Megadeth: Never Dead 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 12, 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 NOTE: There are varioud background noises during the intro, just make up your own. Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|-12----11----7------3--| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-12----11----7------3--| e|-12----11--(11)\-7-(7)\-3--4----3--| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-12----11--(11)\-7-(7)\-3--4----3--| e|-12----11----7------3--| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-12----11----7------3--| e|-12----11--(11)\-7-(7)\-3--4----6--4--| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|-12----11--(11)\-7-(7)\-3--4----6--4--| e|-3--------1-3--------4-3--------1-3--------4-3-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-3--------1-3--------4-3--------1-3--------4-3-| Guitar 2 (Distortion, comes in later) x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Lead into next section (Distortion) x8 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-2222222222222222-| **************** x8 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------| E|-2---------------3-2-0-0-2h3-| * * * * Riff 1 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-22222222222222-2h3-22222222222222-2h3-| ************** ************** e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------| E|-22222222222222-2h3-2---------------3-2-0-0-2h3-| ************** * * * * Repeat above 3 times, then add this additional part: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------| E|-2---------------3-2-0-0-2h3-| * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--------/8---------/8---------/8-| E|-000000-/6--000000-/6--000000-/6-| ****** ****** ****** x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------| E|-2---------------3-2-0-0-2h3-| * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--------/8---------/8---------/8-| E|-000000-/6--000000-/6--000000-/6-| ****** ****** ****** e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---5---------7---------9---------10------| E|-0-3--0-0--0-5--0-0--0-7--0-0--0--8--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-| E|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-| * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----4---------------------| A|---------3----------------| E|-2-----2----2-5--2-0--2-3-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----4---------------------| A|---------3----------------| E|-0-----0----0-5--2-0--2-0-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----5----5----5----5----5-| A|---------------------------| E|-3~-----3----3----3----3---| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----4----4----4-----------| A|--------------------2--4-5-| E|-5~-----5----4----4-0--2-3-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----4---------------------| A|-4-------3----------------| E|-2-----2----2-5--2-0--2-3-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----4---------------------| A|---------3----------------| E|-0-----0----0-5--2-0--2-0-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----5----5----5----5----5-| A|---------------------------| E|-3~-----3----3----3----3---| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----7----7----6----5-----5-| A|----------------------------| E|-5~-----5----4----3----3----| Lead into next section: x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------| E|-2---------------3-2-0-0-2h3-| * * * * Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--| E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--4--| E|-2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--| Guitar 2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|-X\-X\-X\-X\\\--| x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2-3-0-5-6-0-2-3-0-5-6-0-2-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------3-4---------3-4---------| E|-2-4-5-2-----2-4-5-2-----2-4-5-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-00000000000000000000000000000000-| ******************************** x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-22224455222244552222445522224455-| ******************************** Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------/5----------------| G|--------------4-3-----------| D|-------------------2--------| A|---------------------2-1tr2-| E|-0--------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------/7----------------| G|--------------6-5-----------| D|-------------------4--------| A|---------------------4-3tr4-| E|-2--------------------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-----| E|-0000223300002233-----------------------------3-2-| **************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 7 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------| E|-2---------------3-2-0-0-2h3-| * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---5---------7---------9---------10------| E|-0-3--0-0--0-5--0-0--0-7--0-0--0--8--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-| E|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---5---------7---------9---------10------| E|-0-3--0-0--0-5--0-0--0-7--0-0--0--8--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-| E|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-| * * * * * * * * 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 use this for ending: e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----7----7----6-------------------------| A|------------------4-2--4-5-4\--2--4-5-4\-| E|-5~-----5----4----2-0--2-3-2\--0--2-3-2\-| 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