Skin o' My Teeth Tabs & Lyrics by Megadeth
Skin o' My Teeth
guitar tabs lyrics
SKIN O' MY TEETH
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION)
Transcribed by /\X/\M
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=192
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Wx2 Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|--------------|----------------|
|------------|-7----6----5--|-(5)-4----3--2--|
|------------|-5----4----3--|-(3)-2----1--0--|
PM| PM| PM----| PM
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5-----|
|-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0---|
|-----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------|------||
|-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-7-----7-----7---|------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------||
Verse
$
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
||-----------------|----------------------|
||o----------------|----------------------|
||--------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|
||--7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|
||o-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------|
||-----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-------5-----2--|-(2)---5--7b8r(7)-5----|
|-7-----5-----2--|-(2)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7--|
|-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)-7-----------------|
|-----------3----|-----------------------|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|-------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|
|-7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|
|-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|-------5-----2--|-(2)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|
|-7-----5-----2--|-(2)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|
|-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)-7----------------|
|-----------3----|----------------------|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|-------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|
|-7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|
|-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|-------5-----2--|-(2)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|
|-7-----5-----2--|-(2)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|
|-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)-7----------------|
|-----------3----|----------------------|
PM| PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E Q +E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q +W
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------||
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------||
|-------5-----7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|-------5-----2--|-(2)----||
|-7-----5-----7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|-7-----5-----2--|-(2)----||
|-0-0-0---0-0----|-----7----------------|-0-0-0-------0--|-(0)----||
|----------------|----------------------|-----------3----|--------||
Chorus
Half Time Q=96
S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S +S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5---|-------------------5-7-7b8r(7)-5---|
|-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7-|-3---3---3-------7-5-7-7b8r(7)-5-7-|
|---0-------------7---------------|-----------5-(5)-7-----------------|
|-------4---3-(3)-----------------|---1---0---------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5-----|
|-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7---|
|---0-------------7-----------------|
|-------4---3-(3)-------------------|
S E S E S S +S S S S S +S S S S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------5-7-7b8r(7)-5---|-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5---|
|-3---3---3-------7-5-7-7b8r(7)-5-7-|-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7-|
|-----------5-(5)-7-----------------|---0-------------7---------------|
|---1---0---------------------------|-------4---3-(3)-----------------|
S E S E S S +S S S S S +S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------------------5-7-7b8r(7)-5----|
|-3---3---3-------7-5-7-7b8r(7)-5-7--|
|-----------5-(5)-7------------------|
|---1---0----------------------------|
Original Tempo Q=192
To Coda
S E S E S S +S S e S +S S S S E S E S S +H +W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|----------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|---------o||
|-2---2---2---------5-7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------------|----------||
|-----------------7-5-7b8r(7)-5-7-|-3---3---3-------------|----------||
|---0-------------7---------------|-----------5b6==(5)----|-(5)r----o||
|-------4---3-(3)-----------------|---1---0---------------|----------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
~~~~
H +H E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----/12-------------------|
|-8b10========(8)r------|---------13-12-13-12-------|
|-----------------------|---------------------14----|
|-----------------------|------------------------14-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM PM-------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-0---------3--------0--|-(0)---3--0-----0----------|
|-------3-3--------3----|-------------3-----3--2--0-|
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Q. +E +H E Q. H
|----------------------------|-----15b17-----------------|
|-12b13======(12)-(12)r------|---------------15b17-------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|-----------------------| PM-----------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|--0-----------3----------0--|-(0)--3----0----0----------|
|--------3-0------------3----|-------------3-------3-2-0-|
~~~~~~~~~~
E +E E E +E E Q +Q S E S S S S S E. +S
|-15b17r(15)-12-14b15r(14)----12--|-(12)---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------15-----|--------13h15p==13-15p13-----13-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------14-----14b16==(14)r|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q.
