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 x2e|----------------------------------------|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 x3e|-------------------------------|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 3e|----------------------------------|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 4e|--------------------------------|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..."
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) x4e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-----------------|A|---5-4---3-------|E|-3-----3---3-5-6-|
* * * x4e|-----------------|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
