Megadeth: Kick The Chair transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 1st Solo Harmony by: Dark Flames (flashjamaico@hotmail.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 15, 2005 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 Riff 1 (Play 4x) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------3-| E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------5-| E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-5--4--3----4--5--| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------5-| A|---------------------------3-| E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------7-| A|---------------------------5-| E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-7--6--5----6--7--| E|-5--4--3----4--5--| Guitar fill during Riff 1 during last bar on 2nd time: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-9--8--7~---8--9-| E|-----------------| 4th time: e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-9--8--7~---8--9--4-| E|------------------2-| Riff 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| --| A|-------------------------| | E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| | * * * * * * * * | e|----------------------| |--> Play 3x B|----------------------| | G|----------------------| | D|----------------------| -----| A|-------------------/5-| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| NOTE: One guitar plays the last note E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-(2)-| in (), the other just holds the open E. * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-4-3-2-----------------0-1-2-3-| E|---------5-4-3-2-0-1-2-3---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-------------------/5-| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-| * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----------------5----| A|----------------3-/5-| E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3-/3-| * * * * Riff 3 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---/5---4---/5-| E|-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-| * * Riff 4 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| * * ** * * ** *** *** * "Dawn breaks evenly..." e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-| * * ** * * ** * * * * * * * * "On the truth..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| * * ** * * ** *** *** * "All rise courts..." 1st ending: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| * * ** * * ** *** *** * "We're hanging someone..." 2nd ending: e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------/5---4---/5-4-| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-| * * ** * * ** * * "And pay up the down payment..." Play Riff 2a "Kick the chair..." Play Riff 3 "...kick it!" Riff 4a e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| * * ** * * ** *** *** * "The courts wrong..." e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-| * * ** * * ** * * * * * * * * "Of the victories..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-| * * ** * * ** *** *** * "The press that never..." 1st ending: e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------0-1-2-3-| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2-0-0-1-2-3---------| * * ** * * ** * * * * * * * * * "...soul they can eat..." e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------/5---4---/5-4-| E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-| * * ** * * ** * * "...you're going to jail..." Play Riff 2a "Kick the chair..." Final bar going into solo: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|--------------7--6--5----6-| E|-2--3--3-2-0-/5--4--3----4-| * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| ----| A|-7----------------8----------------| | E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-| | ************** ************** | e|------------------------------------| |--> Play 4x B|------------------------------------| | G|------------------------------------| | D|------------------------------------| ---| A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-| ************** ****** **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-| ************** ****** **** Solo (Mustaine) e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----5-----------5----------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----6------------6----------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-10p7---7-10p7-9p7-10p9p7----9p7------| D|------7-------------------10-----10p9-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------7p5p4---5p4-----| B|-----------------------6-----6p5-| G|-5p4---4-5p4-7p4-----------------| D|-----6---------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----5-----------5----------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-| B|-----6------------6----------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-10p7---7-10p7-9p7-10p9p7----9p7------| D|------7-------------------10-----10p9-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-12p10p9----10p9------9--------------------| G|---------10------10p9---10p9----10p9-------| D|-----------------------------12------12p10-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Repeat everything above, then the final bar is: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-------9--10--9--7---------| D|-7~-----------------10--9--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Harmony guitar (Enters on eigth bar of solo) e|-10p8p7----8p7------7-------------------| B|--------10-----10p9---10p9----10p9------| G|---------------------------10------10p9-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-| B|------10-------------10------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-| B|-------10----------------10----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10p8p6---8p6-----| G|------7-------------------9-----9p7-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------10p8p7----8p7------| B|---------------------------10-----10p9-| G|--9p7----7-9p7-10p7--------------------| D|------10-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-| B|------10-------------10------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-| B|-------10----------------10----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10p8p6---8p6-----| G|------7-------------------9-----9p7-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-10p8p7----8p7------7-------------------| B|--------10-----10p9---10p9----10p9------| G|---------------------------10------10p9-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------8--10--8------------------------------| B|------------------12--10--9--10~--[long hold]-| G|-10~------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7-8\-----2-5-6-7-8\-----2-5-6-| E|-5-6\--00-0-3-4-5-6\--00-0-3-4-| ** ** Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7tm----10tm----12tm-13tm-14tm-------| A|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------X\\-| e|------------10-12-13-15-13-12tm--| B|-10tm----13----------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-17-19-20/22-24b25-22-24~~-| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Riff 5b (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| ----| A|-7----------------8----------------| | E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-| | ************** ************** | e|------------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|------------------------------------| | G|------------------------------------| | D|------------------------------------| ---| A|-3----------------2--------5------6-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-| ************** ****** **** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-3------------------/5---4---/5-| E|-1-11111111111111-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-| ************** * * Solo (Mustaine) Main guitar e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----| D|-7~--6-7------6h7-5~--5-7-----5h7-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----| D|----------------------------------| A|-8~--7h8------7h8-7~--6-7-----6h7-| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----| D|-7~--6-7------6h7-5~--5-7-----5h7-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----| D|----------------------------------| A|-8~--7h8------7h8-7~--6-7-----6h7-| E|----------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---------9-7-----| D|-----------------| A|-8~--7-8-----7h8-| E|-----------------| Harmony guitar (Enters during third bar): e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|------------12-10------------------12-10------| D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-10~--9-10--------9/10-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------12-10----------------12-10-----| D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-9~--8-9--------8/9-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------12-10-------| D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Ending: Guitar 1 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|---------------5--| A|---------------3--| E|-5--4--3----4-----| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|---------------7--| A|---------------5--| E|-5--4--3----4-----| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------8-----| A|---------------6--4\-| E|-5--4--3----4-----2\-| Guitar 2 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|---------------5--| A|-7--6--5----6--3--| E|-5--4--3----4-----| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|---------------7--| A|-7--6--5----6--5--| E|-5--4--3----4-----| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------8-----| A|-7--6--5----6--6--4\-| E|-5--4--3----4-----2\-| Ending Solo (Poland) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------2-----3---3-2------------------| D|-/4~~----4p2---4-----4-3-2------------| A|---------------------------4-3-2-0-3--| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-----------9b10r9-------------------| G|---[8]9r8--9b10r9-------------------| D|-9----------------------------------| A|---------------------9^--8--7~--8-9-| E|----------------------------a-------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------12b14--10b12r10---------| G|-/11~--------------------9h11~~--| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-12b14r12b13--t{18}~---------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------12b13r12-11--10~--11-12~-| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------14--------------------------------| B|--------------17p14-17p14----14--------------| G|-16b18~-------------------17----[17]18r17b18-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-14----16p14-15p14--------------------------------| D|----16-------------16-14--------------------------| A|-------------------------16-14-----------14~--12~-| E|-------------------------------17-14-17-----------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-9--8~--7~--8-9--| E|-----------------| e|-------17b19~~----------17b20--18b21r18--------| B|----19---------------14-----------------17/19~-| G|-16---------------16---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-9--8~--7~--(7)\-| E|-----------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-11--10~--9~--(9)\-| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-11--10~--9~--(9)\-| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-14--13~--12~--13--14--17b19~~-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| 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