Megadeth: Paranoid transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: July 11, 2004 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|-------------------7-9-----7-9-| D|-7h9--7h9-7h9--7-9-----7-9-----| A|-7----7---7--------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------7-9-----7---| D|-7h9--7h9-7h9--7-9-----7-9---9-| A|-7----7---7--------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Finished with my woman..." e|---------------------------7/8-| B|---------------------------8/9-| G|-----------------7-------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...couldn't help me..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------7---| B|---------------------------8---| G|-----------------7-----------9-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7------| E|-------------------5-----------| * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|--9--------5----7----| A|--7--------3----5----| E|---------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "All day long..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9-------9-7-------7-9--------7--------| A|-7-------7-5-------5-7--------5--------| E|-------------------------------------| "Can you help me?" Play Riff 1 Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine, two guitar tracks) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-15--------------15--------------15-----------------------| G|-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-12^------| D|------------------------------------------------------14~-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-12h14p12----12--------------------------| A|----------14----14-13-12----12^----------| E|-------------------------15-----15~--12\-| e|-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| ---> Play 4x A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-| B|------15--------------15--------------15---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-| B|------15--------15--------15--------15---| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-15p12------------------------------------| B|------15p12-17p12-15p12----12-------------| G|------------------------14----14p12-14p12-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-14b16-{14tm}------------(16)r14--| D|-----------[slow release]---------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-12-14-12--12-----------------12-------------------------| D|---------14--14-13-12-13-14-12--14-12--------------------| A|-------------------------------------14-13-12--12--------| E|---------------------------------------------15--15~-12\-| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-15--------------15--------------15-----------------------| G|-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-14b16-{14}-{14}-12^------| D|------------------------------------------------------14~-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-12h14p12----12--------------------------| A|----------14----14-13-12----12^----------| E|-------------------------15-----15~--12\-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-17-15-12-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| ---> Play 4x A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-15p12-15p12--12-| G|------14--------------14--------------14---| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-| G|------14--------14--------14--------14--------14--------14---| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-15p12--12-----------------------------------| G|------14---14p12-14p12-14b16-{14tm}--(16)r14-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----13b15-{13}-------{13}----{13}---------[13]15r13-12-| G|-12-----------[12]14-----{14}----{14}-...--------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12---------------------------------------------------| G|-------14-12----------14-12---------------------------------| D|-------------14-13-12-------14-12---------------------------| A|----------------------------------14-13-12----12h13p12--------| E|-------------------------------------------15---------15-12\-| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 "And so as you hear..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-----------------7---------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7--| E|---------------------------| "It's too late!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-----------------7---------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7----9--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----7--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-------| "It's too late!" 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