99 Ways To Die Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Killing Is My Business...& Hidden Treasures Tabs:

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-9-8---9-8---9-8---9-8---\5-|
E|-7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6---\3-|
                         "If I..."

Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------9\----------------5-|
A|---------7\----5-7-----5-7---|
E|-0-0-000-----------5-7-------|
   * * ***
  "...see the morning hours..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------14-12~-|
D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-|
A|---------7\---10/11----------|
E|-0-0-000---------------------|
   * * ***
  "...one more yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------9\--------------5---|
A|---------7\---/7-5---------8-|
E|-0-0-000-----------7-6-5-----|
   * * ***
  "I take life from tomorrow..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------14-12~-|
D|---------9\---11/12---14-12~-|
A|---------7\---10/11----------|
E|-0-0-000---------------------|
   * * ***
  "...burned up my today..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)          x3
e|----------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
   "I down another glass of courage..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)             x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------|
B|-------10---------------------|
G|-11-12----11-12--9----9\--4~~-|
D|-------------------12---------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 4 (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5--|
A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------|
E|------------------------------|
   "...and a shot of thorazine..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4--|
D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7----|
A|-2--0-3--2---3----------------|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 5 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------9-----------------|
D|---------9-----------------|
A|---------7----9-8--------3-|
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6------0-1-|
   * * ***   *           *
  "We're not ready to see you yet..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------9--------------------|
D|---------9--------------------|
A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-|
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|
   * * ***   *              *
  "...99 ways to die..."


Riff 6
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4--2--/7--5--4-3-|
E|-2--0--/5--3--2-1-|


Play Riff 2   "Got a short between the earphones..."

Riff 3a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)          x3
e|----------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
   "In a black tie and straight jacket..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)             x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------|
B|-7-8-10--7-8---8-8\--5-5~-|
G|-------------9------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Guitar 4 (Acoustic)
e|-5-7-8--5-7---7-7\--3-3~-|
B|------------8------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Play Riff 4  "Man I'm gonna try again..."
Play Riff 5  "We're not ready to see you yet..."
Play Riff 6

Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7-6-5-|
A|-4----4-5----4-5-4-3--4----4-5----4-5-4-3-|
E|-2--0-2-3--0-2-3-2-1--2--0-2-3--0-2-------|
      * *    * * * * *     * *    * *

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
                                 x4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------4------4--4-5-7--8-7-5-|
E|-2-2-222-2-2222-2--2-3-5--6-5-3-|
   * * ***   ****    * *
                                 x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------5------5------5--------|
E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-1-2-|
   * * ***   ****    * *    * * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------5------5------5--------|
E|-3-3-333-3-3333-3--3-3-3--0-2-3-|
   * * ***   ****    * *    * * *

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---------7------8------8--7-3-|
E|-5-5-555-5-5555-6--6-6-6--5-1-|
   * * ***   ****    * *


Solo (Friedman)
e|-21-----21----------------19--------------------|
B|-24b26--24b26r24b26-------22b24r22b24--21-21b22-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------X\\------------------------|

e|-18/19p14--------17p14--------------|
B|---------17p14--------17-14---------|
G|--------------16-----------16-14-x--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-14p12------------------------------|
B|------14-13-12-------13/17----------|
G|--------------14-11\-------14~--14\-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b17--16~----14------------------16--(16)b17---|
G|-16b17--16~----14--16-16p14----14--16--(16)b17^--|
D|----------------------------16-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-15-16-15-14--------------14b15--|
G|-14h16-17----------------17-16-14-----14^----|
D|-----------------------------------17--------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------14-17-19b21~~-|
B|------------------------------------------16---------------|
G|----14------------------------------14-17------------------|
D|-16-------14/16--14-----------14/16------------------------|
A|-------16-----------16p14----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------17-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------15---------|
D|--------------15--------15h16h17--17p16h17-|
A|------15h16h17--17p16h17-------------------|
E|-15h18-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------15---------|
B|---------15--------------15h17h18--18p17p15-|
G|-15h17h18--18p17p15h17h18-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-20p15-17---15---------15---------------------|
B|---------18----18p17h18--18p17p15-20p15-17----|
G|-------------------------------------------18-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------15----15--------15-------|
B|-15---------15-------------------18p15-----------18p15-|
G|----18p17h18--18p17p15-17b19-----------17b19-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-18b21----18b20--18b20~~~--18b20--18-15-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------18-15--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------18-17-15b17~~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------17-17h22p17--------------------------|
B|-20b22---------------20p17---------------------|
G|--------------------------20--19p17------------|
D|-----------------------------------19-20b21r20-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------18-20-22-22b24~~~-----(24)\-|
B|----17/20\17-----------------------------|
G|-19--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 9
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5--6-5-3-|
A|-----2-------2----------2-------2---5--6-5-3-|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0------------|
   * *     * *        * *     * *
                "Perhaps a demitasse of arsenic..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5--6-5-3-----5--6-5-3-------------|
A|-----2-------2---5--6-5-3-2---5--6-5-3-2----2----2-|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0------------0------------0----0----0-|
   * *     * *
                "...never mind the tree."    "There is..."


