Megadeth: Endgame transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: October 22, 2009 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 Riff 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------5---------------4--------| A|----4---------------4-----5-4-2-| E|-2-------2-0-2-3-2--------3-2-0-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------5---------------------------| A|----4---------------4--5-4-2-5-4-2-| E|-2-------2-0-2-3-2-----3-2-0-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------5---------------4---------| A|----4---------------4------------| E|-2-------2-0-2-3-2-------2-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------5---------------------------| A|----4---------------4--5-4-2-5-4-2-| E|-2-------2-0-2-3-2-----3-2-0-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 (Play 2x) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------5-----------------------4---------| A|-------4-----------------------4---------------| E|-2-2-2---2-2---2-0-2-3-2~--2-2---2-2---2-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------5-----------------------------------| A|---------4-----------------------4-----5-4-2-5-4-2-| E|-2~--2-2---2-2---2-0-2-3-2~--2-2---2-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------12--------------------------12-----------| D|-------11--------------------------11------------------| A|-9-9-9----9-9----9----9-10-9~--9-9----9-9----9----9-10-| E|-------------------12--------------------------12------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------12--------------------------------------| D|---------11--------------------------11-----------------| A|-9~--9-9----9-9----9----9-10-9~--9-9----9-9-5-4-2-5-4-2-| E|---------------------12---------------------3-2-0-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 x3 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-/6--5--4------------------------------------| A|-/4--3--2--/7--6-5-4---------2--4---------5--| E|-----------/5--4-3-2-2-2-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-3--| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-/6--5--4-----------| A|-/4--3--2--/7--6-5--| E|-----------/5--4-3--| Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-/6--5--4------------------------------------| A|-/4--3--2--/7--6-5-4---------2--4---------5--| E|-----------/5--4-3-2-2-2-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-3--| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-9--8--7--9--8-7---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-7--6--5--7--6-5-4---------2--4---------5--| E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-3--| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-13--12--11-----------| D|-------------10--9-8--| A|-11--10---9-----------| E|----------------------| Lead into next section: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-4-------------------------5-| E|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-3-| *** *** *** *** *** *** Riff 5 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------4---3----------4---3-| A|-2---------2---1----------2---1-| E|-0-000-000---0----000-000---0---| *** *** * *** *** * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------------------0---| A|---2---4---5---2----------0---| E|-0-0-0-2-0-3-0-0--000-000---0-| * * * * *** *** * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2---------4---3----------4---3-| ----| A|-2---------2---1----------2---1-| | E|-0-000-000---0----000-000---0---| | *** *** * *** *** * |--> Play 2x e|------------------------------| | B|------------------------------| | G|------------------------------| | D|--------------------------0---| ------| A|---2---4---5---2----------0---| E|-0-0-0-2-0-3-0-0--000-000---0-| * * * * *** *** * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2---------4---3----------4---3-| A|-2---------2---1----------2---1-| E|-0-000-000---0----000-000---0---| *** *** * *** *** * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---2----------------| E|-0-0-0-2-0-3-0-0--000-000-002-0-| * * * * *** *** *** * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---------------------5--------| A|--------------4---------------| E|-2-3-2--2-222----222----002-0-| * * * *** *** *** * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---------------------4--------| A|--------------4---------------| E|-2-3-2--2-222----222----002-0-| * * * *** *** *** * Solo (Broderick) NOTE: For the natural harmonics he comes into the notes marked with "r" from a quick pre-dive, and a "d" denotes a dive from the note. Let the first two notes ring each time and use the bar for vibrato. e|------------------------| B|-------[7]~-----([7])d--| G|-r[5]-([5]~)----([5])d--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-------[7]~-----([7])d--------| G|-r[5]-([5]~)----([5])d--r[7]~-| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|-------[7]~-----([7])d--| G|-r[5]-([5]~)----([5])d--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-------[7]~-----([7])d-------------------| G|-r[5]-([5]~)----([5])d--r[3.2]--([3.2])d-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-14h15-17p15p14p12-15p14p12-15p14p12-------| B|-------------------------------------15p14-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-14p12-------12-------------------------------| B|-------15p14----15p14p12-15p14p12-15p14p12----| G|-------------------------------------------15-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-15p14p12-----------------------------| G|----------15p12-16b18r16--12h14-\11~--| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-11h12-15p12p11----12p11----12p11-------11-----------| A|----------------14-------14-------14p12----14p12p11\-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----4h5-4~----5--7--11h12------| A|-4~------------------------\9~--| E|--------------------------------| e|------------------------------------13-13b14r13-13b14~-| B|------------------14h15p14p12-14-15--------------------| G|---------11----14--------------------------------------| D|---11-------11-----------------------------------------| A|-9----12-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| * * * End