Almost Honest - Megadeth
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 17:53:25 -0800
From: Judy Letostak
Subject: TAB:Megadeth - Almost Honest



Megadeth - Almost Honest
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Intro

3x========================================
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--------2-----------2------0-----2------------------2----0---
-----0--------2--3---------------0-------0----------0--------


Verse:
I lied just a little
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----------7-------9\-----------------------------------------
----------7-------9\-----------------------------------------
---2------5-------7\--------2--------------------------------
---0------------------------0-------------------0------------


when I said I need you. You stretched the truth when you
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----------------------------------------2-----------2-----0--
---0---------------------0-----------0--------2--3-----------


said that you knew
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--------------------2-----------0---2------------------------
---2-------------2-----------2------0------2-----------------
---0--------0----------2--3----------------0------------0----


Just can't believe it. There's nothing to say
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-----2-----------0---2----------------------------2----------
--2-----------2------0--------2-------------------0----------
--------2--3------------------0------------------------------


I was almost honest almost
gtr 1
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-----------2-----------------0-----1-------------------------
--2--------0---------2-------0-----1------2~--2--0--1--2--2--
--0------------------0---------------------------------------

gtr 2
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---------------------------------------4--4--x--x--x--x--8--\
---------------------------------------------x--x--x--x------
---------------------------------------2--2--x--x--x--x--6--\
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Chorus:
Living alone can't stand this place
gtr 1
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---2--2--0--1--2--1--0-------2----------------0--------------
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gtr2 =================4x=========
-------------------/7-------7\-------------------------------
-------------------/7-------7\------5--------5--------2------
----/11--11---\------------------------4--------4--------2---
------9---9---\------------------2--------2--------2---------
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It's four in the morning and I still see your face
gtr 1
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------------------2--------2------------------------------2--
-----2------------0--------0-----------------------2------0--
-----0------------------------------2----3--2--0---0---------


gtr 2 (cont)
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---2----------3----------------------------------------------
------2----------2-------------------------------------------
---------2h4--------4----------------------------------------
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I was nearly pure when I said I loved you. You were semi sincere,
when you said I'd bleed for you.

gtr 1 ============
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-------------------------2----2---------------------2--------
-----------2-------------0----0------------------2-----------
-----------0-----------------------2----3--2--0--------2--3--

gtr 1
======================================fig B
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----0----2----------------------------
-2-------0-----2----------------------
---------------0---0--0--0--0--0--0---


2nd Verse (play fig B)
with fills:
2x===================
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-------9\7---7----7\-------
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-------7\5---5----5\-------
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You were almost honest almost
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------2-----------0---2---------------------2----------------
---2-----------2------0---2-----------------0----2-----------
---------2--3-------------0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--


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-------2---------0----1--------------------------------------
-------0---2-----0----1-----2~---2--0--1--2--2--0--1--2--2---
-0--0------0-------------------------------------------------


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-0--1--2------1------0---
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Chorus (play same chorus)
Living alone, falling from grace I want to atone
but theres just empty space
can't face tomorrow now you're not coming back
walked off in the night and just left me the tracks


Bridge

I question your call by the tone of your voice
I know I should hang up but I don't have a choice
It happened that night whe you told me to go
Don't ask who's to blame I don't know.

Fig 3========================================================
----------0---------0---------0-------------0----------0-----
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-------------9---------9-------------8----------8------------
-----9----------9---------9-------9-----9----------9-------7-
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---------0--------0-------0---------0--------0-------0-------
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--7---------7----------------6---------6-------6-----------5-
-----7---------7------7---------7---------7------7------5----
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-----0---------0------0--------0-------0-----0--------0------
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--------5----------------7-------7--------------9-------9----
-5---------5-------7--------7-------7-----9--------9-------9-
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-10--------9------9--------9---
-----9--------9------9---------play fig 3
--------9---------------9------
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Lead (w/fig 2 7x)

