Promises Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine and Al Pitrelli
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Dist. 1'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. 2'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. 3'
Intro Verse
Q=75
Gtr I
|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---||o-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E +H
|-----------8-----8---|-----------8-(8)----o||
|---------------------|--------------------o||
Gtr II
H +E Q E Q E E +E Q E
+E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E
$
E Q E +E Q E E Q E E Q.
$$
Q S S E Q. E Q. E S S S S S E.
|--5--x-x-5\-1----1-|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5----|
Q. E S S S S S E. Q. E S S S S S E. Q. E S S S S S E.
|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5---|
To Dbl. Coda
Q. E S S S S S E. Q S S E Q. E W
|-3----3-5s6-6-6-6s5--|-5--x-x-5\-1----1-|-3------||
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I
||o-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7----o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
&
Gtr II Gtr I
W E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|----------||o-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|
|-3--------||o-------------------|-------------------|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-2-2---2-2---2---2---o||
|-------------------|---------------------o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E
Gtr III
Q S S S S a E. S +E E S S E S S S S a E. S +E E
|------------4-7-4s6----------------|---------------7-10-10s12------9-(9)------|
E S S S S E S S E S S E
Q S S S S a E. S +E E
|-19------------16-19-16s18-------------------|
E S S S S E S S E S S E
S S E +Q S S S S S S S a S
|------------------------------------------16s17-|
|-19----19---(19)-----19s18-16-18-19-------------|
E S S S S E S S E S S E
E. +S S S S S a E. S +E E
|-16----(16)\---0-4-7-4s6----------------|
E S S S S E S S E S S E
E. +S S S S S E. S +E E
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q
H. Q W
| Gtr IV
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E Q E +E
|---------7-------------9-7-9-7-|-10b12-----11b13-----12b14-----13b15-(13)\-|
&&
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| W +H. +Q
| +W +W
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