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                                       How the Story Ends - Megadeth

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Tabbed by: Chris Rizzo

Tuning: Standard tuning. Dave Mustaine said on the MD 
forum that all songs are
standard tuning.

Special Note: Riffs Only

Riff 1: x2

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-2-----4----------2-----5----------2-----4-----------
A|-2-----2----------2-----3----------2-----2--2---7-5-4
E|-0---0-----0--0-0-0---0-----0--0-0-0---0----0---5-3-2
       x     x  x x     x     x  x x     x             

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|---2-2-2-2------------| 
   x x x x              


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-2-----4----------------5----------2-----4-----------
A|-2-----2----------------3----------2-----2--2---7-5-4
E|-0---0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-----0--0-0-0---0----0---5-3-2
       x     x  x x x x x     x  x x     x             

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|---2-2-2-2------------| 
   x x x x              

Riff 2: Verse

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5
E|----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0--
            x     x          x     x          x     x  

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|h7-5h7----2-----------| 
E|--------0-0---0-------| 
        x     x         


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-2h3-2h3----5-----3h5-3h5----7-----5h7-5h7----2-----5
E|----------3-3---3----------5-5---5----------0-0---0--
            x     x          x     x          x     x  

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|h7-5h7--9-8-7---------| 
E|--------7-6-5---------| 
                        


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5h7-5h7----2-----5
E|----------0-0---0----------0-0---0----------0-0---0--
            x     x          x     x          x     x  

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|h7-5h7----2-----------| 
E|--------0-0---0-------| 
        x     x         


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-2h3-2h3----5-----3h5-3h5----7-----5h7-5h7----2-----5
E|----------3-3---3----------5-5---5----------0-0---0--
            x     x          x     x          x     x  

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|h7-5h7--5-4-3---------| 
E|--------7-6-5---------| 
                        


Example Picking Variation on Riff 2:

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-5h7-5h7----------2-----5h7-5h7----------2-----5h7-5h
E|----------0-0-0-0-0---0----------0-0-0-0-0---0-------
            x x x x     x          x x x x     x       

E|----------------------|   
B|----------------------|   
G|----------------------|   
D|----------------------|   
A|7----------2----------|   
E|---0-0-0-0-0--| etc.----| 
   x x x x                

Chorus:

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|--------------4-5------------------------------------
A|-2------------2-3----3-3-3-3-5-4------------4-3------
E|-0----0-0-0-0----------------3-2----2-2-2-2-2-1----1-
        x x x x        x x x x        x x x x        x 

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|------3---------------| 
E|1-1-1-1---------------| 
x x x                   


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|--------------4-5------------------------------------
A|-2------------2-3----3-3-3-3-5-4------------4-3------
E|-0----0-0-0-0----------------3-2----2-2-2-2-2-1----1-
        x x x x        x x x x        x x x x        x 

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|1-1-3-1---------------| 
x x x x                 

Interlude 1:

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7---------
E|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-
           x x x x x         x x x x x         x x x x 

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|--5h7-5h7---9-8-7-----| 
E|0---------0-7-6-5-----| 
x         x             


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h7-5h7-----------5h
E|-----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---
       x x x x x         x x x x x         x x x x x   

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|------7-8-9-----------| 
D|------7-8-9-----------| 
A|7-5h7-5-6-7-----------| 
E|------5-6-7-----------| 
                        

Return to verse.

Interlude 2: Eastern sounding ???

I haven't tabbed this yet. Stay tuned.

Solo riff:

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---2~
E|-------0-0-0-7-0-8~--7-8--0-0-3-0-2~--1-2--0-0---0---
         x x x   x          x x   x          x x   x   

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|------1~--------------| 
A|--1-2----3-2~---------| 
E|----------------------| 
                        


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-7-6-7-----------------------------------------3---2~
E|-------0-0-0-7-0-8~--7-8--0-0-3-0-2~--1-2--0-0---0---
         x x x   x          x x   x          x x   x   

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| 
E|----------------------| 
  x x x x x x x x       


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-9-8-9-----------------------------------------------
A|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4--------
E|----------0-0-7-0-8---7-8-----0-0-3-0-2---1-2-----0-0
            x x   x             x x   x             x x

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-5----4---3-4-8--5-4--| 
A|-3----2---1-2-6--3-2--| 
E|----0-----------------| 
    x                   


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-9-8-9-----------------------------------------------
A|-7-6-7--------9---10--9-10--------5---4---3-4--------
E|----------0-0-7-0-8---7-8-----0-0-3-0-2---1-2-----0-0
            x x   x             x x   x             x x

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-5--------------------| 
A|-3----9\--------------| 
E|----0-7\--------------| 
    x                   

Riff following solo:

4x

E|----------------|------------------------------------
B|----------------|------------------------------------
G|----------------|------------------------------------
D|----------------|--------------------------4---------
A|-------------2--|--------------------------2---------
E|-1-1-0-0-0-0-0--|--1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0----1-1-3-3
   x x x x x x       x x x x x x x x x x x x    x x x x

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-----------------5----| 
A|-----------------3----| 
E|-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0------| 
 x x x x x x x x        


E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------5-4-3---------------------------
E|-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-2-1---------------------------
   x x x x x x x x x x                                 

Riff following final verse: ???

Not tabbed yet.

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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