Megadeth: Dialectic Chaos transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: February 01, 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 Riff 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2-------5-------2-------5------| A|-0----5--3----5--0----5--3----5-| E|------3--3----3-------3--3----3-| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2-------5---------------| A|-0----5--3----5--3----5--| E|------3--3----3--1----3--| Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-------2-----5-------5-----| A|-0--0000-0--5--3--3333-3--5--| E|------------3-------------3--| **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-------2-----5-------7-5-7-| A|-0--0000-0--5--3--3333-5-3-5-| E|------------3----------------| **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-------2-----5-------5-----| A|-0--0000-0--5--3--3333-3--5--| E|------------3-------------3--| **** **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-------3-------5-------5-------| E|-1--1111-1--1111-3--3333-3--3333-| **** **** **** **** Solo Guitar 1 x6 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-| A|-0h5h7-------0h5h7-------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-5-4-2-4-2---2-----------| D|-----------5---5-3-5-3-2-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5-2-3---2---------------| A|-------5---3-5-3-2-3-2---| E|-----------------------5-| Guitar 2 x6 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------0h5h7-------0h5h7-| A|-0h5h7-------0h5h7-------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-9-7-5-7-5---5-----------| D|-----------9---9-7-9-7-5-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-9-5-7---5---------------| A|-------8---7-8-7-5-7-----| E|---------------------8-7-| Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------2---2---------------2---2-4p2---| D|-4--4-4-4-2-4-2--4p2-4--4-4-4-2-4-2-4p2-4-| A|-4--4-4-4---4----4p2-4--4-4-4---4-------4-| E|------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------------2-------------------2-4p2---| D|-2h4--4-4-4-2h4-2--4p2-4--4-4-4-2h4-2-4p2-4-| A|-2h4--4-4-4-2h4----4p2-4--4-4-4-2h4-------4-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------------4-------------------4-6p4---| D|-4/6--6-6-6-4h6-4--6p4-6--6-6-6-4h6-4-6p4-6-| A|-4/6--6-6-6-4h6----6p4-6--6-6-6-4h6-------6-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------5-7p5------------------7-9p7---| D|-6/7--7-7-7-5h7-5-7p5-7-7/9--9-9-9-7h9-7-9p7-9-| A|-6/7--7-7-7-5h7-------7-7/9--9-9-9-7h9-------9-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------2-------------------2-4p2---| D|-4--4-4-4-2h4-2--4p2-4--4-4-4-2h4-2-4p2-4-| A|-4--4-4-4-2h4----4p2-4--4-4-4-2h4-------4-| E|------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------------2-------------------2-4p2---| D|-2h4--4-4-4-2h4-2--4p2-4--4-4-4-2h4-2-4p2-4-| A|-2h4--4-4-4-2h4----4p2-4--4-4-4-2h4-------4-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------------4-------------------4-6p4---| D|-4/6--6-6-6-4h6-4--6p4-6--6-6-6-4h6-4-6p4-6-| A|-4/6--6-6-6-4h6----6p4-6--6-6-6-4h6-------6-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------5-7p5------------------7-9p7---| D|-6/7--7-7-7-5h7-5-7p5-7-7/9--9-9-9-7h9-7-9p7-9-| A|-6/7--7-7-7-5h7-------7-7/9--9-9-9-7h9-------9-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------14-------14-19p14-17p14-16p14----14-| G|-16b18----16b18----------------------17----| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14--------------------------------14^-----------16^-----------| G|----17-16-14----16--14~------14-16-14^-----------16^-----------| D|-------------16-----------16------------16-14-16------16-14-16-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------16h18p16p14-17h19p17p14-| B|-16h17p16p14-17h19p17p14-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-16hh18p16p14-------------21b23--21b23--(23)r21-| B|--------------17h19p17p14-----------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-21p19p16-------------------------------------------------| B|----------21-21p19p16-19p16-16h19-21-21p19p16-------------| G|----------------------------------------------20p18p16-18-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-22p20p17----------------------------------------------| B|----------22p20p17-20p17-17h20-22p20p17----------------| G|----------------------------------------20p19p17-19h21-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------19h22-24p22p19----------------19h22-24p22p19-------| B|-19h22h24----------------24p19-19h22h24----------------24p19-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-24b26----(26)r24\-| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| End