Megadeth: FFF transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: February 1, 2007 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 x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--0-4-4--0-4-4--0-| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-4----4------| E|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-2----2--X\\-| * * * * Riff 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--7---------------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4-5-5--4-| E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-| * * * * "Looking for a cure..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--7----------------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------------| E|---------------3-3--2-0-2-3-5-| * * * * * * * "Within the human race..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--7---------------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4-5-5--4-| E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-| * * * * "Eliminate the poor..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-| E|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-| * * * * "How much longer..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--7---------------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4-5-5--4-| E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-| * * * * "Burning up the tents..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--7----------------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5------------| E|---------------3-3--2-0-2-3-5-| * * * * * * * "...of the rank and file..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--7---------------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4-5-5--4-| E|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-| * * * * "Exterminate their lives..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-xxxxxx-| E|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-xxxxxx-| * * * "Crack a demon smile..." Riff 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4-4--0-4-4--7---------------| D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4-5-5--4-| A|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "Crushing down..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-4-4--0-4-4--7--------2-------| D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4---5-4-3-| A|---------------3-3--2---------| E|------------------------------| * * * "...our will to live..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4-4--0-4-4--7---------------| D|-2-2--0-2-2--5-5-5--4-5-5--4-| A|---------------3-3--2-3-3--2-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "...of man's mistakes..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-| A|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "Lock it up..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--0-4-4--0-4-4--0-| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "Fight for freedom..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-4----4------| E|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-2----2--X\\-| * * * * "My country tis..." Guitar 2 (w/ phase) x3 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-16-16-14-16--19-18-19\-12~-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/7----7-| G|-/-9--9--/-9--9--/-9--9--/-9--9--/6----6-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Cry for absolution..." Use this for last bar on Riff 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-| E|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-| * * * * "...and reap the aftermath..." Play Riff 2 "Crushing down..." Use this for last bar on Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7--5-7-7--5-------------------| A|-5-5--3-5-5--3--5-55-55-55555555-| E|---------------------------------| * * * ** ** ******** "I don't know how much..." Play Riff 3 "Fight for freedom..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) NOTE: Sometimes an open D note is struck with the open A notes. e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4----4-4----5-5-----------| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3-----------| E|-------------------0-0-2-3-5-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3----| E|---------------------------0-| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----------------------2-2----| A|-4-4----4-4----5-5----0-0--0-| E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0--------| * * * * Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-| E|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** "Fight, fight..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2222222222222222-33333333---------| E|---------------------------0-2-3-5-| **************** ******** * * * * "Fight, fight..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4----4-4----5-5----5-5----| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0-3-3----| E|---------------------------0-| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----------------------2-2----| A|-4-4----4-4----5-5----0-0--0-| E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-3-3--0--------| * * * * Solo (Friedman) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------------2--(2)~~----2-4p2p0---| D|-/4~----2-0---------------------4-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------/12\10-8-7--------------| G|---2h4-2---2-4-5-4-2-----------------9------------| D|-5-------5-----------5-4---------------10-9-7-----| A|----------------------------------------------9~\-| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-/7--7--7----8--8--8----10--10--10-10/13-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-/4--4--4----5--5--5-----7---7---7--7/10-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-13-13/17-17-17/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-19-19--(19)~-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10/14-14-14/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16~~------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-/8--7h8p7\5--7-/10-9-8--7h8p7------------| G|-------------------------------10-9-8-7h9-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------7-----------------{10}---------| B|-7-8-10-8p7---7h8-10---10p7-10p7-10b12------10b12~~-| G|------------9---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------10-| B|------------------------------------10/12-14----| G|-------------------------9-12-11/12-------------| D|---------------7/9-11h12------------------------| A|--------7-10p9----------------------------------| E|-7-9-10-----------------------------------------| e|-14p10-12p9-10-9------10-12p11p10-14p13p12-------12-------| B|-------------------------------------------15-15----15-15-| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|----------16-15b17r15b17-17b19--15-17----15~-| G|-16-14-16-----------------------------16-----| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|--------------14-------------14------------| B|-17b19r17b19----17-14------14--17p14-17b19-| G|---------------------16b18-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-14-18p14-------------------14-17-| B|----------14-17b19-17b19~~--------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-17b19--(19)r17--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-| B|-----------------17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b22--(22)\-| B|-19b21-19b21-19b21--------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-----19----22b24-22-19---22p19---24p19---22p19----------| B|-/19----19------------22------22------22------22p19ph20-| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------18----------------19-------------17-------| B|-22p19\17/18h19----19p17----17h19----19p17\15h17----17p15-| G|-------------------------19-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------17-------------14----------------14-------------12-| B|----15h17----17p15\12h14----14p12----12h14----14p12\10h12----| G|-16-------------------------------14-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-12p10-10-10-12-12b14r12b14---{12}~~-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|---15b19------[15]17r15-12---------| G|-[slow bend]---------------\9-7----| D|--------------------------------9~-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3a Guitar 1 x7 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--0-4-4--0-4-4--0-4-4--0-| A|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "Fight for freedom..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-4----4--| E|-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-5-5--3-2----2--| * * * * "My country tis..." Guitar 2 (w/ phase) x7 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-16-16-14-16--19-18-19\-12~-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/10-10--/7----7-| G|-/-9--9--/-9--9--/-9--9--/-9--9--/6----6-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (comes in later, w/ phase) x3 e|------------------------------| B|-15-15-14-15-15-19-17-19\-12~-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| 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