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Megadeth

Tuning: D G C F A D Intro Riff S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-12-0-13-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-7-6-5-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Lead Guitar Intro |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| E. E. E H +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------9-10-12-13--| |--------------|--------------------|--------8-10-11-|-10-11-------------| |--------------|----------6-7-6---6-|-7-9-10---------|-------------------| |-7--7--5-7----|-(7)--7-8-------8---|----------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-12-13-12-10-12-10-|-9-10-9-6-9-6-|-5-6---5---------|-------------------------| |-------------------|--------------|-----8---6-8-5-6-|---5---------------------| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-7---6-7---6-------------| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------8---7-8-5-7---5-| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------8---| |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------| Verse S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-| Chorus a E. a E. Q S S S S 3x ||--------------------------|---------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------|| ||--3/4--3/4--3-------------|---------------------|| ||o-1/2--1/2--1-------------|-5--7--2------------o|| ||-----------------0-0-0-0--|-3--5--0----0-0-0-0--|| 2/4 a E. a E. Q S S S S Q Q |------------------------|-------| |------------------------|-------| |------------------------|-------| |-3-4--3-4--3------------|-------| |-1-2--1-2--1------------|-5--7--| |----------------0-0-0-0-|-3--5--| Solo after first Chorus 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-13-12-10-12-10-------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------13-12-12-13-12-10-------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------13-14-13-10-|-9-10-9-7-9-7---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------10-9-9-10-9-7-------------| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------11-12-11-8--| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |---------------------------------|-------------| |---------------------------------|-------------| |---------------------------------|-------------| |---------------------------------|-------------| |-7-8-7-5-7-5---------------------|-------------| |-------------8-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-4-1-|-0\\\--x\\\--| whammy bar dive and pick slide |-3--| H E E. E. Q Q Q S S S S S S S S |------------------|---------------------------| |-8b10-----6---5---|-6--5-4-4-5-4-1-4-5-4-1----| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |-----------------4-4-4-5-5-7-8-8-|-------------------12-12-13-13-13-16-16-16-13-13-|-12----| |-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-----------------|-13-13-13-14-14-14-------------------------------|-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Rhythm under Dave's Solo |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-9-----------------------------|-----------------12-9-11--|---------12-9-11-|---------9-10-11-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7--9--|-11--11--10-7--9-|-11--11--7--8--9-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------|--9---9----------|--9---9----------| Dave's Solo |---3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |-12b14-12r12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Gradually release bend over two bars |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |-3--| |--3--| S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-9-----------------|-9-----------------| |-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| |---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------| |-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-3--| |--3--| S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-9-----------------|-9-----------------| |-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| |---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-| |----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12--| |----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-3--| |--3--| S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-9-----------------|-9-----------------| |-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| |---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------| |----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12-----------| |----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3--| |--3--| S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-9-----------------|-9-----------------| |-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| |---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--3---| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |---------9--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------9---12-9-------9-------------|-------------------------------| |-11b13----------11b13---9-11-9------|-9----9------------------------| |-------------------------------11-9-|---11---11-9----9--------------| |------------------------------------|-------------11---11-10-9------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------12-9-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----| |--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9-----| |--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm under Kiko's Solo |--3--| |--3--| Q Q S S S E. Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-------7-5---5--7-|-------------------| |-7--7------7------|-7--5--7--7--8--5--| |-5--5-------------|-5--3--5--5--6--3--| Kiko's Solo (corrections welcome) |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| H H |-------------------------|----------15-17-20-20b22----| |-------------------------|-------17-------------------| |-------------------11-12-|-14-18----------------------| |-------------12-14-------|----------------------------| |-12----12-16-------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| +Q H |-(20)--17-22b24----20-|-18-17-18----17-------------| |----------------------|----------20----20-20b22~~~-| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---17-18-17-15-------15-------15-------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------18-17----18-17----18-17-17-18-|-17-15-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------17-15-14-17-15-14----15-14-------14-------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------17-------17-15----17-15-| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. |-------------------------------------------------|-13-15-17-13-15-13-12-------12--------| |-------------------------------------------13-14-|----------------------15-13----14~~~--| |-------------------------------------13-14-------|--------------------------------------| |-------14-------14-------------13-14-------------|--------------------------------------| |-17-15----17-15----17-15-16-17-------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-3-| S S Q H Q Q Q H |------------------|--------------| |---10/11\10--5~~--|-5-6-8-6b8~~~-| |------------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------| Q. |---------------------|-------------------------| |---10/11\10--5~~/14~~|-(14)--14-15-17-15b17~~~-| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-15-17-20-15-17-x-17-17-------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------14-15-14-14-14----12----|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------14----14-|-14-14-11-12-14-12-11----------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------14-12~~~-| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |-------------------------------------------17----|----15-------17-------17S21----21S22----22-|-22b24~~~| |-------17-------15-------17-------18-------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| |-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-|-14----14-14----14-14-------18-------19----|---------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| Repeat Verse and Chorus After Final Chorus S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------5--------4--------3-|-------2--------1--------0-| |-7-5------6-4------5-3-----|-4-2------3-1------2-0-----| |-----7--------6--------5---|-----4--------3--------2---| W +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------|------------|----------------------------------| |----------|------------|----------------------------------| |----------|------------|----------------------------------| |----------|------------|----------------------------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q Q H |---------------------------------|------------*| |---------------------------------|------------*| |---------------------------------|-2----------*| |---------------------------------|-2----------*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------*| |---------------------------------|------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic n - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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