Megadeth: Kingmaker transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker 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/ Date last modified: 05/22/13 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Riff 1 d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-7--9----------7--9----------| G|-5--7----------5--7----------| D|-------0-000-0-------0-000-0-| * *** * * *** * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-7--9--10--9--7--10----------| G|-5--7---8--7--5---8----------| D|---------------------0-000-0-| * *** * Final time: d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-7--9--10--9--7--10-----------10-| G|-5--7---8--7--5---8------------8-| D|---------------------0-000000----| * ****** Riff 2 d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|------------------------2/3-2-----------| C|------------------------2/3-2----2/3-2--| G|---------------------------------2/3-2--| D|-0--0-0--0-0000--0-0--0--------0--------| * * * * **** * * * * d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|---------------------2/3-2-----------| C|---------------------2/3-2----2/3-2--| G|------------------------------2/3-2--| D|-0-0--0-0000--0-0--0--------0--------| * * * **** * * * * d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|---------------------2/3-2-----------| C|---------------------2/3-2----2/3-2--| G|------------------------------2/3-2--| D|-0-0--0-0000--0-0--0--------0--------| * * * **** * * * * 1st ending: d|---------------------------(15----)-| A|---------------------------(18b20~)-| <-- guitar fill F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------/8-----| D|-0-0--0-0000--0-0--0-0--0-0--/6-----| * * * **** * * * * * * 2nd ending: d|----------------------------------------| A|-------[see guitar fills section below]-| F|----------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-0-0--0-0000--0-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * **** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fills over Riff 2 Guitar fill #1: Guitar 1 d|-12----------10----------12--------(12)\-| A|-15b17~------13b15~------15b17~----(15)\-| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-----------0-----------0-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d|-15----------13----------15--------(15)\-| A|-18b20~------16b18~------18b20~----(18)\-| F|-----------------*-----------------------| * = bent slightly sharp C|-----------0-----------0-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| Guitar fill #2: Guitar 1 d|-12----------10-----------| A|-15b17~------13b15~-------| F|--------------------------| C|-----------0-----------0--| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| Guitar 2 d|-17----------19-----------| A|-20b22~------22b24~-------| F|--------------------------| C|-----------0-----------0--| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| End Guitar Fills Riff 3 d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------| G|--------------/8---------------/5-| D|-0--0-0--0-0--/6--0--0-0--0-0--/5-| * * * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fills over Riff 3: Guitar 1 d|--9-------------8--------(-8)\--| A|-12b14~--------11b13~----(11)\--| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| d|-12------------10-----| A|-15b17~--------13b15~-| F|----------------------| C|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| d|--9-------------8------| A|-12b14~--------11b13~--| F|-----------------------| C|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| Guitar 2 d|-17------------17------| A|-20b22~--------20b22~--| F|-----------------------| C|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| d|-15------------15------| A|-18b20~--------18b20~--| F|-----------------------| C|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| d|-17------------17------| A|-20b22~--------20b22~--| F|-----------------------| C|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| End Guitar Fills Riff 4 d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-9--------8--7--------6--| G|-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5--| D|-------------------------| * * * * * * 1st,2nd,3rd ending d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|-5--------4--------------------------------| G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-| D|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4th ending: d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-5--------4----------------------| G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-[5]-[dive, then raise a whole step]-| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| F|-([5])-[raise another 1.5 steps, then dive]-| C|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-9p7---7---------------------| C|-----9---8h9-7h8p7----7------| G|-------------------10---10p7-| D|-----------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------| A|-----6-9p6-9/12~----10b12r10--8b9r8---------| F|---7---------------------------------9-7-9~-| C|-9------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| * * d|---------------------------| A|---------------12-15b17~~--| F|-13b14--14b15--------------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 [4th ending is same as previous 3 this time] Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------/8--| D|-0--0-0--0-0000--0-0--0-0--0-0--/6--| * * * * **** * * * * * * d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------0--| G|--------------------------------0--| D|-0--0-0--0-0000--0-0--0-0--0-0-----| * * * * **** * * * * * * Solo (Broderick) d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-9b10r9-10p9---------------------| C|-------------12--(12)[dive down]-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-----------------------| A|-9---------------------| F|---10-9---------9b10~--| C|--------12-10-9--------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| d|--------------8----10-8-13-10----------10--------------| A|---10-9-12-10---12------------12----12-----------------| F|-9-------------------------------13-------13-12-11-10~-| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------16----------------| A|-18p17p16h17h18p17----18p17p16h17p16-| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|----------------16\-----------| A|----------16-17---------------| F|-17p16h17------------10~----9-| C|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| d|--------7h10h13-10/13-16p12-13/16-19p16p13-| A|-7h9h10------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|----------------19--(19)[raise 2.5 steps and dive]-| A|---------------------------------------------------| F|-19-16-14-16-19------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------/3--| D|-2--2-2--2-2222--2-2--2-2--2-2--/3--| * * * * **** * * * * * * d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------2--| G|--------------------------------2--| D|-2--2-2--2-2222--2-2--2-2--2-2-----| * * * * **** * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|-16b18----16b18-14~--| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| d|-------14----------------------------------| A|----------17p14-17b19-17b19-17p14----------| F|-16b18----------------------------16-14-16-| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| F|-16p14----16-14~----16b18-| C|-------16-----------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| d|-14--17--16--14----------------------------------| A|-----------------17--16--15-14-------------------| F|-------------------------------17-16-14-13----16-| C|-------------------------------------------16----| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------| A|-14^------------------------| F|-14^-----14-16-16b18r16b18--| C|------16--------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------| A|-14h17p14-14-14h17p14-14-------------------| F|-------------------------17-16-14----------| C|----------------------------------17-16-14-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-17-16-15-14-------------------------| G|-------------17-16-15-14----14-15-16-| D|-------------------------17----------| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-17-16-15-14-------------------------| D|-------------17-16-15-14-16-15-14-13-| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-17-16-15-14-------------------------| G|-------------17-16-15-14----14-15-16-| D|-------------------------17----------| d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------| G|-17-16-15-14-----------------------------| D|-------------17-16-15-14-16-15-14-13-12~-| End Solo Riff 4a d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-9--------8--7--------6--| G|-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5--| D|-------------------------| * * * * * * 1st,2nd,3rd ending d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|-5--------4--------------------------------| G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-| D|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4th ending: d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-5--------4--------------------------| G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|-9--------------------7----------------| G|-7--10----10/11-10----5--7----7/8-7----| D|-----8--0--8/-9--8--0----5--0-5/6-5--0-| * * * * d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------0-----------------| G|-5--2--------------0--2--------------| D|-3--0--0-0--0-0--0----0--0-0--0-0--0-| * * * * * * * * * * Final time: d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------| C|-9--------------------7---------------------| G|-7--10----10/11-10----5--7----7/8-7----5--2-| D|-----8--0--8/-9--8--0----5--0-5/6-5--0-3--0-| * * * * Acoustic outro: d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-----0-------2-------0-------0---| C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| G|-----------------3-------0-------| D|-0-------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