Megadeth: A House Divided transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 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: 06/14/13 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Intro d|-2-----2-----0---3-----3-----2---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-0-----0-----3---2-----2-----0---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3-------3-2-----2-------2-| F|---4-----4---4-----3-----3---3---| C|-----5-----5---------4-----4-----| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-2-----2-----0---2-----2-----3---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 d|-2-----2-----0---3-----3-----2---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-0-----0-----3---2-----2-----0---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3-------3-2-----2-------2-| F|---4-----4---4-----3-----3---3---| C|-----5-----5---------4-----4-----| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4-----4-----2-------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-5-----5-----4---| D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------------5---4-----4-----2---| G|-2-----2-----3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------------------------------2-| G|-5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4-0-| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--------4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-| G|-2--------0-0-0-2--------0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--------4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-| G|-2--------0-0-0-2--------0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------| Riff 3 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-4------4--------4-----4-------| D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-2-2--2-2--| * * * * * * * * d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|-------------------------11-10-9\-| G|---4-----4--------4-------9--8-7\-| D|-0h2-2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-0-----------| * * * * * * d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-9--9--9--9-7----2--3--| G|-7--7--7--7-5----0--1--| D|-----------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--------4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-| G|-2--------0-0-0-2--------0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4-----4-----2-------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-5-----5-----4---| D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-------------5---4-----4-----2--| G|-2-----2-----3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 d|------------------------| A|------------------------| F|------------------------| C|----4-----4-----4-----4-| G|-2-----2-----2-----2----| D|------------------------| d|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| F|--------------------------| C|----4-----4-----4-----4-2-| G|-2-----2-----2-----2------| D|--------------------------| Play Riff 2 Riff 3a d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-4------4--------4-----4-------| D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-2-2--2-2--| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------11-10-| G|---4-----4--------4-------9--8-| D|-0h2-2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-0--------| * * * * * * d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-9------9--------9-----9------| G|-7--7-7-7--7-7-0h7-7-7-7--7-7-| D|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|---9------9--------9-----9-7--| G|-0h7--7-7-7--7-7-0h7-7-7-7-5--| D|------------------------------| * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4------4--------4-----4-------| G|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-2-2--2-2--| D|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---4------4--------4-----4--4--| G|-0h2--2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-2-2--0--| D|-------------------------------| * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-4------4--------4-----4-------| D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-2-2--2-2--| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------11-10-| G|---4-----4--------4-------9--8-| D|-0h2-2-2-2--2-2-0h2-2-0--------| * * * * * * d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-9--7--8--9--7--8--9--7--8--9--2--3--| G|-7--5--6--7--5--6--7--5--6--7--0--1--| D|-------------------------------------| Riff 5 d|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------| G|-0h2-222222-2p0--------0h2-222222-2p0--------| D|----------------2-xx-2----------------2-xx-2-| d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------| C|------------------------7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-| G|-0h2-222222-2p0---------5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-| D|----------------2-xx-2------------------| Final time: d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9---| G|-0h2-222222-2p0---------5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7p0-| D|----------------2-xx-2--------------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|--------------------------2-| G|-0-444-4-4-2--0-444-4-4-2-0-| D|-0-222-2-2-0--0-222-2-2-0---| * *** * * *** * * * Solo (Broderick) d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|----15----16-15-18----19----18----16-| C|-16----17----------16----16----16----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|-/18-15h18p15\14--------| A|-----------------15b17~-| F|------------------------| C|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| d|-14p9----------------15p10----------------| A|------11-------------------12-------------| F|---------11-------------------12----------| C|-------------11------------------12-------| G|----------------13p9----------------14p10-| D|------------------------------------------| d|-18p14----------------19p14----------15h18p15p14-19~-| A|-------14-------------------15-----------------------| F|----------15-------------------16-16-----------------| C|-------------16--------------------------------------| G|----------------16p13--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|--------------------------2-| G|-0-444-4-4-2--0-444-4-4-2-0-| D|-0-222-2-2-0--0-222-2-2-0---| * *** * * *** * * * d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|----------------------11-10-| G|-0-444-4-4-2--0-444-4--9--8-| D|-0-222-2-2-0--0-222-2-------| * *** * * *** * d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|-9\--------9\--------4--4-6-| G|-7\--------7\--------2--2-4-| D|----------------------------| d|----------------------| A|----------------------| F|----------------------| C|-4--4--4-6----4--4--4-| G|-2--2--2-4----2--2--2-| D|----------------------| Solo (Broderick) d|-----22----22\18-----18----18/19--| A|-19-----19--------14----14--------| F|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| d|----19----19\15-----15----15-| A|-15----15--------12----12----| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------| A|-11h12p11--------------------------------| F|----------14-13-12-11h12p11--------------| C|----------------------------15-12-11-9-8-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * d|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| F|-11h12p11-------------10~-| C|----------15-12-11--------| G|-------------------13-----| D|--------------------------| * * * * d|-10h12h14p12p10-12p10----10-------------------------| A|----------------------14----14p12-14p12p10-12p10----| F|-------------------------------------------------12-| C|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-14p12p11-12p11----11-------------------9\-| C|----------------14----14p12-14p12p11-------| G|-------------------------------------14----| D|-------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------14tm--15tm--17tm--19-19--19b21~-| A|-12tm--14tm--15tm--17tm----------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------9~-| C|-9h11-11-11-11p9----9h11-11-11-11p9-9~-| G|-9h11-11-11-11p9-11-9h11-11-11-11p9----| D|-----------------11--------------------| * * * * * d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------9--9---11--11-----| F|--------------------9--9---11--11-----| C|-9h11-11-11-11p9----9--9-x-11--11-x-x-| G|-9h11-11-11-11p9-11------x--------x-x-| D|-----------------11-------------------| * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|-12h13-13-13-9-9-9-9-------------------| C|---------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-8-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|-------------9-9-9-9-------------------| C|-11-11-11-11---------11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|-12h13-13-13-9-9-9-9-------------------| C|---------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-8-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------------| D|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-| d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|-12h13-13-13-9-9-9-9-------------------| C|---------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-8-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|-------------9-9-9-9-------------------| C|-11-11-11-11---------11-11-11-11-11-11-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------12-12-| F|-12h13-13-13-9-9-9-9-------------------| C|---------------------11-11-11-11-------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| d|-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----| A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------12--| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2a d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4--------4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-| G|-2--------0-0-0-2--------0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------| A|-------------------| F|-------------------| C|-4--------4-4-4----| G|-2--------0-0-0-9\-| D|----------------7\-| Riff 1 Guitar 1 d|-2-----2-----0---3-----3-----2---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-0-----0-----3---2-----2-----0---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3-------3-2-----2-------2-| F|---4-----4---4-----3-----3---3---| C|-----5-----5---------4-----4-----| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-2-----2-----0---2-----2-----3---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-2-----2-----0---3-----3-----2---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-0-----0-----3---2-----2-----0---| A|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| F|-----4-----4---------4-----4-----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|------------------| A|-3-----3-------3--| F|---4-----4---4----| C|-----5-----5------| G|------------------| D|------------------| Guitar 2 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4-----4-----2-------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-5-----5-----4---| D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------------5---4-----4-----2---| G|-2-----2-----3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4-----4-----2---4-----4-----5---| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-| D|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4-----4-----2-------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-5-----5-----4---| D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------------5---4-----4-----2---| G|-2-----2-----3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------0----| G|-5-----5-----5---4-------4--3--2--0--9-| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2--1--0-----7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * 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