Black Curtains Tabs & Lyrics by Megadeth
Black Curtains
guitar tabs lyrics
BLACK CURTAINS
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA)
Transcribed by /\X/\M
Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
E5
1 3 3 x x x
F5
2 4 4 x x x
Gb5
3 5 5 x x x
Eb5
x 7 9 9 x x
Db5
x 5 7 7 x x
A5
6 8 8 x x x
Ab5
5 7 7 x x x
Eb5open
0 2 2 x x x
A5I
x 1 3 3 x x
Bb5
7 9 9 x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=90
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM--------|
S S S S S S E +H +W
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|----------------------|------------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-(3)--------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-(3)--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-(1)--------|
PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H +H +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-(3)----(3)-----4s5-4s5---|
|-------------3-(3)----|-(3)----(3)-----4s5-4s5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-(1)----(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3---|
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
||-----------------------|--------------------------------||
||o----------------------|-------------------------------o||
||-----------------------|--------------------------------||
||--------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--||
||o-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3--||
Verse
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
||--------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------|
||------------------------7-|-------------------------------|
||----------------------9-7-|-------------------------------|
||o-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-|
||--0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------7-|----------------------------|
|---------------------9-7-|----------------------------|
|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----|
|-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-|-------------------------------|
|---------------------9-7-|-------------------------------|
|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-|
|-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------7-|----------------------------||
|---------------------9-7-|----------------------------||
|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----||
|-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----||
Chorus
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|---------------------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------------------o||
|----------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5---||
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3---||
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------------------||
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--||
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3--||
Interlude
------|PM| ~ PM PM PMPM PM PMPM----
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E E E
|-----------10-9--------10-|-9--------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------10------12-|
|-11--11-11-------11-11----|---11-9-11----11-9----|
|--------------------------|------------2-------4-|
|--4---------5-4---------5-|-4----------0-------2-|
|--2---2--2--------2--2----|----2-0--2-----2-0----|
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E E E
-----|PM| ~ PM PM PMPM PM PM ~~
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E Q
|-----------10-9--------10-|-9-------------------||
|--------------------------|-----------10----13--||
|-11--11-11-------11-11----|---11-9-11----11-----||
|--------------------------|------------2-----5--||
|--4---------5-4---------5-|-4----------0-----3--||
|--2---2--2--------2--2----|----2-0--2-----2-----||
Q S S E Q S S E E E E E E E Q
Bridge
E5 B5D5Bb5A5G5 A5G5E B D E G5 G5 E5 B5D5Bb5A5G5 A5G5E B D E G5
Gtr II
Q E E Q E E E E e e E E E E Q E E Q E E E E e e E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / o o o o / / / / / / / / / / o o o o /
Gtr I
~ ~
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E a E a E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E a Q
||----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------o||
||----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------||
||--2-------------|---------0-2---------|-2-------------|---------0-2-------||
||o----2-5-1--4-2-|-4-2---2-----4s5-4s5-|----2-5-1--4-2-|-4-2---2-----4s5--o||
||----------------|-----0-------2s3-2s3-|---------------|-----0-------2s3---||
Guitar Solo
G5 F5
Gtr II
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr III
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
S +S S S S a +S +S S S S S +S S S S S +S S S S
|-----------2------------------2---------------2---------------------2-----|
|-------------5p2-5b7==(5)r(5)---5p2-------------[5]p2-[5]b7==([5])r---5p2-|
|-4b6==(4)r--------------------------4b6==(4)r-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5open
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0--------------------|
|--------------------------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0--|
|-4-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G5
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0h2h==3-3p2p0--2p0---0-----------------------------|
|--------------------3---3p2-2h3h5-5p3p2-3p2---2-----|
|--------------------------------------------4---4p2-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb5I F5
s s E +Q s s E Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------3h4h6---------------------5h6h8---|
|-2h3h==5--------2h3h5-------4h5h==7-------4h5h7---------|
|---------2h3h5----------------------4h5h7---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
G5 F#5
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S +S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------14--------------------14-------17p14----19p14----------14-19p17p14-|
|-----------------17p14-----------------17p14-------14-------14-14h17-------------|
|-16b18==(16)r----------16b18==(16)r----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5open
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------15h17p15-14h15p14S12h14p12S10h12p10S9h10p9S7h9p7-|
|-17------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
G5 F#5
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
|---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12h14h==15-15p14p12-14p12----12-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15----15p14-14h15h17-17p15p14-15p14----15p14----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------16-------15-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5open
s s E +H.
