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Promises by Megadeth 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|------------------------------------------| 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|------------------| Two hearts that shouldn't Talk to each other become close In a town much like a prison cell People speak our names On the street in hushed tones Oh the stories they'd tell If anyone would listen, anyone would listen You come from a town where People don't bother saying hello Unless somebody's born or dies And I come from a place where they Drag your hopes through the mud Because their own dreams are all dying And when we walk down the street The wind sings our name in rebel songs The sounds of the night should make us anxious But it's much to late when the fear is gone I will meet you in the Next Life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise There's so many fighting To get past the Pearly Gates But nobody ever wants to die or get saved Their intentions aren't that good And I can smell the asphalt That's their personal road to hell being paved And when we walk down the street The wind sings our name in rebel songs But it's much to late when the fear is gone I will meet you in the next life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise I will meet you in the next life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise | x Dead note | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | b Bend | h Hammer-on 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. ------------------ version 2 E5 2 2 x x x x F#5 4 4 x x x x G5 5 5 x x x x A5 7 7 x x x x B5 9 9 x x x x C5 10 10 x x x x C#5 11 11 x x x x D5 12 12 x x x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Dist. 1' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. 2' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. 3' Intro Verse Q=75 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---||--5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---||o-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-||----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---| |-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---| |---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---| |-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---| |---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1. E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E +H |-------6-------------|-------6-------------|| |-----------8-----8---|-----------8-(8)----o|| |-----8---8-----8---8-|-----8---8-----------|| |-8-8---------8-------|-8-8-----------------|| |---------------------|--------------------o|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Pre-Chorus 2. Eb5 F5 Eb5 Gtr II H +E Q E Q E E +E Q E |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |---------------|----------------------| |-8----(8)-8--8-|-10--10-10-(10)-10--8-| |-6----(6)-6--6-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--6-| |---------------|----------------------| F5 +E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-(8)-8--8-(8)-8--8-|-8-10--10-(10)-10--10--| |-(6)-6--6-(6)-6--6-|-6--8---8--(8)--8---8--| |-------------------|-----------------------| $ F5 E Q E +E Q E E Q E E Q. |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-8-8--8-(8)-8--8-|-10-10--10-12-12----|| |-6-6--6-(6)-6--6-|--8--8---8--9--9----|| |-----------------|--------------------|| Chorus $$ G5 Eb5 F5 Q S S E Q. E Q. E S S S S S E. |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |--5--x-x-5\-1----1-|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5----| |--5--x-x-5\-1----1-|-3----3----------------| F5 F5 F5 Q. E S S S S S E. Q. E S S S S S E. Q. E S S S S S E. |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5---| |-3----3--------------|-3----3--------------|-3----3---------------| To Dbl. Coda F5 G5 Eb5 F5 Q. E S S S S S E. Q S S E Q. E W |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |---------------------|------------------|--------|| |-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-5--x-x-5\-1----1-|-3------|| |-3----3--------------|-5--x-x-5\-1----1-|-3------|| Verse D.S. al Coda Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5-----|| ||o-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7----o|| ||----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5---|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Interlude & Gtr II Gtr I W E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |----------||----3-3---3-----3---|---3-3---1-----1---| |----------||o-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-| |----------||--3-----3-3-3-------|-2-----2-2-2-------| |----------||--------------------|-------------------| |-3--------||o-------------------|-------------------| |-4--------||--------------------|-------------------| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-----1-1-------0---|-0---0---------0------|| |-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-2-2---2-2---2---2---o|| |-1-1-----1-1-------|-2-2---2-2-0----------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|| Guitar Solo E5 F#5 G5 A5 Gtr II E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / / / / x x / / / / x x / Gtr III Q S S S S a E. S +E E S S E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------4-7-4s6----------------|---------------7-10-10s12------9-(9)------| |----------5--------------7-(7)-----|-------------5-------------------------10-| |-------/4------------------------6-|-7-7-7\---/7------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E5 F#5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / Q S S S S a E. S +E E |-19------------16-19-16s18-------------------| |--x---------17------------------19-(19)------| |-16-----/16-------------------------------18-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| G5 A5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / ~~~~~~~~~ S S E +Q S S S S S S S a S |------------------------------------------16s17-| |----17------------------------------17-19-------| |-19----19---(19)-----19s18-16-18-19-------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| E5 F#5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / ~~~ E. +S S S S S a E. S +E E |-16----(16)\---0-4-7-4s6----------------| |-------------0----------------7-(7)-----| |--------------------------------------6-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| G5 A5 E S S S S E S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x x / / / / x x / ~~ ~~~ E. +S S S S S E. S +E E |---------------7-10-12------9-(9)------| |-------------8----------------------10-| |-7----(7)-/7---------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda B5 C5 C#5 D5 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / