Megadeth:  Sleepwalker

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                Jordan Baker

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Date last modified:  April 30, 2007

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Clean)
e|-------0-----------------|
B|-----0---0---------0-----|
G|---0-------0-----0---0---|
D|-2-------------0-------0-|
A|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------|
G|-----0---0-------0-----0-|
D|---2-------2---2---2-3---|
A|-3-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------0-----------------|
B|-----0---0---------0-----|
G|---0-------0-----0---0---|
D|-2-------------0-------0-|
A|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------|
G|-----0---0-------0-------|
D|---2-------2---2---2-----|
A|-3-----------0-----------|
E|---------------------3-2-|

e|-------0-----------------|
B|---------0---------0-----|
G|-----0-----0-----0---0---|
D|---2-----------0-------0-|
A|-------------2-----------|
E|-0-----------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------|
G|-----0---0-------0-----0-|
D|---2-------2---2---2-3---|
A|-3-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------0-----------0-----|
B|-----0---0-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-2-----------4-----------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------0-----------------|
B|-----0---0-------0-------|
G|---0-------0---0---0-----|
D|-------------------------|
A|-4-----------3-----------|
E|---------------------3-2-|


Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| <-- Slight palm mutes
D|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   * * * * * * * *

Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000000-|
   * * ******** * * ********
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|------------------------8--|
E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000-6--|
   * * ******** * * *****


Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000000-|
   * * ******** * * ********
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|------------------------8--|
E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000-6--|
   * * ******** * * *****

Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5h7------10p7------|
E|-----0000------0000-|
       ****      ****
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-9\8/9--------------|
A|-7\6/7-----5h7---8--|
E|-------000-----0-6--|
         ***     *


Riff 4                 x3
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
  "I should be..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|----------------5--|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3--|
   * *  * * * * *
  "...night in my..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
  "Like last night..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
  "...sleep I got to..."

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------4-----------5-----|
E|-2-0-2---2-0-2-0-2---2-0-|
   * * *   * * * * *   * *
  "But then I woke..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------6-----------7-----|
E|-2-0-2---2-0-2-0-2---2-0-|
   * * *   * * * * *   * *
  "...safe in my little..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------11-----------12-----|
A|-9-7-9----9-7-9-7-9----9-7-|
E|---------------------------|
   * * *  * * * * * *  * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------13-----------14-----|
A|-9-7-9----9-7-9-7-9----9-7-|
E|---------------------------|
   * * *  * * * * * *  * * *


Riff 5
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5h7------10p7------|
E|-----0000------0000-|
       ****      **** 
  "...bed..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-9\8/9--------------|
A|-7\6/7-----5h7---8--|
E|-------000-----0-6--|
         ***     *

Play Riff 4  "I get to force..."
Play Riff 5  "No one is safe..."


Riff 6                 x2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
  "And then I wake..."
                       x2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-5-5--5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
  "And it was all just..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-7-7--7-5-7-5-7-8-7-5-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
  "And everything..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2-3---2-----------------|
A|-----5---3-5-2-3---2-----|
E|-----------------5---3-5-|
  "...is the same..."


Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Let chords ring)
                        x2
e|------0----------0-----|
B|--------0----------0---|
G|----------3----------3-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4----------2----------|
E|-2----------0----------|
   "Sleepwalker..."
e|------0----------0-----|
B|--------0----------0---|
G|----------3----------6-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4----------7----------|
E|-2----------5----------|

e|------0-----------0------|
B|--------0-----------0----|
G|----------8-----------11-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-9----------12-----------|
E|-7----------10-----------|

Guitar 2                                    x2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-4--------------------2--------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-4--------------------7--------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
      * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-4--------------------7--------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * * * * *


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)   x3
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
   * *  * * * * * * * *
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|----------4--|
E|-2-2--2-0-2--|
   * *  * *