| | | |
/ / / /
|---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------15h16h18----------------------------17h18h20----|
|-14h15h==17----------14h15h17----------16h17h19----------16h17h19-------------|
|------------14h15h17----------------------------16h17h19----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr IV
|---3----| |---3---| |---3----|
S S S S S S S S S a +E +Q E E
|------------------------------------------12-15b17==(15)-(15)r--/17---17b19==|
|---------------------------------12--15--------------------------------------|
|------------------------12---14----------------------------------------------|
|------------------12-14------------------------------------------------------|
|---------12--14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~~~~~
| a +Q +E E +Q +Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20b22==(20)r===================(20)-----------------18--(18)---(18)\--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------|
| S S S S S S E +H
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------3---(3)----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------3---(3)----------------|
|----------0-----0-----0----0------0-----0-------------1---(1)----------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
|--3--|
+E. S S S S S a +E. S S S S S S +E +S S S E. +Q +S E.
|-(17)r-----17-15-17-19p15h16b17==(16)r---17---15-17---19p15----|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------17-|-(17)---(17)-15-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------16-17----(17)--(17)S(5)/----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------| PM| PM--------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S S S E +H
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------3------------(3)-------4s=5----4s=5-------|-----------------------3--(3)---------------|
|---------------------3------------(3)-------4s=5----4s=5-------|-----------------------3--(3)---------------|
|---0---0-0--0--0--0--1------------(1)--0--0-2s=3----2s=3-------|---0--0---0---0--0--0--1--(1)---------------|
Gtr IV
~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
Q S S S E +S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S a +E +Q +E +E
|--------------------------------15-----------------|----------------------------------19b21==(19)-(19)--(19)r(19)-|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------17-20----------------------------------|
|-12------------------14-(14)h15----15---14-12------|---------16-19-----------------16-----------------------------|
|----------14-12------------------------------------|---------------17---19----------------------------------------|
|------------------14-------------------------------|-17-19--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------------| PM| PM-------------------------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S S S E +H
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------3--(3)----------4s=5-----4s5-|-------------------------------------------3---(3)------------|
|----------------------3--(3)----------4s=5-----4s5-|-------------------------------------------3---(3)------------|
|--0-0-0-0--0----0-----1--(1)-----0--0-2s=3-----2s3-|--0----0-----0----0-----0----0-------------1---(1)------------|
~~~~~ ~~
a +Q +S S S a +S +E +S S E +E
|-22b24==(22)r-------(22)-22-20------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------22b24==(22)-(22)r(22)p20---22---(22)\----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------| PM-|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3--------------(3)---------4s=5-4s==5------|
|-----------------------------3--------------(3)---------4s=5-4s==5------|
|----------0---0-0-0---0---0--1--------------(1)---0---0-2s=3-2s==3------|
S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S E a T T
|-20----------17----------15--------------------------------|
|----17-17s15----15-15s13-----13-13h15p13s12-13-12-12h15p13p|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------|
| S S S S S S E +H
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3----(3)-------------------------------|
|--------------------3----(3)-------------------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----(1)-------------------------------|
|----------6-----------| |------5------| |-----5------| |-----5-----|
S S +S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T +T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-------------------------||
|-12--------------12-------12h==15p12-------12-----12-17p12----12-17p==12-----------12-------12h==15p12----12h15--||
|----14b16==(14)r----14b16------------14b16----14-----------14------------14---(14)-------14------------14--------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| PM-------------------------| PM------|
| S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------3----------(3)---------------------------4s==5--------------4s=5--------------||
|-----------------------------------3----------(3)---------------------------4s==5--------------4s=5--------------||
|--0--0-------0----0--0-------0-----1----------(1)-----------0-------0-------2s==3--------------2s=3--------------||
Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM-| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
|---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||o-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------7-||--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------9-7-||--------------------------------|
|---------------7-6---------5-------7-6-5-9-5-||o-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-|
|----------0--0-----------------0-0-------7---||--0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~
| a +Q a +H Q W
|---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|-15-----(15)-------(15)--(15)\---------------||o-------------------------------|
|-14b16==(14)-------(14)r-(14)\---------------||--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||o-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------7-|----------------------------|
|---------------------9-7-|----------------------------|
|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----|
|-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----|
|
| W W
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E a e a E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-|-------------------------------|
|---------------------9-7-|-------------------------------|
|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-4s5-4s5-|
|-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-2s3-2s3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S a e a E q
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------7-|----------------------------||
|---------------------9-7-|----------------------------||
|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5-|-----7-6-5-----7s8-7s8-5----||
|-0-0-------0-0-------7---|-0-0-------0-0-5s6-5s6-3----||
Chorus
PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM--------|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S S S E +H
|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|-------------3-(3)----|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|-------------3-(3)----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|
1.
PM--------| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-----------------------7-----||
|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|---------------------9-7-----||
|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|-----7-6-5-----7-6-5-9-5----o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|-0-0-------0-0-------7-------||
Out-Chorus
2.
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3-|
PM--------| PM--------| PM|
S S S S S S E +H S S S S S S E +E S S a E a E
|----------------------|--------------------------------*|
|----------------------|--------------------------------*|
|----------------------|--------------------------------*|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--*|
|-------------3-(3)----|-------------3-(3)-----4s5-4s5--*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-(1)-0-0-2s3-2s3--*|
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
