Guitarists!: Megadeth - Mechanix help

[DarkNoise]

I know this is more for other boards here on UM, but I also know a lot of you actually know something about music (will, we all know you try...).

I can't figure out that intro riff in Megadeth's Mechanix / Metallica's Four Horsemen. I got almost all the rest of the song (minus solos) figured out, but that one part eludes me. I tried reading a couple tabs, but they were way off, they were missing at least three notes.

Can someone tab me up a proper tab just for that? It's the part with the hammer on and pull offs real fast on the fifth and seventh fret of the A string.

BTW, I'll try and post more often if my wife lets me.... (yes, i am a bitchboy now... )

I'm having to type with my arms around her right now, cause i'm not allowed full control of the computer.... please, someone help.... some women can be controlling, take my wife..... PLEASE!

(just got slapped)

:Smug:

 

[MajestikMøøse]

bitchboy!



(we still love you)


as for the pulloffs, I think it goes

D---------------------------------------------------
A-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5--5-------------------------
E-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---7--------------------

D------------------------------7p0--------------------
A-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5---------------------------
E-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------

D--------------------------------5---7-5---------
A-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5--5-3-5-5-3-----------------
E-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---7----3-------------

I think that's the way it goes. play it fast and nobody will know the difference

 

[Will Bozarth]

actually... i play those as 5h7 instead of 7p5

 

[Anvil]

i also play them as 5h7's

 

[Larf03]

actually... i play those as 5h7 instead of 7p5

I thought every notes were picked in that riff...

Plus, I just watched Seatle and James does pick them all... downstrokes of course cuz that's the METAL way to do it

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

I thought every notes were picked in that riff...

Plus, I just watched Seatle and James does pick them all... downstrokes of course cuz that's the METAL way to do it

You guys suck, I have to sit and figure out everything by myself, because even though Ive been shown many times I still dont understand tabs what so ever. I glad i can figure things out though or Id be in trouble.

 

[Will Bozarth]

um

E-
B-
G-
D-
A-
E-


are the strings. the numbers are the frets on the strings. so

-----------6-------
---------5--------
-------4----------
-----3------------
---2------------
-1------------

will be the first fret on the low E string (note = F), 2nd fret on A string (which is a B), 3rd fret on D string (E#/Fb), etc etc etc. only bad thing about generic tabs like that, is it doesn't tell you the note durations (8th note, 16th, 32nd). some tabs do, some tabs dont. in that case, it just relies on your ability to listen to the song and play along with it and figure out where the notes on the tab go with the song you're hearing. hope that helps

 

[MajestikMøøse]

I just checked the offical tablature book. It actually goes like this: (ie. no pulloffs OR hammerons) larf was right.

D---------------------------------------------------
A-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--5-------------------------
E-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---7--------------------

D------------------------------7-5--------------------
A-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---------------------------
E-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------

D--------------------------------5---7-5---------
A-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--5-3-5-5-3-----------------
E-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---7----3-------------

 

[Will Bozarth]

hmmmm

 

[MajestikMøøse]

of course it's simpler to do the pulloffs and sounds just about the same.

 

[TrueBeliever]

only bad thing about generic tabs like that, is it doesn't tell you the note durations (8th note, 16th, 32nd). some tabs do, some tabs dont. in that case, it just relies on your ability to listen to the song and play along with it and figure out where the notes on the tab go with the song you're hearing. hope that helps

You think that's annoying try reading drum tabs. Apparently every drummer who writes down tabs is too fucking stupid to figure out the rhythm.

 

[Larf03]

of course it's simpler to do the pulloffs and sounds just about the same.

...Dude... Pull offs NEVER sounds the same as Downstrokes...

 

[Lopes]

...Dude... Pull offs NEVER sounds the same as Downstrokes...

That's true, but the riff in Mechanix is not downstrokes and I don't believe it is in The Four Horsemen either, but I haven't listened to Horsemen in a while.

 

[Will Bozarth]

technically, Mechanix is the original version of Four Horsemen, pre-Hammett era Metallica

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

um

E-
B-
G-
D-
A-
E-


are the strings. the numbers are the frets on the strings. so

-----------6-------
---------5--------
-------4----------
-----3------------
---2------------
-1------------

will be the first fret on the low E string (note = F), 2nd fret on A string (which is a B), 3rd fret on D string (E#/Fb), etc etc etc. only bad thing about generic tabs like that, is it doesn't tell you the note durations (8th note, 16th, 32nd). some tabs do, some tabs dont. in that case, it just relies on your ability to listen to the song and play along with it and figure out where the notes on the tab go with the song you're hearing. hope that helps

That was actually pretty helpful thanks.

 

[Will Bozarth]

no prob! any more questions, ask away

 

[Anvil]

technically, Mechanix is the original version of Four Horsemen, pre-Hammett era Metallica

go download the No Life Till Leather album... thats the original. (i know you probably already have it will)

 

[DarkNoise]

Thanks for the tabs, the others I looked at all said it was

d-------------
a----7-5------
e----0-0-7-6-

and this before the fifths.
g--------------7-5~-
d----------7-5-------
a----7-5-5-----------
e----0-0-------------

wasn't making any sense to me at all

 

[Vic Rattlehead]

http://www.abysslord.com/megadeth/tabs/kimb/08-Mechanix.txt

All the other Megadeth tabs are http://www.abysslord.com/megadeth/

I would suggest not using the tab books, they're unbelievably shitty.

Actually my old cover of the song is uploaded still.

http://members.cox.net/vicrattlehead/mechanix.mp3

There it is if you want to hear it.