#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLACKMAIL THE UNIVERSE (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 2004 Album THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED) Transcribed by livingzombie Words and Music by Dave Mustaine Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jimmy Sloas' Intro Q=174 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Wx2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------||--------------------------|-------------------------| |------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------| |------------||--0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------4-4-4-------3-3-3-|-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-o|| |-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2--------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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 E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------4-4-4-------3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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 E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0--| Verse |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------2-3-4-| ||--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-------| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E ||------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------| ||--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------||------------------------------| |-----------------------------o||------------------------------| |-----------------------------o||------------------------------| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------2-3-4-| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-------| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------3-2-------------| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-----5-3-2-0-2-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4-5-6-| |-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-2-4-5-7-5-4-2-|-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-2-4-5-7-------| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-2-4-5-7-5-4-2-|-4-(4)-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------6-7-8-| |-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-4-6-7-9-7-6-4-|-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-4-6-7-9-------| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| 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)-6-4-6-7-9-7-6-4-|-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E ||------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------| ||--2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------||------------------------------| |-----------------------------o||------------------------------| |-----------------------------o||------------------------------| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------2-3-4-| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-------| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------3-2-------------| |-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-|-2-(2)-2-(2)-----5-3-2-0-2-3-| Breakdown E E H. W W W |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-2-----------|----------|----------|------| Verse E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E 4x ||-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||o--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-2----|--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-------o|| ||--2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-------3--|-2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-----0-0-1--|| Solo (Poland) ~~ ~~ E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------2-|-(2)-----4s5-4----|--------------2-|-(2)-----4s5-------| |-4-2-4----2-4---|-----4-2-------5--|-4-2-4----2-4---|-----4-2-----2-2-3-| ~~ ~~ |-3-| |-3-| E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------| |--------------2-|-(2)-----4s5-4----|--------------2-|-5-4---3-2---| |-4-2-4----2-4---|-----4-2-------5--|-4-2-4----2-4---|-----5-----3-| Verse E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||o--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-2----|--------------0-|-(0)-----2s3-------o|| ||--2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-------3--|-2-0-2----0-2---|-----2-0-----0-0-1--|| Bridge 3/4 4/4 3/4 Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-2------0------|-0h2-----2-3-|-4------2------|-2h4-----4-5-| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0-----|----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0-----| 4/4 3/4 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|-------------|----------------|----------------| |-6------4------|-4-6---------|----------------|----------------| |---------------|---------4-3-|-2------0---3-2-|-1----------2-1-| |----0-0----0-0-|-----0-0-----|----0-0---0-----|----0-0-4-0-----| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------| |----4-----------|------------------|----4-----------|--------------------| |----------------|-------0-2s3-2----|----------------|---------------1----| |-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-2---------3--|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-5s6-5s6-0---0--| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |----------------|------------------| |----4-----------|------------------| |--------------0-|-(0)---0-2s3-2----| |-2----2-2-2-2---|-----2---------3--| |--6--| |---6----| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E |----------------|---------------------------| |----4-----------|---------------------------| |----------------|---------------------------| |-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-5-6-5-6-0-(0)-5-6-5-6-| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------| |----4-----------|------------------|----4-----------|--------------------| |----------------|-------0-2s3-2----|----------------|---------------2----| |-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-2---------3--|-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-5s6-5s6-0---0--| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |----------------|------------------|---------------| |----4-----------|------------------|----4----------| |----------------|-------0-2s3-2----|---------------| |-2----2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-2---------3--|-2----2-2-2-2--| Solo (Poland) 3/4 4/4 Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E q E E q E E 4x ||------------|-----------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o----2------|----3------|----4----------|----------------o|| ||o-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------o|| ||--0-----5-3-|-1-----3-5-|-2-----5-3-2-3-|-5--2-3-5--2-3---|| 3/4 Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E |----9-------|----7-------|----5-------|----3-------|------------|-------------| |------9-----|------7-----|------5-----|------3-----|----6-------|----4--------| |-7------7-6-|-5------5-4-|-3------3-2-|-1------1-0-|------6-----|------4------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-4------4-3-|-2------2-1--| Solo (Mustaine) 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2---------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2--|| Verse |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2-----------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2----|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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 E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------5-------|--------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-8---8-7-5-|-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-3-4-3-2-1--| Solo (Mustaine) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2-----------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2----|| Verse |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-------2-3-5-3-2-----------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-2-3-5-----------5-4-3-2----|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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-------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-7-8---8-7-5-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. |-------------------------|-----------*| |-------------------------|-----------*| |-------------------------|-----------*| |-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-3-4-3-2-1-|-0---------*| 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