Megadeth: Mechanix transcribed by: Bob McInnes (futureal2112@hotmail.com) Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: July 02, 2013 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: 1/4 step down Riff 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4~---5~-----------------| ---| A|-2~---3~-----4/5----5----| | E|-----------0-2/3--0-3--0-| | * * | e|--------------------| |--> Play 2x B|--------------------| | G|--------------------| | D|-4~---5~------------| --------| A|-2~---3~---------2--| E|-----------0-2-3-0--| * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-4~---5~----------------------------| A|-2~---3~-----4/5----5--xxxxxxxxxxxx-| -> One guitar just E|-----------0-2/3--0-3---------------| holds G5 chord. * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4~---5~------------------| A|-2~---3~---------2--------| E|-----------0-2-3-0----X\\-| * * * Note: For the next riff, whenever Guitar 2 plays emphasis points it's just the E chord, so listen for when to play them. Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7p5------| A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7p5-----7p5--| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7----------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---| e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-5-----7--5-| A|-3--5--5--3-| E|----3-------| Riff 3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----9------9------9--7-7-| A|-----7------7------7--5-5-| E|-000----000----000--------| *** *** *** e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----9------9------9--5-7-| A|-----7------7------7--3-5-| E|-000----000----000--------| *** *** *** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----9------9------9--12-9--5---7-5-| A|-----7------7------7--10-7--3-5-5-3-| E|-000----000----000------------3-----| *** *** *** Riff 4 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-9--------99-7--------77-5--------55-4-------| A|-7--------77-5--------55-3--------33-2-------| E|-----------------------------------------X\\-| "Who'd ever thought..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9--------99-7--------77-5--------4-5-4---| A|-7--------77-5--------55-3--------2-3-2-5-| E|----------------------------------------3-| "Made my driveshaft crank..." Play Riff 2 "...heat!" Play Riff 3 "We were shifting..." Play Riff 4 "Who'd ever thought..." Play Riff 2 use the following ending the 2nd time: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5-----7--5----| A|-3--5--5--3--2-| E|----3--------0-| "Ooohhh..." Riff 5 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-0-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-| * ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------10\9-9-| A|-------------------------------------------8\7-7-| E|-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-0000--------| ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** **** Riff 5a e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------------10\9-9-| A|---------------------8\7-7-| E|-0-00000-00000-0000--------| * ***** ***** **** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|--------------------10-| A|---------------------8-| E|-0-00000-00000-0000----| * ***** ***** **** Riff 6 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5---5-----------------| E|-----7---7-6-5-3-5-0-3-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7p5---5-----------------| E|-----7---7-6-5-3-5-0-3-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "I'm giving you..." Play Riff 4 "Who'd ever thought..." Play Riff 2 use the following ending the 2nd time: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5-----7--5----| A|-3--5--5--3--2-| E|----3--------0-| Play Riff 5a Becomes solo rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------15-| B|-------------------------15----14----| G|----------------14----13----12-------| D|-------14----13----12----------------| A|----13----12-------------------------| E|-12----------------------------------| e|-12h15p12-15h17-17p15p12---------------| B|------------------------17p15p12-15h17-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-12h15p12-15h17-15h17p15p12-------------| B|----------------------------15-17p15p12-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----12h15p12-15-15h17p15p12----------------| B|-15-------------------------17p15p12-15h17-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-15p12-12----------------------| G|----------15p14p12----12h14h15-| D|-------------------14----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-12h15p12-------------------------| G|----------15p14p12-14h15p14p12-12-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-14p13p12-13h14p13p12----------------| A|----------------------14p13p12-------| E|-------------------------------15-12-| x2 e|-12-----------12-----------12-----------12-----------| B|---15p12--------15p12--------15p12--------15p12------| G|--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-12-------------------------------12-| G|----15p12-14p12----12h14h15-14h15----| D|----------------14-------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|----12-15p14p12----------------------| D|-14----------------12h14p12-12-14-14-| A|----------------14-------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-12h13h14-13p12----------------------| A|----------------14-12h13h14-14p13p12-| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-[steady pick down E string]-| A|-----------------------------| E|-15-13-12-10-8-7-5-3-2-0-----| x3 e|-24-22-19-19-19-19-24-22-19-19-19-19-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-24p22p19----19-19-24p22p19----19-19-| B|----------22----------------22-------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-24p22p19----24p22p19----24p22p19----24p22p19----| B|----------22----------22----------22----------22-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-24p22p19-19-24p22p19-24p22p19-24p22p19-24p22p19-24p22p19-| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-24p22p19-24p22p19-24b26-24b27-| -> Other strings are hit B|-------------------------------| by mistake during bend G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-15p12----12-15p12-15p12----12-15p12-| B|-------15----------------15----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17p12----12-17p12-15p12----12-12-12-| B|-------15----------------15----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-15p12----12-15p12-15p12----12-15p12-| G|-------15----------------15----------| D|-------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-17p12----12-17p12-15p12----12-12-12-| G|-------15----------------15----------| D|-------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------12-12h15p12-15h7p15-12/13-18-| B|-12h15------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|----------15-17-18-18p17-15h17-15-| B|-15-17-18-------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-15-------15/17-18-18-20-18-17-18----| B|----17-18-------------------------20-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------18-20-20-22-20-18----18-| B|-21-18-20-18-------------------20----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-22-(22)b24~--{22}~-{22}~-{22}~-{22}~-{22}~-{22}~-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-24b26~----{24}~-{24}~-{24}~-{24}~--(24)\-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Ending: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7p5------| A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7p5-----7p5--| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7----------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---0-0-0-0-0-0-6h7---| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5-----7--5----| A|-3--5--5--3--2-| E|----3--------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