Megadeth: How The Story Ends transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: December 16, 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|------4------------5-------| A|-2----2-------2----3-------| E|-0--0----0-00-0--0----0-00-| * * ** * * ** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------4-------2----------------| A|-2----2---2---0---5-4----------| E|-0--0---0-0-0---0-3-2--2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|------4-------------5-------| A|-2----2-------2-2-2-3-------| E|-0--0----0-00-0-0-0----0-00-| * * ** * * * * ** 1st ending: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------4-------2----------------| A|-2----2---2---0---5-4----------| E|-0--0---0-0-0---0-3-2--2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4-------2------------| A|-2----2---2---0---5-4------| E|-0--0---0-0-0---0-3-2--2-2-| * * * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7------2----5h7--5h7------2----| E|----------0000-0--0----------0000-0--0-| **** **** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7------2----5h7--5h7------2----| E|----------0000-0--0----------0000-0--0-| **** **** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-2h3--2h3------5--5-3h5--3h5------7--7-| E|----------0000-3--3----------0000-5--5-| **** **** e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7------2----5h7--5h7----9--8--7-| E|----------0000-0--0----------00-7--6--5-| **** ** Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7------2----5h7--5h7------2----| E|---0000-0--0----------0000-0--0-| **** **** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7------2----5h7--5h7------2----| E|----------0000-0--0----------0000-0--0-| **** **** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-2h3--2h3------5--5-3h5--3h5------7--7-| E|----------0000-3--3----------0000-5--5-| **** **** e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7------2----5h7--5h7----6--5--4-| E|----------0000-0--0----------00-7--6--5-| **** ** Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------9--------------| A|-10------2----9h10----10------2----| E|----0000-0--0------------0000-0--0-| **** **** e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------9--------------------9--------------| A|-9h10----10------2----9h10----10------2----| E|------------0000-0--0------------0000-0--0-| **** **** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7------5--5-7h9--7h9------7--7-| E|----------0000-3--3----------0000-5--5-| **** **** e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------9--------------------9---------------| A|-9h10----10------2----9h10----10----6--5--4-| E|------------0000-0--0------------00-7--6--5-| **** ** Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------4-5--------------------------------------| A|-2----------2-3--3-3-3-3-5-5----------5-3----------5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--------------3-2--2-2-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|------------4-5------------------------------------| A|-2----------2-3--3-3-3-3-5-5----------5-3----------| E|-0--0-0-0-0--------------3-2--2-2-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Let e/B string notes ring over preceding chord) e|----0---------0---------0---------0------| B|-------0---------0---------0---------0---| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---------4-5-----------------------------| A|-2-------2-3-------5-5-------5-3-------5-| E|-0-----------------3-2-------2-1-------3-| e|----0---------0---------0---------0----| B|-------0---------0---------0---------0-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------4-5---------------------------| A|-2-------2-3-------5-5-------5-3-------| E|-0-----------------3-2-------2-1-------| Riff 5 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7-----------5h7--5h7-----------| E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7-----------5h7--5h7---9--8--7-| E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-7--6--5-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-----------5h7--5h7-----------| E|---0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7--5h7-----------5h7--5h7---4--5--6-| E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-4--5--6-| * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Skip the first three notes. Play Riff 3 Riff 4a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------4-5--------------------------------------| A|-2----------2-3--3-3-3-3-5-5----------5-3----------5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--------------3-2--2-2-2-2-2-1--1-1-1-1-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----0---------0---------0---------0------| B|-------0---------0---------0---------0---| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---------4-5-----------------------------| A|-2-------2-3-------5-5-------5-3-------5-| E|-0-----------------3-2-------2-1-------3-| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------0-----------------| G|-----0-----------0-------0---| D|---2-----4-----2-------1---1-| A|---------------------2-------| E|-0-----0-----0-----0---------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------0-----------------| G|-----0-----------0-------0---| D|---2-----4-----2-------2---2-| A|---------------------3-------| E|-0-----0-----0-----0---------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------0-----------------| G|-----0-----------0-------0---| D|---2-----4-----2-------1---1-| A|---------------------2-------| E|-0-----0-----0-----0---------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-| D|---2-----4-----2-----0-----0-----| A|-3-----5-----3-------------------| E|-------------------3-----2---1---| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-----0-----0---1-0-------| G|---0-----2------------2--| D|-2-----4-----2-----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| * * * * * Solo (Acoustic, Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------| B|-------12---------------------------------| G|-12h14------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----------10-10p9-12p10----10p9-12p10----| E|-------------------------11------------0--| e|----------------------------| B|-12h13p12--------------12\--| G|-----------14--12--14-------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----2----5--3--2--3--5-----------------------| B|---1------------------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------11-------12-| D|-------------------------------------13-10-h.