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Time The Beginning by Megadeth
Time The Beginning
Tuning: Standard
NOTE: If you're playing with only one guitar, you may
want to use the following riff in replace of the
normal acoustic Em strumming. It's just the combination
of Guitar 1 & 2.
Alternate Riff: x3
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--2----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-4-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--4----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"Father time..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10/12--10-10--------9h10-/12--10-10~~--10-10-|
E|------------0-------------------------------0-|
"Father time..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-(10)/12--10-10----10--10-10--9h10-9~--\7-7~-|
E|--------------0-----0---0--0------------0-0--|
"...winding down..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----/12--10-10~----10-/12--10-9/10~~--(10)\7\2-|
E|-0-7--------------------------------------------|
"Seconds drift..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-2/7-/12--10-10~----9h10-9-\7-7~~----(7)\2-|
E|----------------------------0-0------------|
"The clock just..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
"You were once..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
"Now I know..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5--------5---------4---4--4--4-|
D|--5--------5---------x---x--x--x-|
A|--3--------3----4/6--6---6--6--6-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------|
G|--5--------5----5----------------|
D|--x--------x----x-------9--------|
A|--7--------7----7--7/9--9-----9\-|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------[silent]---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12~--(12)\-|
G|---------------------------12~--(12)\-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--7~--(7)\2---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"The days I saved..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------[silent]---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"...hourglass..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--9\7/10-9~~----7--(7)~~----(7)\-|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--2----0--------2----0---------|
D|--2-------------2--------------|
A|--2-------------2--------------|
E|--0-------------0--------------|
"The days I saved..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--2----0------------(0)--------|
D|--2----------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------|
"They fell like sand..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--2----0------------(0)--------|
D|--2----------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------|
"No time to lose..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0--|
G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----|
D|------2-------4-------5-----2------|
A|----2-------4-------5--------------|
E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
"Time taking time..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0-------0----------|
G|------0-------0-------0------------|
D|----2-------2-------1--------------|
A|--3-------0-------2----------------|
E|--------------------------3---2----|
"It's taking mine..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------8/11~~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...mine..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9~~----12~~-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...so unkind..."
e|------------------------------------12-|
B|-----12~~~--------------------------12-|
G|--------------7--(7)b8~~~/11--------h.-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"Time chasing time..."
Riff 4a
Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|--0------------0--------|
B|--1------------3--------|
G|--0------------0--------|
D|--2--------2/4-4--------|
A|--0---------------------|
E|------------------------|
"...no one, not even me..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-10---------------(10)/12----12/14--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 & 2 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
e|------------------------------0--|
B|----------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------0------|
D|------7-----5-----7-----5--------|
A|----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0------------|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------[silent]---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-/14------/14----------------------------------|
G|-----12~------12~------12-14-14b15--(15)r14p12-|
D|-------------------/14-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 1b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|--2----2-2----2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|--0----0-0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
"An enemy..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--7--5--------7--5-5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"An enemy..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--7--5-5------4-5-4------------|
A|---------------------7-7-------|
E|-------------------------------|
"My final place..."
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------|
B|--15b17~~---------------12-12--|
G|------------------------12-12--|
D|------------------------12-12--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"...defend..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9/11-9--9/12-11~~--|
D|--14~~----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"...deadly end..."
e|---------------------{14}-{17}--------------------|
B|--------------17b19~----------{17}-(19)r17--------|
G|-------------------------------------------16~~~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
"...space..."
e|-------------------14h17p14--------------------------|
B|--------15p14--------------17-15h17p15---------------|
G|--12/14------14h16--------------------16-15-14-12-14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"...resting place..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
"I can't get..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
D|--5--5-5-5--5-5--x--4-4----------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3--x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4--4--x-x-|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4--4--x-x-|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2--x-x-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------5-------5--x--4-4----------|
D|----5-------5----x--4-4----------|
A|--3--------------x--2-2--2-0-----|
E|-----------------------------3-2-|
Guitar 3 (Slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5-----------------4------------|
D|--x-----------------x------------|
A|--3-----------------2------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12~~~----11~~~------5~~~~-----4~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 4a
Guitar 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------0--|
G|--------0-------0-------0-----0----|
D|------2-------4-------5-----2------|
A|----2-------4-------5--------------|
E|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|
"Time taking time..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------0-------0-------0----------|
G|------0-------0-------0------------|
D|----2-------2-------1--------------|
A|--3-------0-------2----------------|
E|--------------------------3---2----|
"It's taking mine..."
Guitar 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------[silent]--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2b4---------|
D|---------------------[grad. bend]----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...mine..."
