Megadeth: Public Enemy No. 1 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: October 25, 2011 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 x3 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-----3-----3-7--| A|---3-----3---5--| E|-1-----0--------| e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-7-5-7-5-7---| D|-7-5-7-5-7-2-| A|-----------0-| E|-------------| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-(2)----------2---3------------3---4------------4---5--| A|-(0)--000-000-0-0-0----000-000-0-0-0----000-000-0-0-0--| E|-------------------------------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * *** *** * 1st Ending e|----------------| B|----------------| G|---------5b6----| D|-------------7~-| A|-000-000-----0--| E|----------------| *** *** 2nd Ending e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----7-5-7-5-7---| D|----7-5-7-5-7-2-| A|-00-----------0-| E|----------------| ** Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--------7b8r7-7p5---5-7b8r7-7p5---5-| D|------------------7-------------7---| A|------------------------------------| E|-X/-X\------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-7b8r7-7p5---5-7b8r7-7p5---5-7b8r7-7p5---5-| D|-----------7-------------7-------------7---| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------xxxx-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-6-5---5-------------------------------------5-7/------| A|-------7---7-6-5-3-5-3-----------3h5p3---3/5h7-----------| E|-----------------------5-3-0-3-5-------5-----------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-20b22--[20]22r20-x-17-17h20p17----17h20p17----17h22p17----17h20p17-| G|--------------------------------20----------20----------20----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----17h22p17----17h20p17----17h22p17----17h20p17----17-| G|-20----------20----------20----------20----------20----| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-20p19p17----17-20p19p17----17-20p19p17----17-20p19p17----17-17--(17)\-| G|----------20-------------20-------------20-------------20--------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(2)--------------3--------------4--------------5--------------| A|-(0)-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** **** "... Number 1..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------7-5-7-5-7-| D|-2--------------3--------------4--------------5----7-5-7-5-7-| A|-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-0-000-000-0000-0-00-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** **** ** Riff 3a x2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------7-5-7-5-7-| D|-2---------2-2-3----------3-3-4----------4-4-5-----7-5-7-5-7-| A|-0-000-000-0-0-0--000-000-0-0-0--000-000-0-0-0--00-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "A storm calling..." Riff 4 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------3-------3-7-----------5-----| A|-----3-------3---5-----------3-----| E|-1-------0-------------------------| "Roses on your grave..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------7-5-7-5-7---| D|-------3-------3-7----7-5-7-5-7-2-| A|-----3-------3---5--------------0-| E|-1-------0------------------------| "... With The Enemies I've made" Riff 5 (on repeats, the first chord isn't A5 anymore, but like the other lines, just x07~) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5b6----| D|-(2)-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-----7~-| A|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------7-5----| D|-(7)-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-7-5-7~-| A|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5b6----| D|-(7)-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-----7~-| A|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------------7-5-7-5-7-| D|-(7)-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-7-5-7-5-7-| A|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 5 "I'm unbeatable..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) e|-------------16h17h19p17p16-| B|----------17----------------| G|-16h17h19-------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-17~----17p15p12----------12-13----12-13----13-----------| B|-----------------13----13----------------15--------------| G|--------------------14-------------------------14-15-16~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-14p10----------10/14----------| B|-------12----12-------15----15-| G|----------14-------------16----| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-14h15h17p15p14h15h17-15h17h19p17p15-----------------------| B|-------------------------------------17--------------------| G|----------------------------------------19-16-16-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------18-14-----| A|-------------------------------------------------------15~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------12-------17p13-------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----14h17p14-17----17p14-------17p14----14h17p14-| D|-14----------------------------------14----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------13-------17p13-------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----14h17p14-17----17p14-------17p14----14h17p14-| D|-15----------------------------------15----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------14-------17p14-------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----14h17p14-17----17p14-------17p14----14h17p14-| D|-16----------------------------------16----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------15h19p15h19-| B|----------------------------| G|----16h21p16-21-------------| D|-17-------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-t24p19p15-t19p15-----------------------t17----(17)\-| B|------------------h17-t21p17-------------------------| G|-----------------------------h16-t21p16--------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "Public Enemy..." Play Riff 4 "Roses On Your Grave..." Play Riff 5 "I'm invincible..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---7-8-| E|-5--5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-0-5-6-| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------9-10-| A|-7--7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---7--8-| E|-5--5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-0------| * * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-20----20b22--(22)r20-20--19--17-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-20-19-17----17-----------------------------| G|----------19----20-19-17----19-17~-------17-| D|-------------------------19-----------19----| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------17h20p17----17h20p17----17h22p17----17h20p17----17h22p17-| G|-19b20-------------20----------20----------20----------20----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----17h20p17----17h22p17----17h20p17----17h22p17-| G|-20----------20----------20----------20----------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----17h20p17----17h22p17----17h20p17----17h22p17-| G|-20----------20----------20----------20----------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|----17h22p17----17-17----(17)\-| G|-20----------20----------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-9----9----------------------------------9-10-| A|-7-77-7-77-10----10----12------12------9-7--8-| E|------------8-88--8-88-10-1010-10-1010-7------| ** ** ** ** * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----9---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-77-7-77-10----10----12-12------12-12------12-12------12-12------12-12-12-| E|------------8-88--8-88-10-10-1010-10-10-1010-10-10-1010-10-10-1010-10-10-10-| ** ** ** ** * * * * * * * * Solo (Broderick) e|-15-17-19tm--19p17-17p15-17p15p14h15-15tm--15~-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-15-------------15-------------15--------17b19--17-15-15/19-\14~-| B|----19p15-17b19----19p15-17b19----19p(0)-------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12p8----0-12/14\12p8----8----------------------| B|------12--------------12---12p8----8-12/13\12p8-| G|--------------------------------11--------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|----8-------------------------| G|-11---11p9------11/12\11p9----| D|-----------10-9------------9~-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|---------------------12p11-12h14p12p11/14-| B|---------10-12-13-13----------------------| G|-9-11-12----------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-15h17p15----15h17h19-14h15p14----14-------------------| B|----------19-------------------17----17-16-17-16-13-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-12h14p12----12h14h15-10h12p10-------10--------------------------------| B|----------15-------------------13-12----13-12-10-----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------12-10-9---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------12-10-7--(7)\-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 but one guitar uses this for the first ending: 1st Ending e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-000-000-3b4-0--| E|----------------| *** *** Play Riff 5 Riff 5a x2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-------------------7-5-7-5-7----| D|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-7-5-7-5-7-7~-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0--| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-------------------7-5-7-5-7~---| D|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-7-5-7-5-7~---| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------| 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