Megadeth: Mastermind transcribed by: Mark Yeary (JCPose@aol.com) Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: January 17, 2006 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-2--| E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-0--| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-2----5-5-5-5--| E|-3-3-3-3-0----3-3-3-3--| Riff 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-----7-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------8-8-8-8-| G|--------------------------7-7-7-7-| D|--------------------------5-5-5-5-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----------| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-----7-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------9p7-9p7-| D|--------------------------9p7-9p7-| A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6---7---7---| E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 x3 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------5----------4----------3----------2---| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------5----------4----------3----------2-----| A|--------------------------------------------5-| E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2(Ending fill for first line is only on Remix/Remaster) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------0h2p0----| D|-------5----------4----------3----------2------2p0-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Anonymous existence..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------0tr2-| D|-------5----------4----------3----------2------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Destroy the logic..." e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------0h2p0----| D|-------5----------4----------3----------2------2p0-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Enmassed and purposeless..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------/16-12~-| D|-------5----------4----------3----------2---------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Neo-neuro torture..." Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..." Play Riff 2 "Invade the core..." Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..." Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| "...real....real...real..." Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2h3-2-----2-----2p0-| A|-2-----2-----2h3-2-----2-----2p0-| E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2h3-----0--1-| A|-2-----2-----2h3--2--0--1-| E|---0-0---0-0------2-------| * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------2-| D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----3-----4---2-| A|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----3-----4-----| E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2---2---| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---------------5-5-5-4~--2p0-| D|-----4-----2---5-5-5-4~--2p0-| A|-----4-----2-----------------| E|-2-2---2-2---2---------------| * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------2---------------| D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----4-----2h4-| A|-4-----4-----2h4-------4-----2h4-| E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-----| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-2---2-------------3----| A|-------4---4-3-2-------3----| E|-2---------------0-0-0----0-| * * * * Solo (Friedman) e|------------------------------------------15\14-11-------| B|---------------------------------------13----------12----| G|------4b6~----4b6~----4b6r4-2~------12----------------11-| D|--------------------------------/14----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-X\\-----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------14----------------| B|-12b14r12b14r12b14r12-12b14r12b14----12b14r12-------| G|----------------------------------------------14b18-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-19b21--[19]20-[19]21-[19]20-[19]21-[19]20-[19]21-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-19b21~--19b20r19---------------------| B|-------------------19p17--------------| G|-------------------------18~--18\--4/-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|---------14-17------------14-17-17p14----| G|-/16b18--------14~--16b18-------------16-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-16-16p14----------16----------------------------------| G|---------16p14--14-16p14-----16p14---------------------| D|--------------16--------16p14-----16p14--14----(14)~~\-| A|---------------------------------------16--------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------14----12h13-------| G|------------------------14----12h13-------| D|-14~----14-14-14~----14----14-------14-12-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-12h14~----14-14-12-14-15-14-12--------| A|--------------------------------14--2/-| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------12-------12-------| B|-----------14----12h13-------15-16-------------15-16-| G|-----------14----12h13----------------14b16----------| D|-14~----14----14-------14-12-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12-------------------------------------------| B|----------12-----------------14----12~--(12)\-| G|----14b16----14b16r14p12-----14----12~--(12)\-| D|--------------------------14----14------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------0--------------------------------------------------| B|-----0---3-0-----0-----0----------------------------------| G|-2b4---------2b4---2b4---2p0---2---0-1-0----2/4/20\-------| D|-----------------------------2---2---------[steady gliss]-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12-15-17-| B|----------------------------------12-15----------| G|-------------------------12-14-15----------------| D|-------------------12-14-------------------------| A|----------12-13-14-------------------------------| E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-17b19--{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}...-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-(19)r18-{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}-(18)r17-17p15~-| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2a "Hail to the power age..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 x3 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------9------------8------------7------------6---7---8-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4---5---6---| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to think..." e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------9------------8------------7------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| D|----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to get..." Guitar 2 (comes in the 3rd time) e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------9-----------11-----------12------------6---7---8-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7---7~---9-9-9---9~--101010--10~---4-4-4---5---6---| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to think..." e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------9-----------11-----------12------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| D|----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-7-7-7---7~---9-9-9---9~--101010--10~---4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "I tell you what to get..." Play Riff 1 "Mastermind..." Ending: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| "...subject." 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