Band- Megadeth
Song- Insomnia
Tuning: Standard
Intro (with heavy flanger)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7--(7)b8-------------------0h5\4~~-|
D|-7--(7)b8----5-----------5----------|
A|-------------3----7-5--0-3----------|
E|------------------5-3---------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-------------/11-11\-------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2----------------------2--|
A|-0----------------------0--|
E|---------------------------|
Intro pt.2 (Violin arranged for guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-7~---/8--5--/7----8--7--5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7~--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Intro pt.2 (Sitar arranged for guitar, let first
chord ring through the next 3 notes)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7----8--5--7--------7--7--8--5--7-|
A|-0-------------------0-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7----7-7--8-5-7-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------|
"I'm running..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7----5----4-3-3-3-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0----3----2-1-1-1-|
E|----------------------------|
"Something's..."
Riff 2 (with flanger)
e|---12-12--------12-12--------12-12--------12-12-|
B|---h.-h.--------h.-h.--------h.-h.--------h.-h.-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--------5-4-3--------3-4-5--------5-4-3-------|
"I hear a voice..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------12-12--------12-12--------12-12--------|
G|-------h.-h.--------h.-h.--------h.-h.--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------5-4-3-|
E|-5-6-7--------7-6-5--------5-6-7--------------|
"But the loudest..."
Riff 3 x3
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-2----4----5----7--|
A|-0----2----3----5--|
E|-------------------|
"Insomni, omni..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-2----4----7--|
A|-0----2----5--|
E|--------------|
"Insomni, omni..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7----6-5----4-3--3-3-3-|
A|-5----4-3----2-1--1-1-1-|
E|------------------------|
"...turn out the lights..."
Play Riff 1 "I can't sleep..."
Riff 1a
e|--------------------------|
B|--/violin\----------------|
G|-/--------\---------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7----7-7--8-5-7-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------|
"I'm twisting and..."
e|----------------------------|
B|--/violin\------------------|
G|-/--------\-----------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7----5----4-3-3-3-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0----3----2-1-1-1-|
E|----------------------------|
"...the madness..."
Play Riff 2 "The whole house..."
Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni,..."
Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7------7-7--8-5-7-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0------0-0--0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12~-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/insomnia_tab_ver_6.html ]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3-0-4-5-0-6-7-8-9-0-10-11-12~-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-11-10-9-0-8-7-0-6-5-4-3-0-2-1-0-|
Solo (Mustaine)
e|--------------------10-12-13~~~--13p10-12--(12)~~\-|
B|-9~~~----9-10-12-13--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------12-13~~----13p10-12~~~-|
G|----------13-14------------------------|
D|-12-14-15------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-10----10p7-9~~--------------------|
D|-------------------10----10p7-9~~~-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------15-17-18~~--18p15-17~~~~-|
G|-5/7--7/13~~~~----13-14-16-17--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------16-17-19-20-20b22--20b22--20b22~~~-|
B|-17-18------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-17--17--17----------17----16--16----17--17----16--16--------|
B|-18--18--18--20--18--18----17--17----18--18----17--17--(17)\-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-10~~~~----[long hold]-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
End Solo
Interlude
Play Riff 3 "Insomni, omni..."
There's a lot of BS production at the end, if you want a
harmony guitar, play this:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-19-19--20-17-19----19-19--20-17-19-|
A|--0--0---0--0--0-----0--0---0--0--0-|
E|------------------------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7----5----4-3-3-3-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0----3----2-1-1-1-|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-19-19--20-17-19----5----4-3-3-3-|
A|--0--0---0--0--0----3----2-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------------|
Final time
Both guitars:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-7-7--8-5-7--|
A|-0-0--0-0-0--|
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