--------------------------------9--------------------------9-
------------------------------------8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-----
---11b(12)--rb11---9-----------------------------------------
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---------------------------9----------------------------9----
-8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8------8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-----------
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--------8---8--8---8---7b(8)-rb7-----------------------------
--------7-------------------------9----9~---9~---9~----------
--/9-----------9---------------------------------------------
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--10---10b(12)---8-10--------------------9-------/12-15-12---
-----------------------9----9~----9~-------------------------
---------------------------------------------11--------------
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---------12---------------12------------12-----------------12
-15b(16)----15-12-15b(16)----12-14b(15)----15-12-------------
--------------------------------------------------14b(16)----
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---------------------------12--------------------------------
-15-12-15b(17)--15~------x----16-12-----------------15p12----
-----------------------x------------14b(16)-rb14p12----------
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----------12-------------------------------------------------
-------------12h15-12--------------------------------15------
-14b(16)--------------14b(16)-rb14p12----14b(16)hold---------
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----------12---------------------------------18----18b(19)~--
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-14b(16)------14b(16)--rb14p12--14--12~------15--------------
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--15b(18)---15b(17)---15p12--------15b(17)----15~~~~---15p12-
------------------------------12-----------------------------
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------15b(18)-----15~~---15p12-------12----------------------
-12----------------------------12h15----12-15p12-15p12-------
-------------------------------------------------------12h14-
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--------------------11--------14--14----------16----17-----18
-12---------------------11-----------------------------------
----12-14b(16)hold------------14--14---14/16-----14-----18---
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-----19~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------
-16----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------12-14p12-------------12-
----------------------------------12----------14p12-12h14----
----------------------12-12-12h14----------------------------
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----15p12----------
-12--------14p12---
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Outro
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-------------12--12-------------12------12---------12--------
--14b(16)--------------14b(16)------14------14-----------12--
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--12----12-----12-------------12--12----------12-----------12
--12----12-----------14b(16)----------14b(16)-----14b(16)----
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==============================play til end
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-----12--------12---12--12--12--------
-14------14----12---12--12--12--------
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I was almost honest
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----------7---9----------------------------------------------
--2-------7---9-----------2--------------------0---2---------
----------5---7-----------0---3--2--0----2--3----------------
------0------------0--0---------------------------------0----

almost honest. etc.,
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---7----9---------------------------------------------7----9-
---7----9-----------2---------------------0---2-------7----9-
---5----7-----------0----3--2--0----2--3--------------5----7-
-------------0--0---------------------------------0----------


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---------------------------------------------7---9-----------
--------2------------------------------------7---9---------2-
--------0-----------4----5--4---------2------5---7---------0-
-0--0--------0--0---2----3--2--0------0--0-----------0--0----



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-------------------------------7---9-------------------------
-------------------0--2--------7---9----------2--------------
--3--2--0----2--3--------------5---7----------0---3--2--0----
---------------------------0-----------0--0------------------


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-------0---fade out
-2--3------
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h = hammeron x = ghost note
p = pulloff b = bend
/\ = slide rb = release bend
t tap tr = trill



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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Megadeth: Almost Honest

Tuning: Standard


Intro x4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|------2-------0-2-----|
A|----2-------2---0--2--|
E|-0------2-3--------0--|

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-2-----7--9----|
A|-0--2--5--7--2-|
E|----0--------0-|



Riff 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|------2-------0-2-----|
A|----2-------2---0--2--|
E|-0------2-3--------0--|
"...knew..."


Riff 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-------2-----7--8--|
A|-0--2----0--2--5--6--|
E|----0-------0--5--6--|
"...honest..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-7~--7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7--6--5-|
* * * * * *
"...almost..."

Guitar fill over Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------/7--7--(7)\-|
B|-----------------4--(4)\---/7--7--(7)\---/7--7--(7)\-|
G|-4----4----------4--(4)\---/8--8--(8)\---------------|
D|-x----x--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
A|-2----2--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2--2---------|
A|-2-2----0--------2-2----0--0---------|
E|-0-0-------------0-0----------2--3-2-|
"Living alone..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---5-----5-----2---2-------3-----|
G|-----4-----4-----2---2-------2---|
D|-2-----2-----2---------2h4-----4-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---5-----5-----2---2-------2-----|
G|-----4-----4-----2---2-----------|
D|-2-----2-----2---------2h4---4-2-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|



Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------2-------0-2--------------|
A|----2-------2---0--2-----------|
E|-0------2-3--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
"I was nearly pure..."

Guitar fill over Riff 1a (Comes in the 5th time)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--9\7--7--7\-------9\7--7--7\-|
D|--x----x--x--------x----x--x--|
A|--7\5--5--5\-------7\5--5--5\-|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 2a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--------------2-----7--8--|
A|-0--2-----------0--2--5--6--|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0----0--5--6--|
* * * * *
"...honest..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-7~--7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7--6--5-|
* * * * * *
"...almost..."