Ending:
Guitars 1 & 3 (Acoustic & 12 string acoustic)
e|--0------------0------------0--|
B|--1------------3------------5--|
G|--0------------0------------0--|
D|--2--------2/4-4--------4/5-5--|
A|--0----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"...no one, waits for no one..."
e|-----------|
B|------7----|
G|------8----|
D|--5/7-9----|
A|------9----|
E|------7----|
"...not even me."
Father time, I'm running late
I'm winding down, I'm growing tired
Seconds drift into the night
The clock just ticks till my time expires
You were once my friend
Now I know I can't tie your hands
The days I saved I couldn't spend
They fell like sand through the hourglass
No time to lose, no time to choose
Time taking time, it's taken mine
Scenes of my life seem so unkind
Time chasing time creeps up behind
I can't run forever, and time waits for no one
Not even me
An enemy I can't defend
My final place a deadly end
Life's just a speck in space
Dreams of an eternal resting place
I can't get any younger
Time has brutal hunger
Time taking time, it's taken mine
Scenes of my life seem so unkind
Time chasing time creeps up behind
I can't run forever, and time waits for no one, waits for no one
Not even me
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
------------------
version 2
Em
0 2 2 0 0 0
Cmaj7
x 3 5 5 0 0
Bsus4
x 2 4 4 0 0
E5
0 2 2 x x x
C5
x 3 5 5 x x
B5
x 2 4 4 x x
A5
x 0 2 2 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steel String'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Intro Verse
Slowly Q=66
Em
4/4
Gtr I
W E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W a E. s H +E S S
|----------|---------------------------------------|
|----------|---------------------------------------|
|----------|---------------------------------------|
|----------|---------------------------------------|
|----------|-10h12----10-10------------(10)---9h10-|
|----------|---------------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E. S Q +S S E +Q
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-12s==10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)------|
|-------------------------0--(0)------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~ ~
E. S Q +S S E +E S S E S S H +S S S S
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-12----10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)---9h10-|-9-(9)s7-7-----------(7)--------|
|-----------0------(0)--0--0--(0)--------|-------------------------0h7h10-|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
\0.5/
~~ ~~ ~~~~~~
E. S H +E E E. S Q E E E S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------10-10-----------(10)-------|-12----10-10---------(10)\---7\-2-2s7-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~ ~~ ~ ~
E. S H +E S S E. S Q +E E Q
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------10-10-----------(10)---9-10-|-9s==7-7-----(7)---(7)s2-----|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 B A G F#
E S S E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / x / / / x x / / / / / / x / / o o o o
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4-4-------|-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4------------|
|---5---------5---x-4-4-4-------|---5---------5---x-4-4------------|
|-3---------------x-2-2-2-------|-3---------------x-2-2--2--0------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------3--2-|
|
| Gtrs II, IV
| Q Q S S E S S E Q E. S S S E +E E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5--------5----------4-4-4-4---|-5--------5----5------------------|
|-5--------5----------x-x-x-x---|-x--------x----x-----9-(9)--------|
|-3--------3------4s6-6-6-6-6---|-7--------7----7-7s9-9-(9)---9\---|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------0-|---------------------------------0--------|
|---------------------------0---|-------------------------------0----------|
|-------------------------0-----|----------------------------0-------------|
|-----7-----5-----7-----5-------|-----7-----5------7------5----------------|
|---7-----7-----7-----7---------|---7-----7-----7-------7------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------|-0-----0-----0-------0--------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, IV
| ~
| W E E Q +E E E. S
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------12------(12)\--|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------12------(12)\--|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-7---7s==2-------(2)----------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Verse
Em
Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III
Q H. Q H.
