Use The Man

Band- Megadeth

Song- Use The Man

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|----------------------------------|

[14]

G|-14b16---- 16r14--12b14--------|

D|----------------------------14~~~-|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

"...to say..."

#2 (Distortion w/ flanger)

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

[12]

G|- 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|-------------------------------------|

[17]

B|-12--15b17----12-15-- 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-----|

[15] [15] [15]

B|-15b17~-- 17-15b17~-- 17-15b17~-- 17-15b17~-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-----12------15------12------15-----17-----|

[18]

B|- 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|----------------------------------------|

[17] [17] [17]

e|--------17b19--(19)r17- 19r17- 19r17- 19-|

B|-----15-------------------------------------------|

G|-/16----------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

[17] [17]

e|- 19~~---- 19~~--------12----15b17-|

[17] [17]

B|- 19~~---- 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|---------------------------|

[14]

G|---- 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