WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Poison Was The Cure Bass – Megadeth | Version #3
POISON WAS THE CURE (Bassline)
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1990 Album RUST IN PEACE)
Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Megadeth
Arranged by Megadeth
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Ellefson'
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=138
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--10--9-------------|-10--9-----10--9-----|
||o-10-10-------------|-10-10-----10-10-----|
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
||--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-3-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-----------------|------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--10--9-------------|-10--9-----10--9-----|
||o-10-10-------------|-10-10-----10-10-----|
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
||--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|------------------o||
|-3-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o||
|-----------------|-------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W
|-10--9-------------|-10--9-----10--9-----|------------------|---------|
|-10-10-------------|-10-10-----10-10-----|------------------|---------|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-4-0-12-(12)----|-(12)----|
|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------|
+W +W +W
|-------------|-------------|---------||
|-------------|-------------|---------||
|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----||
|-------------|-------------|---------||
Pre-Verse
Double Time Feel Q=276
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5----3-(3)--2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5----6-(6)--7--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5----3-(3)--2---|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q 5x
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5----6-(6)--7--o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|-5--------|-(5)----|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|-2----3-(3)--4--|-(4)-5----4--3--|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-5----6-(6)--7--|-5----6-(6)--7--||
Bridge
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-10--------------|-------------10-9-|-(9)--------------|-------------9-8-|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(8)--------------|-------------8-7-|-(7)--------------|-------------7-6-|
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(6)--------------|-------------6-5-|-(5)--------------|-------------5-4-|
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
3/4
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E H
|------------------|-----------------|------------||
|-(4)--------------|-------------4-3-|-(3)--------||
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------||
Breakdown
4/4
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|
|-1----3-(3)--3--|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|-5--------|-(5)----|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----||
|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------||
Interlude
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------o||
|-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|------2-(2)-5----|------1-(1)-5----||
|----------------|-----------------|-3------------3--|-2------------2--||
|-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Outro\Guitar Solo
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----1-(1)--2--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3----5-(5)--7--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----6-(6)--7--|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
W Q. E +Q Q W Q. E +Q Q
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
|-0--------|-0----1-(1)--2--|-3--------|-3----5-(5)--7--|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
W Q. E +Q Q W W Q Q H
|----------|----------------|----------|----------|------------*|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------|------------*|
|-5--------|-5----6-(6)--7--|-7--------|-8--------|-0----------*|
|----------|----------------|----------|----------|------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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