Megadeth: The Right To Go Insane 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 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 Intro e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------3-5------| A|-5----6--8---3-5----3-5-------3-5-| E|-3----4--6---1-3------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-6----5-4-3--------3-| E|-4-----------6-4~--1-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------3-5------| A|-5----6--8---3-5----3-5-------3-5-| E|-3----4--6---1-3------------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-6----8--8--8\--| E|-4----6--6--6\--| Riff 1 (Slowly stop palm muting as you get to Riff 2) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3-0-3-2-1-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------3--------------5--| D|-------------3--------------5--| A|---------3h5------------5h7----| E|-4-4-4-4--------6-6-6-6--------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3-0-3-2-1-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Repeat the above, then: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3-0-3-2-1-0-3-0-3-2-1-0-3-2-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-10-7-10-9-8-7-10-7-10-9-8-7-10-9-8-7-| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------7-8~--------7-8~--------7-8~--------7-8~--| A|-10-10-10-------8-8-8-------6-6-6-------5-5-5-------| E|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------5-7~--------5-7~--------5-7~--------5-7~--| D|-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| A|-------------8-8-8-------6-6-6-------5-5-5-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 comes in later e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------6-8~--------6-8~--------6-8~--------6-8~--| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| A|-------------8-8-8-------6-6-6-------5-5-5-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-3-5----6--8----3-5----6--8--9--3-| E|-3-5----6--8----3-5----6--8--9--1-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------3-5------| A|-5----6--8---3-5----3-5-------3-5-| E|-3----4--6---1-3------------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-6----8--8--8\--| E|-4----6--6--6\--| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Lead into next section: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5--4--3--2-------------| E|-3--2--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------4---5-----------4---5---| A|-------2---3-----------2---3---| E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-4-5-4-3-| E|-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-3-2-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * Repeat the following for the rest of the riff: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------4---5-----------4---5---| A|-2------2---3-----------2---3---| E|-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-4/5-5-5-4-5-4-3-| E|-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-3-2-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Broderick) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------12----12-14-| A|-------10h12p10----10-12-/14----14-------| E|-10-12----------12-----------------------| e|----------------------------------15-17-19b22-(22)\-| B|----------------------15----15-17-------------------| G|-12h14p12----12-14/16----16-------------------------| D|----------14----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-[silence]--15-17b18^-17-15------------------| B|----------------------------17~----15-17-----| G|-----------------------------------------16~-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------------17p15p12----15p12-------------------------| B|----15-17p15----------14-------14-15p12-17p14p12-14h15-| G|-16----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-15p11-11h12-14-11h12-10-11p10----10------------0-| G|-------------------------------12----/14\12~----0-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------12-----------------15-14----| B|-------12----15--------------------17-| G|-14b16----------/16-15-14-------------| D|--------------------------17----------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-17b18-17p15----17p15-------------------------| B|-------------18-------18p15----18p15----------| G|----------------------------17-------17-18p17-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-15----17p15---------------------| D|----17-------17-15---------------| A|-------------------17-16-15-14~--| E|---------------------------------| e|------------------------------15b18r15--| B|----------15b18r15b18r15-12--(15b16r15)-| <-- B string gets caught in bend G|-16-15-14-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------------12h14-16p14p12-------------| D|----------14----------------14----------| A|-12h14h15----------------------15-14p12-| E|----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-------------12-14-17-17b19r17-17p15------| G|----------12-------------------------16~--| D|-------14---------------------------------| A|-14h15------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-/7------6---5---------------------| E|-----0-0---0---0-/7--0-0-6-0-5-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-3-3-0-5-0-3-0-6-0-5-3-5-0-3-0-| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-/7------6---5---------------------| E|-----0-0---0---0-/7--0-0-6-0-5-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3-3-0-5-0-3-0-6-0-5-3-5-0-3-0-3-| * * * * * * * Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) x2 e|----------------------------------| B|-17p12----------12-17p12----------| G|-------15-12h15----------15-12h15-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| x2 e|----------------------------------| B|-15p12----------12-15p12----------| G|-------15-12h15----------15-12h15-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-17p12----12-17p12-17p12----------12-| G|-------15----------------15-12h15----| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-17p12-------17p12-17p12----------12-| G|-------15-12-------------15-12h15----| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-15p12-------15p12-15p12----------12-| G|-------15-12-------------15-12h15----| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-15p12----12-15p12-15p12----------12-| G|-------15----------------15-12h15----| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| NOTE: He catches the b string on this bend. e|--17b19--(19)r17--17p12----15p12----12----------------| B|-(17)-------------------15-------15----17p12-15p12----| G|---------------------------------------------------15-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-17p12----15p12----12--------------------------------------| G|-------15-------15----15p12-14p12----15p12----14p12----12\-| D|----------------------------------14-------14-------14-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------9----9-| A|----------------------10----10-12-10-12---12---| E|-10-10-12-10-12-10-12----12--------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------10----10-12-10-12/15-12-15-| G|---------9----9-12-9-12----12----------------------| D|-12-9-12---12--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-12----12-15p12-----17p15p12--------------------------------| B|----15-----------15----------17p15p12-17p15p12--------------| G|-----------------------------------------------15p14p12-----| D|--------------------------------------------------------14~-| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6a (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-/9------8---7---------------------| A|-/7------6---5---/9------8---7-----| E|-----0-0---0---0-/7--0-0-6-0-5-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--------------(5---4-2-4---2)--| E|-3-3-0-5-0-3-0-6-0-5-3-5-0-3-0-| * * * * * * Repeat the above until final time play: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-/9------8---7---------------------| A|-/7------6---5---/9------8---7-----| E|-----0-0---0---0-/7--0-0-6-0-5-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--------------(5---4-2-4---2)----2-2-2-| E|-3-3-0-5-0-3-0-6-0-5-3-5-0-3-0-3-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * 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