| Mastergame |
| By |
| Mercenary |
| From |
| First Breath "1989" |
Tuning: Tune all strings 4 halfsteps down to C, G, D#, A#, F, C.
Riff 1A:
E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4---5-|
A -5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4---5-|
E -3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2-333-|
m m m m m m mm
E ------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -7----7-7----7-7--9-9--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4-|
A -----------------------4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4-|
E -5--0-5-5--0-5-5--7-7--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2-|
m m m m m
E --------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------|
D ---4-4---5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--7----7-7----7-7--5-5--|
A ---4-4---5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5-------------------5-5--|
E -0-2-2-333--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--5--0-5-5--0-5-5--3-3--|
m mm m m m m
Riff 1B:
E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4---5-|
A -5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4---5-|
E -3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2-333-|
m m m m m m mm
E ------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4-|
A -4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4-|
E -2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2-|
m m m m m
E --------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------|
D ---4-4---5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--|
A ---4-4---5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--4----4-4----4-4--5-5--|
E -0-2-2-333--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--2--0-2-2--0-2-2--3-3--|
m mm m m m m
Bridge:
E ---------------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D -4-------------------------------------------|
A -4-------------------------------------------|
E -2-------------------------------------------|
(Let the chord feedback)
Riff 2:
E --------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A -2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8---2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8--|
E -0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6--|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8---2-----5-----5-7---7---7---8-8-8--|
E -0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-5-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-6--|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
E --------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A -2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8---2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8--|
E -0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6--|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
E --------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A -2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8---2-----5-----5/7----5---7---8--|
E -0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3/5--0-3-0-5-0-6--|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff 3:
(Mute all)
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7--|
E --6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-8-8-7-7--|
E --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
Riff 4A:
E -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
H -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5----5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5----5-5--|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5----5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5----5-5--|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--0-3-3--|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff 5:
E -------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------3---------------------------3---|
A -2--5/6-5/6-2------5/6-1-2--2--5/6-5/6-2------5/6-1-2--|
E -0--3/4-3/4-0--1p0-3/4---0--0--3/4-3/4-0--1p0-3/4---0--|
m m m m
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercenary/mastergame_tab.html ]
E -------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------3--------------------------3----|
A -2--5/6-5/6-2------5/6-1-2--2--5/6-5/6-2------5/6-1-2--|
E -0--3/4-3/4-0--1p0-3/4---0--0--3/4-3/4-0--1p0-3/4---0--|
m m m m
E ---------------------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------5------------------------5----|
A -2-7/8-7/8-2-----7/8-3-2--2-7/8-7/8-2-----7/8-3-2--|
E -0-5/6-5/6-0-3p0-5/6---0--0-5/6-5/6-0-3p0-5/6---0--|
m m m m
E ---------------------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------5------------------------5----|
A -2-7/8-7/8-2-----7/8-3-2--2-7/8-7/8-2-----7/8-3-2--|
E -0-5/6-5/6-0-3p0-5/6---0--0-5/6-5/6-0-3p0-5/6---0--|
m m m m
Riff 7A:
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -12----12-11---11-12-14----14-12-11--------11-12----12-11--11-12-14---14-12-11----------11-|
E ---10-------10---------10----------10h12h14-----10-------10--------10----------10-12-14----|
m m m
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -12----12-11----------12-14----14-12----11-12----12-11-----------12-14---14-12-11----------11-|
E ---9--------9-12h14h15------9--------9--------9--------9-12h14h15-----9-----------10-12-14----|
m m m
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -12----12-11---11-12-14----14-12-11--------11-12----12-11--11-12-14---14-12-11----------11-|
E ---10-------10---------10----------10h12h14-----10-------10--------10----------10-12-14----|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -12----12-11----------12-14----14-12----11-12----12-11-----------12-14---14-12-11----------|
E ---9--------9-12h14h15------9--------9--------9--------9-12h14h15-----9------------0-1-3-4-|
m m m
Riff 7B:
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8----8-7---7-8-10----10-8-7------7-8----8-7---7-8-10----10-8-7--------7-|
E ---6------6--------6--------6h8h10----6------6--------6---------6-8-10---|
m m m
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8----8-7----------8-10----10-8----7-8----8-7----------8-10----10-8-7-----|
E ---5------5-8h10h12-----5-------5------5------5-8h10h12-----5---------6-8-|
m m m
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8----8-7---7-8-10----10-8-7------7-8----8-7---7-8-10----10-8-7--------7-|
E ---6------6--------6--------6h8h10----6------6--------6---------6-8-10---|
m m m
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -8---8-7---7-8-10----10-8-7------7--8----8-7---7-8-10----10-8-7---------|
E ---6-----6--------6--------6h8h10-----6------6--------6---------4-5-6-7-|
m m m m
Riff 4B:
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------5-5-5-5-|
A -22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-5-5-5-5--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-5-5-5-5-|
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-3-3-3--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3-3-3-3-|
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Riff 4C:
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------5----5----5---------------------------5----5----5-|
A -22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-5----5----5---22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-5----5----5-|
E -00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3--0-3--0-3---00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-3--0-3--0-3-|
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm m m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm m
Song Structure
(Where nothing else is indicated guitar 2 dubs guitar 1)
Guitar 1: Guitar 2:
Riff 1A Riff 1B
Bridge
Riff 1A Riff 1B
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4A (x2)
Riff 1A Riff 1B
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4A (x2)
Riff 5
Riff 3
Riff 7A Riff 7B
Riff 4A (x2)
Riff 4B
Riff 4C
Riff 1A Riff 1B