Megadeth:  Set The World Afire

transcribed by:  Russ Elton  (webmaster@abysslord.com) 

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Date last modified:  April 24, 2007

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-000000000000000000000000-|
   ************************
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------10-10-10-|
A|---------------------8--8--8-|
E|-000000000000000000----------|
   ******************
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10\9-----------------------| -----|
A|--8\7-----------------------|      |
E|------000000000000000000000-|      |
        *********************        |
e|-----------------------------|     |--> Play 2x
B|-----------------------------|     |
G|-----------------------------|     |
D|--------------------10-10-10-| ----|
A|---------------------8--8--8-|
E|-000000000000000000----------|
   ******************
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10\9-----------------------|
A|--8\7-----------------------|
E|------000000000000000000000-|
        *********************
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------7--8--|
A|--------------------5--6--|
E|-000000000000000000-------|
   ******************


Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9------------------10-10-10-|
A|-7------2------------8--8--8-|
E|----000-0-000000000----------|
      ***   ********* 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10\9------------------7--8-|
A|--8\7------2-----------5--6-|
E|-------000-0-000000000------|
         ***   *********


Riff 3                                x3
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------9--9-------------12--12-|
A|-------------7--7-------------10--10-|
E|-000-567-000------000-567-000--------|
   *** *** ***      *** *** *** 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------9--9-----12--12-----7--7-|
A|-------------7--7-----10--10-----5--5-|
E|-000-567-000------000--------000------|
   *** *** ***      ***        *** 


Riff 4                         x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------------|
A|-7------10------9------8------|
E|----000--8--000-7--000-6--000-|
      ***     ***    ***    ***
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9---------------------9--|
A|-7------10------9------7--|
E|----000--8--000-7--000----|
      ***     ***    ***


Riff 5
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------10-9---7---------|
D|-5-----9-----7------8-7---5---2p0---|
A|-------7-----5--------------------0-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0------0---0-------|
     * *   * *   * *      *   *     *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------|
D|-5-----9-----7-----4--3--2--|
A|-------7-----5-----2--1--0--|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----------|
     * *   * *   * * 


Play Riff 5  "Red flash..."


Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2---------------------|
E|-------------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-------------7-7-7---------|
E|-------6-6-6-5-5-5-------8-8-7-7-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-----------------2-3-|
E|-------------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 7                           x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2-----3-----3--3-|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-1--1-|
   * *   * *       * *   * * 
   "Distored figures..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2-|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-|
   * *   * * 
   "...have grown to vines..."
e|--------------12-16-16-12---------------------|
B|------------12-----------12-------------------|
G|----------13---------------13-----------------| --> Not every note is hit
D|--------14-------------------14---------------|     clearly but this is
A|------14-----------------------14-------------|     probably what was intended.
E|-12-16---------------------------16-12--(12)\-|
                                 x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2-----3-----3--3-|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-1--1-|
   * *   * *       * *   * * 
   "Bodies melted..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2------|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0--X\\-|
   * *   * * 
   "...it's too late..."


Riff 8
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------6-5----------|
D|--------------------4-3-6--9-7-6-|
A|-22222222-55555555------4--7-5-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
   ******** ********
   "The arsenal of megadeath..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-2----2-4-5-|
A|-00000000-33333333--2-0-4--0-2-3-|
E|------------------------2--------|
   ******** ********
   "...if it comes the living..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------3-----2--3-2-0-|
A|--------------1--4--0--3-2-0-|
E|-333333333333----2-----------|
   ************
   "Racing for power..."


Riff 9
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4----4p3p2p0-4-----5--4--------2---5-|
A|-2-22---------2-222-3--2-222222-0-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------0---|
     **           ***      ******
   "...last..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------5-----------------|
D|-4----4p3p2p0-4-----3--4--------2---5-|
A|-2-22---------2-222-3--2-222222-0-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------0---|
     **           ***      ******
   "...first stone cast..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4----------------x-5--4--------2---5-|
A|-2----------------x-3--2--------0-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------0---|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------5-----------------|
D|-4----------------x-3--4--------2---5-|
A|-2----------------x-3--2--------0-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------0---|


Play Riff 8   "No one will be left..."


