Die Dead Enough

Megadeth: Die Dead Enough transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) Jordan B. ([email protected]) The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) e|-2-----2-3-----3-4-----4-3-----3-| B|---3-------3-------3-------3-----| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-2-----2-3-----------------------| B|---3-------3---3-----3---5p3-----| G|-----4-------4---0-4---4-----4-0-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Repeat above until orchestra comes in, then before the verse guitar picks up with this: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------0---2-0---------------------| A|-----2---2-----2-----------0-1-2---| E|-2-3-------------3-2-2-2-2-------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Poland) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-16~*-------16~*----18-19-18~*--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-15-17-15~*---17-19-17~*---19-20-19~*-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-19h20-19-17-------------------------------------| G|-------------19~----(19)d16*--{fades out diving}-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-4tm//12tm//19tm--| D|-4tm//12tm//19tm--| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-16t10-16t10p9p7h10h11p10p9p7h10h11p10p9p7h10-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-16t11p10p9p7h10h11-| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-9b11r9p7----------------| D|----------9-7------------| A|-------------------------| E|--------------7-7--(7)d*-| End Solo Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------0-1-2-----------0-1-2---| E|-0-0-0-0-------3-0-0-0-0-------3-| * * * * * * * * "It's twilight and..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| E|--------------------------------| "Oh, I can't punch hard enough..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|---------------------------------| E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| "...I can't kick high enough..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2----2--------2-0----0--------0-| E|---------------------------------| "...I can't shoot straight..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5-4--------------------| A|----------------2----------------| E|-3----3-------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * "...I can't hold on enough..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| E|--------------------------------| "Oh, I can't stay down..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|---------------------------------| E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| "...I can't take pain enough..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2----2--------2-0----0----------| E|-------------------------------0-| "...I can't bleed fast..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------4---5--------------------------------------| A|-5----5---5-----5----------------5-5-5-5-0-1-2---| E|-3--3-3-3-3-0-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...can't die dead enough!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| D|---------------------------| ----| A|---------------------------| | E|---------------------------| | |--> Play 3x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-12--14--12--14\12--12--11\9-| ---| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Play Riff 2 "The air is thick..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| E|--------------------------------| "Oh, I can't punch hard enough..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|---------------------------------| E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| "...I can't kick high enough..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2----2--------2-0----0--------0-| E|---------------------------------| "...I can't shoot straight..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5-4--------------------| A|----------------2----------------| E|-3----3-------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * "...I can't hold on enough..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| E|--------------------------------| "Oh, I can't stay down..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|---------------------------------| E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| "...I can't take pain enough..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| A|-2----2--------2-0----0----------| E|-------------------------------0-| "...I can't bleed fast..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----4---5--------------------------------------| A|-5--5---5-----5----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3--3-3-3-0-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...can't die dead enough!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| D|---------------------------| ----| A|---------------------------| | E|---------------------------| | |--> Play 3x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-12--14--12--14\12--12--11\9-| ---| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Riff 4 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---9---9h10--9--------------------| A|-7---7---------7----9---9h10--9---| E|-----------------7----7---------7-| "I don't know..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----7---7h9--7-------------------| A|-5----5--------5----7---9---10---| E|-----------------5----5---5----0-| * * * "And I don't know..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----9---9h10--9--------------------| ---| A|-7----7---------7----9---9h10--9---| | E|------------------7----7---------7-| | "I don't know..." | e|---------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|----7---7h9--7-------------------| -----| A|-5----5--------5----7---9---10---| E|-----------------5----5---5----0-| * * * "And I don't know..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----5---5h7--5-------------------| A|-3----3--------3----5---5h7--5---| E|-----------------3----3--------0-| * "Something's compelling..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4----5-4----5-4-5-4-5---------| A|-2----3-2----3-2-3-2-3-0-1-2---| E|-----------------------------3-| "...to run into the dark..." Guitar fill over Riff 4 e|-24--------19---------22--------19-| B|-------20------20-----------19-----| G|----21------------21-----19--------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-22-------17------21--------17-----| B|-------17-----17--------17-----17--| G|----19---------------18------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-12-----12-----{12}--12---\--| G|-14b16--14b16--{14}--14b16\--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9--10-9--10-9-10-9-10-7-8-9------| A|-----------------------------10-7-| E|----------------------------------| Riff 5 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2----------5--2---------5-----| E|-0--x--3-2-----0--x--3-2---3-2-| * * "And now I am..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2----------5--2-------0-1-2---| E|-0--x--3-2-----0--x--3-------3-| "And now I live..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2p1-2~----------------------4-5-| A|---------2-3--2-0----------3-----| E|-------------------3-2-1-2-------| Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Poland) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-12h15--15b19r18-{15}-(18)r15b17r15b17~~-| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------12--------12-14p12/14-16p14---| A|-12----------------12h14p12h14--14p12h14-----------------17-| E|----15p12h15p12h15------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------15-17b20r17--17b19b20r19r18~*--| G|------------------14h16--------------------------------| D|-16p14---14h16h17--------------------------------------| A|------17-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------15-17b19-(19)b20r19-(19)r17~--15-17-15b17r15-15b19r15-| B|-15-17-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-------12-------17-15p12-15p12--12-15h16h17p16p15p12-| B|----12-15---15b17~---------------15---------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-16-15-12-12-16-15-12-12-16-15-12-12-16-15-12-12-...-| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|----------19-21b22~-21b22~-| B|-20-21-22------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------5----------------5------| E|-0000000-3-2-(2)--0000000-3-2-(2)-3-2-| ******* ******* * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|--------------5-------------0-1-2---| E|-0000000-3-2-(2)--0000000-3-------3-| ******* ******* Solo (Mustaine) e|-22b24--22b24--22b24r22--19-17\16-18p17p15----| B|-------------------------------------------17-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-17p15------15--------------| B|------17p15----17~~~--17\12-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-| G|---------------------------------15-----------15---| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-14b16----14b16--14b16--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-12-------------12-------------12-------------| B|---15p12-----12---15p12-----12---15p12-----12-| G|--------14b16----------14b16----------14b16---| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12h15p12--12-13h16p13--13-14h17p14--14-15h18p15--15-| G|---------14-----------15-----------16-----------17---| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-16h19p16--16-17h20p17--17-18h21p18--18-19h22p19--19-| G|---------18-----------19-----------20-----------21---| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Note: Last bar blends into first bar of next solo: e|-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-...-24b26r24~~-| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Solo (Poland) e|-20b22-20b22-20b22tm-20tm-19tm-17tm-17-{17}18r17p15-17-| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-16b17-{16}--{16}-{16}-{16}17----16b17~-| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-12----------12-15-------12-12-| B|----12-15b17-------15b17-------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-15b17~--15-15-13--12-------12-----| G|----------------------14-12----9~~-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-7-----------7h8h10p8p7----------------| B|---10b12r10-------------10-10-12-11p10-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-11-10---------10-9--------9-8---------| B|-------11-10-9------10-9-8-----10p7h10-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-7h8h10p8p7----7--------7h9p7---------------| B|------------10---7h8h10-------10p9p8-10-9-8-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------/15d14r15-| G|-10-9-7-10-9-7-----------------------------| D|---------------10-9-7-10-7-----------------| A|---------------------------9-7\5-----------| E|-------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5a "I, I, I ..." Ending chord e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Ending guitar fills (Poland): e|-15~--| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|------| E|------| e|---------------------| B|----17b19--(19)b20~--| G|-16------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|--------12h15--------------| B|-15b17-------15p12-15b17~--| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-17b19--{17}---(19)r17-15--| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-20b22~--| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-12--12*{dive}---------12~~--------14~~--------12~~--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-15b17-15--12--12--------12-15p14p12-12h14p12-| B|-------------15--15p12h15---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-15p13p12--12h13-15p12\10-------------------------| G|---------14---------------12p11p9-----------------| D|---------------------------------12p10p9----------| A|----------------------------------------12p10p9---| E|-----------------------------------------------12-| End guitar fills 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