Megadeth: The World Needs A Hero transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: August 27, 2002 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 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--x-x-x-x--| E|--x-x-x-x--| "An iron fist quietly sits..." Final time e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| "...country tis of thee..." Riff 2 x2 e|----------------------------|------| B|----------------------------|------| G|----------------------------|------| D|----------------------------|------| A|-9-9-9-10-7-8--9-9-9-10-9-8-|--7\--| E|-7-7-7--8-5-6--7-7-7--8-7-6-|--5\--| "The White House is calling..." Play Riff 1 "Not that I would ever lie..." Play Riff 2 "NATO is on line 1..." Riff 3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----3^-----3^----------3~-5-6-5-3-| E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5------------| "The world needs a hero..." Play Riff 1 "Phantom rule..." Play Riff 2 "The UN is on hold..." Play Riff 3 "The world needs a hero..." Riff 4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p0-3p0-| E|-5555-3333-5p0---------------------| **** **** Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-16-16-16-...-| G|-12-12-12-...-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-...-18-18-18-...-19-19-19-...-20-20-20-...-| G|-16-16-16-...-17-17-17-...-18-18-18-...-19-19-19-...-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-X\\----X\\----X\\----X\\-| Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Pitrelli) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-8----8----8-----8-----8-----------------------------| G|-7b9--7b9----7b9---(9)---(9)r7p5-7---5^-------5------| D|-------------\------------/--------7----7-5-7---7~~\-| A|--------------\----------/---------------------------| E|---------------hold bend-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5---4h5p4-------4-5-7-| D|-------------------0h7---7-------7-6h7-------| A|-------3h4h5-0-5/7---------------------------| E|-5-5-5---------------------------------------| e|-----5---7---8----8---10-7h8p7----8-7-----12h13p12---| B|-4h5---5---5---/8---8----------10-----/13---------15-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12---------------------------------------------| B|----15-13---------------------------------------| G|----------12h14p12------------------------------| D|-------------------15-x-------------------------| A|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| e|-------------------17-------17-------17-------17-| B|----------17-20b22----20b22----20b22-------------| G|-16-17-18-------------------------------19b20----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------17-------17-------17-------17-| B|-20b22-------------20b22----20b22----| G|----------19b20----------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------17p16----| G|----------------------------17p16----16-17-19-------19-| D|----------17p16----16-17-19-------19-------------------| A|-16-17-19-------19-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------19-20-22-22b24----(24)r22-| B|-19-20-22---------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "Dave the white house is calling..." Play Riff 3 "The world needs a hero..." Final time: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----3^-----3^----------3~-5-6-5-3--7\-| E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5-------------5\-| Ending Solos (Pitrelli) #1 e|--------------------------------------------| B|-17----20--------------17----20-------------| G|-19b21----19b20r19-17--19b21----19b20r19-17-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------17-----------17----------------------------| B|-17-------20b22~------20p17-20b24----(24)r20-20~~-| G|-19b21--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| #2 e|-20b22--20b22r20p17---------------17-------| B|-------------------20p17-20b22-------20p17-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-20b22--20--17------20b22----20-17----------------| B|--------------20p17----------------20p17-20b22~~~-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| #3 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------20-20-20-20-------20-20-20-20--------------------| G|-19b21-------------19b21-------------[19]21r19p17-19----| D|-----------------------------------------------------19-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------20---------------------------| G|-17-19b20r19p17-19----17----19b21r19p17-19b21--17~~~~-| D|-------------------19---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| #4 e|-------------------------------------| B|----17----19----17----19----17-------| G|----17----19----17----19----17-------| D|-19----19----19----19----19----19-17-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------17~~\-| B|---------------------------------| G|-------17--19--20--19--17--------| D|-17h19---------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| End solos 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