Megadeth: Addicted to Chaos transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com) Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 15, 2005 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: Eb Riff 1 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-5------------------5--4------------------5-| Ab|-7-----------5h7-------5-----------5h7------| Eb|---0-0-0-5h7------0------0-0-0-5h7------0---| * * * * * * * * "Only yesterday..." eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-5------------------5--7------------------5-| Ab|-4-----------5h7-------5-----------5h7------| Eb|---0-0-0-5h7------0------0-0-0-5h7------0---| * * * * * * * * "...all these normal people..." Final time: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5------------------5--5----2--4-| Ab|-4-----------5h7-------3----0--2-| Eb|---0-0-0-5h7------0--------------| * * * * "...in my heart, a hole in my head..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|---2--------5--------2--------7----| Eb|-0----3-2~-----2-3~-----3-/5----5\-| "Who will help me up..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|---2--------5-------2------/7------| Eb|-0----3-2~-----2-3~-----3--/5------| "Where's the helping hand..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|---2--------5--------2--------7----| Eb|-0----3-2~-----2-3~-----3-/5----5\-| "Will you turn on me..." eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|---2--------5-----| Eb|-0----3-2~-----2--| "Is this my final..." Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|------------7----------------------| Db|---9----7~-----7------9-------10-9-| Ab|-7---10----------10~----10--7------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|------------7---------------------| Db|---9----7~----7------9------------| Ab|-7---10---------10~----10--7~-----| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|------------7----------------------| Db|---9----7~-----7------9-------10-9-| Ab|-7---10----------10~----10--7------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------7-----| Db|---9----7~----7---| Ab|-7---10-----------| Eb|------------------| Riff 2a eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-2p0--------2p0--------2p0----------5-------2--4-| Ab|-----2-1-0------2-1-0------2-1-0----3-3-3-3-0--2-| Eb|---------------------------------0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "..stand...oh...." Riff 3 Guitar 1 x3 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|------7-6~-----------5-4~------| Db|----5------7-5-----3------5-3--| Ab|-0--------------0--------------| Eb|-------------------------------| "In a dream..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|------4-5~-4-------------------| Db|----2--------5--3--2-----------| Ab|-0-------------------3-2-------| Eb|-------------------------3-1p0-| "...me... "I'm addicted..." Guitar 2 x3 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------15-14~--------------13-12~-------| Gb|---12--------14-12-----10--------12-10-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------0-----------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-----12-13~--12----------------------| Gb|---9------------12--10-9-------------| Db|-------------------------10-9--------| Ab|-0----------------------------10-8-7-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * Guitar 3 x3 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-2--------------------------------| Ab|-0----------x-x-3------5------x-x-| Eb|------------x-x-1------3------x-x-| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-2------------------3--2-----------| Ab|-0-----------------------3-2-------| Eb|-----------------------------3-1p0-| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9-11-12--9-11-12--12b14~~---11-12-11------------| Db|--------------------------------------12----------| Ab|----------------------------------------12-14-14\-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 1 "Light shined on my path..." Fill over Riff 1 Guitar 2 x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|--8-----7-----5------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|--5-----4-----2------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "The rain comes down..." Guitar 3 (comes in last time only) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-12----10-----8------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|--9-----7-----5------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "Turn up my collar..." Play Riff 2 "Who will help me up?" Play Riff 2a Riff 3a Guitar 1 x3 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|------7-6~-----------5-4~------| Db|----5------7-5-----3------5-3--| Ab|-0--------------0--------------| Eb|-------------------------------| "In a dream..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------4-5~-4--------------------| Db|----2--------5--3--2------------| Ab|-0-------------------3-5--5-5-5-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * "...me... "I'm addicted..." Guitar 2 x3 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------15-14~--------------13-12~-------| Gb|---12--------14-12-----10--------12-10-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-0-------------------0-----------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-----12-13~--12----------------| Gb|---9------------12--10-9-------| Db|-------------------------10-12-| Ab|-0-----------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 3 x3 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-2--------------------------------| Ab|-0----------x-x-3------5------x-x-| Eb|------------x-x-1------3------x-x-| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-2------------------3--2------------| Ab|-0-----------------------3-5--5-5-5-| Eb|------------------------------------| * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-5h7-7-5-7-8-7~---7-5---------| Eb|----------------------7-6-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|------------------x-x-x-5-| Eb|-3h5-5-3-5-6-5~---x-x-x-3-| * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-7h9-9-7-9-10-9~---9-7---------| Eb|-----------------------9-8-7-5-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|------------------x-x-x-7-| Eb|-5h7-7-5-7-8-7~---x-x-x-5-| * * * * Solo (Friedman) eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-------------------9~~-| Db|-----------9-10-12-----| Ab|-5/9-10-12-------------| Eb|-----------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-(9)h10p9p7--7/9~----/14--13-10h13p10\9~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-(9)h10p9h10p9\7/9~----/14--13--14--13b16r13--9~~-| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------[14]15~----14b15r14p12-| Gb|-9h10p9\7-9~--/14--13--14--15b16-------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-14-(14)b15r14p12-14--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------12-(12)b13-12-(12)b13----------------| Db|-------------------------------------------14-12-14~12-14-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------14--------| Bb|--------------------------17b19~-----17-14-| Gb|--------14~--16b18r16--14------------------| Db|-14/16~------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|--------------14-------17p14-------17b19--(19)b20^-| Bb|-17b19-17b19~----17-14-------17p14-----------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-17b19~-14----------------------------| Bb|-----------17-14----17p14-------------| Gb|-----------------16-------16b18r16p14-| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-----------------14-------17p14----14-------14----| Bb|--------------14----17p14-------14----17b19----14-| Gb|--------16-16-------------------------------------| Db|-16p(0)-------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-17p14-----17p14-----17p14--------------17-19h21p19p17h19p17----| Bb|------17p14-----17p14-----17/20-17h19h21---------------------21-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-17-19h21p19p17h19p17----21b24-22b24~~-22b24~-22b24\-| Bb|----------------------21-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "Who will help me up..." Play Riff 2a Play Riff 3 "In a dream..." Different ending to Riff 3: Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------4-5~--4---------5~-----5~-| Db|----2----------5----3------4----| Ab|-0----------------0------0------| Eb|--------------------------------| "Builds, builds,..." Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|-----12-13~-12----------13~-------13~-| Gb|---9-----------12----10-------11------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|-0-----------------0--------0---------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "In a dream..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----------------5-------------7p5---| Ab|-----7~------5h7-------5~----------7-| Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------| * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----------------5-------------7p5---| Ab|-----4~------5h7-------3~----------7-| Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------4-------------5p4---| Db|-----4h5-----4h5--------7~---------5-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------| * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------4-----5~------5p4---| Db|-----4h5-----4h5-------------------5-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-------| * * * * * * * * 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