Interlude:
Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--4--------4--------4--------4----4-3-2-|
A|--2--------2--------2--------2----2-1-0-|
E|----------------------------------------|

Lead (Mustaine)
e|------------------------|
B|-[5]6r5p4\3-------------|
G|------------4-0h5--4--4-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-2h4p2----------------------------|
D|-------4-3p2p0--------------------|
A|------------------2-1-0-----------|
E|----------------0-------3b4-0-0h2-|


Riff 10
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2---5-4-|
A|------4-------5-------4--0-2-3-2-|
E|-2222-2--3333-3--2222-2----0-----|
   ****    ****    ****      *
   "Too bad we couldn't..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2---5--|
A|------4-------5-------4--0-2-3--|
E|-2222-2--3333-3--2222-2----0----|
   ****    ****    ****      *
   "This lethal..."
 


Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5---8-7-|
A|------7-------8-------7--3-5-6-5-|
E|-5555-5--6666-6--5555-5----3-----|
   ****    ****    ****      *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5---8--|
A|------7-------8-------7--3-5-6--|
E|-5555-5--6666-6--5555-5----3----|
   ****    ****    ****      *


Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)                 x3 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-22222222-33333333-22222222-55667788-| 
   ******** ******** ******** ******** 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-22222222-33333333-44444444-55555555-| 
   ******** ******** ******** ******** 


Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Mustaine)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-[7]8r7-7p5----5--7p5-----------|
D|------------7---------7-6-7-6-5-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7p6p5---5----------------|
A|-------7---7-6-5-7-5------|
E|---------------------8-5~-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------5h6h7p6p5-7-|
A|-----5h6h7p6p5-7-5h7-------------|
E|-5h8-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------5-----17-|
B|-------------------5h7h8---/20----|
G|-----5h7p5---5h7h8----------------|
D|-5h7-------7----------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-------17-------17----------17-------17----------17-22-|
B|-20b22----20b22----20b22r20----20b22----20b22r20-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-22b24r22-20p17-------17-------17-17----------------------|
B|----------------17h20----20b22-------20-17-17-17-20b22r20-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20p17----17-------------------17h19p17----------------|
G|-------20----20p19p17-17h19h20----------20-20-19-17-17-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-19h20-19-17-19-17-----------------------------|
D|-------------------19-19-17h19-20-19-17-19-17\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5p2-------|
G|-5----4-4-2----2-2--4-----2p0-----4-2h4-|
D|-5-----------4---2----4-4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4b6--4--2h4p2---2-4--2--------------------------------------|
D|---------------4--------4-3-2-3-4-3-2-----2------------------|
A|--------------------------------------5-4---5-4-2-2b3-2------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------5-2~-|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4p2-5-4p2-|
D|-------------2---2-3-4-2-----------|
A|---------2-4---4-------------------|
E|-2-2-0-2---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-0h5p0--17p14p12-----------------------|
G|-----------------17p16p14-14-16b17r16~-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-14-14-14-------------------------------------|
D|----------------16-15-14-14-15-14-15-14----14-------|
A|----------------------------------------16----16-15-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-14h15p14h15p14h15-----------------|
E|-------------------14h17-14~-----x-|

e|-5-------2-5/8-------5-8/11---------8-11/14---------8-11/14-|
B|-------4-----------7-------------10--------------10---------|
G|---2h5---------5h8----------8h11------------8h11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------11-14/17----------13-17/21----------17-21/23--|
B|-------13----------------15----------------19-----------|
G|-11h14-------------13h16-------------18h21--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5p2-------2-6p3-------3-7p4-------4-8p5-------5-|
B|-----4---4-------5---5-------6---6-------7---7---|
G|-------5-----------6-----------7-----------8-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-9p6-------6-10p7--------7-11p8----------8-12p9-------|
B|-----8---8--------9----9--------10----10--------11----|
G|-------9------------10-------------11--------------12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

