Megadeth:  Kick The Chair

transcribed by:      Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
1st Solo Harmony by: Dark Flames     (flashjamaico@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2005

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Play 4x)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-|
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-|
E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-|
E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-5--4--3----4--5--|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-3-|
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-|
A|---------------------------3-|
E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------7-|
A|---------------------------5-|
E|-2--0-0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
   *  * *  * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7--6--5----6--7--|
E|-5--4--3----4--5--|


Guitar fill during Riff 1 during last bar
on 2nd time:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-9--8--7~---8--9-|
E|-----------------|

4th time:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-9--8--7~---8--9--4-|
E|------------------2-|




Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| --|
A|-------------------------|   |
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|   |
      *  * * *    *  * * *     |
e|----------------------|      |--> Play 3x
B|----------------------|      |
G|----------------------|      |
D|----------------------| -----|
A|-------------------/5-|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-|
      *  * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------| NOTE: One guitar plays the last note
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-(2)-| in (), the other just holds the open E.
      *  * * *    *  * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-4-3-2-----------------0-1-2-3-|
E|---------5-4-3-2-0-1-2-3---------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 2a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
      *  * * *    *  * * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-------------------/5-|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--0--/3-|
      *  * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3--3-2-0-|
      *  * * *    *  * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------------5----|
A|----------------3-/5-|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-2--3-/3-|
      *  * * *


Riff 3
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---/5---4---/5-|
E|-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-|
        *   *


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** *
  "Dawn breaks evenly..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-|
       * * **                  * * **   * * * * * * * *
  "On the truth..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** *
  "All rise courts..."

1st ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** *
  "We're hanging someone..."

2nd ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------/5---4---/5-4-|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-|
       * * **                  * * **         *   *
  "And pay up the down payment..."


Play Riff 2a   "Kick the chair..."
Play Riff 3    "...kick it!"


Riff 4a
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** *
   "The courts wrong..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0----------5-4-3-2---------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2---------5-4-3-2-|
       * * **                  * * **   * * * * * * * *
   "Of the victories..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0---------------------|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--000-333-2-|
       * * **                  * * **    *** *** *
   "The press that never..."

1st ending:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0--------------------0-1-2-3-|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2-0-0-1-2-3---------|
       * * **                  * * ** * * * * * * * * *
   "...soul they can eat..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2p0-----------3-2h3p2p0-2p0-------------/5---4---/5-4-|
E|-----3-2-00-2----------------3-2-00-2--0-/3-0-2-0-/3-2-|
       * * **                  * * **         *   *
   "...you're going to jail..."


Play Riff 2a   "Kick the chair..."


Final bar going into solo:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--------------7--6--5----6-|
E|-2--3--3-2-0-/5--4--3----4-|
      *  * * *



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| ----|
A|-7----------------8----------------|     |
E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-|     |
     **************   **************       |
e|------------------------------------|    |--> Play 4x
B|------------------------------------|    |
G|------------------------------------|    |
D|------------------------------------| ---|
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
     **************   ******   ****

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
     **************   ******   ****


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----5-----------5----------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----6------------6----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-10p7---7-10p7-9p7-10p9p7----9p7------|
D|------7-------------------10-----10p9-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------7p5p4---5p4-----|
B|-----------------------6-----6p5-|
G|-5p4---4-5p4-7p4-----------------|
D|-----6---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-7p5---5-7p5-8p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----5-----------5----------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-8p5---5-8p5-10p5---5-10p5-8p5-7p5-|
B|-----6------------6----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-10p7---7-10p7-9p7-10p9p7----9p7------|
D|------7-------------------10-----10p9-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-12p10p9----10p9------9--------------------|
G|---------10------10p9---10p9----10p9-------|
D|-----------------------------12------12p10-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Repeat everything above, then the final bar is:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------9--10--9--7---------|
D|-7~-----------------10--9--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


