Megadeth:  Sin
Album:Cryptic Writings
transcribed by: Dustin Ruther      ([email protected]) 

Date last modified:  1/23/03
  
Tuning: Standard

Intro  (tremolo effect)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|---9------------|
A|---7-[let ring]-|
E|----------------|


Riff 1  
Guitar 1                                 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------4---2--2--------------4---2--2----|
E|-0-/5---3----0---------0-/5---3----0----|

Guitar 2 (comes in the second time, tremolo effect)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--9-/14--12--9------------|
A|--7-/12--10--7-[let ring]-|
E|--------------------------|


Riff 2                          x3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--9~-|
A|------4---2--2-----------5--7~-|
E|-0-/5---3----0---0-0-0-0-------|
                   * * * * 
  "He had an unfamiliar face..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------4---2--2-------4---2--2-------4---2-|
E|-0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3----0--0-/5---3---|
  "No worries of living..."

Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-5-5-|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------|
   *  * * *      * * * * 
  "Deep inside..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----5-6-5-|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----3-4-3-|
   *  * * *      * * * * 
  "Actions progress..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-5-5-|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-3----1-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-1----------|
   *  * * *      * * * * 
  "Mirror mirror..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------4-5--5-4-5-4-6----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-2-3--3-2-3-2-4----------|
   *  * * *      * * * * 
  "Do you see the..."


Riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
        * *      * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-4-3---|
D|------------------------3-2-1---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
        * *      * * 

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|


Play Riff 2   "Not one to be forgot..."
Play Riff 3   "Deep inside..."


Riff 4a  (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
        * *      * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1---|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
        * *      * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-4-3---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3--3-2-1-6-|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1--------4-|
        * *      * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-4-3---|
D|------------------------3-2-1---|
A|-2-3------2-3------2-3----------|
E|-0-1--1-1-0-1--1-1-0-1----------|
        * *      * * 


Riff 5  (Solo Rhythm)
                  x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---5-4---3-------|
E|-3-----3---3-5-6-|
   *     *   * 
                  x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---7-6---5-------|
E|-5-----5---5-7-8-|
   *     *   * 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|---7-6---5------------9-8---7--------|
A|-5-----5---5-7-8----7-----7---7-9-10-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   *     *   *        *     *   *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
A|---6-5---4--------------------------|
D|-4-----4---4-6-7---/4-2-------------|
A|------------------------4-3-2-----2-|
E|------------------------------5-2-0-|
   *     *   *   
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4--/5-2-4------/5-/5-2-4-|
E|-2--/3-0-2--000-/3-/3-0-2-|
                ***
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-/5-2-4------/5-/5-4-|
E|-/3-0-2--000-/3-/3-2-|
            ***


Riff 6  (Play 2x)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------7-8-7~~-------------7-6~~--|
E|-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-5--------|
   * * * *           * * * *
          "Pressure...   ...coming down..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------8~~--|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7~~---0-0-0-0-5-6------|
   * * * *           * * * *
          "Down on me... ...gonna break..."


Riff 7  (Play 3x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--|
A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--|
E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------|
   * * * *          * * * *
          "Nervous...   ...like a cat..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10--|
A|---------7-8-9-----------7-8--8--|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-5-6-----|
   * * * *         * * * *
          "Gonna jump.....through my skin..."

Ending:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------9-10-9-------------9-8--|
A|---------7--8-7-----------7-7-6--|
E|-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-5------|
   * * * *          * * * *
          "Set me free.....set me free..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---------7-8-9--------------4---2--2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-0-0-0-/5---3----0-|
   * * * *         * * * 
          "Set me free....the reasons that we sin."


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill