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MASTERMIND (Bassline)
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1997 Album CRYPTIC WRITINGS)
Transcribed by Wes Landriault
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Arranged by Wes Landriault
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=185
4/4
Gtr I
W W
||----------|------|
||----------|------|
||----------|------|
||----------|------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|---------0-------|
||o---2-0---0-------|---2-0-----------|
||o-------2---------|-------2---------|
||----------2-2-2-2-|-2-------2-2-2-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|---2-0---0-------|---2-0-----------o||
|-------2---------|-------2---------o||
|-2-------2-2-2-2-|-2-------5-5-5-5--||
Chorus
1. 2.
Gtr II
Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||-------0-------|
||--2---------2-|-2-----------|-2---------2-|-2--2--2-5-----||-2--2----0-----|
1. 2.
Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||-------0-------|
||--2---------2-|-2-----------|-2---------2-|-2--2--2-5-----||-2--2----0-----|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-----|-3-3-3-3-3-----|
1. 2.
E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q.
|----------------||-----------------|
|---------------o||-----------------|
|---------------o||-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-2-2-14S2----|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-----|-3-3-3-3-3-----|
1. 2.
E E E E Q Q Q Q E Q.
|----------------||--------------|
|---------------o||--------------|
|---------------o||-------0------|
|-2-2-2-2-2------||-2--2----0----|
Chorus
1. 2.
Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||-------0-------|
||--2---------2-|-2-----------|-2---------2-|-2--2--2-5-----||-2--2----0-----|
1. 2.
D.S.
Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||-------0-------|
||--2---------2-|-2-----------|-2---------2-|-2--2--2-5-----||-2--2----0-----|
Breakdown
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Guitar Solo
W W W Q. Q. Q
||-----------|----------|----------|----------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|---------------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------0----1---o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-4--------------||
1.
$$
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q. Q. Q
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-3----2----0---o||
||--4---4-4---4-4--|-4---4-4---4-4--|-4---4-4---4-4--|----------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/mastermind_btab_ver_3.html ]
2.
D.S.S.
W E E E E +Q Q
|----------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|
|----------|-2-2-2-3-(3)--2--|
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|------0----1--|
|-2----2----2--|-2----2----2--|-4------------|
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q 3x
||---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------0----1---o||
||--2----2----2--|-2----2----2--|-2----2----2--|-4--------------||
Last Verse
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-----|-3-3-3-3-3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-------||
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-----|-3-3-3-3-3-----|
1. 2.
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|----------------||---------------|
|---------------o||---------------|
|---------------o||---------0-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-2-2----0--|
Bridge
E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------4--------o||
||--2-2--2-2----|-1-1--1-1----|-0-0--0-0----|--------0--1----||
1. 2.
|-3-|
E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E Q E Q Q H Q Q Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|------4-------o||------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2----|-4-4-4-4-4----|-5-5-5-5-5----|--------0--1---||------2-2-2-|
Last Chorus
1. 2.
Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||---------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||-------0-------|
||--2---------2-|-2-----------|-2---------2-|-2--2--2-5-----||-2--2----0-----|
Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E
||--------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|
||--2---------2-|-2-----------|-2---------2-|
1. 2.
Q Q E Q. Q Q E E E E Q Q H
|---------------||---------------|------------*|
|--------------o||---------------|------------*|
|--------------o||-------0---0---|------------*|
|-2--2--2-5-----||-2--2----0---0-|-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
