Megadeth: The Disintegrators transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: March 23, 2010 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-7777--7777-7--9--7777-7777-7--------------| E|-8888--8888-8-10--8888-8888-8-3----(3)b4r3-| Riff 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------7p5---------------------7p5---------| D|-5h7------7------7p5-----5h7------7------7p5-----| A|-0---0000-0----------7/8-0---0000-0----------7/8-| E|-------------------------------------------------| **** **** "The slayer's arrived..." Riff 2 x3 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------7----------5-----2-----2-----------------------| A|-4-x-(5)-xx-4-x-(3)-xx-0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-| E|-2-x-----xx-2-x-----xx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-| "We say retribution..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|------7----------5-----2-----2----------------------| A|-4-x-(5)-xx-4-x-(3)-xx-0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x----| E|-2-x-----xx-2-x-----xx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-3^-| "With a cast iron fist..." Riff 3 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2----12-12-12----5-5-x-5---5--7-7-x-7-8-9-| E|-0-0-0----10-10-10----3-3-x-3-0-3--5-5-x-5-6-7-| * * "Coming down the road..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-xxxxxx-7-9-10---9-xxxxxx--9-10--9-| E|-7-xxxxxx-7-7--7--10-xxxxxx-10-10-10-| "Anarchy's coming..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-7-xxxxxx-7-9-10--7-xxxxxx-7-9-10-| E|-9-xxxxxx-9-9--9--8-xxxxxx-8-8--8-| "...to town..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-xxxxxx-7-9-10---9-xxxxxx--9-10--9-| E|-7-xxxxxx-7-7--7--10-xxxxxx-10-10-10-| "Burning it down..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-xxxxxx-7-9-10-7777-7777-7--9-| E|-9-xxxxxx-9-9--9-8888-8888-8-10-| "...ground... the disintegrators..." Guitars 2,3,4 e|-14b15-------14--------12--------12----| B|-12----------10---------8---------8----| G|--7b9---------7---------6---------5----| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-14b15-------14--------12----| B|-12----------10---------8----| G|--7b9---------7---------6----| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Friedman) e|---------------------------------| B|-1/3/4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-5h6p5---5---------4h5-------------| G|-------8---8p7p5-------5h6---------| D|-----------------7---------7\5/7\5-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------------------------5---------| D|------------------5-------7p5-----| A|-----0-0-3p0--6h7---6h7-------6h7-| E|-3/5------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------7\5-/8~--| G|-5---------------7\5--------------| D|---7p5---------------6/7----------| A|-------7p6p5-7/9------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---0--------17b20----(20)r17p15-| B|-/16b17~------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------17-----------15--------------11h12p11-| B|-17p15h17--17p15\13h15--15p13----13h15---------| G|------------------------------14---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-14-13\12-13-12-11-12-11-----------------------------| G|----------------------------14-13-12---14--12-13-14b17~-| D|-------------------------------------14--14-------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo 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 Guitar 1 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---------2-2-2----------| A|-0-0-0--3-5-6--0-0-0--xxx-----| E|----------------------xxx-3b4-| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----[long gradual bend]-------| E|-3b5--------(5)-----------X\\--| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0-| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-7p5p0-| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-10p7p0-| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-12p10p0-| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-15p14p0-| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-19p17p0-19p17p0-19p17p0-22p19p0-22p19p0-22p19p0-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-22b24----22b24-22-22b24-22b24----22b24-22-22b24-22b24-[etc., fade out]-| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "Anarchy's coming..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-xxxxxx-7-9-10---9-xxxxxx--9-10--9-| E|-7-xxxxxx-7-7--7--10-xxxxxx-10-10-10-| "Burning it down..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------2-| A|-7-xxxxxx-7-9-10-7777-7777-7--9-7777-7777-7-----0-| E|-9-xxxxxx-9-9--9-8888-8888-8-10-8888-8888-8-3b4---| "...ground... the disintegrators." Guitars 2,3,4 e|-14b15-------14--------12--------12----| B|-12----------10---------8---------8----| G|--7b9---------7---------6---------5----| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Ending solo e|------------------------------------------------| B|-12---------------------------------------------| G|-14b16~~--------[14]16r14--[14]16r14--(14)b16~--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12-------17p12-----------------------------------------------| G|-------14p12-------14p12----12----------12-----------------------| D|-------------------------14----14p12-------14p12-----------------| A|-------------------------------------14----------14--------------| E|----------------------------------------------------12~----(12)\-| e|-12-------12--------------------| B|-15b17~---15b17~---(17)\--------| G|----------------------------4b6-| 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