Time: The Beginning Lyrics

TIME: THE BEGINNING
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1999 Album RISK)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, & Bud Prager
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steel String'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Intro Verse
Slowly Q=66
Gtr I
W E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
Gtrs II, IV
W a E. s H +E S S
|----------|-10h12----10-10------------(10)---9h10-|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S
E. S Q +S S E +Q
|-12s==10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)------|
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
E. S Q +S S E +E S S E S S H +S S S S
|-12----10-10-----(10)-10-10-(10)---9h10-|-9-(9)s7-7-----------(7)--------|
|-----------0------(0)--0--0--(0)--------|-------------------------0h7h10-|
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
E. S H +E E E. S Q E E E S S
|------10-10-----------(10)-------|-12----10-10---------(10)\---7\-2-2s7-|
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
E. S H +E S S E. S Q +E E Q
|------10-10-----------(10)---9-10-|-9s==7-7-----(7)---(7)s2-----|
E S S E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
/ / / / / / x / / / x x / / / / / / x / / o o o o
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
| Gtrs II, IV
| Q Q S S E S S E Q E. S S S E +E E
|-3--------3------4s6-6-6-6-6---|-7--------7----7-7s9-9-(9)---9\---|
Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| Gtrs II, IV
| W E E Q +E E E. S
|-------------------------------|-7---7s==2-------(2)----------------------|
Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
Gtr III
Q H. Q H.
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
Gtrs II, IV
W H E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------9s==7s10-9---|
| Gtr III
| Q H. +H. Q
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
Q +S E. H +Q +E. S S +E. +E S S
|------------------------------------|--------------------5b6-(5)---(5)-(5)s3-|
| Q H. +H. Q
Gtrs II, IV
W H Q E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------8s=|
| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
H H H Q E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
Q +E E H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E Q E. S +E. S
|-(12)\----------------7------7b8-(7)---(7)s==|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
Q. E H +H H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
H +E. S E. S W
|-10----------(10)-(10)s12--12s|=14-----------------------------|
| Q +E S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--2--(2)-2s4---4--------------|------7-----5-----7-----5-------|
Gtrs II, IV
E S S +E S S +S S S S E +S T T
|---------12-(12)-------12-(12)\-----12-14-14b15---(14)-14-12-||
| Gtrs I, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gtr I
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
Gtrs II, IV
Q H. +Q. E S S E +Q
|-15pb17-----(15)-------------------|-(15)--------------12-12-(12)-----|
| Gtr III
| Q H. E. S H.
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
Q +H. +Q +Q E E E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------9b11r==(9)-9b12-----|
| E. S H +E S S E. S H.
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E S S
+W +Q Q S E. E S S
|-(7)--------------------------|-(7)------------17b19-17----------17b19==|
| Q H. E. S H.
E S S E S S S S E S S S S
+Q +E E H
|-(17)-----(17)r(17)--------------------|
| E. S H +E S S
E S S E S S S S E E S S
+E. T T S S S S T T T S T T T S S S S S
|-(16)---12s14-------14h16----------------------16-15-14-12-14--|
| E. S H.
E S S E S S S S E E S S
Gtr III
S S E +E S S S S E E E
| Gtr IV
| E. +S +S +E. E Q E
| Gtr II
| H H
E S S E S S S S E S S S S
/ / / / / / x / / o o o o
S S E +E S S S S E S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
| H H
Gtr II
W H H
Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||o-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------------0--------|
||o---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-----------2----------------|
| Gtr IV
| W H a a Q. +E
||o-5-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------2b4---------(2)--|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------x--------------------|
W H H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-----o||
|---2-------4-------5-------------|-3-------0-------2-----------o||
| W W
|-5-------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
W +H H +W
Q +E S S Q +E S S Q +E S S H +W
|-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)----------|--------*|
|-!1--(1)-----!3--(3)-----|--5--(5)-----7----|-(7)----*|
|-!0--(0)-----!0--(0)-----|--0--(0)-----x----|-(x)----*|
|-!2--(2)-2h4-!4--(4)-4h5-|--5--(5)-5h7-7----|-(7)----*|
|-!0--(0)-----------------|-------------x----|-(x)----*|
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