Harmony guitar (Enters on eigth bar of solo)
e|-10p8p7----8p7------7-------------------|
B|--------10-----10p9---10p9----10p9------|
G|---------------------------10------10p9-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-|
B|------10-------------10------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-|
B|-------10----------------10----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
             
e|------------------------------------|
B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10p8p6---8p6-----|
G|------7-------------------9-----9p7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------10p8p7----8p7------|
B|---------------------------10-----10p9-|
G|--9p7----7-9p7-10p7--------------------|
D|------10-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-10p8----8-10p8-12p8----8-13p8-12p8-10p8-|
B|------10-------------10------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-13p10----10-13p10-15p10----10-15p10-13p10-12p10-|
B|-------10----------------10----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-10p6---6-10p6-8p6-10p8p6---8p6-----|
G|------7-------------------9-----9p7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-10p8p7----8p7------7-------------------|
B|--------10-----10p9---10p9----10p9------|
G|---------------------------10------10p9-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------8--10--8------------------------------|
B|------------------12--10--9--10~--[long hold]-|
G|-10~------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7-8\-----2-5-6-7-8\-----2-5-6-|
E|-5-6\--00-0-3-4-5-6\--00-0-3-4-|
         **             **


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7tm----10tm----12tm-13tm-14tm-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------X\\-|

e|------------10-12-13-15-13-12tm--|
B|-10tm----13----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-17-19-20/22-24b25-22-24~~-|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 5b (Solo Rhythm) 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| ----|
A|-7----------------8----------------|     |
E|-5-55555555555555-6-66666666666666-|     |
     **************   **************       |
e|------------------------------------|    |--> Play 2x
B|------------------------------------|    |
G|------------------------------------|    |
D|------------------------------------| ---|
A|-3----------------2--------5------6-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-000000-3-3333-4-|
     **************   ******   ****

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3------------------/5---4---/5-|
E|-1-11111111111111-0-/3-0-2-0-/3-|
     **************      *   *



Solo (Mustaine)
Main guitar
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----|
D|-7~--6-7------6h7-5~--5-7-----5h7-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8~--7h8------7h8-7~--6-7-----6h7-|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----|
D|-7~--6-7------6h7-5~--5-7-----5h7-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------9-7--------------9-7-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8~--7h8------7h8-7~--6-7-----6h7-|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---------9-7-----|
D|-----------------|
A|-8~--7-8-----7h8-|
E|-----------------|


Harmony guitar (Enters during third bar):
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------12-10------------------12-10------|
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-10~--9-10--------9/10-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------12-10----------------12-10-----|
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-9~--8-9--------8/9-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------12-10-------|
D|-10~--9-10---------9/10-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|


End Solo


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Ending:
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------5--|
A|---------------3--|
E|-5--4--3----4-----|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------7--|
A|---------------5--|
E|-5--4--3----4-----|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------8-----|
A|---------------6--4\-|
E|-5--4--3----4-----2\-|

Guitar 2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------5--|
A|-7--6--5----6--3--|
E|-5--4--3----4-----|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------7--|
A|-7--6--5----6--5--|
E|-5--4--3----4-----|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------8-----|
A|-7--6--5----6--6--4\-|
E|-5--4--3----4-----2\-|


Ending Solo (Poland)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----3---3-2------------------|
D|-/4~~----4p2---4-----4-3-2------------|
A|---------------------------4-3-2-0-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-----------9b10r9-------------------|
G|---[8]9r8--9b10r9-------------------|
D|-9----------------------------------|
A|---------------------9^--8--7~--8-9-|
E|----------------------------a-------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------12b14--10b12r10---------|
G|-/11~--------------------9h11~~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-12b14r12b13--t{18}~---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------12b13r12-11--10~--11-12~-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------14--------------------------------|
B|--------------17p14-17p14----14--------------|
G|-16b18~-------------------17----[17]18r17b18-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----16p14-15p14--------------------------------|
D|----16-------------16-14--------------------------|
A|-------------------------16-14-----------14~--12~-|
E|-------------------------------17-14-17-----------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-9--8~--7~--8-9--|
E|-----------------|

e|-------17b19~~----------17b20--18b21r18--------|
B|----19---------------14-----------------17/19~-|
G|-16---------------16---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-9--8~--7~--(7)\-|
E|-----------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-11--10~--9~--(9)\-|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-11--10~--9~--(9)\-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-14--13~--12~--13--14--17b19~~-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

End Solo


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