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Megadeth:  Trust
(Cryptic Writings)
Copyright (c)  (Capitol Records) (1997)

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

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  September 17, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

Guitar 1 (Synth arranged for guitar)
                              x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9--------9--------7----/12--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7--------7--------5----/10--|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-9--------9---10--/12--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-7--------7----8--/10--|
E|-----------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9--------9--------7----/12--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7--------7--------5----/10--|
E|-----------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9--------9---10--12--|
D|----------------------|
A|-7--------7----8--10--|
E|----------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-9--------9----10----|
D|---------------------|
A|-7--------7-----8----|
E|---------------------|


Guitar 2 (Comes in at 0:44, distortion)
e|-------------------12~----------------------------|
B|--------12~--------------------12~----------------|
G|-/9-9-9------9~--------9~--9~-------9~--9\7-7~-7~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------12~-----------12~---------|
B|--------12~------------12~-----------12~--|
G|-/9-9-9------9~------9-----9~------9------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|---12b13--{12}--{12}--{12}--{12}--(12)\--|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-9---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Guitar 3 (Comes in at 0:44, distortion)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9-------------------|
A|--7----10----7----3---|
E|--------8----5----1---|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------------|
A|--7----10----7----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|--------8----5----1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-|
                       * * * * * * * *



Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7---------7---------7-------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7---------7--------5--------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8~-|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7---------7---------7-------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---7---------7--------5---------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8-0-|
                                *


Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------|
A|-7-------------10--------------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0---8--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * *      * * * * * *
   "Lost in a dream..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--------------3--------------|
E|-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *
   "Nothing's what..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------|
A|-7--------------10------9------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-7--0-0-|
      * * * * * *     * *    * *
   "Searching..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7--------------3--------------|
E|-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *
   "...words that..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-(12~)---------------------------|
G|-(12~)-----------(9~)------------|
D|---9-----------------------------|
A|---7-------------10--------------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---8--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        * * * * *      * * * * * *
   "Tears filled..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-(5~)-----------(5~)------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--7--------------3--------------|
E|--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       * * * * * *    * * * * * *
   "...said our..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-(12)-------------------------(7)--|
G|-(12)-------------(9~)----(7)------|
D|---9---------------------------7---|
A|---7--------------10-------9---5---|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0--8---0-0-7-0---0-|
        * * * * * *      * *   *   *
   "The same scene..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-(5~)----------(10~)--------------|
D|---------------(10~)--------------|
A|--7--------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
       * * * * * *
   "...walking away..."


Play Riff 1  "My body aches..."
Play Riff 2  "Time and again..."

Use this for the last bar for Riff 2:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-(5~)----------(10~)--------------|
D|---------------(10~)--------------|
A|--7--------------3--3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|--5--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-13\-|
       * * * * * *
   "...but I wish I could trust..."


Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| ---|
A|---7---------7---------7-------|    |
E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-|    |
   "My body aches..."                 |
e|-------------------------------|    |--> Play 3x
B|-------------------------------|    |
G|-------------------------------|    |
D|-------------------------------| ---|
A|---7---------7--------5--------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8~-|
   "...mistakes..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7---------7---------7-------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-|
   "We lie to..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7---------7--------5--------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8\-|
   "...so much..."



Interlude (Acoustic)
e|-0--------0--------0--------2-|
B|-0--------0--------0--------3-|
G|-0--------0--------0--------2-|
D|-2--------2--------2--------0-|
A|-2--------3--------4----------|
E|-0----------------------------|
  "...true.  Trust hurts..."


Riff 3 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------9h10-9h10p9-------10-------8---------8-|
D|------10-------------10-------10------10---10---|
A|---12-------------------12-------12------8------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------6----------------|
B|----------8----8-10---6---6----------|
G|-7------7----7----------6---6----6---|
D|------8------------------------8---8-|
A|---10--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------0-------------------------------|
B|-------6---6------------8-8/11-11p8------|
G|-----5-------5--------6-------------9----|
D|---7-----------7----5-----------------11-|
A|-0----------------0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-5-----5h7-5h7p5----------5----2/5----|
D|-----7-----------7------7----------7\-|
A|---7---------------7--6-----3---------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------3\2/3-----------6-5-6-----------|
D|-(7)\5----------5---------------8-------7-|
A|--------5---------5--8------------8-8-7---|
E|------------------------6-----------------|

e|---------------------|
B|-------5-5/8-8p5-----|
G|-----3-----------6---|
D|---2---------------7-|
A|-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|


Riff 4
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-------0--|
D|-----0-------0-----0-------0----|
A|---0-------0-----1-----1-0------|
E|-1-----1-0-----0----------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------[silent]-------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-------0-------|
D|-----0-------0-----0-------0-------2-|
A|---0-------0-----1-----1-0---------0-|
E|-1-----1-0-----0---------------3b4---|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 1a  Solo Rhythm

Solo (Friedman)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------11b12~~-----------------12b15~~-|
G|-9--9~--9----------------9--9~--9------------|
D|----------9-----------/9----------9----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------16-17b20--(20)~--|
G|---9~-9~~-------16------------------|
D|-9---------9/17---------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|-[17]20r17b20--17b20r17\--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------15-----|
B|--------------------------17-17~~----17---|
G|-2b3--2b3-2b3r2b3~~---/16--------------16-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-18b19--18b19~-{18}-(19)r18p17-15---------|
B|----------------------------------17~~-17-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------15h19p15--15-19-19b22~~~\-|
B|----17h19---------19----------------|
G|-16---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-19-22-22b24--22-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-22-2b24-22b24-22b24-{22}{22}{22}{22}{22}\-|
B|---------------22b23-{22}{22}{22}{22}{22}\-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-----12-11--------11-12-11---------12-14p12--------|
B|-5/-------12p10-12--------12--12h15--------15-12---|
G|----------------------------14------------------14-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------12-14p12---------(15)----------------------|
B|-12h15--------15-12--12----15-12--12-15p12h15p12-|
G|-------------------14-----------14---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|---12------------------|
G|-14--14p12-------------|
D|----------14-12-14~~~\-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1a  "My body aches..."

Ending:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---7---------7---------7-------|
E|-0---8-7~--0---8~--7-0----8-7~-|
  "Oh..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---7---------7--------5---------2-|
E|-0---8-7~--0---6--5-0---0-6-8\--0-|
       "Absolutely nothing we trust."


Ending guitar fills:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-11b12--------[11]12r11-9~~~-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------12--------|
B|--------------12h15-----12h15---------------15--15b17~~-|
G|-14-12---12h14-----12h14-----12h14p12--12-14------------|
D|------14-----------------------------14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-15b17r15p12-15b17~~-15p12-15b17r15p12-15b17~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b19r18--[17]19~~~\-|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-19b20--(20)r19--15-17-[17]18r17b18r17b18r17p15-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b19~~-(19)r17p15-----------------15------------|
B|--------------------17~~~--17p15-17----17-15-17~~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------17-------------------|
B|-17~~--17p15-17----17p15-17~~\-------|
G|--------------------------------/16\-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-------10-----\------------------------12-------|
G|-13b15~~--12b14~~\---9h12p9~~-----12p9----12p9-----|
D|------------------------------12p9----12p9----12p9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|----9------------------|
D|-12---12p9-------------|
A|----------12p10--10----|
E|---------------12--12\-|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--[use wah pedal for this bar]-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-5-5-5\--------|

End Solo


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.
<17>       = 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

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