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------2--|--(2)-7--7----7-----7-----5-----------------|
|-------------4-------------5--2--|--(2)-7--7----7-----7-----5-----------------|
|---------4-------------5------0--|--(0)-5--5----5-----5-----3-----------------|
|--2-------------3----------------|--------------------------------------------|
~~
|--3--|
+E E E E +S +S E E +E +E +S S H E E E
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|------13-15-15b17==(15)r(15)p13-15b19==(15)-|-(15)r(15)p13-----------------17---||
|-(14)---------------------------------------|--------------14--------17h18------||
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| PM------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E q
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------|--------8------8-8-8s10-10---------||
|--------------------------------------------|--------7------7-7-7s=9--9---------||
|--------------------------------------------|--------5------5-5-5s=7--7---------||
|---0---------3-------------------0----------|--(0)---5------5-5-5s=7--7---------||
|-------3--0-------------------3-------------|-----------------------------------||
Guitar Solo #3
~~
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |---3----| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S. T E E E
|-------------------------------------------|-19---------------------------------------------|
|-22p17---------17---20p19p17------17h20p17-|-----17------17---------------------------------|
|---------18h19-----------------19----------|----------19----19p==17----17-19--19-19-19p==17-|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------19----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------| PM PM---------------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--0---------------3----------------0-------|-(0)----3-----0----------0----------------------|
|-------3-----3---------------3-------------|-------------------3-----------3------2----0----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E S S S S S S E S S S S S H +E +E Q
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----17---19-16h17p16----16---------------------|-----------------------------|
|-19------------------19----19---17-15h17p15----|-\10--------(10)-(10)S19\----|
|--------------------------------------------19-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|------------------------------| PM------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0----------------3----------------0----------|--(0)-3-0-----0--------------|
|-------3-----0----------------3----------------|----------3--------3---2--0--|
~~~~~~~
|------3------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q +E +Q.
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-|-10--------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------9b11====(9)---(9)r(9)b12====|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5--7--7-|--7--------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| PM--------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q.
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------2----|-(2)-7-------7-----7--7---5--------|
|-----4-----5--2----|-(2)-7-------7-----7--7---5--------|
|---4-----5----0----|-(0)-5-------5-----5--5---3--------|
|-2-----3-----------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
|----3-----| |-3--|
+Q E E Q Q Q E E Q +E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------8-||
|--------------------------|------------------8-10---||
|-(9)-----7b9-7pb8---7---5-|--5--5--------/9---------||
|--------------------------|-------7---(7)-----------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------||
|
| PM--------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E q
|--------------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------------|-----8-8-8--8s10-10------||
|--------------------------|-----7-7-7--7s=9--9------||
|--------------------------|-----5-5-5--5s=7--7------||
|--0------3------------0---|-(0)-5-5-5--5s=7--7------||
|-----3-0----------3-------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo #2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E S S S S E +E +E +S S S S E S S +S S E
|----------------------7-----------|------------------7-------------------------|
|-10b12========(10)r-7---10p7------|--------------------10p7------7-10-(10)---7-|
|-----------------------------9b11r|=(9)b11==(9)-(9)r--------9b11-----------9---|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM PM---------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--2---------5------------2--------|-(2)------5---2----------2------------------|
|--------5-2---------5-------------|---------------------5--------5------4----2-|
~~~~~~~~~~~
E +E +E E S S S S S S S S E Q. +Q +Q
|-------------------7--------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------10p7----7----------|-----------------------------|
|-9b11r(9)b11==(9)r--------10---10p9p7---|--9b11-7------(7)---(7)/-----|
|--------------------------------------9-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|--------------------------| PM----------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-----------------5------------2-------|-(2)---5--2----2-------------|
|-------5-------2-----------5------------|------------5-----5--4---2---|
~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E
|-10-12p10----10-12-9h10p9----9----7h9p7----|--7h=9p7----7-------------------|