Solo Riff 7 Guitar 1 x3 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-/6--5--4-----------------------------------| A|-/4--3--2--/7--6-5-4---------2--4---------5-| E|-----------/5--4-3-2-222-222-0--2-222-222-3-| *** *** *** *** e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-/6--5--4----------| A|-/4--3--2--/7--6-5-| E|-----------/5--4-3-| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-/6--5--4-----------------------------------| A|-/4--3--2--/7--6-5-4---------2--4---------5-| E|-----------/5--4-3-2-222-222-0--2-222-222-3-| *** *** *** *** e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-9--8--7--9--8-7--------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7--6--5--7--6-5-4---------2--4---------5-| E|-----------------2-222-222-0--2-222-222-3-| *** *** *** *** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----6-----5-----4---------------| D|---6-----5-----4-------7---------| A|-4-----3-----2-------7-----6---5-| E|-------------------5-----4---3---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-4---------2--4---------5-| E|-2-222-222-0--2-222-222-3-| *** *** *** *** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----6-----5-----4---------------| D|---6-----5-----4-------7---------| A|-4-----3-----2-------7-----6---5-| E|-------------------5-----4---3---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Third guitar comes in for last section: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----10-----9-----8------9---------| D|---6------5-----4-----10-----9---8-| A|-8------7-----6-----7------6---5---| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lead into next section: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-4-------------------------5-| E|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-3-| *** *** *** *** *** *** Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) NOTE: For the natural harmonics he comes into the notes marked with "r" from a quick pre-dive, and a "d" denotes a dive from the note. Let the first two notes ring each time and use the bar for vibrato. e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-r[7]-([7]~)----([7])d--| D|------------------------| A|-------[4]~-----([4])d--| E|------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-r[7]-([7]~)----([7])d--------| D|------------------------r[7]~-| A|-------[4]~-----([4])d--------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-r[7]-([7]~)----([7])d--| D|------------------------| A|-------[4]~-----([4])d--| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|------------------------r[2.7]--([2.7])d-| G|-r[7]-([7]~)----([7])d-------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-------[4]~-----([4])d-------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-14-12-------15-12-15-12-------17-12-17-12-------| B|-------13-12-------------13-12-------------13-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-15-12-------15-12-(12)/14h15h17t19p17p15-----------------| B|-------13-12------------------------------t17p15p13p12h13-| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-t19/20\19p13p12------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------14p12p10h12t17/19\17p12p10\9-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|---------17d13*--| B|-17b20~----------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| e|-17b19r17--17-15-14h15p14----14-15-17-15-(15)b18~-| B|--------------------------17----------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-19-17-15---------------------------------| B|----------19-17-15------------------------| G|-------------------17-16-14----------16~--| D|----------------------------17-16-14------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 7 Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---4----------4---------| A|-----3p2p0------2h3p2p0-| E|-2---------2------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5---------------------------| A|-----------5-----------------| E|---3--3--3---3--3--3-3h5p3p0-| Solo (Broderick) e|--------------------------/17--20-19-17-\15-| B|-17b19~-(19)r17\-13p12----------------------| G|-----------------------14-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-19-15----15------------------------| B|-------19----19p15----15------------| G|-------------------16----16-17-16~--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------19p15------15-17p14-14------14h-| B|-15----15-17-19p17-15---------17--17-----------15--15----| G|----18----------------18--------19---------------16------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-17h19p17p14h17h19t21/22\21p19p17p14--------------------------| B|-------------------------------------15-----------------------| G|----------------------------------------16p14-----------------| D|----------------------------------------------16--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------17p14p12-10~-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------9-11p9-----------| D|---11---11h12-11~-------12----11p9-12--------11p9-12~--| A|-9----9--------------10----10--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-10-9------14-10-14-10-------15-14-------19-15-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------11-7-------------12-11-------16-12-------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-19-15-------21-19-------21b22--21b22~--| