Band- Megadeth
Song- Promises
Tuning: Standard
Intro (Acoustic)
e|-5-----5-----5-----5----|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6----|
G|----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
e|-5-----5-----5-----5----|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6----|
G|----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
"Two hearts..."
e|-6-----6-----6-----6----|
B|-5-----5-----5-----5----|
G|----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
"...talk to each other..."
e|-6-----6-----6-----6----|
B|-5-----5-----5-----5----|
G|----6-----6-----6-----6-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
"...close, in a town..."
e|-5-----5-----5-----5----|
B|-7-----7-----7-----7----|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
"...like a prison cell..."
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------11---8-----8-----------11---8-|
G|------8----8-----8---8-------8----8---|
D|-8--8----------8--------8--8----------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "You come from..."
Riff 3 (Distortion) x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-8-------10--------8-------10-|
A|-6--------8--------6--------8-|
E|------------------------------|
"And when we walk..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-8-------10----12--|
A|-6--------8-----9--|
E|-------------------|
"But it's much too late..."
Riff 4 (Distortion) x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------12-8-------8-10-------10----------------|
A|-10----xx-10-6----xx-6--8----xx--8--5/6-6-6-6\5-5-|
E|-10----xx-10-6----xx-6--8----xx--8----------------|
"Oh I will meet you..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-12-------12-8-------8-10--|
A|-10----xx-10-6----xx-6--8--|
E|-10----xx-10-6----xx-6--8--|
"I promise, I promise..."
Play Riff 1 "There's so many fighting..."
Riff 3a (Distortion)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-8-------10--------8-------10-|
A|-6--------8--------6--------8-|
E|------------------------------|
"And when we walk..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-8-------10----12--|
A|-6--------8-----9--|
E|-------------------|
"But it's much too late..."
Play Riff 4 "Oh I will meet you..."
Lead into next section:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--11--------12--|
A|---9--------10--|
E|---9--------10--|
Interlude:
Riff 5 (Acoustic, Play 2x)
e|----3-3---3------3------3-3---1------1---|
B|-3--3-3-3-3----3---3-3--3-3-3-3----3---3-|
G|-3------3-3--3-------2------2-2--2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------1-1--------0----0----0----------0---|
B|-3--3-3-3-3----3---3--2--2---2-2----2---2-|
G|-1--1-----1--1--------2--2---2-2--0-------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/promises_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff 6 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-2----xx-2-4----xx-4-5----xx-5-7----xx-7-|
E|-0----xx-0-2----xx-2-3----xx-3-5----xx-5-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-2----xx-2-4----xx-4-5----xx-5-7----xx-7-|
E|-0----xx-0-2----xx-2-3----xx-3-5----xx-5-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-2----xx-2-4----xx-4-5----xx-5-7----xx-7-|
E|-0----xx-0-2----xx-2-3----xx-3-5----xx-5-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--5--6--7--|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--3--4--5--|
E|-------------------------|
Solo (Pitrelli)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------13-16-/15~--11~----------|
D|----14--------------~--11-12~\-|
A|-/14---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------------19\-|
B|------12-15-/17~--14~------x--|
G|----12-----------------14-16\-|
D|-/12--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------16-19-/18~-------------------|
B|----17-----------19~---------17----|
G|-/16-----------------18---19----19-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|----------------------/17-16\-|
B|----------------17-19---------|
G|-19\18-16-18-19---------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------13-16-/15~--11~----------|
D|----14-----------------11-12~\-|
A|-/14---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|------12-15-/17~--14~----------|
G|----12-----------------14-16~~-| division
D|-/12---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in on last note:
e|------------------------------7-------8-------9------10-------|
B|-------7------------9-7-9-7--10b12~--11b13~--12b14~--13b15~~\-|
G|----xx-7h8-xx----xx-9-7-9-7-----------------------------------|
D|-9~-xx-----xx-9~-xx-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Oh I will meet you..."
Ending (Fades out)
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|-5-----5-----5-----5----|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6----|
G|----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-/7---------------|
A|-/5----[let ring]-|
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
