#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# INSOMNIA (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1999 Album RISK) Transcribed by Rick Dobbins Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Megadeth Arranged by Megadeth Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Ellefson' Intro Moderate Rock Q=147 4/4 Gtr I Wx12 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| Verse E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||--5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------o|| |--------------------|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-0-o|| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|------------------|| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-0--| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|------------------| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-x--|| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|------------------|| Pre-Chorus Half Time Feel Q=76 Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Chorus Moderate Rock Q=147 E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-----3--| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8-------3-5----| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E a E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-5h7-5-3-| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8---------------| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-----3--| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8-------3-5----| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)---5---| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-|------8-------8---8-| Q E E H E E E E E. S E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-5--x-4-3----|---2-1-x-1--1-1-1-|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|| Interlude E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||--5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------o|| |--------------------|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-0-o|| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|------------------|| Verse E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-0--| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|------------------| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-x--|| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|------------------|| Pre-Chorus Half Time Feel Q=76 Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Chorus Moderate Rock Q=147 E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-----3--| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8-------3-5----| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E a E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-5h7-5-3-| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8---------------| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-----3--| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8-------3-5----| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E Q E E H E E E E E. S E E |--------------------|--------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-5--5---5-(5)---5---|-5--x-4-3----|---2-1-x-1--1-1-1---|| |------8-------8---8-|--------------|--------------------|| Interlude Q E E E Q. H Q. E +E E E E E Q. W |-2--3-0-2------|-----------2-|-(2)-2-3-0-2------|------|| |---------------|-------------|------------------|------|| |---------------|-------------|------------------|------|| |---------------|-------------|------------------|------|| Guitar Solo ~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-|-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12-| ~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-(12)-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-|-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12--| ~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-|-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12-| ~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-(12)-11-10-9-0-8-7-0-|-6-5-4-3-0-2-1-0--| ~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-|-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12-| ~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-(12)-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-|-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12--| ~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-|-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12-| ~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |-(12)-11-10-9-0-8-7-0-|-6-5-4-3-0-2-1-0--|| Pre-Chorus W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-----3--| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8-------3-5----| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E a E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-5h7-5-3-| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8---------------| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-5--5---5-(5)-----3--| |-8--8-7-8-(8)-7-8-7-|------8-------3-5----| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-7--7-5-7-(7)-5-7-5-| E. S E E +E E E E Q E E H E E E E E. S E E |--------------------|--------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-5--5---5-(5)---5---|-5--x-4-3----|---2-1-x-1--1-1-1---|| |------8-------8---8-|--------------|--------------------|| Outro E. S E E H E. S E E H E. S E E H E. S E E H ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||--5--5-3-5------|-5--5-3-5------|-5--5-3-5------|-5--5-3-5-------|| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E. S E E |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|---2-1-x-1--1-1-1--|| |-5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-------------------|| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E. S E E 4x W W ||---------------------|-------------------||----------|------*| ||o--------------------|------------------o||----------|------*| ||o--------------------|---2-1-x-1--1-1-1-o||----------|------*| ||--5--5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-|-------------------||----------|------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths