Band- Megadeth
Song- Liar
Tuning: Standard
Intro x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-----5h7-8-------10p8p7-8p7p5-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-------5---3-----2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5h7---8-------5---3---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 1
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B|-----------------------------------|
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D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
*
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
*
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B|-----------------------------------|
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D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
*
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5-----------------|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--8--8--8--8-|
E|--------------------6--6--6--6--6-|
*
Riff 1a
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B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
*
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
*
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
*
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-0-0--------------0-7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
*
Riff 2
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B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * *
"You take great..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8--------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6----6-6-|
* * * * * * *
"...anything..."
Final time:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * *
"There ain't one person..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-5/7-----------7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
* * * * *
"...ripped off yet!"
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)
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D|-------------------------------------|
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B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8-5-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * *
"You look deep..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------10-9-8--------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-6----6-6-|
* * * * * * *
"...into its eyes..."
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3--6-5-3-5-|
* * * * *
"Make up your..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------5-----5-4tr5-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5----6---------|
* * * * *
"Truth's too hard..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/liar_tab_ver_2.html ]
Final time:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5/7-------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3--6-5-3-5-|
* * * * *
"Decadence and debauchery..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------9--8--7--6--5--4--3--3--3-|
A|-5/7-----------7--6--5--4--3--2--1--1--1-|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
* * * * *
"...killed your memories!"
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5/7---------4/5---------2h3-----|
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-2/3-2-2-2-2-0h1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...liar, liar..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0h2-----5-----3--2-----9-8-7-|
A|-0h2-----5-----3--2-----7-6-5-|
E|-----0-0---0-0------0-0-------|
* * * * * *
"...everyone can see..."
Keep playing Riff 4 during "Start trouble, spread pain..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Young)
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End Solo
Play Riff 1
Ending (Solo Rhythm)
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B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
*
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7--|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
*
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B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---8--5--8--7-5-7-|
A|-0-0--------------0-8--5--8--7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
*
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-10p8p7-8p7p5---9--8--7--6--5--4-|
A|-0-0--------------0-7--6--5--4--3--2-|
E|-------------------------------------|
*
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-2-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-0-|
E|-----------------------|
"You're a..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----4---5---6---7---8---9-|
D|-xx-4-x-5-x-6-x-7-x-8-x-9-|
A|-xx-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-6-x-7-|
E|--------------------------|
"...liar!"
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------------4---|
D|-xxxxx-7-5-x-4-5-|
A|-xxxxx-7-5-x-2-5-|
E|-xxxxx-5-3-x---3-|
Ending Solo (Mustaine)
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E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
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
