Tears in a Vial

Megadeth:  Tears In A Vial 
 
transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)  
 
              The Vault of Deth: 
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection 
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 
 
Tuning: Standard 
 
 
Intro (Play 2x) 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-5-------5---4-------4---| 
D|-7-------7---5-------5---| 
A|----0--0---0----0--0---0-| 
E|-------------------------| 
      *  *   *    *  *   * 
   "This may seem..." 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-2-------2---1-------1---| 
D|-3-------3---2-------2---| 
A|----0--0---0----0--0---0-| 
E|-------------------------| 
      *  *   *    *  *   * 
   "...confusing..." 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-5-------5---4-------4---| 
D|-7-------7---5-------5---| 
A|----0--0---0----0--0---0-| 
E|-------------------------| 
      *  *   *    *  *   * 
   "How I could walk away..." 
e|----------------------------| 
B|--------------------0-------| 
G|-7-------7---7----7---7---7-| 
D|-7-------7---6--6-------6---| 
A|----0--0---0----------------| 
E|----------------------------| 
      *  *   * 
   "...pure..." 
 
 
 
Riff 1 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
   "Lately..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-2----------2---1----------1---| 
D|-3----------3---2----------2---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
           "...but not wanting you..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
  "Attraction that once..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------0-------| 
G|-7----------7---7----7---7---7-| 
D|-7----------7---6--6-------6---| 
A|----000-000---0----------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   * 
   "...there..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
   "And it sucks..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-2----------2---1----------1---| 
D|-3----------3---2----------2---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
   "...granted..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-2----------2---1--------------| 
D|-3----------3---2--------------| 
A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    * * * * * * 
   "...veil is drawn..." 
 
 
 
Riff 2                         x3 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|----------5-4-----------------| 
A|-0--0-3p0-----5----3-5----3-5-| 
E|----------------2------1------| 
   "I had to walk away..." 
 
e|----0-----------------------| 
B|----0-----------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|-2-------3---2--------------| 
E|-0-----0-1-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
         *   *    * * * * * * 
   "And save my tears..." 
 
 
 
Riff 3 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|------------5---4----------4---| 
D|------------7---5----------5---| 
A|-0--000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-4----------4---3----------3---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4--------------| 
D|-4----------4---3--------------| 
A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    * * * * * * 
 
 
Guitar fill over Riff 3 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|-7----7/9----9/10----10/12-| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|-7----7\5----5/10----10\9-| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 
 
 
 
Riff 3a 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
   "Everything..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-4----------4---3----------3---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
      "I had to let it go..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
   "To find myself..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------0-------| 
G|-7----------7---7----7---7---7-| 
D|-7----------7---6--6-------6---| 
A|----000-000---0----------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   * 
   "...new, brand new..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-2----------2---1----------1---| 
D|-3----------3---2----------2---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
   "...and face who..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-2----------2---1--------------| 
D|-3----------3---2--------------| 
A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    * * * * * * 
   "Now it's just me..." 
 
 
Play Riff 2   "I had to walk away..." 
 
 
 
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-/7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-4------4-----4-3------3-----5-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-4------4-----4-3------3-----5-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
 
Solo (Mustaine) 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|------------------------10~--| 
G|-{8}9r8b9------{8}9r8b9------| 
D|----------10~----------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
e|-7-8-7--------------------| 
B|--------10-8-7------------| 
G|---------------9--7-------| 
D|--------------------10----| 
A|-----------------------8~-| 
E|--------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|---------7~------7--9~------9-10~-| 
A|---5/6/7-------7----------7-------| 
E|-8--------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------8-6/-12\-10~-| 
G|-----7-----7-9--7--10-9--------------| 
D|-10----10----------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
Riff 4a 
Guitar 1 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-4------4-----4-3------3-----5-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------5~----7-5---| 
D|-7------7-----7-5------5-----5-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|----5~----7-5------------------| 
D|-4------4-----4----------------| 
A|----------------3--------------| 
E|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| 
                     * * * * * * 
 
Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|-----9~-----10-9--------9~-----10-9----| 
D|-10------10------12-10------10------12-| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|-----9~-----10-9--------9~-----12-10----| 
D|-10------10------12-10------10-------12-| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|-----9~-----10-9--------9~-----10-9----| 
D|-10------10------12-10------10------12-| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|-----9~-----12-10-----------------------| 
D|-10------10-------12--9--------(9)b10~~-| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-4----------4---3----------3---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------4---| 
D|-7----------7---5----------5---| 
A|----000-000---0----000-000---0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *** ***   * 
 
1st ending: 
Guitar 1 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4--------------| 
D|-4----------4---3--------------| 
A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    * * * * * * 
Guitar 2 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----4---4---4-| 
D|-4----------4---3----3---3---3-| 
A|----000-000---0----0---0---0---| 
E|-------------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    *   *   * 
 
2nd ending: 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-5----------5---4----------| 
D|-4----------4---3----------| 
A|----000-000---0----0-0-0-0-| 
E|---------------------------| 
      *** ***   *    * * * * 
 
 
Solo (Poland) 
e|-17b19--(19)b20-{19}~~--(19)b20r19-| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|-17-18-17b18r17b18r17-------------17-18-| 
G|----------------------19-17-19b21-------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------| 
B|-18b20----18b20-18b20-18b20~~-| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-18p17-18p17-------------------------| 
G|-------------19-17-21-19-17----------| 
D|----------------------------21-19-17-| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-19-17-15--------------------------------| 
A|----------19-17-15-20-19-17--------------| 
E|----------------------------20-19-17-15\-| 
 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------12----12/14~~--(14)\10h12-8~-| 
E|-12~--10-12-----12------------------------| 
 
e|--------------15b17~----------------------------------| 
B|-{16}17r16b17---------{16}17r16b17-----15----15b16r15-| 
G|-----------------------------------17~----17----------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----20b23--20b22~----------------------------| 
B|-17----------------18~--17-------------------| 
G|---------------------------19-16-19b21r19b21-| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-21b24r21--19p17-19-----------14~--15-14--------| 
A|--------------------17\15-17~------------17-14\-| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-{18}20r18b20-(20)b20^--17b19r17-14-----------------| 
D|------------------------------------17b19-17b19r17~-| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
 
Riff 6 (Slight palm mutes, harmony guitar in () ) 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|---7-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| 
A|-7-------7-------7------7-----| 
E|------------------------------| 
   * *     * *     * *    * * 
        "You were so beautiful..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|---7-12----7-12----7-10----7-9-| 
A|-7-------7-------7-------7-----| 
E|-------------------------------| 
   * *     * *     * *     * * 
   "...to look upon..." 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|---7-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| 
A|-7-------7-------7------7-----| 
E|------------------------------| 
   * *     * *     * *    * * 
         "I can see the light..." 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|------------------(4)----(5)---(4)----| 
D|---5-7------7------6--(6)-7-(6)-6-(6)-| 
A|-7------5-8----5-8-----7-----7-----7--| 
E|--------------------------------------| 
   * *    * *    * *     *     *     * 
   "...in your smile..." 
 
 
Riff 6a (Slight palm mutes) 
Guitar 1 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-10-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| 
A|--------7-------7------7-----| 
E|-----------------------------| 
          * *     * *    * * 
        "Your eyes were..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|---7-12----7-12----7-10----7-9-| 
A|-7-------7-------7-------7-----| 
E|-------------------------------| 
   * *     * *     * *     * * 
   "...into your soul..." 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|---7-10----7-10----7-9----7-9-| 
A|-7-------7-------7------7-----| 
E|------------------------------| 
   * *     * *     * *    * * 
        "Your body was..." 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|---5-7------7------6----7---6---| 
A|-7------5-8----5-8----7---7---7-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
   * *    * *    * *    *   *   * 
  "...just like the sky!" 
 
Guitar 2 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-15-14-----10-14-----10-12-----10-12-| 
A|--------10--------10--------10-------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
           *  *      *  *      *  * 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|----10-15-----10-15-----10-14-----10-12-| 
A|-10--------10--------10--------10-------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
    *  *      *  *      *  *      *  * 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|----10-14-----10-14-----10-12-----10-12-| 
A|-10--------10--------10--------10-------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
    *  *      *  *      *  *      *  * 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|----9-10-------10-------9-----10----9----| 
A|-10-------8-12-----8-12----11----11---11-| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
    * *     *  *     *  *     *     *    * 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|-15-14~----{long hold}--| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------|
 
 
 
 
Riff 7 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-5-5~----7-5-4----5-4--------| 
D|----------------------7--6---| 
A|---------------------------7-| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------| 
B|-----------5--6----5--------| 
G|-5~----7-5-------7----7-5-4-| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-5~----7-5-4----5-4--------| 
D|--------------------7--6---| 
A|-------------------------7-| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
Guitar 1 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-9~--------------------| 
G|-----10~--9~--7~--5--4-| 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 
                         x4 
e|--0---------------------|
 
B|--0---------------------|
 
G|--5---------------------|
 
D|--7---------------------|
 
A|--0----0-000-000-000-00-|
 
E|------------------------|
 
         * *** *** *** ** 
 
Guitar 2 (Harmony) 
e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|-12/-17~--15~--13~--12~--10--9-10~-{long hold}--| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
Riff 8 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-2-----------------------------------| 
A|-0--000-000-0000-2~--000-000-0000-3~-| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
      *** *** ****     *** *** **** 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-000-000-0000-----0000-----0000-| 
E|--------------3~-------2~-------| 
   *** *** ****     ****     **** 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------10---------------| 
A|-3----------------8--888888888888-| 
E|-1--111111111111------------------| 
      ************     ************ 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|----8-9----------7---------4-5--| 
A|-7--6-7---10-9-7-5--5-4-2--2-3--| 
E|-0------0--8-7-5----3-2-0-------| 
          *  * * *    * * 
 
Final time: 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----8-9----------7---------4-5---| 
A|-7--6-7---10-9-7-5--5-4-2--2-3-0-| 
E|-0------0--8-7-5----3-2-0--------| 
          *  * * *    * * 
 
 
Guitar fills over Riff 8 (Some effect used) 
#1 (Comes in the second time) 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-7~--------9~----10~-----------------| 
A|------------------------10~--9~--8~--| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 
#2 (Comes in the third time) 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-10~------12~----13~-----------------| 
G|------------------------12~-11~-10~--| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------~--| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 
 
Ending:                  x4 
e|--0---------------------|
--0--| 
B|--0---------------------|
--0--| 
G|--5---------------------|
--5--| 
D|--7---------------------|
--7--| 
A|--0----0-000-000-000-00-|
--0--| 
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. 
<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