Megadeth:  I Thought I Knew It All

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       solo by: Jordan Baker

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2005

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Tuning: Eb

Intro
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|--4----3--|
Eb|--2----1--|


Riff 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5-----7--3------7/8-----7--5-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3-0-0-5--1--0-0-5/6-0-0-5--3-|
    * *     * *       * *     * *


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    "Maybe I don't like it..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-1-----1-----1-----1---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    "But I have no choice..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-3-----3-----3-----3---------|
    "I know that somewhere..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    "Someone hears..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    "Maybe I don't like it..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-1-----1-----1-----1---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    "But I have no choice..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---2p0---2-3-2-0-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2---------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    "I know that somewhere..."
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|---2p0---2p0---0----2p0---2p0---0-|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3----4-----4-----4---|
Eb|----------------------------------|
    "Someone hears..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5--------2--------7--------9--------|
Ab|-2--------3--------0--------5--------6--------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|
    "I thought I knew it all..."

Guitar 2 & 3 (Guitar 3 notes are in () )
eb|--12p10-12--------------------------------|
Bb|-(12p10-12)---12p10-12--------------------|
Gb|-------------(12p11-12)---12p11-12~~~--/4-|
Db|-------------------------(14p12-14~~~)----|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|--5p3-5------------------------------------|
Bb|-(5p3-5)---5p3-5---------------------------|
Gb|----------(5p4-5)---5p4-5~~~---/7-----8----|
Db|-------------------(7p5-7~~~)--------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 1  "Somewhere there's a..."
Play Riff 2  "Maybe I don't like it..."
Play Riff 3  "I thought I knew it all..."

Guitar fill over Riff 3:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17~~~------------------------|
Gb|---------------12--(12)^---------|
Db|-------------------------14~~~\--|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----3-----2-----3-------|
Ab|-----2-----1-----0-----1-----3-|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-1-|
    * *   * *   * *   * *   * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----3-----2-----3-----7-|
Ab|-----2-----1-----0-----1-----5-|
Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
    * *   * *   * *   * *   * *


Play Riff 2  Solo Rhythm


Solo (Friedman)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-13b15~~--12--------------------------|
Gb|-------------15-14-12-14-14b16-12~~~\-|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------8------------------------|
Gb|----7-8-9---9-7-9~---7h9-7~--------|
Db|-/8----------------9---------7-8-9-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-7------------------------------|
Db|---9-8-7\5-7-5/7\5-7-5/7\5------|
Ab|---------------------------7~~\-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

(Wah pedal comes)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-14--14b16---------(16)r14----14-------------------------|
Gb|-14--14b16----{14}-(16)r14p12----12~~--------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------14-12----14~~------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------12-------14\-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------12----------------------12-------------|
Gb|------12-14h15----15-14p12----12-14h15----15-14p12----|
Db|-9/14----------------------14----------------------14-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------12-------15b18-|
Bb|-------------12-15p12-------12h14p12----------15p12-------|
Gb|-12-14h15-15----------15-14----------15b16----------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-15p12-------------------12-15-|
Bb|-------15-12-------12h15p12----|
Gb|-------------14b16-------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-15b17~~~~--------12-15-15b17~~----15b17r15-15~~~-|
Bb|------------12h15---------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-13h15p13-12----10h12p10-9-12-10~~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-11----11-11h12~~----12-13-------14-------------|
Gb|------------------------------12~~-----14~~--(14)\-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3  "I thought I knew it all..."

Guitar fill over Riff 3
eb|-15b17--14b15r14-12~~---|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-12------------------------|
Gb|----16\14-12----12h14-14~~-|
Db|-------------14------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16--14b16-14b16r14p12-14-12\-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|


Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|------------9--------9-7-|
Ab|-2-------xx-7-----xx-7-5-|
Eb|-0-------xx-------xx-----|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5----------5--------5-4-|
Ab|-3-------xx-3-----xx-3-2-|
Eb|---------xx-------xx-----|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-2-------x-4-5-----------|
Ab|-0-------x-2-3---------x-|
Eb|-----------------------x-|


Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-/7~-------7-9-------7-9-7~-------7-9-----|
Ab|------10~------7~------------10~------7~--|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7-9-7~-------7--9-9/10~--9-10-9-7----|
Ab|---------10~-----------------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 5
eb|----------------12-15b17~~--15-12-----------------------|
Bb|-----------12h15-----------------15-12------------------|
Gb|-7/14-12h14---------------------------14b15r14p12--14~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------14-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|



Ending:            x3
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--4----3----2----|
Eb|--2----1----0----|
   "Knew it all..."


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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