Play Riff 2   "...only death and danger..."

Riff 3b
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)          x3
e|----------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----7--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
   "Taunting rigor mortis..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)             x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------4-----5-----7-----5-4-----|
A|-7---------------------------5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Acoustic)
e|---------12-10----10----------------------------|
B|--------x------13-----12p10-12~--10-------------|
G|-------x-----------------------------12p11-12~--|
D|------x-----------------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------------------------------|
E|--h.--------------------------------------------|


Riff 4a (distortion)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2---2-3-4~-|
D|-----------1---2--1--4-2-4-5---5--------|
A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
   "...I feel it draw me in..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-5-4-5-7-4~-|
D|-----------1---5--4--7-5-7--------------|
A|-2--0-3--2---3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Play Riff 5  "We're not ready to see you yet..."

Riff 10 (use uppick on the E5 chord)
                               x3
e|------------------------------|-------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------|
G|---------9--------------------|---------9---|
D|---------9--------------------|---------9---|
A|---------7----9-8---9-8-----3-|---------7---|
E|-0-0-000---0--7-6---7-6---0-1-|-0-0-000---0-|
   * * ***   *              *     * * ***   *
  "We're not ready, we're not ready..."


Ending:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-9-8--9-8--9-8--9-8--9-2-|
E|-7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--7-0-|
   "Ninety-nine, ninety-nine!"

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/m/megadeth/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Zane Rhythm Player	#1 by Zane Haight at Oct 29, 2006 at 3:01 PM EST
	Man, I love this song. I first heard this song at my friends house and I was like "Woah, who sings this?" and thus began the start of awesome Megadeth...ness....yeah.... As for "what this song means to me" ....I don't really know, What I do know is it get the blood rushing when you're getting your ass kicked in Mortal Komab ;D

No Picture birdman Average	#2 by birdman ethdh at Nov 19, 2006 at 10:42 AM EST
	The song was originally written about suicide and feeling as if his life is getting worse day to day, with no positive things in sight. Rumor has it that the chorus was originally "they're not ready to see me yet", meaning that God and/or Satan didn't want him to die yet. Mustaine did attempt suicide around the time this song was made, and he did die for a few minutes before being brought back. The lyrics were obviously negative and dealt with subjects that Megadeth knew wouldn't be allowed on Mtv, so they made the video with anti-gun messages and scenes of children playing with guns. This was to make the video seem as if the song was "uplifting" in a way.

No Picture Jesse Professional	#3 by Jesse Garcia at Jan 23, 2007 at 1:11 PM EST
	This song is about contemplating suicide, it's pretty cool Dave Mustaine is still rocking hard as opposed to Selloutica-fuck Lars, man

No Picture Steil Wanna Be	#4 by Steil Lionhart at Feb 1, 2007 at 10:01 PM EST
	good anology Prometh.. anyways, about Dave being a role model and all, which i completely agree with. Some people say that Mustaine is an anti-role-model .. which is easy to understand, with all his drug problems, and suicidal tendencies, but thats only what someone who doesnt ACTUALLY understand think. I remember i used to absolutely HATE Mustaine. I thought he was terrible, whining little baby.. and oh god was i wrong. When i started gettin into 'Deth (which is now my favorite band) i learned alot about mustaine. If he does whine, then he has every single right to in the world, moreso than anyone else. He has been throught it all. People who dont have the right to whine are all these shitty new talentless emo cry-baby bands, and there is simply nothing more to it. Now, seeing and hearing Mustaine, he one of my favorite people, and most defintly a role model for me.