Megadeth:  Mastermind

transcribed by: Mark Yeary      (JCPose@aol.com) 
                Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
     edited by: Jordan Baker

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Date last modified:  January 17, 2006

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-2--|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-0--|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-2----5-5-5-5--|
E|-3-3-3-3-0----3-3-3-3--|


Riff 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-----7-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|
   *     *          *     *
e|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------8-8-8-8-|
G|--------------------------7-7-7-7-|
D|--------------------------5-5-5-5-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----------|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|
   *     *          *     *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-----7-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6-----6-7---|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|
   *     *          *     *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9p7-9p7-|
D|--------------------------9p7-9p7-|
A|---7-6---5-----5----7-6---7---7---|
E|-0-----7---6-7----0-----7---------|
   *     *          *     *


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

Guitar 2(Ending fill for first line 
is only on Remix/Remaster)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0h2p0----|
D|-------5----------4----------3----------2------2p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0------------|
   * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *
  "Anonymous existence..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0tr2-|
D|-------5----------4----------3----------2------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0--------|
   * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *
  "Destroy the logic..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0h2p0----|
D|-------5----------4----------3----------2------2p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0------------|
   * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *
  "Enmassed and purposeless..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------/16-12~-|
D|-------5----------4----------3----------2---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3---3--2-2-2---2--1-1-1---1--0-0-0-----------|
   * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  * * *
  "Neo-neuro torture..."


Play Riff 1   "Mastermind..."
Play Riff 2   "Invade the core..."
Play Riff 1   "Mastermind..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
  "...real....real...real..."


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2h3-2-----2-----2p0-|
A|-2-----2-----2h3-2-----2-----2p0-|
E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----|
     * *   * *       * *   * * 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2h3-----0--1-|
A|-2-----2-----2h3--2--0--1-|
E|---0-0---0-0------2-------|
     * *   * * 


Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-|
D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----3-----4---2-|
A|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----3-----4-----|
E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2---2---|
     * *   * *       * *   * *   *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-4~--2p0-|
D|-----4-----2---5-5-5-4~--2p0-|
A|-----4-----2-----------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2---------------|
   * *   * *   *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------2---------------|
D|-4-----4-----2h4-2-----4-----2h4-|
A|-4-----4-----2h4-------4-----2h4-|
E|---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-----|
     * *   * *       * *   * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---4-2---2-------------3----|
A|-------4---4-3-2-------3----|
E|-2---------------0-0-0----0-|
   *               * * *


Solo (Friedman)
e|------------------------------------------15\14-11-------|
B|---------------------------------------13----------12----|
G|------4b6~----4b6~----4b6r4-2~------12----------------11-|
D|--------------------------------/14----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-X\\-----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------14----------------|
B|-12b14r12b14r12b14r12-12b14r12b14----12b14r12-------|
G|----------------------------------------------14b18-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-19b21--[19]20-[19]21-[19]20-[19]21-[19]20-[19]21-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-19b21~--19b20r19---------------------|
B|-------------------19p17--------------|
G|-------------------------18~--18\--4/-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------14-17------------14-17-17p14----|
G|-/16b18--------14~--16b18-------------16-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-16p14----------16----------------------------------|
G|---------16p14--14-16p14-----16p14---------------------|
D|--------------16--------16p14-----16p14--14----(14)~~\-|
A|---------------------------------------16--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Mustaine)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------14----12h13-------|
G|------------------------14----12h13-------|
D|-14~----14-14-14~----14----14-------14-12-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-12h14~----14-14-12-14-15-14-12--------|
A|--------------------------------14--2/-|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------12-------12-------|
B|-----------14----12h13-------15-16-------------15-16-|
G|-----------14----12h13----------------14b16----------|
D|-14~----14----14-------14-12-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-----------------14----12~--(12)\-|
G|----14b16----14b16r14p12-----14----12~--(12)\-|
D|--------------------------14----14------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------0--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---3-0-----0-----0----------------------------------|
G|-2b4---------2b4---2b4---2p0---2---0-1-0----2/4/20\-------|
D|-----------------------------2---2---------[steady gliss]-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------12-15-17-|
B|----------------------------------12-15----------|
G|-------------------------12-14-15----------------|
D|-------------------12-14-------------------------|
A|----------12-13-14-------------------------------|
E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *
e|-17b19--{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}...-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-(19)r18-{17}{17}{17}{17}{17}-(18)r17-17p15~-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 2a   "Hail to the power age..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1                                                 x3
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9------------8------------7------------6---7---8-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4---5---6---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   "I tell you what to think..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9------------8------------7------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|
D|----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-7-7-7---7~---6-6-6---6~---5-5-5---5~---4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   "I tell you what to get..."

Guitar 2 (comes in the 3rd time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-----------11-----------12------------6---7---8-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7---7~---9-9-9---9~--101010--10~---4-4-4---5---6---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   "I tell you what to think..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-----------11-----------12------6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|
D|----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-7-7-7---7~---9-9-9---9~--101010--10~---4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   "I tell you what to get..."


Play Riff 1   "Mastermind..."

Ending:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
 "...subject."


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