Black Curtains (tab) - Megadeth

Band- Megadeth
Song- Black Curtains

Tuning: Eb


Riff 1
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3----------------3------4/5-4/5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1----0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-2/3-2/3-|
    * * * * * *      * * * * * *    * *


Riff 2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------4--7-|
Ab|-----7-6-5------7-6-5--2--5-|
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-------------|
    * *        * *
       "Hey, look around you..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-6-5------7/8-7/8-4/5-4/5-|
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-5/6-5/6-2/3-2/3-|
    * *        * *
       "Everything's..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------4--7-|
Ab|-----7-6-5------7-6-5--2--5-|
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-------------|
    * *        * *
       "Listen up..."
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-----7-6-5------7/8-7/8-5-|
Eb|-0-0--------0-0-5/6-5/6-3-|
    * *        * *
       "...run for cover..."


Play Riff 1   "Black curtains..."
Play Riff 2   "Escape, you're joking..."
Play Riff 1   "Black curtains..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------2-----4-|
Ab|-4--xx-5-4~-----5-4-------0-----2-|
Eb|-2--xx-------xx-----2-0-2---2-0---|
                       * * *   * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------2---5-|
Ab|-4-----5-4~-----5-4-------0---3-|
Eb|-2--xx-------xx-----2-0-2---2---|
                       * * *   *

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------15-14~-----15-14---------10------12-|
Gb|-11~--xx---------xx-------11-9-11----11-9----|
Db|------xx---------xx--------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
                              * *  *     * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------15-14~-----15-14---------10----13-|
Gb|-11~--xx---------xx-------11-9-11----11----|
Db|------xx---------xx------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
                              * *  *     *


Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9----7-----------------0-2---------|
Ab|-7--9-5-8---7-5-7-5---2-----4/5-4/5-|
Eb|----7---6~--5-3-5-3-0-------2/3-2/3-|
                       * *
       "Am I dreaming?"
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9----7-----------------0-2---|
Ab|-7--9-5-8---7-5-7-5---2-----5-|
Eb|----7---6~--5-3-5-3-0-------3-|
                       * *
       "Held for ransom..."

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------0-2---------|
Ab|-7----5-----4-2-4-2---2-----4/5-4/5-|
Eb|----7---6~----------0-------2/3-2/3-|
                       * *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------0-2---|
Ab|-7----5-----4-2-4-2---2-----5-|
Eb|----7---6~----------0-------3-|
                       * *


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------3-----------|
Ab|-----4--------2--------5------0-1----1-0-3--|
Eb|-3-3-2----3-3-0----0-2-3----3------------1--|
    * *      * *      * *      * *      * *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------3-----------|
Ab|-----4--------2--------5------0-1----1-0-3--|
Eb|-3-3-2----3-3-0----0-2-3----3------------1--|
    * *      * *      * *      * *      * *


Solo (Mustaine)
eb|-----2-----------2---------2----------2--------|
Bb|-------5p2-5b7r5---5p2-------5p2-5b7----5p2----|
Gb|-4b6-------------------4b6---a---a----------4~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-------------------|
Bb|-------------------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-0h2h3-3p2p0-2p0---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-5p3p2-2h3h5-5p3p2-3p2p0-2p0---|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------2-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------3h4h6-------------------5h6h8-|
Gb|-2h3h5-------2h3h5-------4h5h7-------4h5h7-------|
Db|-------2h3h5-------------------4h5h7-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------14-----------14------|
Bb|---------17p14--------17p14-|
Gb|-16b18--------16b18---------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-17p14--19p14---------14-19p17p14-----|
Bb|------14-----14-14h17-------------17~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-15h17p15-14h15p14\12h14p12\10h12p10\9h10p9\7h9p7-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-12h14h15-15p14p12-14p12----12-------|
Bb|-------------------------15----15p14-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-14h15h17-17p15p14-15p14----15p14----|
Gb|-------------------------16-------15-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------15h16h18-|
Gb|-14h15h17--------14h15h17---------|
Db|---------14h15h17-----------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------17h18h20-20b22--(22)r20-18~~\-|
Gb|-16h17h19--------16h17h19------------------------------|
Db|---------16h17h19--------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Friedman)
eb|---------------------12-15b17~~--/17-17b19~-|
Bb|----------------12-15-----------------------|
Gb|-----------12-14----------------------------|
Db|------12-14---------------------------------|
Ab|-12-14--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-17-15-17-19p15h16b17~~--17-15-17-19p15----------|
Bb|----------------------------------------17b20r17-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------15-----------|
Bb|-15-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----16-17~~--(17)\-/12~----------14h15----15p14p12~-|
Db|-------------------------14p12----------------------|
Ab|------------------------------14--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------19b20~--(19)--(20)r19-22b24~~-|
Bb|-----------------17-20---------------------------------|
Gb|-------16-19----------16-------------------------------|
Db|------------17-19--------------------------------------|
Ab|-17-19-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-22-20------------------|
Bb|-------22b24r22p20-22~\-|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

eb|-/20----------17----------15----------------------|
Bb|-----17-17\15----15-15\13----13-13h15p13\12-13-12-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12h15p13p12--------12--------12h15p12-------|
Gb|-------------14b16-----14b16-----------14b16-|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------15-|
Bb|-12----12-17p12----12-17p12----12----|
Gb|----14----------14----------14-------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|----12h15p12----12h15-15--------(15)\-|
Gb|-14----------14-------14b16~----(16)\-|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2  "Snakes, surround me..."
Play Riff 1  "Black curtains..."



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.
       = 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