Megadeth:  Of Mice And Men

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
     edited by: Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  October 29, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

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



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

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12---------|
G|-11b12r11\9/11~--------11b12r11----11b12~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|------------10b12-[long hold]--|
G|-11b12r11\9--------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|




Riff 3
Guitar 1                            x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
             *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---4-2-|
D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------|
E|-2-5-------5-----------------------|
             *

Guitar 2                      x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|------9~~--|
E|-X\\-------|



Riff 1a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|------------------7-7-7--|
A|---4-4------------5-5-5--|
E|-0-2-2--------0-0--------|
   * *          * * * *
   "At 25 I was surprised..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-4-----------------------|
A|-5-5-2-2-2----2-0-2-3-2-0-4-4-4--|
E|--------------------------2-2-2--|
   * * * *      * * * * * * * *
   "...half alive..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2


Riff 3a
Guitar 1                            x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
             *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---4-|
D|-------------------2---4-2---4---|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----------|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------|
             *

Guitar 2                      x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-14~----15~----16~-----------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)             x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------4-3-2---2-----------------|
A|------------4---4-3-2---2-------|
E|-2--2-----------------5---5-4-3-|

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


Solo (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-16b18~~--17p16p14----14h16-17p16p14----14h16-|
D|-------------------16----------------16-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------10-9~------------(9)/15-|
G|----14\--9-9/11-------------------------|
D|-12-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-22-21-19-21-19\17-21-19-17-19-17-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-21p19p17-19p17p16-17p16----16----------------|
B|-------------------------19----19p17-19p17p15-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------16h17h19----------17h19h21------|
B|-15h17h19----------17h19h21----------19~--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3b (Play 3x)
Guitar 1                            x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
             *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---4-2-|
D|-------------------2---4-2---4-----|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-------------|
E|-2-5-------5-----------------------|
             *


Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in the second time)
e|----------------------19b21--17b19~----17b19-17--|
B|-14~----15~----16~-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------19b21-19b21--17b19~----17b19r17~~\-|
B|-14~----15~----16~---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|



Ending:
Guitar 1                            x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---4-2---------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4---4-----4-3-2---|
E|-2-5-------5---------------------5-|
             *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----2h3p2---2-3-4-4--2--------4--|
E|-2-5-------5-------2--0--------2--|
             *

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-11~----12~----13~----11~----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|---/14-14-14-15~----15-15-15-16~--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19-17-----------------------------------|
G|----------16b18-16~--(16)b18---(18)r16p14---|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-14--------------------------------|
B|---17p14---------------------------|
G|--------16b18r16p14----------------|
D|-------------------16\14~----(14)\-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


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