Megadeth: Sin
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 2/06/01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (tremolo effect)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|---9------------|
A|---7-[let ring]-|
E|----------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------4---2--2--------------4---2--2----|
E|-0-/5---3----0---------0-/5---3----0----|
Guitar 2 (comes in the second time, tremolo effect)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--9-/14--12--9------------|
A|--7-/12--10--7-[let ring]-|
E|--------------------------|
Riff 2 x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--9~-|
A|------4---2--2-----------5--7~-|
E|-0-/5---3----0---0-0-0-0-------|
* * * *
"He had an unfamiliar face..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------4---2--2-------4---2--2-------4---2-|
E|-0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3---|
"No worries of living..."
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-5-5-|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------|
* * * * * * * *
"Deep inside..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----5-6-5-|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----3-4-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Actions progress..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-5-5-|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------|
* * * * * * * *
"Mirror mirror..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----------|
* * * * * * * *
"Do you see the..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-4-3---|
D|------------------------3-2-1---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
* * * *
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
Play Riff 2 "Not one to be forgot..."
Play Riff 3 "Deep inside..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/megadeth/sin_tab.html ]
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1---|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-4-3---|
D|------------------------3-2-1---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
* * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---5-4---3-------|
E|-3-----3---3-5-6-|
* * *
x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---7-6---5-------|
E|-5-----5---5-7-8-|
* * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|---7-6---5------------9-8---7--------|
A|-5-----5---5-7-8----7-----7---7-9-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
A|---6-5---4--------------------------|
D|-4-----4---4-6-7---/4-2-------------|
A|------------------------4-3-2-----2-|
E|------------------------------5-2-0-|
* * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4\--/5-2-4\------/5-/5-2-4\-|
E|-2\--/3-0-2\--000-/3-/3-0-2\-|
***
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-/5-2-4\------/5-/5-4-|
E|-/3-0-2\--000-/3-/3-2-|
***
Riff 6 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------7-8-7~~-------------7-6~~--|
E|-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-5--------|
* * * * * * * *
"Pressure... ...coming down..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------8~~--|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7~~---0-0-0-0-5-6------|
* * * * * * * *
"Down on me... ...gonna break..."
Riff 7 (Play 3x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--|
A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--|
E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------|
* * * * * * * *
"Nervous... ...like a cat..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10--|
A|---------7-8-9-----------7-8--8--|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-5-6-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Gonna jump.....through my skin..."
Ending:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--|
A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--|
E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------|
* * * * * * * *
"Set me free.....set me free..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---------7-8-9--------------4---2--2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-/5---3----0-|
* * * * * * *
"Set me free....the reasons that we sin."
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
