Megadeth:  Head Crusher

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com) 

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Date last modified:  December 01, 2009

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)              x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------5--|
E|-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-3--|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-|
B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----15p12-|
B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-|
B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p12-15-15p12-------12---------------|
G|-------------------15p14----15p14p12-12~\-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-|
B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----15p12-|
B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12-12----------------|
B|-------12-------12----------------12-17p15p12-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12-------12----------------------------------------------|
G|-------15p12----15-14p12--15p14-12----14p12-------11~--(11)\-|
D|-----------------------------------14-------14-12------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
       ******     ******     ******
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------7-5-|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222-3200-5-3-|
       ******     ******     ****** **** *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
       ******     ******     ******
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------6--5--4-----|
A|-----------------------4--3--2--5--|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222220----------3--|
       ******     ******
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
       ******     ******     ******
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------7-5-|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222-3200-5-3-|
       ******     ******     ****** **** *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--4--5-|
A|----------------------------------0--2--3-|
E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------|
       ******     ******     ******
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4/5-4-2-------------------------------------|
A|-4/5-4-2-2/3-2-0-6--------7------------9----------5--|
E|-2/3-2-0---------4--------5------(5)p0-7----(7)p0-3--|


Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0-|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------5--|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-3--|


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3


Riff 4
Guitars 1 & 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3-------------------|
A|-------1--------5--------3-|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0-3--0-0-0-1-|
   * * *    * * *    * * *

Guitar 3 (Let note open E ring into open B)
e|---0--------0--------0-----|
B|-----0--------0--------0---|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3-------------------|
A|-------1--------5--------3-|
E|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-|
   *        *        *


Riff 4a
Guitars 1 & 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-------------------|
A|-------3--------4--------5-|
E|-2-2-2----2-2-2-5--2-2-2-3-|
   * * *    * * *    * * *

Guitar 3 (Let note open E ring into open B)
e|---2--------2--------2-----|
B|-----2--------2--------2---|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-------------------|
A|-------3--------4--------5-|
E|-2--------2-----5--2-----3-|
   *        *        *


Riff 6            x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * *

Riff 6a
Guitars 1 & 2     x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * *

Guitar 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|
A|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-|
E|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   *
                  x2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * *


Riff 6b                           x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|
A|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-|
E|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   *
                  x2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * *


Riff 7
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-------------9-8-------------|
A|-7-------------7-6-------------|
E|----000-000000------000-000000-|
      *** ******      *** ******
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-8-7-------------7-6-------------|
A|-6-5-------------5-4-------------|
E|------000-000000------000-000000-|
        *** ******      *** ******
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-6-5-------------5-4----------------|
A|-4-3-------------3-2---------8-7-5--|
E|------000-000000------000-00-6-5-3--|
        *** ******      *** **


Riff 8
Guitar 1 (Let open E ring into open B)
e|---0--------0--------0-----|
B|-----0--------0--------0---|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3-------------------|
A|-------1--------5--------3-|
E|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-|
   *        *        *

Guitar 2
e|---3-0------3-0------3-0---|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------3-------------------|
A|-------1--------5--------3-|
E|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-|
   *        *        *

Play Riff 7

Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|
A|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-|
E|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   *


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------9------10------7------7\6-----|
A|--------7-------8------5------5\4-6\5-|
E|-000000---0000----0000---0000-----4\3-|
   ******   ****    ****   ****
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------5h7------8p5------5h7-----------8888-|
E|-000000-----0000-----0000-----0000-6666------|
   ******     ****     ****     **** **** ****

Keep repeating above and then final time play:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------9------10------7------7\6-----|
A|--------7-------8------5------5\4-6\5-|
E|-000000---0000----0000---0000-----4\3-|
   ******   ****    ****   ****
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------3--------|
A|--------5h7------8p5------5h7------1--3--2--|
E|-000000-----0000-----0000-----0000----1--0--|
   ******     ****     ****     ****


Solo (Broderick)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------15------15--|
D|-----14---------14------|
A|-13-----13--------------|
E|------------------------|

e|----------18----18\-----------24----24-|
B|----17-------17------------------23----|
G|-15----15---------------21-------------|
D|---------------------20----20----------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|-22b23--(23)r22p20-22b23~~-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------17----18-17h18p17----17-------|
B|-17-21-18----21-------------21----18-21-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|-17b18--(18)r17-18p17------|
G|----------------------19~--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------17----------------17-18-21-18-17-15-|
B|-17-18-20----20-18-17-18-20-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------19~-|
B|-18-17-15---------------------------------------------|
G|----------18-15-14----------15--(15)b16~----16-16-----|
D|-------------------17-15-14---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-20-20-22-2424242424242424242424-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-22h24p22p20h22p20\19-19h20h22p20p19-----------|
B|-------------------------------------22-20p18\-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------17-19-202020202020202020202020-|
B|-17h18h20--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-19h20p19p17h19p17\15-15-17h19p17p15----------15h17h19p17-15-|
B|-------------------------------------17----17----------------|
G|----------------------------------------16-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18-17-15----------------------------------------------|
G|----------17-16-14-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------17-15-14----------17-15-14----------|
A|----------------------------17-15-14----------17-15-14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15-15b17--(17)r15--[15]17~-|
G|-------------15~-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-17-15-13-12---------------------------------------|

e|-12-16-19p16-12----16-12-------12----------|
B|----------------18-------18-13----18-13-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-18-13-12----13-12-------12----------|
G|----------14-------14-13----14-13-10-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-14-13-10----13-10-------9-10-9~--|
D|----------14-------14-12----------|
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