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------18-16-------23-19----------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-6----5-4----7---9--6----5-4----------| A|-4----3-2----5---7--4----3-2----5---2-| E|---00-----00---0------00-----00-3-0-0-| ** ** * ** ** * Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-16b18-16-14-16-14-14-16-14-16-14-16b18r16p14----14-16-14-| D|----------------------------------------------16----------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------14----------------------------------------| B|-------14----17p14----14----------------------------| G|-16b18-------------17----17p16p14----16----14h16p14-| D|----------------------------------16----16----------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----14---------------------------------------| D|-16----16p15p14----14------------------------| A|----------------16----16p15p14---------------| E|-------------------------------17-0-17p16p15-| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------16----| D|----------------14-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-| A|----------14h16----14h16----------16----------------| E|-12/14-17-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------14h17p14----14-16h17p16p14----14-| G|-------14h16p14----14h16h17----------17----------------17----| D|-14h16----------16-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-191919191919171414-191919191919171414-191919171414-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14-17p14----------------------| B|----------------19-19p17p14-17p14h19-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------14h17h19-21~--\--| B|-19p17p14----14h17-14h17h19------------------| G|----------17---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 9 Final time for Riff 9: Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-6----5-4----7---9--6----5-4----------| A|-4----3-2----5---7--4----3-2----5---2-| E|---00-----00---0------00-----00-3-0-0-| ** ** * ** ** * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-6----5-4----7---9--6----5-4---------2h4-| A|-4----3-2----5---7--4----3-2----5----2h4-| E|---00-----00---0------00-----00-3-00-----| ** ** * ** ** ** Riff 10 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-22222222222222222222222222222222-| ******************************** Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-2-----------------2-----4/5-4------------| D|-2--4-4--------2h4-2-4p2-4/5-4--------2h4-| A|----4-4--------2h4---4p2--------------2h4-| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-2-----------------2-----4/5-4------------| D|-2--4-4--------2h4-2-4p2-4/5-4--------4h6-| A|----4-4--------2h4---4p2--------------4h6-| E|------------------------------------------| Riff 11 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-44444444444444444444444444444444-| ******************************** Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------------4-----6/7-6------------| D|-4--6-6--------4h6-4-6p4-6/7-6--------4h6-| A|----6-6--------4h6---6p4--------------4h6-| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------------4-----6/7-6------------| D|-4--6-6--------4h6-4-6p4-6/7-6--------2h4-| A|----6-6--------4h6---6p4--------------2h4-| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| Riff 10a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-22222222222222222222222222222222-| ******************************** Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-2-------------2-----4/5-4--------| D|-2--4-4----2h4-2-4p2-4/5-4----2h4-| A|----4-4----2h4---4p2----------2h4-| E|----------------------------------| Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------4p2-4b6-t9p(6)r4--4-4-4-2~--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-17\------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|---------------------------4~--| G|-----2-----------2-----4/5-4~--| D|-2h4----4----2h4---2h4---------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------12----------14p12-------12-------| B|-13h14----14p13h14-------14p13----14p13-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|-14p13p12----12----12-----| G|----------14----14----14~-| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|----14----------------------------------------| B|-14----17--(17)b19r17--17p14----14------------| G|-----------------------------16----17p16p14---| D|-------------------------------------------16-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-16----14h16p14----14-----------------------------------| D|----16----------16----16-15p14----14--------------------| A|-------------------------------16----16p15p14-----------| E|----------------------------------------------17-14~--\-| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-[16]18r16--16b18r16--[16]18r16--[16]18r16-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-[16]18r16-16-14----14-16-| D|-----------------16-------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-16b18r16b17--[16]18r16--[16]18r16--[16]18r16p14----| D|-------------------------------------------------16-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-[16]18r16-16-14----14-16-| D|-----------------16-------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-[16]18r16--16b18r16--16b18r16--16b18r16-| D|-------------a---------a---------a-------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|-14~--14-16p14-| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| e|----------14-----------------------------------------------| B|-------14----17b19r17--[17]19r17--[17]19r17----------------| G|-16b18--------------------------------------17~--14----14~-| D|----------------------------------------------------16-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 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