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2-----0--------------------|-2-----0------------------|
|-2--------------------------|-2------------------------|
|-2--------------------------|-2------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|-0------------------------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs II, IV
W H E E E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------9s==7s10-9---|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q H. +H. Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-----0--------------------|-(0)------------------------|
|-2--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S E. H +Q +E. S S +E. +E S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----(9)-7------(7)-------------|-(7)-----(7)---(7)\---------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------5b6-(5)---(5)-(5)s3-|
|
| Q H. +H. Q
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--2-------0-------------------------|-(0)------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--0---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtrs II, IV
W H Q E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------8s=|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0------|
|-------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0--------|
|-----2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1----------|
|---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2--|
~~
H H H Q E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------x---|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------x---|
|-11-------------------------------|-------------------------x---|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----|
|--------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0-------|
|------2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1---------|
|----2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2-|
~ ~~
Q +E E H
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-9-------(9)---0---12---------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0-|
|-------0---------0--------0-----0---|
|-----2---------4--------5-----2-----|
|---2---------4--------5-------------|
|-0--------0---------0-------0-------|
~~
E E Q E. S +E. S
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------12------------------------------|
|-(12)\----------------7------7b8-(7)---(7)s==|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------0--------0--------0---------------|
|---------0--------0--------0-----------------|
|-------2--------2--------1-------------------|
|---3----------0-------2----------------------|
|----------------------------------3--2-------|
Q. E H +H H
|-------------------<12>---------------|-(<12>)---------------------------|
|-------------------<12>---------------|-(<12>)---------------------------|
|-11-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------0-|------------0-------0-------0-----|
|---------0-------0----------0-----0---|----------0-------0-------0-------|
|-------2-------4----------5-----2-----|--------2-------2-------1---------|
|-----2-------4----------5-------------|----3---------0-------2-----------|
|--0--------0---------0--------0-------|------------------------------3-2-|
H +E. S E. S W
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10----------(10)-(10)s12--12s|=14-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Q +E S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--0--(0)-------0--------------|------------------------------0-|
|--1--(1)-------3--------------|----------------------------0---|
|--0--(0)-------0--------------|--------------------------0-----|
|--2--(2)-2s4---4--------------|------7-----5-----7-----5-------|
|--0--(0)----------------------|----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
|------------------------------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~
E S S +E S S +S S S S E +S T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----/14-----------/14---------------------------------------||
|---------12-(12)-------12-(12)\-----12-14-14b15---(14)-14-12-||
|--------------------------------/14--------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------------0--------||
|------------------------------------------------0------------||
|-------------------------------------------0-----------------||
|-------7---------5----------7-----------5--------------------||
|---7----------7---------7------------7-----------------------||
|-0--------0----------0------------0--------------------------||
Verse
Em
Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs II, IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q H. +Q. E S S E +Q
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-15pb17-----(15)-------------------|-(15)--------------12-12-(12)-----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------12-12-(12)-----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------12-12-(12)-----|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q H. E. S H.
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--7-----------5--------------------|---7----5-5-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~
Q +H. +Q +Q E E E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------7---|
|----------------------------------|-------------------9b11r==(9)-9b12-----|
|-14------(14)---------------------|-(14)-----(14)-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| E. S H +E S S E. S H.
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--7----5---5------------(5)---4-5-|---4-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------7---7--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~ ~~~
+W +Q Q S E. E S S
|------------------------------|----------------------------14-17--------|
|-(7)--------------------------|-(7)------------17b19-17----------17b19==|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Q H. E. S H.
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--7------5--------------------|--7----5-5-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Em
E S S E S S S S E S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~
+Q +E E H
|---------------------------------------|
|-(17)-----(17)r(17)--------------------|
|----------------------16---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E. S H +E S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---7----5---5----------------(5)---4-5-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
|--3--| |--3--|
+E. T T S S S S T T T S T T T S S S S S
|--------------------------14-17-14-----------------------------|
|--------------15p14----------------17-15-17-15-----------------|
|-(16)---12s14-------14h16----------------------16-15-14-12-14--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E. S H.
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7-----7-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cmaj7
E S S E S S S S E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / x / / / x x
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--------(5)----------5--x-4---4--4---------|
|-----5---------------------5----x-4---4--4---------|
|--3-----------------------------x-2---2--2---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| \1/ \1/ \1/
| ~~~~