|----------12--------------12---12-------10-|---------10---10p9h10-7------10-|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------| PM PM------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--2----------------5--------------2--------|-(2)---5----2---------2---------|
|--------5-----2--------------5-------------|-----------------5-------5-4--2-|
|--3---|
E E E E E S S S S S S E E S S E E S S E S S E
|---7-10-9---12-10-14-12-10-14-11----|-11--13--10----10-12-9----11-8------||
|-9-------------------------------12-|------------11---------10------9----||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|
|---------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|----------------------------4-------|-(4)--3------------2----------------||
|-2--------5-----------------2-------|-(2)--1------------0-------6--------||
|---5--2---------------5-------------|---------------------------4--------||
~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---|
E E E S S S S E E E S S S S E a S S S S S S Q. S S
|-----------------------------------17----------|-----------14-----------------------------|
|------------17------------------17----17-------|-----13s14----17p14-17p14-17b19-----------|
|----17---18----18-17----17-18------------18-17-|------------------------------------14h17-|
|-19------------------19------------------------|-19---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------| PM PM--------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------3----------------0----------|-(0)-----3-----0-----------0--------------|
|-------3-----3----------------3----------------|---------------------3----------3-2--0----|
~~~~~
|---3---| |--3--|
+S S S S S S S S E E E E E E S E S S S E +Q S S E
|-----------------------------17---------------|-----15---------------------------17-------|
|------14-17p14----------14--------14-15p14-16s|=17-------17-20p17-20b22==(20)r------20p17-|
|-(17)----------17p14-17-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------| PM------------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---0------------------3---------------0-------|-(0)----3-----0-------------0--------------|
|----------3-----0---------------3-------------|--------------------3-----------3--2-----0-|
~~~~~
|-------3-------| |--3--| |---3----|
Q Q Q Q E E E S +E S E E S +S +E E E E
|---------------------------------17-------|----------------------------------------------------17-|
|-20b22---20b22---20b22---20b22------20p17-|-------------------------------------------------17----|
|------------------------------------------|-19b21r(19)---17-19-17b20-17b19==(17)r(17)-19b21-------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E Q.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2-------|-(2)--------7-----7--7-----7------------5--------------|
|---------------4---------------5--2-------|-(2)--------7-----7--7-----7------------5--------------|
|-------4------------------5-------0-------|-(0)--------5-----5--5-----5------------3--------------|
|--2--------------------3------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|---3---| |---3----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E S +S E Q +Q
|-20b22-20-17------------------------17-|------------------------------------------||
|-------------20p==17-------17----------|-----17-----------------------------------||
|---------------------19b21----19b21----|-20-------17-19b23==(19)r-17--------------||
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------19----(19)\--||
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
|
| PM-----------------------|
| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E q
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|--------8-----8------------8--8s10--10----||
|---------------------------------------|--------7-----7------------7--7s=9---9----||
|---------------------------------------|--------5-----5------------5--5s=7---7----||
|--0-------------3--------------0-------|-(0)----5-----5------------5--5s=7---7----||
|--------3--0----------------3----------|------------------------------------------||
Interlude
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|-7----6----5--|-(5)-4----3--2--|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|
| Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|-7----6----5--|-(5)-4----3--2--|
|-5----4----3--|-(3)-2----1--0--|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM----| PM
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 q E +E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|
|-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D.S. al Coda
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E q E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-----------------|------------------||
|-7-----7-----7---|-----5--7b8r(7)-5---|-7-----7-----7---|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-x\-x\-x\-x\-x\-x-||
Outro
Original Tempo Q=192
&
W +W +H +H
|--------------|------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|
|-5pb6=========|=(5)--------|-(5)r===(5)----|
|--------------|------------|---------------|
PM----------|
Q. E +E E Q +E E Q E +E E E E E E E +E E q
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------*|
|-2----5-(5)-5-7--|-(7)---5--7b8r(7)-5---|------------------*|
|-2----5-(5)-5-7--|-(7)-7-5--7b8r(7)-5-7-|------------------*|
|-0---------------|-----7----------------|-0-----------3-0--*|
|-----------------|----------------------|---4-3-0-(0)------*|
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
