Megadeth: United Abominations transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: May 08, 2007 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 (Slight distortion) x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------3--2--------------3--5--| G|-------0--0--------------0--0--| D|----0-----------------0--------| A|-------------------------------| E|-3-----------------3-----------| e|------------------------------| B|-3--5--------3--2--------3--2-| G|-0--0--------0--0--------0--0-| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------3--2--------------3--5--| G|-------0--0--------------0--0--| D|----0-----------------0--------| A|-------------------------------| E|-3-----------------3-----------| (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|----0------------------0-------------------| A|----2--5--4~-----------2--5--7-------------| E|-3-----6--5~--------3-----6--8--------(8)\-| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----0-------------0---------------| A|----2--5--4-------2--5--7---------| E|-3-----6--5----3-----6--8----(8)\-| Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0-000-0-0000-000000-0-000-0-0000-000000-| *** * **** ****** * *** * **** ****** "Poverty in..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-3-333-3-3333-333333-3-333-3-3333-333333-| E|-1-111-1-1111-111111-1-111-1-1111-111111-| *** * **** ****** * *** * **** ****** "Held hostage..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0-000-0-0000-000000-0-000-0-0000-000000-| *** * **** ****** * *** * **** ****** "...are full off..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-/3--3-0-2-3-2-0-/5--5-0-3-5-3-2-| E|-/3--3-0-2-3-2-0-/5--5-0-3-5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...blood on their hands..." Riff 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------5-----------| A|----------5---7-------------------| E|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-2/3---3-2-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------5-------7-7-| A|----------5---7-------------------| E|-0-0-0-/7---7---7-2/3---3-3/5-5-5-| * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------5---7------------7--------| A|-3-3-3-/7---7---7-5-5-5-/9---9-7----| E|---------------------------------7\-| "Don't tell me..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------5---7--------------------| A|-3-3-3-/7---7---7\-5-3-2---3-2---3-| E|-------------------------5-----5---| Guitar 2 (Clean) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-----0------------0--| D|---2------------4----| A|-3------------5------| E|---------------------| e|----------| B|----------| G|-----0----| D|---2------| A|-3--------| E|----------| Guitar 3 (Comes in towards the end, very quiet) e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-/5-5--------| D|--------5----| A|------7---7--| E|-------------| Riff 4 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----0-------------0---------------| A|----2--5--4-------2--5--7---------| E|-3-----6--5----3-----6--8----(8)\-| "...Abominations..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "The U.N. is right..." Play Riff 3 "Don't tell me..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-------4-------5-------5-------| E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-1/2-----1/2-----1/2-------------0-1-3-| E|-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-3-2/3-3-0-1-2-3-4-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Final time e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-------4-------5-------5-------| E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-2--------5-4-3-2-1-0-------| E|-3--------------------4-3-2-| Solo (Drover) e|-----------------------------21-22-21--------| B|-19d17r19~--(19)d17r19-19-22----------22-19~-| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-17b19r17b19r17p15-17~----(17)\-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-----7-10p7--------------9-12p9------------| B|---8--------8---/10---10--------10---10-10-| G|-7------------7-----9--------------9-------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|------10----------------| B|---------10-------------| G|-9b11-------[9]11r9p7---| D|----------------------9-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-9-7---7-(7)-------------| G|-9-7---7-(7)b9-----------| D|-----9----------9-7------| A|--------------------10~--| E|-------------------------| End Solo Solo (Drover) e|-16/17-14-------------------------------| B|----------15----------------------------| G|-------------14\-11---------------11-14-| D|--------------------12---------12-------| A|-----------------------14-9-14----------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-12~----14~----15~----17~----(17)/19-19~-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|------12---------------------------------------| B|---------12----------------------------10------| G|-/9~--------12-11~----9----9-12-9----9----9----| D|------------------------12--------12--------12-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|---12-8-------------------12-------------------| B|--------10-------------------12----12~---------| G|-9---------12p11-9----9~--------12-11~----9-8--| D|-------------------12--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-15-15-15-15-15-14-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\14-14-12-12-12/-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-17-17-15-14--19-19-19-19-19-19-17-15-15-| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-20-20-20-20-20-19-19-17-22-22-22-20-20-19-19-24~-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Drover) e|-----------------------22-(22)b24--| B|-24d17r24~--24~----xx--------------| G|-------------------xx--------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-22-22p19----19h20----19----19----19-| B|----------22-------22----20----19----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----19----19---------------------| B|-20----20----\18~----18-[18]20~~-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-18-17h18p17----17----------------| G|-------------19----19b21r19-17----| D|-------------------------------19-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-17p16----17p16----17-16~-------16-----| D|-------19-------19-----------19----18~-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-15h18p15-14----15-14~--| A|-------------17---------| E|------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------11h14p12h14-12h16p14h16-| D|-------------10h14p12h14-------------------------| A|-10h14p12h14-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------12h15p14h15-------------14h17p16h17-19~-| B|-12h15p14h15-------------14h17p15h17-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------14h17p16h17-16h19p18h19-| D|-------------14h17p16h17-------------------------| A|-14h17p16h17-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------17h20p19h20-------------19h22p20h22-24~-| B|-17h20p19h20-------------19h22p20h22-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "The U.N. is right..." Play Riff 3 "Don't tell me..." Play Riff 4 "...Abomination..." Ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----0---------------------0-------------------| A|----2--5--4---------------2--5--7-------------| E|-3-----6--5----5-5-5-5-3-----6--8----8-8-8-8\-| * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----0---------------------0-----------------------| A|----2--5--4---------------2--5--7-----------------| E|-3-----6--5----5-5-5-5-3-----6--8----8-8-8-8-8-8\-| * * * * * * * * * x8 e|---------------------------------------|-----| B|---------------------------------------|-----| G|---------------------------------------|-----| D|----0------------------0---------------|-----| A|----2--5--4------------2--5--7---------|--5\-| E|-3-----6--5----5555-3-----6--8----8888-|--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