Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
Bass Tab for Use The Man
Transcribed by Mark Smeets
Email: msmeets@ibm.net
http://www.smartt.com/~jsmeets/stranger/Front.htm

Notes: Play the waiting game with this song. Take all the slides, all the
       bends nice and slow. There's no need to rush them, rob them whatever
       amount of sustain (amount of time you hold the note) you can get.
       The main key is to follow along with the verses and to listen to the
       words. If you can't hear the bass line, turn your stereo up really
       loud, cut out the treble and listen closely.

New Symbols: ~ - Symbol for a bend, in this case, a slow deep bend
             \ - Symbol for a slide (always tough to write those out)


Standard Tuning

Intro: guitar vocals

Verse 1

Verse 2

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The slide should take as long as it takes for dave to say the word
"photographs"

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When the drums enter, wait for a count of 2 and then play

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Chorus 1
riff on 3rd time
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Verse 3

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Play riff 2 until the verse ends and you should be ending
with the fill at the end of the riff.

Chorus 2
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Pre-Solo
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Solo
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Chorus 3
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Outro
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