Megadeth: When transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 14, 2004 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 4 times) Guitar 1 (acoustic) e|---------0---------------0-------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7-----------7---7-----------7-| A|-0---------------7---------------| E|---------------------------------| "No one..." e|---------0-------------------------| B|-------0---0-----------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-----5-----5-| D|---7-----------7---7-----7-----7---| A|-6---------------------------------| E|-----------------8-----7-----6-----| "...hears a word I say..." Guitar 2 (distortion) x4 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-10--9--8--7--(7)\\--| E|--8--7--6--5--(5)\\--| Riff 2 Guitar 1 (acoustic) x12 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|-0-------7-------6---------------| E|-------------------------8-------| "But you'll never see the pain inside of me..." Guitar 2 (distortion) x7 e|----------------|----------| B|----------------|----------| G|----------------|----------| D|----------------|--------7-| A|-10-9-8-7-(7)\\-|-10-9-8-5-| E|--8-7-6-5-(5)\\-|--8-7-6---| Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen for when to change) e|-------------------------------| B|----------15*----17*------17*--| G|-14*------------------14*------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 (acoustic) e|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| D|-0-----------------------3-------| A|---------0-------1---------------| E|---------------------------------| "And the oath I take on this day..." e|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---| G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| D|-0-------------------------------| A|---------0-------1-------3-------| E|---------------------------------| "...is to know that you will be repaid..." e|---------------------------------|-------------------| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-----| G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---| D|-0-----------------------3-------|-0-----------------| A|---------0-------1---------------|---------0-------1-| E|---------------------------------|-------------------| Guitar 2 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen for when to change) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------15*--------------| G|-----------------14*--------14*---------17*--------| D|---------12*---------------------------------------| A|--5*------------------0*---------------------0*-0*-| E|---------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 (acoustic) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| A|---------2-------1-------0-------| E|-0-------------------------------| "One day the sun will die..." Guitar 2 (distortion) x8 e|-------------------|---------| B|-------------------|---------| G|-------------------|---------| D|-------------------|---------| A|--5--4--3-------2--|-5--4--3-| E|--3--2--1-0-0-0-0--|-3--2--1-| * * * Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen for when to change) e|------------------------------------| B|-15*----17*---------17*-------------| G|--------------17*----------12*--15*-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-----------12tr15*----| B|----------------------| G|-14*------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Riff 5 (Distortion, Play 4x) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----------------------5--4--3-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-3--2--1-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 5a e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|------------3~--2~--------/6~-7~--| E|-0--3~--2~---------3~--2~---------| Riff 6 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------5/7---------7/8-----7/8-| E|-0-0-0-0-3/5-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-| * * * * * * * * * * "When no words are spoken..." Riff 7 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------7/9---------9/10-----9/10-| A|---------5/7---------7/-8-----7/-8-| E|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7------7-7------| * * * * * * * * * * "It all seems so deceitful..." Play Riff 6 "When judgement has failed you..." Play Riff 7 "It all seems so deceitful..." Play Riff 6 "When judgement has failed you..." Riff 8 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9---------7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-5-| E|-----------7-6-5-3-5-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------5/7---------7/8-----7/8-| E|-0-0-0-0-3/5-0-0-0-0-5/6-0-0-5/6-| * * * * * * * * * * x3 e|---------------------|-------------------| B|---------------------|-------------------| G|---------------------|-------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-9---------7-|-9-9-9-9-9---------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-| E|-----------7-6-5-3-5-|-----------7-6-5-3-| Riff 9 (solo rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-000-000---000-000---000-000---000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** x2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-777777777777777777-6666666666-5555-3333-| ****************** ********** **** **** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-000-000---000-000---000-000---000-000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** x3 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-777777777777777777-6666666666-5555-3333-| ****************** ********** **** **** x4 e|-----------------------------------------|-----| B|-----------------------------------------|-----| G|-----------------------------------------|-----| D|-----------------------------------------|--2--| A|-----------------------------------5-4-3-|--2--| E|-000-000---000-000---000-000---000-3-2-1-|--0--| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Solos (wah pedal) (Mustaine) #1 e|-19tm--18tm--15tm--12tm--------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------X\\-| e|--------------------------------| B|-16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15---| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-15p12--16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15---| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-15p12--16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15---| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-15p12--16p12--17p12--16p12--15p12--12-| G|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15---| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-12h17p12--12-| B|---------15-----------15-----------15-----------15---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19~~-| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| #2 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------12tm-11tm-12tm-11tm-12tm-14tm-12tm-| E|-/12tm-12tm----13tm------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----------12tm------14tm-12tm-15tm-14tm-12tm/14tm-| A|-15tm-14tm------15tm-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-14tm-13tm-16tm-14tm-17tm-16tm-14h16~~--16~~--| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|---16~~--16~~--16~~--16~~-...---| D|-[use artificial harmonics on]--| A|-[various notes for this bar ]--| E|--------------------------------| #3 e|-20tm-19tm--17tm--16tm-------------------| B|------------------------18tm--17tm--15tm-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-17tm--16tm--14tm--13tm-------------------------| D|-------------------------15tm--14tm--12tm--10tm-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-9tm--7tm--6tm-------------------------------| A|----------------8tm--7tm--5tm--3tm--2tm------| E|-----------------------------------------5tm-| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-4tm--1tm--0tm--1tm-| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|----[steady gliss]---------------------------| E|-/2tm/3tm/4tm/5tm/6tm/7tm/8tm/9tm/10tm/-/12--| End solo Ending (fades out): Guitar 1 (acoustic) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| A|---------2-------1-------0-------| E|-0-------------------------------| Guitar 2 (distortion) x8 e|-------------------|---------| B|-------------------|---------| G|-------------------|---------| D|-------------------|---------| A|--5--4--3-------2--|-5--4--3-| E|--3--2--1-0-0-0-0--|-3--2--1-| * * * Guitar 3 (Use random whammy pulls on these notes, listen for when to change) e|-----------------------12tr15*---| B|---------------------------------| G|-16*--14~~--16*--14~~------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| 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