-----5-----5-----0---------| C|---2-----2-----2-----4-----4---4-| G|-3-----2-----0-----------2---3---| D|-------------------0-------------| d|-------------0----------------| A|-------0-------0-------0------| F|-----2---2-------2---2--------| C|---4-------4-------4----------| G|-6-----------------------7--6-| D|------------------------------| d|--------------------------------| A|-------0-----------0------------| F|-----2---2-------2---2-------5--| C|---4-------4---4-------4---4----| G|-5-----------3-----------2------| D|--------------------------------| Solo (Mustaine) d|------------12-17--12----------------| A|----------13-----------13------13----| F|-14~----14-----------------14-----12-| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------13-----------------------13------13b15r13-| F|-11--11------11--11b13r11-10--10------10-----------| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|------------12-17--12-------------12-| A|----------13-----------13------13----| F|-14~----14-----------------14--------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|-11--11--11--12--12b14r12-10--10--10--12--12b14r12-| A|---------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| End Solo Lead into next section: d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|---------/7---------------/7-------| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 but use this for 2nd ending: d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|---------/7-------5-5--5-3-3-| D|-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-3-3--3-1-1-| * * * Guitar fill over Riff 2 d|-12p10------------------------------------| A|-------12-11p10------12p11p10-------------| F|----------------12------------12p9----9~--| C|-----------------------------------12-----| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| End guitar fill Riff 5 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------3-----------------------| C|-------4---4-------------4-------| G|-----------------------5---5-----| D|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-------2-6-2-------4-------2-----| D|-2-2-2-------2-2-5---5-2-3---3-0-| * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 end with: d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|---------4-------5-5--5-3--| D|-0-0-0-5---5-0-0-3-3--3-1--| * * * * * 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