-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7-6-7-------------------------| E|-------0-0-7-0-8~--7-8-0-0-3-0-| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------6~------| E|-2~--1-2-0-0-8-0-7~--6-7-----8-7-| * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7~--6-7-------------------------| E|---------0-0-7-0-8~--7-8-0-0-3-0-| * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-----------------9----------------| E|-2~--1-2-0-0-8-0-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-8-9--------------------------| A|-7-6-7-----9---10--9-10-----5---| E|-------0-0-7-0--8--7--8-0-0-3-0-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------8-------| A|-4--3-4-----10---9--8-9-6--10-9-| E|-2--1-2-0-0--8-0-7--6-7-----8-7-| * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-8-9--------------------------| A|-7-6-7-----9---10--9-10-----5---| E|-------0-0-7-0--8--7--8-0-0-3-0-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-4--3-4-----10---9--(9)\--| E|-2--1-2-0-0--8-0-7--(7)\--| * * * Solo (Broderick) 147 51 e|-----------------15-------------------------------| B|-[16]17r16b17~------17-----[13]14r13~----------13-| G|-----------------------15----------------12-15----| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|-13b14~---14----------| G|-------------15-11----| D|-------------------14-| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-14p11------------11h14t17p14/17p14------------14h17t20p17/-| B|------12--------12-----------------16--------16-------------| G|--------14-11h14---------------------17-14h17---------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19~--15-19----19----19----------15-18----15-------| B|------------17-------------------------17-------17-| G|------------------16----15~----0-------------17----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-15----------------------| D|----16----------------16-| A|-------16----------16----| E|----------18-14-18-------| e|---------------------------------------------h11h14t17/-| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------h11h14t16p14p11h14t16------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-h12h14t18p14p12h14t18----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-t19p15p12-----h15p12--------h12----------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------t16--------t16p12-----t16p12p9-t16p12p9h11-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-t17p12p9-----h12p9--------h9----------------h9h12-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|----------t15-------t15p10----t15p10p7h10t15-------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------h9h12t14p12p9-| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-t15p11p9----------------h9h11t15---------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|----------t16p13p9h13t16------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-t14p11p7-----h7h11t14p11p7-/11h14t17p14p11--------------h14h17t20p17p14-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------t14-------------------------------t17p14/17t20-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19p15--------------------15h19t24p19p15-| B|------17----------------17---------------| G|--------16------------16-----------------| D|----------17--------17-------------------| A|------------19-14h19---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----15h19t24p19p15h19-t22p19p15h19-| B|-17--------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-20p15---------------------------------------| B|------17----------------17----------------17-| G|--------17------------17--17------------17---| D|----------17--------17------17--------17-----| A|------------19-15h19----------19-15h19-------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-20p15----19p15----| B|-------17-------17-| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-18p14--------------------14-18p14--14-----14p12-------| B|------14----------------14--------14-----14-----14--14-| G|--------15------------15---------------15---------15---| D|----------16--------16---------------------------------| A|------------16-13h16-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-14-15-12/15-17p15-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-19-17-15--------------------------------------------------| B|----------19-17-15-----------------------------------------| G|-------------------17-16-14--------------------------------| D|----------------------------17-16-14-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------17-15-14--------------| E|----------------------------------------------17-15-14-12~-| End Solo Riff 8 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--------2---------------3--------| E|-200000----202320200000---202320-| ****** ************ ****** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|--------2-------------5--4--3-| E|-200000----2023202000-3--2--1-| ****** ********** Play Riff 4a Riff 9 x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|------/5----4----------------| D|-2----/5----4----5----4-5-7--| A|-2---------------5----4-5-7--| E|-----------------------------| * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|------/5----4----------------| D|-2----/5----4----5----4-5-3--| A|-2---------------5----4-5-3--| E|-----------------------------| * * Play Riff 1 Final time play: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|------4-------2-------------------| A|-2----2---2---0---5-4--4-5---4-2--| E|-0--0---0-0-0---0-3-2--2-3-0-2-0--| * * * * * 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