#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# PROMISES As recorded by Megadeth (From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO) Transcribed by unregistered Words and Music by Dave Mustaine and Al Pitrelli E5 2 2 x x x x F#5 4 4 x x x x G5 5 5 x x x x A5 7 7 x x x x B5 9 9 x x x x C5 10 10 x x x x C#5 11 11 x x x x D5 12 12 x x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Dist. 1' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. 2' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. 3' Intro Verse Q=75 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---||--5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---||o-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-||----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---| |-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---| |---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---| |-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---| |---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1. E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E +H |-------6-------------|-------6-------------|| |-----------8-----8---|-----------8-(8)----o|| |-----8---8-----8---8-|-----8---8-----------|| |-8-8---------8-------|-8-8-----------------|| |---------------------|--------------------o|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Pre-Chorus 2. Eb5 F5 Eb5 Gtr II H +E Q E Q E E +E Q E |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |-8----(8)-8--8-|-10--10-10-(10)-10--8-| |-6----(6)-6--6-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--6-| |---------------|----------------------| F5 +E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-(8)-8--8-(8)-8--8-|-8-10--10-(10)-10--10--| |-(6)-6--6-(6)-6--6-|-6--8---8--(8)--8---8--| |-------------------|-----------------------| $ F5 E Q E +E Q E E Q E E Q. |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-8-8--8-(8)-8--8-|-10-10--10-12-12----|| |-6-6--6-(6)-6--6-|--8--8---8--9--9----|| |-----------------|--------------------|| Chorus $$ G5 Eb5 F5 Q S S E Q. E Q. E S S S S S E. |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |--5--x-x-5-1----1-|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5----| |--5--x-x-5-1----1-|-3----3----------------| F5 F5 F5 Q. E S S S S S E. Q. E S S S S S E. Q. E S S S S S E. |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5---| |-3----3--------------|-3----3--------------|-3----3---------------| To Dbl. Coda F5 G5 Eb5 F5 Q. E S S S S S E. Q S S E Q. E W |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-5--x-x-5-1----1-|-3------|| |-3----3--------------|-5--x-x-5-1----1-|-3------|| Verse D.S. al Coda Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5-----|| ||o-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7----o|| ||----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5---|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Interlude & Gtr II Gtr I W E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |----------||----3-3---3-----3---|---3-3---1-----1---| |----------||o-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-| |----------||--3-----3-3-3-------|-2-----2-2-2-------| |----------||--------------------|-------------------| |-3--------||o-------------------|-------------------| |-4--------||--------------------|-------------------| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-----1-1-------0---|-0---0---------0------|| |-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-2-2---2-2---2---2---o|| |-1-1-----1-1-------|-2-2---2-2-0----------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|| Guitar Solo E5 F#5 G5 A5 Gtr II E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / / / / x x / / / / x x / Gtr III Q S S S S a E. S +E E S S E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------4-7-4s6----------------|---------------7-10-10s12------9-(9)------| |----------5--------------7-(7)-----|-------------5-------------------------10-| |-------/4------------------------6-|-7-7-7---/7------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E5 F#5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / Q S S S S a E. S +E E |-19------------16-19-16s18-------------------| |--x---------17------------------19-(19)------| |-16-----/16-------------------------------18-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| G5 A5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / ~~~~~~~~~ S S E +Q S S S S S S S a S |------------------------------------------16s17-| |----17------------------------------17-19-------| |-19----19---(19)-----19s18-16-18-19-------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| E5 F#5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / ~~~ E. +S S S S S a E. S +E E |-16----(16)---0-4-7-4s6----------------| |-------------0----------------7-(7)-----| |--------------------------------------6-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| G5 A5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / ~~ ~~~ E. +S S S S S E. S +E E |---------------7-10-12------9-(9)------| |-------------8----------------------10-| |-7----(7)-/7---------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda B5 C5 C#5 D5 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / H. Q W |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | ~~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E Q E +E |-------------------------------|--7---------8---------9--------10----(10)-| |---------7-------------9-7-9-7-|-10b12-----11b13-----12b14-----13b15-(13)-| |---------7h8-x-x---x-x-9-7-9-7-|-------------------------------------------| |--9--x-x-----x-x-9-x-x---------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------x---x-x---------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| && Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5---5---5---5---|--5----5---5----5----| |-6---6---6---6---|--6----6---6----6----| |---7---7---7---7-|-----7---7---7-----7-| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | W +H. +Q |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-7---------------|-(7)-----------(7)---| |-5---------------|-(5)-----------(5)---| |-----------------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--5----5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----| |--6----6---6---6---|--6----6---6---6----| |-----7---7---7---7-|-----7---7---7---7--| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | +W +W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(7)---------------|-(7)----------------| |-(5)---------------|-(5)----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---*| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---*| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-*| |-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------*| 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