Band- Megadeth
Song- FFF
Tuning: Standard
Intro x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2--0-|
E|-------------3------3--------|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2----|
E|-------------3------3------3-|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----------------|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----4----4------|
E|------3------3------3------3-2----2--X\\-|
* * * *
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
* * * *
"Looking for a cure..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4-------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------------|
E|---------------3-3--2-0-2-3-5-|
* * * * * * *
"Within the human race..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
* * * *
"Eliminate the poor..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
E|------3------3------3------3-|
* * * *
"How much longer..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
* * * *
"Burning up the tents..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4-------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------------|
E|---------------3-3--2-0-2-3-5-|
* * * * * * *
"...of the rank and file..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4------------------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
* * * *
"Exterminate their lives..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-xxxxxx-|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-xxxxxx-|
E|------3------3------3----------|
* * *
"Crack a demon smile..."
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4-4----4-4------------------|
D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
A|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
"Crushing down..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4-4----4-4-----------2-------|
D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------5-4-3-|
A|---------------3-3--2---------|
E|------------------------------|
* * *
"...our will to live..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4-4----4-4------------------|
D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5----5-5----|
A|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
"...of man's mistakes..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
A|------3------3------3------3-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
"Lock it up..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x2
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B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2--0-|
E|-------------3------3--------|
* * * *
"Fight for freedom..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2----|
E|-------------3------3------3-|
* * * *
"Fight for anything..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----------------|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----4----4------|
E|------3------3------3------3-2----2--X\\-|
* * * *
"My country tis..."
Guitar 2 (w/ phase) x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-16-16-14-16-16-19\18-19\-12~-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/6----6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Cry for absolution..."
Use this for last bar on Riff 1
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B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----|
E|------3------3------3------3-|
* * * *
"...and reap the aftermath..."
Play Riff 2 "Crushing down..."
Use this for last bar on Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----------------------|
D|-0-0----0-0-----0-00-00-00000000-|
A|------3------3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * ** ** ********
"I don't know how much..."
Play Riff 3 "Fight for freedom..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5-----------|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3-----------|
E|-------------------0-0-2-3-5-|
* * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3----|
E|---------------------------0-|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------2-2----|
A|-4-4----4-4----5-5----0-0--0-|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0--------|
* * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/fff_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
"Fight, fight..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-33333333---------|
E|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
**************** ******** * * * *
"Fight, fight..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3----|
E|---------------------------0-|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------2-2----|
A|-4-4----4-4----5-5----0-0--0-|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0--------|
* * * *
Solo (Friedman)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------2---2--(2)~~----2-4p2p0---|
D|-/4~~-----4---------------------4-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/12\10-8-7---------------|
G|-0h2h4-2-0-2h4h5-4p2p0---------------9-------------|
D|-----------------------4---------------10-9-7------|
A|----------------------------------------------9~~\-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-/7--7--7----8--8--8----10--10--10-10/13-|
G|--x--x--x----x--x--x-----x---x---x--x----|
D|-/4--4--4----5--5--5-----7---7---7--7/10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13/17-17-17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-19-19~~\8-|
G|--x--x-----x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----|
D|-10-10/14-14-14/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16~~---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7\5--7-/10-9-8--7h8p7------------|
G|---------------------------10-9-8-7h9-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------7-----------------{10}---------|
B|-7-8-10-8p7---7h8-10---10p7-10p7-10b12------10b12~~-|
G|------------9---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------10-|
B|------------------------------------10/12-14----|
G|-------------------------9-12-11/12-------------|
D|---------------7/9-11h12------------------------|
A|--------7-10p9----------------------------------|
E|-7-9-10-----------------------------------------|
e|-14p10-12p9-10-9------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15-17p16p15-19p18p17-15-15-17-15-15-|
G|------------------/18-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------16-15b17r15b17~~--17b19--15-17----15~~~-|
G|-16-14-16--------------------------------16-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------14-------------14------------|
B|-17b19r17b19----17-14------14--17p14-17b19-|
G|---------------------16b18-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-14-18p14-------------------14-17-|
B|----------14-17b19-17b19~~--------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-17b19--(19)r17--17b19---{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-|
B|----------------(17b19)--{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-{17}-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-19b21-{19}-{19}-19b22----19\\\2------|
B|-----------------------[steady gliss]-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----19----22b24-22-19---22p19---24p19---22p19------|
B|-/19----19------------22------22------22------22p19-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-17------{18}-------------------19p14----17-------|
B|----17b19----{17}-(19)r17-15h17-------15----17p15-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------14-------------17p14-------|
B|----15-------/12/14----14p12----12----------17-|
G|-16----16p14-----------------14----------16----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------17~~--|
G|-14-14-14-16-16b18r16b18-{16}~~-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---15b19------[15]17r15-12-----------|
G|-[slow bend]-------------------------|
D|---------------------------14-12-----|
A|---------------------------------14~-|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 x6
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2--0-|
E|-------------3------3--------|
* * * *
"Fight for freedom..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
A|-2-2--0-2-2----2-2----2-2----|
E|-------------3------3------3-|
* * * *
"Fight for anything..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------------|
A|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----4----4--|
E|------3------3------3------3-2----2--|
* * * *
"My country tis..."
Guitar 2 (w/ phase) x7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-16-16-14-16-16-19\18-19\-12~-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/9-9--/6----6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (comes in later, w/ phase)
x3
e|------------------------------|
B|-15-15-14-15-15-19\17-19\-12~-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/7----7--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
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