Guitar fill over Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------/7--7--(7)\-|
B|-----------------4--(4)\---/7--7--(7)\---/7--7--(7)\-|
G|-4----4----------4--(4)\---/8--8--(8)\---------------|
D|-x----x--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
A|-2----2--x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|



Play Riff 3 "Living alone..."

Final time for Riff 3, guitar 1 plays:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------2--2-------------|
A|-2-2----0--------2-2----0--0-----------2-|
E|-0-0-------------0-0----------2--3-2-0-0-|
"...and just left me..."



Riff 4
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----5-----5-----------4-----4-----|
G|-4-----4-----4----4------4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"I question your..."
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----3-----3-----------2-----2-----|
G|-2-----2-----2----2------2-----2---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"...tone of your voice..."
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----1-----1-----------3-----3-----|
G|-0-----0-----0----2------2-----2---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"I know I should..."
e|---0-----0------5-----4---4-----4-|
B|-----5-----5------5-----5---5-----|
G|-4-----4-----4------4---------4---|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
"...don't have a choice..."
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----5-----5-----------4-----4-----|
G|-4-----4-----4----4------4-----4---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"It happened that night..."
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----3-----3-----------2-----2-----|
G|-2-----2-----2----2------2-----2---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"...told me to go..."
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|-----1-----1-----------3-----3-----|
G|-0-----0-----0----2------2-----2---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"Don't ask who's..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-99-9----9--9-9---77-7----7--7-7--|
A|-77-7----6--6-6---55-5----4--4-4--|
E|----------------------------------|
"It happened that night..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-55-5----7--7-7--|
A|-33-3----5--5-5--|
E|-----------------|
"Don't ask who's..."

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-10b12--(12)r10-9~~~--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
"Don't ask..."


Riff 1b (Solo Rhythm) x8
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------2-------0-2--------------|
A|----2-------2---0--2-----------|
E|-0------2-3--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-7~--7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7--6--5-|
* * * * * *


Solo (Friedman)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------8-[7]8r7----------------|
G|----7------------9~--9~--9~--9~-|
D|-/9---9-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10-(10)b11--(11)b12--8-10--------------|
G|----------------------------9~--9~--9~~-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------12--------------12----------|
B|-9----/12--15-12-15b16-----15-12-15b16-----12-14b15-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---11-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* *
e|-12--------------12---------------------|
B|----15-12-----------15-12-15b17--(17)~~-|
G|----------14b16-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---12-----------------------------12--------------------|
B|--x---16-12------------15p12--------12h15-12------------|
G|-x---------14b16r14p12------14b16-----------14b16r14p12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------12---------------------------|
B|--------15-------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16----14b16--14b16-----14b16--(16)r14p12-14-12~~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-18--(18)b19~~----15b18--15b17--15p12--15b17-15~~-|
B|--x----------------------------------12-----------|
G|-15-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12--15b16----15~~-|
B|------12--------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-15p12-----12------------------------|
B|------12h15--12-15p12-15p12-----12---|
G|---------------------------12h14--12-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------{11}--------------14--14--|
B|--------------------------x---x--|
G|-14b16-----{14}-(16)r14--14--14--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------16----17----18----19~~~--------(19)\-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-14/16----14----18----20--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3 "Living alone..."

This lead comes in at the end of Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------15p12------|
G|--------------12-14p12-----------12-12-----14p12-|
D|------------12--------14p12-12h14----------------|
A|-12-12-12h14-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Song fades out with this ending riff and solo:

Riff 5 x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9---9-9------2------2--------|
A|-7---5-7------0--3-2-0--2-3-5-|
E|---0------0-0-----------------|
* * *
"Almost..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9---9-9------2---------------|
A|-7---5-7------0------4--5-4---|
E|---0------0-0----0-0-2--3-2-0-|
* * * * * *
"Almost..."


Ending Solo:

Play this once:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------{12}{12}--------{12}---12-----12--12-12-12-|
G|-14b16------------14b16------14---14------12-12-12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Then keep repeating this bar while song fades out:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------{12}{12}-----{12}-----{12}----12----12--12-12-12-|
G|-14b16---------14b16----14b16-----14----14-12--12-12-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|



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.
= 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
Song info
Almost Honest
Megadeth
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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