Almost Honest Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1997 Album CRYPTIC WRITINGS)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
E5VII
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderate Rock Q=140 1.,2.,3.
Gtr I
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E
|-------------||o-------------------|-----------------o||
|-------------||o-----2-------2---0-|-(0)-2-----------o||
E E Q Q E E E E E E E Q E
+W +H.. E 4x +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E
||o------------|--------------o||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------|--------------o||-----2-------2---0-|-(0)-2------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
| Gtr III
| W W W
+E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
| H H +H.. E
~~~ PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S E E
| +E E S S S S Q +Q E E +Q E. S +E +E
H.. E +W
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-2---------------0-|-(0)----------------|
| Gtr II
||o-----5-----5-----2-|-----2-------3------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
H.. E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-2---------------0-|---0---------------o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----5-----5-----2-|---2---------2-----o||
|-2-------2-----2---|-------2h=4----4----||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
2nd Verse
|-------------------||o-------------------|
|---0---------------||o-----2-------2---0-|
| E E E E E E E E +E E Q H
|---2---------2-----||o-------------------|
|-------2h=4----4-2-||--(2)---------------|
|-------------------||o-------------------|
PM--------|
|-------------------o||--------------------|
|-(0)-2-------------o||-----2-------2----0-|
| Gtr III
| W 4x Q E E Q Q
|-------------------o||--------------------|
|--------------------||-------9s7-7---7\---|
|-------------------o||-------7s5-5---5\---|
PM--------| PM--------|
| W Q E E Q Q W
|-------------------|-------9s7-7---7\---|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------7s5-5---5\---|-------------------|
PM------| PM------| ~
| Q E E Q Q W W H.. E
|-----9s7-7---7\---|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------4-|
|-----7s5-5---5\---|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------2-|
~~~ PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S E E
| +E E S S S S Q +Q E E +Q E. S +E +E
$
Gtr I
H.. E +W
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-2---------------0-|-(0)---------------|
| Gtr II
||o-----5-----5-----2-|-----2-------3-----|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
H.. E E E E E +E E E E 3x
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-2---------------0-|---0----------------o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 3x
|-----5-----5-----2-|---2---------2------o||
|-2-------2-----2---|-------2h=4----4-----||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
To Coda
H.. E +W
H.. E E E E E +E E E E
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-2-------2-----2---|-------2h=4----4---||
Gtr I
E E Q H W W W
Gtr IV
E5VII
W W W H Q E E
H Q E E E E H E E H Q E E
E E H E E H Q E E E E Q +Q. E
/ / x x / / x / / / / o
Gtr IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
| Gtr III
| Q E E +Q +E +E W +W
|-------11b12==(11)---(11)r(11)-|-9---------------|-(9)---------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
Q S S e S e S e S S Q S S e S e S e S S
| Gtr I
| PM--------------|
Q S S e S e S e S S
E E E E E E +E E +Q Q Q Q
|--------8-8-8-8-7pb8r(7)---|-------------------|
| Q S S e H
| PM---------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~ PM|
E. S +Q +E +E S S E +Q Q Q E E
|-------10-(10)---(10)b12==(10)r-8-10---|---------------9-----|
| PM-----------------------|
E S S E S S S E S S E S S S E S S S E +E +Q. E
|-/12--15-12-15b17----15-12-15b16----12-14b15----15-12-|----------15-12-15b17==(15)-(15)r-------|
| PM------------------------------|
a a S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S +S S
|-x-------------14b16r(14)p12-------14b16----------12---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------14b16r(14)p12-|
| PM----------------------------------|
Q E E +E E E E +E +S S S E. +Q E E
|-14b16====(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16----14b16==|=(14)r(14)p12-14-12----(12)-----15-|
| PM---------------|
Q. +E +Q E E +Q Q S S E Q
|-18b19======(18)-(18)r-----15-|-(15)---15b17---15p12----15b17----|
| PM--------------------|
Q S S E Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-15----15p12----15b18---15---|-15p=12-------12-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------12h14----12-14b16==|
| PM---------------------| ~~~~~~~
+E Q a +E E E E E
|-(14)-(14)---(14)r(14)-14-14-14s16-|
|~~~~~~ PM-----| PM|
D.S. al Coda
E S S +S S E S E. +Q +H. +E. +S
| PM----|
| E E E E S E S E e W
&
Gtr III
H Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-------12----------14p12-12h=14-------------------|
| Gtr I
| H.. E E E E E +E E E E
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-2-------2-----2-------|--------------------2h====4------------4----------|
Gtr III
Q E E +E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-14b16====(14)-(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-|-----14------12--12-12----|
| PM PM----|
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-|-----14---12-(12)-12-12-12-|
| PM PM----|
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-|-----14---12-(12)-12-12-12-|
| PM PM----|
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-|-----14---12-(12)-12-12-12-|
| PM PM----| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-|-----14---12-(12)-12-12-12-|
| PM PM----|
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-|-----14---12-(12)-12-12-12-*|
| PM PM----|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths