Megadeth: Built For War 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: 06/04/13 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|-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0---------------| G|-----------------2-1p0---0-----| D|-----------------------3---3-0-| d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0------------| G|-----------------2-1p0------| D|-----------------------3-0--| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0---------------| G|-----------------2-1p0---0-----| D|-----------------------3---3-0-| d|------------------------| A|------------------------| F|------------------------| C|------------------------| G|-2-0---5--2-0---7--3-3--| D|-----0-3------0-5--1-1--| * * * * * * Riff 2 d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------| G|-5h7----5h7--------5h7----8p7----------| D|-----00-----00-0-0-----00-----00-0-0-0-| ** ** * * ** ** * * * d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| G|-5h7----5h7--------5h7----8p7--5-7-8-7----| D|-----00-----00-0-0-----00------3-5-6-5--0-| ** ** * * ** * Final time: d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------| G|-5h7----5h7--------5h7----8p7--5-7-8--| D|-----00-----00-0-0-----00------3-5-6--| ** ** * * ** Play Riff 1 Riff 2a d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|-5h7----5h7------------5h7----8p7--5-7-8-7----| D|-----00-----00-0-0-0-0-----00------3-5-6-5--0-| ** ** * * * * ** * * * * * Play Riff 2 don't use final time Play Riff 1 Riff 3 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2---------------| G|-----------------4-3p2---2-----| D|-----------------------5---5-2-| d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2------------| G|-----------------4-3p2------| D|-----------------------5-2~-| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2---------------| G|-----------------4-3p2---2-----| D|-----------------------5---5-2-| d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-------2--------5------| G|-4-2-4-0--4-2-2-3--5-5-| D|-2-0-2----2-0-0-3--3-3-| * * * * * * d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-------2--------5------| G|-4-2-4-0--4-2-2-3--5-5-| D|-2-0-2----2-0-0-3--3-3-| * * * * * * d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-------2--------5--5-7-| G|-4-2-4-0--4-2-2-3--3-5-| D|-2-0-2----2-0-0-3------| * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 3 d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|----------14~-----------17-----14--| C|-16-14-16-14~--16-14-16-17--17-----| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-4--4--4-4--5-7--4--4--4-4--4-0-| G|-2--2--2-2--3-5--2--2--2-2--0-0-| D|--------------------------------| Solo (Broderick) d|----------------------------------| A|-16~----13~-----------------------| F|---------------16b17r16-17p16-14~-| C|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| d|-t14/17\14p11-------------t15p14p10-----------------h10h14-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------t16p14p11\8-----------t16p12p11h12t16--------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| d|-t15p14p10--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------t16p12p11-----------------h11h12t16p12p11--------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------t16p14p10h14t16-----------------t16p14p10\9~--(9)\-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-| G|-2--2--2-2--2-2-0--0--0-0--0-0-| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-7--7--7-7--7-7-5--5--5-5--5-5-| D|-4--4--4-4--4-4-3--3--3-3--3-3-| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-| G|-2--2--2-2--2-2-0--0--0-0--0-0-| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-6--6--6-6--6-6-7--7--7-7--7-7-| G|-2--2--2-2--2-2-5--5--5-5--5-5-| D|-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-| G|-2--2--2-2--2-2-0--0--0-0--0-0-| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-7--7--7-7--7-7-5--5--5-5--5-5-| D|-4--4--4-4--4-4-3--3--3-3--3-3-| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-2--2--2-2--2-2-1--1--1-1--1-1-| D|-0--0--0-0--0-0-2--2--2-2--2-2-| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|----------------5--5--5-5--5-7-| G|-2--2--2-2--2-2-3--3--3-3--3-5-| D|-3--3--3-3--3-3----------------| Guitar fill over Riff 5 NOTE: Three guitars combined for simplicity d|------------14-12---------------------| A|-12~----15---------15-12~---(12)\-----| F|------------11--9------------------12-| C|--9~----12---------12--9~----(9)\-----| G|-------------9--7-------------------9-| D|--7~----10---------10--7~----(7)\---2-| d|------------14--14b16~----12------------| A|-12~----15--------------------14--15-14-| F|------------11--11b13~-----9------------| C|--9~----12--------------------11--12-11-| G|-------------9---9b11~------------------| D|--7~----10------------------------------| d|------------14-12----------------------| A|-12~----15---------15-12~----12-10-----| F|------------11--9------------------11~-| C|--9~----12---------12--9~-----9--7-----| G|-------------9--7-------------------9~-| D|--7~----10---------10--7~-----7--5--2~-| Final time d|------------14------------15~--17~-|--14~--(14)\-| A|-12~----14------14-15~-------------|-------------| F|------------11------------12~--14~-|--11~--(11)\-| C|--9~----11------11-12~-------------|-------------| G|-------------9------------10~--12~-|---9~---(9)\-| D|--7~-----9-------9-10~-------------|-------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 4 Riff 6 d|-------------------| A|-------------------| F|-------------------| C|-4--3--2-----------| G|-2--1--0-6-5-4-3-2-| D|---------4-3-2-1-0-| * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Use this for ending to Riff 3: d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-------2--------5--------| G|-4-2-4-0--4-2-2-3--5-5-2-| D|-2-0-2----2-0-0-3--3-3-0-| * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 3 x3 d|-----------------------------------|-----| A|-----------------------------------|-----| F|----------14~-----------17---------|-----| C|-16-14-16-14~--16-14-16-17--17-17--|-14\-| G|-----------------------------------|-----| D|-----------------------------------|-----| Solo (Broderick) d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-0 [pre-dive, release to note]-| d|-------14-16-------14-17-------14-16-------14-17-| A|-17b19-------17b19-------17b19-------17b19-------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|-------14-16p14-18-------20-------22----23----24----| A|-17b19-------------17/19----19/20----21----22----22-| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| d|-24b26-24-24b26-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------24b26-[slow bend pick throughout]-(26)~~-| F|----------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| 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