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SOMETHING I'M NOT (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 Verse
Q=103
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------|-------4-----------4------|-------4-----------4--------|
|------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-9\---|
Verse
E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q 4x
||---------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-------4-----------4------|-------4-----------4------o||
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||--2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-----||
Solo (Mustaine)
|-3-|
S E S E S E S E E S S S S E S E S E S E S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------3h4p3---|
|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---5p2p0-|-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-------5-|
S E S E S E S E S S S S S E S E S E S E S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------5h6p5-----|
|-----------------5h6p5---|-3-5-3-5-5-7-5-7-------7---|
|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-------7-|---------------------------|
Chorus
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-o||
||o---------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------o||
||--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|----------------------------------||
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|---4p2---4p2-----4p2---4p2---|
|-----------------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-3-----3-----3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-----------4------|-------4-----------4-------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-----|
Verse
E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q 8x
||---------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-------4-----------4------|-------4-----------4------o||
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||--2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-----||
Solo (Mustaine)
|-3-|
S E S E S E S E E S S S S E S E S E S E S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------3h4p3---|
|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---5p2p0-|-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-------5-|
S E S E S E S E S S S S S E S E S E S E S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------5h6p5-----|
|-----------------5h6p5---|-3-5-3-5-5-7-5-7-------7---|
|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-------7-|---------------------------|
Chorus
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-|
||o---------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
||--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0---|
|---------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2p0-|
|---------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---------------------------------|
1. 2.
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||---------------------------|
|---4p2---4p2-----4p2---4p2---|-------4-----------4------o||---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------o||-------3-3-3-3-3-3-2p0-----|
|-4-----4-----4-3-----3-----3-|-2-2-2---2-2-2-0-2---2-----||-2--0------------------3p0-|
Solo (Mustaine)
S S S S E S S S S +E S S S S S S S S E S S S S +E S S S S 4x
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o---------3-1h2h3-1-(1)---------|---------3-1h2h3-1-(1)---------o||
||--3-1-3-1---------------1-0-1-2-|-3-1-3-1---------------1-0-1-2--||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-------|
|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------2-3-4-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-------|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-------|
|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------2-3-4-|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------2-3-4-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-------------5-4-3-2-3-4-5-------||-------------3-2-1-0-1-2-3-------|
|-5-2-3-4-5-2---------------0-1-2-||-3-0-1-2-3-4---------------0-1-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------------3-2-1-0-1-2-3----------|
|-3-0-1-2-3-4---------------0-1-2----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-2-1-0-1-2-3-------|-----------0-3-2-1-0-1-2-3-0-----|
|-3-0-1-2-3-4---------------0-1-2-|-3-0-1-2-3-------------------4-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q
||---------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-------4-----------4------|-------4-----------4------o||
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||--2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-----||
Verse
E S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q 8x
||---------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-------4-----------4------|-------4-----------4------o||
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||--2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2----|-2-2-2---2-x-x-0-2---2-----||
Solo (Mustaine)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-2-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------4------------|-------4------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------4------------|-------4------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|
Solo (Mustaine)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-2-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------4------------|-------4------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------4------------|-------4------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------4------------|-------4------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S H H H
|--------------------|--------------------|------------*|
|-------4------------|-------4------------|------------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|------------*|
|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2-2-2---2-x-x------|-2\---------*|
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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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
Artist: Megadeth
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