Megadeth: Ecstasy transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 30, 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 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---6-| G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---7-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---6-| G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---7-| D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * Riff 1 (Play 2x) Guitar 1 (Clean) e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-| G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "You live in..." e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-| G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "...fantasy..." e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-| G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-5-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "You live in..." e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-| B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---6-| G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---7-| D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-7-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "...deceit..." Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-| G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-| D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-| G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-| D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-| G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-| D|-0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-| B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---6-| G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---7-| D|-------0---0---------0---0---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 & 2 (Clean & Distortion) e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-| G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---6-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "I come to you..." e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---5-| B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-| G|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---5-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-7-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "...shadows fall..." e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-| G|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---4-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x-5-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "I leave as the..." e|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3-----| B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---5-| G|-4--4----4---4-4--4----4---3-| D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-5-| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x---| E|-----------------------------| "...arrives..." e|---------------------------5-| B|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---6-| G|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---7-| D|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x-7-| A|-------x---x---------x---x-5-| E|-----------------------------| "Hide the truth..." e|-5--5----5---5-5--5----5---3-| B|-6--6----6---6-6--6----6---3-| G|-7--7----7---7-7--7----7---3-| D|-7--7--x-7-x-7-7--7--x-7-x---| A|-5--5--x-5-x-5-5--5--x-5-x---| E|-----------------------------| "...deceive them all..." e|-3--3----3---0-0--0----0----------------| B|-3--3----3---3-3--3----3---2----3----2--| G|-3--3----3---1-1--1----1---2----3----2--| D|-------x---x---------x---x-2----3----2--| A|-------x---x---------x---x-0----1----0--| E|----------------------------------------| "...good intention lies..." Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Distortion w/ tremolo) e|----0---------------0----------| B|-------3---------------2-------| G|-2------------------------2----| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| "I come to you..." e|----0--------------------------| B|-------1------------3----------| G|-2---------------------4-------| D|--------------------------5----| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| "I leave as..." e|------------------------------| B|-5------5------------------3--| G|-3-----------------------2----| D|-5----5------5--------0-------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| "Hide the truth..." e|-------------------------------------| B|------3-------------3-------------3--| G|----2---------------------------1----| D|------------------3------------------| A|-3-------------1-------------2-------| E|-------------------------------------| "How my good..." End guitar fill Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Distortion) e|-----17--\15------------| B|-15-----------18--15~~--| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| "Hide the truth..." End guitar fill Riff 3 (Distortion) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-| E|----x----x------x------x---| "Try to silence..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-| A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-| E|----x----x------x----------| "Feeding the dark..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-| A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-| E|----x----x------x------x---| "We can never..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------6---6-5-----| G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----| D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-3-| A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-1-| E|----x-1--x------------------| "...the sin I bring..." e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-3---------2--| A|-1--x-3--x-0--| E|----x-1--x----| "...bring..." Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------| D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 1 "The secret meetings..." Guitar fill over Riff 1 e|------10-9-------------------8-7---| B|---10------10--------------8-----8-| G|-9-----------------------7---------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "The price..." [use same guitar fills as before] Riff 3a (Distortion) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| ---------| A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-| | E|----x----x------x------x---| | "Try to silence..." | e|---------------------------| | B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-| | A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-| | E|----x----x------x----------| | "Feeding the dark..." | e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-| | A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-| | E|----x----x------x------x---| | "We can never..." | e|----------------------------| | B|----------------6---6-5-----| | G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----| | D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-7-| --------| A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-5-| E|----x-1--x------------------| "...the sin I bring..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-3-----------2--| A|-1--x-3--3-x-0--| E|----x-1--1-x----| "...bring..." Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------| D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| End guitar fill Interlude Guitars 1 & 2 (Acoustic & Distortion w/ Leslie effect) e|-------1------------------1-----------| B|-----3------3-----------3------3------| G|---2------2------2----2------2------2-| D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------5------------------5-----------| B|-----5------5-----------5------5------| G|---6------6------6----6------6------6-| D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------5------------------5-----------| B|-----6------6-----------6------6------| G|---5------5------5----5------5------5-| D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------3-----------------3-----------| B|-----3------3----------3------3------| G|---4------4-----4----4------4------4-| D|-0------------0----0-------------0---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------3------------------3-----------| B|-----5------5-----------5------5------| G|---3------3------3----3------3------3-| D|-0-------------0----0-------------0---| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------1------------------1-----------| B|-----3------3-----------3------3------| G|---2------2------2----2------2------2-| D|-0-------------0----------------------| A|--------------------3-------------3---| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------3------------------0-----------| B|-----3------3-----------3------0------| G|---3------3-----------1------1----1---| D|-----------------?------------------2-| A|-1-------------1----2-----------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-----2------3-------2--------3---| G|---2------3-------2--------3-----| D|-2------3-----3-2------2/3-----3-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|-----2-------3----2--| G|---2-------3------2--| D|-2-----2/3-----3--2--| A|------------------0--| E|---------------------| Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---14~~~*-------(14~~)---10\--| D|--x---------------------------| A|-x----------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-12b13r12--(12)~~------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-------------------12b14r12----(12)~~*\--| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-\2--2/10~~--| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-x-12h13h14-15-14-15p14-12-------------------------------| D|---------------------------15-14-12-14h15p14-15-14p12----| A|------------------------------------------------------15-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-12------------------------------------12-| D|----15-14h15p14-12-14-12----------14h15---| A|-------------------------15-13-15---------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------12-13-14-15-| G|---------------------------------12h13h14h15------------| D|----------------------12h14h15h16-----------------------| A|-13-12-13-12--12-13h15----------------------------------| E|------------15------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|-20----20----20----20----20-----------(20)---\--| G|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21-19b21--------(21r19)\--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Riff 3b (Distortion) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---7-| ---------| A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-5-| | E|----x----x------x------x---| | "Try to silence..." | e|---------------------------| | B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-7----7----5--5---5--5-6-7-| | A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--3-4-5-| | E|----x----x------x----------| | "Feeding the dark..." | e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-7----7----5--5---5--5---3-| | A|-5--x-4--x-3--3-x-2--2-x-1-| | E|----x----x------x------x---| | "We can never..." | e|----------------------------| | B|----------------6---6-5-----| | G|--------------x-5-x-5-5-----| | D|-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-7-| --------| A|-1--x-3--x-3------------x-5-| E|----x-1--x------------------| "...the sin I bring..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------6---6-5-----| G|----------------x-5-x-5-5-----| D|-3-3---------5--x-5-x-5-5-x-3-| --> Play 2x A|-1-1--x-3--x-3------------x-1-| E|------x-1--x------------------| "...the sin I bring..." e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-3---------5-3-| A|-1--x-3--3-3-3-| E|----x-1--1-----| "...bring..." Guitar fill (w/ pitch shifter) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-12b14r12-10--------------12b14r12-10-------| D|-------------12~~\--------------------12~~\-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-12b14r12-10----(10)\-| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------/15~~--------------------| G|-12b14r12-10-----------------12b14r12-10-------| D|-------------12~~\-----------------------12~~\-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-/15~~-----------------------| G|--------12b14r12-10----(10)\-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| End guitar fill Ending: Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-18~~----17----15----13--------------| B|--------------------------17b18r17~~-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-15--13b15r13~~--11---(11)/-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| 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