Megadeth: Kill The King transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 16, 2005 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|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-00000000--| * * * * ******** "Broken down..." Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|--5----4~---5----4~------------------------------------| A|--3----3----3----3-------------------------------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-0-00000000-0-0-0-0-00000000-| * * * * ******** * * * * ******** "Time and time..." Riff 3 NOTE: For the chorus, the index finger is placed on the 7th fret of the A string but it's also slightly touching the E string, which causes a slight harmonic to ring. This is why the chorus may sound like the third note of each group should be a B note, the 9th fret on the D string. But it's just the 7th fret E string harmonic ringing out slightly. e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7----| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-| * * * * ** "...back from the edge..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10----| E|------0------0------0------0------00-| * * * * ** "...kill the king..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9----| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-| * * * * ** "...king is dead..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8----| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-| * * * * ** "...live the king..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7----| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-| * * * * ** "Kill the king..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10---7h10----| E|------0------0------0------0------00-| * * * * ** "...king is dead..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9----| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-| * * * * ** "...live the king..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8----| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-| * * * * ** "...I am the king..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8---7h8\-| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0------| * * * * "...God save the king..." Play Riff 1 "Kill the king..." Play Riff 2 "Time and time again..." Play Riff 3 "...edge...to kill the king..." Riff 4 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-0-0-0000-00-0000-| * * **** ** **** "A new precedent in pain..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|--5------6-----3-----------------------------------| E|--3------4-----1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo 1 (Pitrelli) e|---------------------------------------------| B|-14-------12-------13-------15-------17------| G|-16b18~---14b16~---15b17~---17b19~---19b21~--| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Solo 2 (Mustaine) e|-15--------12-15\12----------9-12/-| B|---------14---------------11-------| G|----12-15-----------10-12----------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-18----------15-18\17----------14-17\15~~\-| B|----------17----------------16-------------| G|----15-18-------------14-17----------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Solo 3 (Pitrelli) e|-[21]22r21--(21)b23~-| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---------5-------| A|-----5-4---5-7~--| E|-6-7-------------| * * * * Solo 4 (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---------------------5-8-7h8p7-5h6--| A|-7---4-7---4-7-4-6-7----------------| E|---6-----6--------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-4h5p4-3h4p3-2~~--| A|------------------| E|------------------| Solo 5 (Pitrelli) e|-------------------------------| B|-15b17-------------------------| G|-------[14]16r14-14-12/14-12~--| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9/13--13\10--10/15--15\9--9-| D|-----------------------------| A|-7/11--11\-8---8/13--13\7--7-| E|-----------------------------| Solo 6 (Mustaine) e|---------------------------------------------| B|----8-8---6-6--------------------------------| G|----------------6-6----3-5-[5]6r5p3----------| D|-/5-----5-----5------5--------------6-3-2~~--| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Solo 7 (Pitrelli) e|-7-6-5-------7-6-5---------------------| B|-------8-7-5-------8-7-5-7-4/5-7-5\4-7-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------5/6---5/7-------10-8-12~~-| B|-4/5-7-8-----8-----10/12-----------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Solo 8 (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------11-13-14/20~~--| G|---------------------------10-12----------------| D|------------------10-11-12----------------------| A|------------10-13-------------------------------| E|-10\6-/10-13------------------------------------| End Solos Riff 3a e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9--| D|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9--| A|-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--| E|----------------------------| "Kill the king..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-12--12--12-12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--| D|-12--12--12-12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--| A|-10--10--10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--| E|---------------------------------------| "...the king is dead..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-11--11--11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11--| D|-11--11--11-11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11--| A|--9---9---9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--| E|---------------------------------------| "...live the king..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-10--10--10-10-10-10--10-10--12-12-12--| D|-10--10--10-10-10-10--10-10--12-12-12--| A|--8---8---8--8--8--8---8--8--10-10-10--| E|---------------------------------------| "...I am the king..." Ending chord: e|------| B|------| G|--9\--| D|--9\--| A|--7\--| E|------| "...king" Ending Solo (Mustaine) e|-15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12--12-| B|------12------12------12------12------12---| G|-------------------------------------------| ----| D|-------------------------------------------| | A|-------------------------------------------| | E|-------------------------------------------| | | e|-19p12---19p12---19p12---19p12---19p12--12-| | B|------12------12------12------12------12---| | G|-------------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------------| | A|-------------------------------------------| | E|-------------------------------------------| | |---> Play 2x e|-18p12---18p12---18p12---18p12---18p12--12-| | B|------12------12------12------12------12---| | G|-------------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------------| | A|-------------------------------------------| | E|-------------------------------------------| | | e|-17p12---17p12---17p12---17p12---19p12--12-| | B|------12------12------12------12------12---| | G|-------------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------------| ----| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--15\--| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| End Solo 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