Megadeth: Have Cool, Will Travel transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 11, 2004 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 NOTE: Harmonica parts have not been tabbed out. Remix/Remaster intro: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|------------------------2-| E|-0000000000000000...000-0-| **************** *** Riff 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9\------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7\---x-7-8-9--| E|--------------x-5-6-7--| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9\---------12-| A|-7-7-7-7-7\---x-7-8-10-| E|--------------x-5-6----| Riff 1a e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9\------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7\---x-7-8-9--| E|--------------x-5-6-7--| "We the people..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9\--------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7\------------2-| E|---------------0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * "...blame and wonder..." Riff 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---4---2-----------------| A|-----------4---3---2-----| E|-2---2---2---2---2---5p2-| * * * * * "Hey..." x3 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-4---2-----------------| A|---------4---3---2-----| E|---2---2---2---2---5p2-| * * * * "...hey..." Guitar 2 plays this at the end of Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| Play Riff 1 "Face it and fight..." Play Riff 1a "The answer's plain..." Play Riff 2 "Hey..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 (Distortion) x2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-9---------5----2--| A|-7----5----3----0--| E|------3------------| "Oh, there's no recess..." e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-xxxxxxxxxxxx-| E|-xxxxxxxxxxxx-| "Have cool, will travel!" Guitar 2 (Acoustic) e|----------------------------------| B|-------7---8------------7---5-----| G|-----9---9---9--------7---7---7---| D|---9-----------9----5-----------5-| A|-7----------------5---------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------2---3--------------7-------| B|-----1---1---1----------8---8-----| G|---0-----------0------6-------6-0-| D|--------------------7-------------| A|-3----------------0---------------| E|----------------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-------------0-------| D|-2---0---2---0---2-0-| A|-2---0---2-------2-0-| E|---0---0---0---0-----| * * * * x4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4-5-4~--------2---------------| A|---------2-3-4---4-3---3-2-----| E|---------------------0-----5-0-| Solo (Friedman) Guitar: e|-------------{12}---------------| B|-x-x--14b15-------{14}--(15)b17-| G|-x-x----------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-12-----------------------15-------------------| B|---15p12---------------------15----------------| G|--------14b16r14-(14)b16-------14b16r14--12~~\-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-x---------12-----------12--16--| D|-x-------12-----12-13-14--14----| A|----12-14-----14----------------| E|--------------------------------| e|----------------12-14-15p14-12-14~~-| B|-------------14---------------------| G|-12--12-14-15-----------------------| D|---14-------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Harmonica break Guitar (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-2b4--2b4----2b4--2b4----2b4r2----1-2-2-1tr2~~--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-2/16\4\0-------------------------| D|-----------3~--0-2~---------------| A|---------------------3-5-2-3---2/-| E|-----------------------------5----| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h13p12-10h12p10-9h10p9-5h9p5-9h10p9-6h8p6-5h7p5-3hp3-| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-2h3p2-2------------------------[feedback]--| G|-------4b6----(6)r4--4~~~--------(4)b6~~~~--| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3a Guitar 1 (Distortion) x4 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-9---------5----2--| A|-7----5----3----0--| E|------3------------| "Oh, there's no recess..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-000000000000000000000000-| E|--------------------------| ************************ "I have cool..." Guitar 2 (Acoustic) e|----------------------------------| B|-------7---8------------7---5-----| G|-----9---9---9--------7---7---7---| ----| D|---9-----------9----5-----------5-| | A|-7----------------5---------------| | E|----------------------------------| | |--->Play 4x e|-------2---3--------------7-------| | B|-----1---1---1----------8---8-----| | G|---0-----------0------6-------6-0-| | D|--------------------7-------------| ----| A|-3----------------0---------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-7-----7-------| B|---8-----8-----| G|-----6-----6-0-| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| Solo over Riff 3a e|-----------0------------------------------| B|-19--19\17--------------------------------| G|--------------------11--12----(12)/14~~~\-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-----14--15~~----14--(14)\12--12-12--| B|-/12---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----14--15----(15)b17~~~~~~~--| B|-12---------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "...will travel..." Riff 1a e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9\------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7\---x-7-8-9--| E|--------------x-5-6-7--| "Have cool..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9\-------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7\---x-7--8-9----7--8-9----7--8--| E|--------------x-5--6-7----5--6-7----5--6--| "...will travel." Ending Solo e|-------------0--------19-------19------19---------| B|----------7/---22b24----22b24----22b24---22b24~~~-| G|-X\--X\-------------------------------------------| D|-X\--X\-------------------------------------------| A|-X\--X\-------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------19--------------------------------------------| B|-22-20-22----20^----------------------------------------| G|-----------------19~~\--14b16--{14}{14}{14}{14}...{14}~-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|----------------7d3*--(3)r7*---------| G|----------------------slow release---| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-X\\-X\\-X\\-------------------------| End Solo 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