Megadeth: Whose Life (Is It Anyway)? transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 11, 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 Intro x4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-6-7---| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------8-| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| 1st ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-x-x-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-| 2nd ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-6-7---| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------8-| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----9~--------7---------------| A|-----------7h9----7h9-7------5-| E|-0-0-----0---------------5h7---| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----9~--------7---------------| A|-----------7h9----7h9-7------5-| E|-0-0-----0---------------5h7---| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----9~--------7---------------| A|-----------7h9----7h9-7------5-| E|-7-7-----7---------------5h7---| * * * 1st ending: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----9~--------7---------------| A|-----------7h9----7h9-7------5-| E|-7-7-----7---------------5h7---| * * * 2nd ending: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----9~--8~--7~-----------| A|-----------------9--8-7-5-| E|-7-7----------------------| * * Riff 3 x3 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------7/9-7-| A|-----9\--4--7\-----5/7-5-| E|-7-7-7\--2--5\--0--------| h.h. e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-----9----9----9--10--12-10-| E|-7-7-7----7----7---8--10--8-| h.h. Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm [use 1st ending only] Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-6-7---| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------8-| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-6-7-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7----8---7-----7--7-5-6-7-----| A|----0---0---000------------0-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * *** * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-6-7-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7----8---7-----7--7-5-6-7-----| A|-0--0---0---000-0--0-------0-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * *** * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7----8---7-----7--7-5-6-7-----| A|-0--0---0---000-0--0-----------| E|---------------------------7-7-| * * *** * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9----10---9-----9--9-7-8-9-----| A|--------------------------------| E|----7----7---777------------7-7-| * * *** * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9----10---9-----9--9-7-8-9-------| A|----------------------------9-8-7-| E|----7----7---777------------------| * * *** Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 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