H. Q W |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | ~~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E Q E +E |-------------------------------|--7---------8---------9--------10----(10)\-| |---------7-------------9-7-9-7-|-10b12-----11b13-----12b14-----13b15-(13)\-| |---------7h8-x-x---x-x-9-7-9-7-|-------------------------------------------| |--9--x-x-----x-x-9-x-x---------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------x---x-x---------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| && Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5---5---5---5---|--5----5---5----5----| |-6---6---6---6---|--6----6---6----6----| |---7---7---7---7-|-----7---7---7-----7-| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | W +H. +Q |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-7---------------|-(7)-----------(7)---| |-5---------------|-(5)-----------(5)---| |-----------------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--5----5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----| |--6----6---6---6---|--6----6---6---6----| |-----7---7---7---7-|-----7---7---7---7--| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | +W +W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(7)---------------|-(7)----------------| |-(5)---------------|-(5)----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---*| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---*| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-*| |-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------*| Two hearts that shouldn't Talk to each other become close In a town much like a prison cell People speak our names On the street in hushed tones Oh the stories they'd tell If anyone would listen, anyone would listen You come from a town where People don't bother saying hello Unless somebody's born or dies And I come from a place where they Drag your hopes through the mud Because their own dreams are all dying And when we walk down the street The wind sings our name in rebel songs The sounds of the night should make us anxious But it's much to late when the fear is gone I will meet you in the Next Life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise There's so many fighting To get past the Pearly Gates But nobody ever wants to die or get saved Their intentions aren't that good And I can smell the asphalt That's their personal road to hell being paved And when we walk down the street The wind sings our name in rebel songs But it's much to late when the fear is gone I will meet you in the next life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise I will meet you in the next life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise 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 ------------------ version 3 Solo |--------7------------------------------10-10/12---------19-\-| |------9---/11~~---------------------12-----------14----------| |----9----------11~~--------------12-----------------14-------| |-/9----------------11~12~~\--/12-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------16-19-/18~~---------------------------------------14/17-16-| |-----17------------19~14~15h17-15---15--15\14-12/14-15/17----------| |-/16---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------7------------------------------10-10/12--------| |------9---/11~~---------------------12-----------14----| |----9----------11~~--------------12-----------------14-| |-/9----------------11~12~~\--/12-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Two hearts that shouldn't Talk to each other become close In a town much like a prison cell People speak our names On the street in hushed tones Oh the stories they'd tell If anyone would listen, anyone would listen You come from a town where People don't bother saying hello Unless somebody's born or dies And I come from a place where they Drag your hopes through the mud Because their own dreams are all dying And when we walk down the street The wind sings our name in rebel songs The sounds of the night should make us anxious But it's much to late when the fear is gone I will meet you in the Next Life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise There's so many fighting To get past the Pearly Gates But nobody ever wants to die or get saved Their intentions aren't that good And I can smell the asphalt That's their personal road to hell being paved And when we walk down the street The wind sings our name in rebel songs But it's much to late when the fear is gone I will meet you in the next life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise I will meet you in the next life, I promise you Where we can be together, I promise you I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you I promise, I promise ------------------ version 4 Tuning: E A D G B E [Intro] Dm Dm Dm [Verse 1] Dm Two hearts that shouldn't Gm Eb A Talk to each other become close A D7 In a town much like a prison cell Dm Gm People speak our names Gm Bbm On the street in hushed tones Bbm Am Oh the stories they'd tell Dm Eb If anyone would listen, anyone would listen Dm You come from a town where Eb Am People don't bother saying hello Am Dm Unless somebody's born or dies Dm And I come from a place where they Gm A Drag your hopes through the mud A D7 Because their own dreams are all dying [Pre-Chorus] Eb F And when we walk down the street F Eb The wind sings our name in rebel songs Eb F The sounds of the night should make us anxious Eb F D But it's much to late when the fear is gone [Chorus] Gm Eb F D Gm I will meet you in the Next Life, I promise you Gm Eb F Eb Dm Gm Where we can be together, I promise you Gm Eb F Eb D Gm I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you Gm Eb F I promise, I promise [Verse 2] Dm There's so many fighting D A D To get past the Pearly Gates D A D But nobody ever wants to die or get saved Dm Their intentions aren't that good D Gm And I can smell the asphalt A D7 That's their personal road to hell being paved [Pre-Chorus] Eb F And when we walk down the street F Eb The wind sings our name in rebel songs Eb F D Gm But it's much to late when the fear is gone [Chorus] Gm Eb F D Gm I will meet you in the Next Life, I promise you Gm Eb F Eb Dm Gm Where we can be together, I promise you Gm Eb F Eb D Gm I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you Gm Eb F D I promise, I promise... Uhhh [Solo] Gm Dm E7 A Gm Dm E7 E A E Gb G A E 3x times (this line only).On the 3rd time finish with B instead of E Bm C D [Chorus] Gm Eb F D Gm I will meet you in the Next Life, I promise you Gm Eb F Eb Dm Gm Where we can be together, I promise you Gm Eb F Eb D Gm I will wait till then in Heaven, I promise you Gm Eb F I promise, I promise ------------