Megadeth › 1000 Times Goodbye Guitar Tab

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1000 Times Goodbye Tab

Send "1000 Times Goodbye" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

1000 Times Goodbye  white4

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1                          x7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-4-3-2-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile)
e|-12------------------12------------------------|
B|-h.-[fades in]----12----[let bottom note ring]-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * * * * * * * * * *  

Play Riff 1 3x, then Riff 2.  Do this 3 times.


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * *     * *     * * * * * * * * 
  "The tides of change..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
  "I feel a familiar pain..."


Riff 4                         x4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------2-------3-------2------|
E|-5-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0--1-2-|
     * *   * * *   * * * 
  "I did no right, you did no wrong..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)           x4 
e|------------------------------|---------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------7tr8-7-------5-------|-------5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0------5-5-6-7---7-6-5-|-5-6-7---7-6-5-|
   * * * *        * * *   * * *   * * *   * * * 


Solo
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17--(17)r15--15b17r15~~~---17----15----|
G|----------------------------------16-------|
D|----------------------------------------14-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-12----14----12~------------------------------|
D|----14----14--a--14-12-14~--------------------|
A|------------------------a---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-----------2-------------------|
E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2-5-0-2-0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----------2-------------------|
E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2-5-0-2-0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * *
  "The thought never crossed my mind..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-----------2-------------------|
E|---0-1-2-0-2---0-1-2-0-2-5-0-2-0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "That this would be my last goodbye..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-2--/5--4-4-4-2--/5-|
E|-2-2-2-0--/3--2-2-2-0--/3-|


Play Riff 3   "It seems nothing good..."
Play Riff 4   "I did no right, you did no wrong..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10-----------------------------|
G|---------11-12----11-12-11-9-8----------------|
D|-14~~~------------------------9-12-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                                 *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 6   "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..."

Riff 7
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5-------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "Goodbye, 1000 times goodbye..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10-----------7-----------5-------|
A|----5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "The thought never crossed..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5-------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * *
  "That this would be my last goodbye..."
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-7-/10--9-9-9-7-/10-|
A|-7-7-7-5-/-8--7-7-7-5-/-8-|
E|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5-------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "Let me put pennies on your eyes..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10-----------7-----------5-------|
A|----5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "And kiss your lips one last goodbye..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-----------5----------|
A|---5-6-7-5-7---5-6-7-5-7---5-7-5--2-|
E|----------------------------------0-|
     * * * * *   * * * * *   * * * 
  "My love, a 1000 times goodbye..."


Riff 8
Guitar 1 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-(2)---4---5---7--8--|
E|-(0)---2---3---5--6--|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|--2----4---5---7--8--|
E|--0----2---3---5--6--|


Guitar 2
e|-17p12---15p12---17p12---15p12---17p12--12-|
B|------12------12------12------12------12---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-17p12---15p12---17p12---15p12---17p12-----|
B|------12------12------12------12------12/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p14---17p14---19p14---17p14---19p14--14-|
B|------14------14------14------14------14---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p14---17p14---19p14---17p14---19p14-----|
B|------14------14------14------14------14/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p15---17p15---19p15---17p15---19p15--15-|
B|------15------15------15------15------15---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-19p15---17p15---19p15---17p15---19p15-----|
B|------15------15------15------15------15/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-20p17---19p17---20p17---19p17---20p17-----|
B|------17------17------17------17------17/--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

1st ending
e|-21p18---20p18---21p18---20p18---21p18-----|
B|------18------18------18------18------18---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

2nd ending
e|-21p18---20p18---21p18---20p18---21p18---22b24~-|
B|------18------18------18------18------18--------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-000-0-000-0-000--000-0-000-0-000-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-222-2-222-2-222--222-2-222-2-222-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-333-3-333-3-333--333-3-333-3-333-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-555-5-555-5-555--666-6-666-6-666-|
   *** * *** * ***  *** * *** * ***

Riff 10       x4
e|-------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------|
D|-------------|---------|
A|--2---5-7-8--|--8-7-5--|
E|--0---3-5-6--|--6-5-3--|

Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
G|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
D|------12-14~--------14~-12---12---12-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
G|-12h14-------12h14--------14---14----|
D|---------14~--------14~-12---12---12-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------15-17-15-17-15-------15-17-15-17-15-|
G|-14b16----------------14b16----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16-12----12-12-14-11h12p11-------------|
D|----------14-------------------14-12-12-14-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---12-----------------|
A|-14---12-14-10-12-----|
E|------------------12-|

e|-15-17--15---------------------------------------------------|
B|------17--17-17--15-17--15-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------16--16-16--14-16--14-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------17--16-17-12-14-12----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-17--15---------------------------------------------------|
B|------17--17-17--15-17--15-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------16--16-16--14-16--14-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------17--16-17-12-14-12----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

                  x3
e|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------------12--12-|
G|---------12------|---------12--12-14p12-14--14---|
D|-14p12-----14p12-|-14p12-----14------------------|
A|------14---------|------14-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|

e|---------12--12-15p12---------12-15p12---------12-|
B|-15p12-15--15--------15-12-15---------15-12-15----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

               x8             x8             x8 
e|-17p15p12--12-|-19p17p14--14-|-20p17p15--15-|
B|---------15---|---------17---|---------17---|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|

               x4             x4
e|-21p19p17--17-|-22p20p18--18-|               
B|---------19---|---------20---|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|

               x8             x8             x8 
e|-17p15p12--12-|-19p17p14--14-|-20p17p15--15-|
B|---------15---|---------17---|---------17---|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|

               x4             x3
e|-21p19p17--17-|-22p20p18--18-|-22p20-22-|               
B|---------19---|---------20---|----------|
G|--------------|--------------|----------|
D|--------------|--------------|----------|
A|--------------|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|--------------|----------|



e|-22b24--22b24---22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24--22b24-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-[hold the note a little before bending]------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-22b24r22--22b23~-22b23~-22b23~-|
B|-[slow release]-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 3a (Play 2x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * *     * *     * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * *     * *     * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-------5--7-|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3--5-|
   * *     * *     * * * 
  "Goodbye....a 1000 times..."


Riff 3b
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-------5--7-|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-3--5-|
   * *     * *     * * * 
 "Goodbye....a 1000 times..."


Ending Solo
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

End solo


Ending
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-----------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-5h6---6-53-|
   * *     * *     * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----5h7-----8p7-5-7-8--8-7-5-2-|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----3-5-6--6-5-3-0-|
   * *     * *      


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

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1000 Times Goodbye Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Tommy Wanna Be	#1 by Tommy Tang at Aug 26, 1974 at 8:03 AM EST
	boo hoo you poofter

No Picture kelson Average	#2 by kelson white at Jan 17, 1984 at 11:48 AM EST
	Possibly the best breakup song of all time.

No Picture Sarah McKagan Musical Genius	#3 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Mar 7, 1984 at 12:32 PM EST
	this song is saying how a girl has messed up his life and how much loved her, but no matter how much he loves her he will never take her back because of the pain she has caused.

No Picture Manu Professional Badass	#4 by Manu at Jul 6, 1990 at 9:38 PM EST
	What I found on The Realms of Deth: "Interpretation by Tor Laneryd: I think this song is about a mass murderer, i.e. A man who goes into a public place and kills a great many persons whom he doesn't know, without any real reason for doing so. This may seem like a bit odd theory, since there are no words like "death" or "murder" in the lyrics, and neither is there any description of the actual crime. Assuming that my theory is correct, however, this is only an example of Mustaine's great song-writing skills. The title, "Sin," makes me think of a crime, and the line "he had an unfamiliar face" makes this a crime in which the victims doesn't know the perpetrator. That there are several victims is concluded by "so many have to pay," and you can guess that the crime is of a lethal nature by the slightly humouristic "no worries of living". Also note that the phrase following this one, "no more anything," has been used by Mustaine once before in the song "Youthanasia," here too associated with death. The rest of the first half of the song seems to either support my theory, or at least not activelly speak against it. The second half of the song is a bit different from the first. I think this part is meant to reflect the insanity and paranoidal mentality of the mass murderer."