| E. +S +S +E. E Q E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12------(12)--(12)--(12)------11---(11)---(11)\---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H H
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------4------------------|
|--x-----------------------------x------------------|
|--3-----------------------------2------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Cmaj7 B A G F#
E S S E S S S S E S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / x / / o o o o
S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----5---(5)---5-x-4-4---------|
|---5---------5---x-4-4---------|
|-3---------------x-2-2-2-0-----|
|---------------------------3-2-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-5--------5------4-------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|
| H H
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-5---------------4-------------|
|-x---------------x-------------|
|-3---------------2-------------|
|-------------------------------|
Chorus
E5 C5 B5
Gtr II
W H H
| | |
/ / /
Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------------0--------|
||--------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------------0----------|
||------2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------------1------------|
||o---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-----------2----------------|
||--0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------3--2---|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~
| W H a a Q. +E
||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||o-5-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------2b4---------(2)--|
||----------------------------------|-------------------x------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------x--------------------|
||----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E5 C5 B5
W H H
| | |
/ / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
|-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----o||
|-------0-------0-------0-----0---|-----0-------0-------0--------||
|-----2-------4-------5-----2-----|---2-------2-------1----------||
|---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------o||
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------3-2--||
|
| ~
| W W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
A5 B5
W +H H +W
| | | |
/ / / /
Q +E S S Q +E S S Q +E S S H +W
|-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)----------|--------*|
|-!1--(1)-----!3--(3)-----|--5--(5)-----7----|-(7)----*|
|-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)-----x----|-(x)----*|
|-!2--(2)-2h4-!4--(4)-4h5-|--5--(5)-5h7-7----|-(7)----*|
|-!0--(0)-----------------|-------------x----|-(x)----*|
|-------------------------|-------------7----|-(7)----*|
Father time, I'm running late
I'm winding down, I'm growing tired
Seconds drift into the night
The clock just ticks till my time expires
You were once my friend
Now I know I can't tie your hands
The days I saved I couldn't spend
They fell like sand through the hourglass
No time to lose, no time to choose
Time taking time, it's taken mine
Scenes of my life seem so unkind
Time chasing time creeps up behind
I can't run forever, and time waits for no one
Not even me
An enemy I can't defend
My final place a deadly end
Life's just a speck in space
Dreams of an eternal resting place
I can't get any younger
Time has brutal hunger
Time taking time, it's taken mine
Scenes of my life seem so unkind
Time chasing time creeps up behind
I can't run forever, and time waits for no one, waits for no one
Not even me
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
Tune Normal A-flat....
Song Structure
--------------
Riff A, Riff B, Riff C
Riff A, Riff B, Riff D, Riff E, Riff C
Riff A, Riff B, Riff D, "Time: The End"
|--Riff A--|
|--------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------||
|-2-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--||
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--||
|--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|| Repeat
|--Riff B--|
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|--5-5/---------5-5/--------||
|--5-5/---9-9---5-5/---9-9--||
|--3-3/---6-6---3-3/---6-6--||
|---------7-7----------7-7--||
|
|
|-Guitar 2-|
|-------8------------8------||
|-----8------------8--------||
|---5------------5----------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
|--Riff C--|
|----------------------------------------0---||
|-------------------------------------0------||
|-------2--------0--------2--------0---------||
|----2--------2--------2--------2------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-0--------0--------0--------0---------------|| Repeat
|--Riff D--|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------------------||
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---------0----------0-------0-----||
|---0-------0-------0-------0---------0----------0-------0-------||
|---------2-------4-------5---------2----------2-------2---------||
|---------------------------------3--------2-0-------------------||
|-0-------------------------------------------------2-------3-2--||
|-Riff E--|
|-----5---||
|-0---5---||
|-0---2---||
|-2---2---||
|-0---0---||
|---------||
Father time, I'm running late
I'm winding down, I'm growing tired
Seconds drift into the night
The clock just ticks till my time expires
You were once my friend
Now I know I can't tie your hands
The days I saved I couldn't spend
They fell like sand through the hourglass
No time to lose, no time to choose
Time taking time, it's taken mine
Scenes of my life seem so unkind
Time chasing time creeps up behind
I can't run forever, and time waits for no one
Not even me
An enemy I can't defend
My final place a deadly end
Life's just a speck in space
Dreams of an eternal resting place
I can't get any younger
Time has brutal hunger
Time taking time, it's taken mine
Scenes of my life seem so unkind
Time chasing time creeps up behind
I can't run forever, and time waits for no one, waits for no one
Not even me
Explanations: h - hammer on
b - bend
------------------
version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse]
Em
Father time, I'm running late
Em
I'm winding down, I'm growing tired
Em
Seconds drift into the night
Em
The clock just ticks 'til my time expires
C B
You were once my friend
C B Em
Now I know I can't tie your hands
[Verse]
Em
The days I saved I couldn't spend
Em
They fell like sand through the hourglass
Em
No time to lose, no time to choose
[Chorus]
C Am B Em
Time taking time... it's taken mine
C Am B Em
Scenes of my life... seem so unkind
C Am B Em
Time chasing time... creeps up behind
C A B Am
I can't run forever... and time waits for no one
Em
Not even me
[Verse]
Em
An enemy I can't defend
Em
My final place, a deadly end
Em
Life is just a speck in space
Em
Dreams of an eternal resting place
C B
I can't get any younger
C B Em
Time has brutal hunger
[Chorus]
C Am B Em
Time taking time... it's taken mine
C Am B Em
Scenes of my life... seem so unkind
C Am B Em
Time chasing time... creeps up behind
C A B Am D
I can't run forever... and time waits for no one
Am B
Time waits for no one
Not even me
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