Megadeth:  Rattlehead

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
     edited by: Jordan Baker
                Richard Hinks   (livingzombie@gmail.com)

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Date last modified: April 26, 2007

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Tuning: 1/4 step down


Intro
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-5\-5-|
A|---------------------------3-|
E|-----------------------------|
                             "Here I come..."


Riff 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-5---|
A|--------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-3333333333333333-11111111-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
   **************** ********
  "Stand up..."


Riff 1a
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-5---|
A|--------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-----|
A|-3333333333333333-11111111-0-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-|
   **************** ********
  "Let it loose..."


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)                     x4
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------9--------10--------11--------12-|
A|--------7---------8---------9--------10-|
E|-000000---000000----000000----000000----|
   ******   ******    ******    ******


Solo (Poland)
e|-------------------------8-10-12-|
B|-----------------8-10-12---------|
G|-11-12-14-11~--------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-8b10----10-8-10-8-7-------|
B|---------------------10-8--|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|-7----------------------------------|
B|---10-8-7-8-7b8-10-8-7-------7------|
G|-----------------------9-7-9----9-7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-9-7----------------------------|
A|--------10-9-7---------------------|
E|---------------10-10b12----(12)r10-|

e|-----------------15-(15)b17~-|
B|-----------17-20-------------|
G|-14b16r14--------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-{17}~----{18}~----{20}~----22b24~--{22}~-{22}~-{22}~\-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---|
A|--------------------------3-|
E|----------------------------|


Play Riff 1    "A dose of metal..."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2    Solo Rhythm


Solo (Poland)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3a                      x3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---|
A|--------------------------3-|
E|----------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---7-|
A|--------------------------3-5-|
E|------------------------------|



Riff 4 (Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7--10--7--12--7--10--7-xxx-5-6-|
A|-5---8--5--10--5---8--5-xxx-3-4-|
E|--------------------------------|
   "You, your head..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------7/8\7-----|
D|-7--10--7--12--7--10--7-5/6\5-5-6-|
A|-5---8--5--10--5---8--5-------3-4-|
E|----------------------------------|
   "...is pounding with pain..."


Riff 4a
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7--10--7--xx-12\10--7--10--7-xxx-5-6-|
A|-5---8--5--xx-10\-8--5---8--5-xxx-3-4-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   "Winning, sinning..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7/8\7-----|
D|-7--10--7--xx-12\10--7--10--7-5/6\5-5-6-|
A|-5---8--5--xx-10\-8--5---8--5-------3-4-|
E|----------------------------------------|
   "Feeding the needing..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7--10--7--xx-12\10--7--10--7-xxx-5-6-|
A|-5---8--5--xx-10\-8--5---8--5-xxx-3-4-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   "Bashing, smashing..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7--10--7--xx-12\10--7--/13\--7-|
A|-5---8--5--xx-10\-8--5--/11\--5-|
E|--------------------------------|
   "Frying, annihilating you!"


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------5h7-7p5----------------5h7-7p5-----|
D|-7-7----7-7---------7p5-7-7----7-7---------7p5-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-------------5-5--5-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------5h7-7p5--------------5---7-|
D|-7-7----7-7---------7p5-7-7----7-3-5-5-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-------------5-5--5-5---3---|
E|---------------------------------------|


Solo (Poland)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------5h7-7p5----------------5h7-7p5-----|
D|-7-7----7-7---------7p5-7-7----7-7---------7p5-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-------------5-5--5-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
     "There's someone..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------3h5-5p3--------------5---7-|
D|-5-5----5-5---------5p3-7-7----7-3-5-5-|
A|-3-3--3-3-3-------------5-5--5-5---3---|
E|---------------------------------------|
     "You feel..."     



Riff 7                         x4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7-----5--7-------------------|
A|-5--6--3--5-------------------|
E|-5--4--------4444444444444444-|
               ****************


Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Mustaine)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----12-11~---------12-11~------|
E|-/10---------8-9-10---------8-9-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-12-11-10^----10-11-|
A|-----------12-------|
E|--------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|----14-13------------14-13---------|
G|----14-13~-----------14-13~--------|
D|-12---------10-11-12---------10-11-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------15h16p15p13-|
B|-15tm----13-14-------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-16p15p13---------------------------------|
G|---------15p14p12-------------------------|
D|-----------------15p14p12-----------------|
A|-------------------------15p14p12---------|
E|---------------------------------15p14p12-|

e|-20b22--20b22--19-17-22-20-19-17--17---------------------|
B|--------------------------------21--19-21-17-19-19b21r19-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-18-18-18-16----16-18p16---16------16~-|
G|-------------18---------18---17h18-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-20-22p20p18-20p18p17-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------22p20p18-20p18p17------------------|
G|--------------------------------------19p17p15-17p15----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------19-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-19p17p15-17p15----------------------------------------|
A|----------------19-20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15p14----------|
E|----------------------------------------------19p17p15-|

e|------------------------------------------20-|
B|---------------------------------16-18-19----|
G|-------------------------15-17-18------------|
D|-----------------15-17-18--------------------|
A|---------15-17-18----------------------------|
E|-15-17-18------------------------------------|

e|-20b22-20b22-20p18p17---------|
B|---------------------20p18p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------20-|
B|---------------------------------16-18-19----|
G|-------------------------15-17-18------------|
D|-----------------15-17-18--------------------|
A|---------15-17-18----------------------------|
E|-15-17-18------------------------------------|

e|-20b22-20b22-20p18p17---------|
B|---------------------20p18p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------20-|
B|---------------------------------16-18-19----|
G|-------------------------15-17-18------------|
D|-----------------15-17-18--------------------|
A|---------15-17-18----------------------------|
E|-15-17-18------------------------------------|

e|-20b22-20b22-20p18p17---------|
B|---------------------20p18p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------20-|
B|---------------------------------16-18-19----|
G|-------------------------15-17-18------------|
D|-----------------15-17-18--------------------|
A|---------15-17-18----------------------------|
E|-15-17-18------------------------------------|

e|-20b22-20b22-20p18p17---------|
B|---------------------20p18p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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

End Solo


Ending:                     x7
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
   "Rattlehead..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---|
A|--------------------------3-|
E|----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--------------7--------7-7\-|
A|-5--5--5--5--55555555...-5--------5-5\-|
E|---------------------------------------|
                           "Rattle your goddamn head!"


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