The next part of the solo is played during the next
verse riff:
e|------24------24------24------24------24----|
B|-24~-----24~-----24~-----24~-----24~-----24-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------24------24------24------24------24----|
B|-23~-----23~-----23~-----23~-----23~-----23-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------24------24------24------24------24----|
B|-22~-----22~-----22~-----22~-----22~-----22-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------24------24------24------24------24----|
B|-23~-----23~-----23~-----23~-----23~-----23-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------|
B|-24~----(24)\--|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 5   "Dig deep..."


Riff 6a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-----------------2-3-|
E|-------------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
               "No survivors..."


Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)            x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2-----3-----3--3-|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-1--1-|
   * *   * *       * *   * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2--|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0--|
   * *   * * 
                 "Set the world..."

Solo (Mustaine)
e|-[17]19r17-17-15-12-------12-12-------------------|
B|--------------------15b17-------15p12----12-15p12-|
G|--------------------------------------15----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17p12-------12-15h16p15-12-12-12----------|
G|-------14b16----------------------15-14-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|----------12-----------------------|
G|-12h14h15----15p14p12-12-12-14~----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------x-|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------14-------14h16h18-|
D|----------14-16-14-14-14-16-17----17-16----------|
A|-14h16h17----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------15-17-15-15-15-15h17h19-15-15-15h17h19-15-|
G|-16-14-14-14-16-18-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------17p15----------------------|
B|-15h17h20-17-15-17-17-------17-17-15-17-19-17-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------12----15-12h15-17p15p12----12-17p15p12-----|
B|-12h15p12----15-------------------15-------------15~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


RIff 7b (Solo Rhythm)            x8
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----3-----2-3-2-----3-----3--3-|
E|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-1--1-|
   * *   * *       * *   * *
  "...afire!"


Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2---------------------|
E|-------------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                      "No survivors..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-----------------2-3-|
E|-------------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                      "Set the world..."


Solo (Young)
e|-------------------------------------12----------------|
B|-------------------------------12-------12-13----15----|
G|----------------------14-13-------13----------13----13-|
D|-------------14----12-------14-------------------------|
A|----11-12-14----14-------------------------------------|
E|-12----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-17~----(17)p15-t17p13-t17p12~-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-12-13-15-13-12----------------|
G|----------------14-13----13-14-|
D|----------------------15-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13----------------------------------13-14-14-13----13-|
D|----15-14-12----------------12-14-15-------------15----|
A|-------------15-14-12-14-15----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------16-17-|
B|-/17-17-15-15-13----------------15-15-17-17-15-15-17-/19-------|
G|-----------------17-16-14-16-17--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-22-17-19-20-19-17-22-(22)b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24\-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/17-20-19-20-17-20-15-20----20--------------|
B|--------------------------18----17~----(17)\-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------7/9-10-12-|
G|-------------7-9-10-7-9-----------|
D|-6-7-9-6-7-9----------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------10-12----10--------------------------|
B|-10-12-13-------13----13-12-13-10-12-/12-13-15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-13p12-13-------------------13h15-|
G|----------16-14-16-12h14h16-------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-17~----------------20~--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

End Solo


Ending:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------|
D|-5-----9-----7-----------7/9-----|
A|-------7-----5-----9-----5/7-----|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0-7-0-0-----0-0-|
     * *   * *   * *   * *     * *
  "...afire!"
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------------|
D|-5-----9---7-9----9----9----9----9-|
A|-------7---5-7----7----7----7----7-|
E|---0-0---0-------------------------|
     * *   *  
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9--------(9)----9\--|
A|-777777777777...-7--------(7)----7\--|
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