The Disintegrators

Megadeth: The Disintegrators transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) Date last modified: 2/05/01 Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-3333--3333-3-5--3333-3333-3---------------| E|-----------------------------3~~---(3)b4---| **** **** * * **** **** * Riff 1 e|------------------------------------------| B|-----------3p0------------------3p0-------| G|--------------2p0------------------2p0----| D|-2------2--------2p0--5------5--------2p0-| A|-0-0000-0-------------3-3333-3------------| E|------------------------------------------| **** **** "The slayer's arrived..." e|------------------------------------------| B|-----------3p0------------------3p0-------| G|--------------2p0------------------2p0----| D|-7------7--------2p0--2------2--------2p0-| A|-5-5555-5-------------0-0000-0------------| E|------------------------------------------| **** **** "Trouble is coming..." Riff 2 x3 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------2-----2-----------------------| A|-4------4------0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-| E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-| "We say retribution..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------2-----2-----------------------| A|-4------4------0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-----| E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-3~--| "With a cast iron fist..." Riff 3 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----------7-7-7-----------------------------| A|-2-2-2----5-5-5----5-5---5---5--7-7---7-8-9-| E|-0-0-0-------------3-3-0-3-0-3--5-5-0-5-6-7-| * * * * "Coming down the road...." Riff 4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--| A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--| E|-0-000000-0----------------------| ****** ****** "Anarchy's coming..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2--------2-4-5--2--------2-4-5-| A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3-333333-3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------| ****** ****** "...to town..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--| A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--| E|-0-000000-0----------------------| ****** ****** "Burning it down..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2--------2-4-5----------------| A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-| E|-------------------------------| ****** **** **** * * "...ground... the disintegrators..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "We say retribution..." with pick slide at end Play Riff 3 "Coming down the road..." Play Riff 4 "Anarchy's coming..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------| A|-0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--| E|--------xx-xx-xx---------xx-xx-xx--| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-2-2--5-7-8--2-2-2----------| A|-0-0-0--3-5-6--0-0-0--xxx-----| E|----------------------xxx-3b4-| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "Anarchy's coming..." Ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--| A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--| E|-0-000000-0----------------------| ****** ****** "Burning it down..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-2--------2-4-5------------------------------2-| A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-3333-3333-3---0-| E|-------------------------------------------3---| ****** **** **** * * **** **** * * "...ground... the disintegrators..." Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. {10}12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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