Solo (Drover)
e|--------------------------|
B|-17b19~~----(19)r17\--10/-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-14----14----------17----14----------|
B|----17----17-14h17----17----17-14----|
G|----------------------------------17-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-14----14-14-------------------------|
G|----17-------17p14----16----14-------|
D|-------------------16----16----18-16-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-14-----------------------------|
D|----16-14----------16~----11/16-|
A|----------16-15-14--------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-18-17-18-17-------18-17-18-17-------|
D|-------------19-16-------------19-16-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-18-17-18-17--(17)b20r17--(17)b18-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------12-14-12-14-12/14-17p14-|
B|----------14-16-------------------------|
G|-17-16-17-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-19p14-19b20r19-17--------------|
B|-------------------19~----(19)\-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5h7------10p7------|
E|-----0000------0000-|
       ****      ****
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-9\8/9--------------|
A|-7\6/7-----5h7---8--|
E|-------000-----0-6--|
         ***     *

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2----(2)----8\-2--------8\--|
E|-0----(0)----6\-0--------6\--|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2----(2)-------2------------|
E|-0----(0)-------0------------|



Play Riff 4  "You always make..."
Play Riff 5  "No is safe..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5  "No is safe..."
Play Riff 6  "I'll call out the thunder..."
Play Riff 7  "Sleepwalker..."


Riff 9                            x8
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-5-4-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0---------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-----------------5----7--|
E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-3----5--|
   * * * * * * * *


Solo (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------17p14----19p14-17p14-|
B|-19p17----17p14----19p14----------14-------------|
G|-------14-------17-------17----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-19p17----17p14----19p14----17p14----------------|
G|-------14-------17-------17-------17-17p14-16p14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-17-17p14-16p14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-14^----16-----14-----16---------|
G|-14^----16-----14-----16-----14~-|
D|-----16-----16-----16-----16-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-19b21----(21)r19-19--17--14h17p14-------14----------|
B|-----------------------------------17p14----17-14h17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-14----------------------------------------------------|
B|----17-14h17p14-------------14h17p14-------------------|
G|----------------17p16p14-16----------17p16p14-16h17-16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17p16p14-16-------------------14h16p14-------------14h16-14~-|
D|-------------16p15p14-14h15h16----------16-16p15p14-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-55-5-555-8888-|
   * * ** * *** **** * * ** * *** ****
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------8--10--|
E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-5555-6---8--|
   * * ** * *** **** * * ****
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-55-5-555-8888-|
   * * ** * *** **** * * ** * *** ****
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7--6-|
E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-5555-5--4-|
   * * ** * *** **** * * ****

Solo (Drover)
e|-------------------17-16h17p16---------------------|
B|-/18--17-18-17~-----------------18h21p18--17h18p17-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-19-18----19-18-19-18-18--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------19-17-20-19-19-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------20-20-19-17-20-19-17-19-16~-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------14-|
G|-------------------14----------------14-15-17----|
D|----------14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------|
A|-17-16-17----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------17-171717-|
B|----------------14-15-17------------------|
G|-17-15-14-15-17----------15~--------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-17h18p17p15----17p15----------------------------|
B|-------------18-------18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17-15-------15----------------15--------------------|
G|-18-------18-16----18-16-15-16h18----18-(18)~~----(18)\-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 9a                           x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-5-4-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------4-|
E|-4-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-5-4-3-0--2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 4  "I think you'd look..."
Play Riff 5  "No is safe..."
Play Riff 6  "And then I wake up again..."
Play Riff 7  "Sleepwalker..." (Play 2x)


Riff 7a (Song fades out with this)
Guitar 1 (Let chords ring)
                        x2
e|------0----------0-----|
B|--------0----------0---|
G|----------3----------3-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4----------2----------|
E|-2----------0----------|
   "Sleepwalker..."
e|------0----------0-----|
B|--------0----------0---|
G|----------3----------6-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4----------7----------|
E|-2----------5----------|

e|------0-----------0------|
B|--------0-----------0----|
G|----------8-----------11-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-9----------12-----------|
E|-7----------10-----------|

Guitar 2                                      x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   *  *  * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   *  *  * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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