Solo Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------14h17p14---14h16h17p16p14-----| B|------------14h19p14---14---------14--------------14---| G|-18p14----14---------14-----------------------------14-| D|-------16----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------14h16h17h19t21\20p19p17p16p14h16h17-| B|-------------------------14------------------------------------| G|-----------------------14--------------------------------------| D|-16------------------16----------------------------------------| A|---16--------------16------------------------------------------| E|-----17p16-14h16h17--------------------------------------------| e|-16------------------------------------------| B|----17-14------------------------------------| G|----------14-13----13----13~-------------11~-| D|----------------16----14--------------12-----| A|-----------------------------------12--------| E|--------------------------------14-----------| e|-/16-14-------------| B|--------15----------| G|-----------16-15-14-| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------12-16----16----16\-14b16r14-| G|----------------------------11--------------------| D|-13h14p13----13-14-16-------------13--------------| A|----------16--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-12-14-------------| B|-------16-12-------| G|-------------14-13-| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------10-13-10-13/17p13----13-------| G|----9-------------------14----14-12-| D|-10---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-15-12-10------------------10-------------------| B|------------------10----12----13----------------| G|----------11-9-12----12----------11-12b14-{12}~-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------8-12-8-12/17p12----12-------| B|---10-----------------13----13-12-| G|-9--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-19-15-14-------------------14--------------------| B|----------15-14-17-14----15----17----12b13--{12}~-| G|----------------------16----------16--------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) e|----------------------------------| B|-/13----12~----8b10~--[long hold]-| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------10---------------------------| B|-10~-------13b15r13-----13p12-10~----10\8---------| G|--------12--------------------------------9b10r9~-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------12b13r12-10-13b15~-| B|-10~-------13b15r13--12---------------------| G|--------12----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-------7--5-------------5--| A|-5--5555-5--3--3-------3--3--| E|---------------1--1111-1-----| **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-------7--5------------5-5-| A|-5--5555-5--3--3-------3-3-3-| E|---------------1--1111-1-----| **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-------7--5-------------5--| A|-5--5555-5--3--3-------3--3--| E|---------------1--1111-1-----| **** **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-------3-------5-------5-------| A|-1--1111-1--1111-3--3333-3--3333-| E|---------------------------------| **** **** **** **** Solo (Mustaine) e|----13p10-12p10----10-13p10-12p10----10-| B|-10-------------13----------------13----| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-13p10-12p10----10-------------------| B|-------------13----13p12p10-12p10----| G|----------------------------------12-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-13p10-12p10----10-13p10-12p10----10-| B|-------------13----------------13----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-13p12p10-12p10----10----------------| B|----------------13----13p12-13p12p10-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-13p10-12p10----10-13p10-12p10----10-| B|-------------13----------------13----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-13p10-12p10----10----------------15-| B|-------------13----13p12p10-12p10----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-15p10----------10-15p10----------10-| B|-------13-10h13----------13-10h13----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17p13----------13-19p15----------15------------| B|-------15-13h15----------17-15h17----17~--(17)\-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-------2--0--5-------5--0--| A|-2-------2--0--5-------5--0--| E|----0000----------3333-------| **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-------2--0--5-------5--0--| A|-2-------2--0--5-------5--0--| E|----0000----------3333-------| **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-------2--0--5-------5--0--| A|-2-------2--0--5-------5--0--| E|----0000----------3333-------| **** **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------5-------7-------7-------| A|-3--3333-3--3333-5--5555-5--5555-| E|---------------------------------| **** **** **** **** Solo (Broderick) e|-15----------------19-15-17----15----| B|----17-19-16-17-------------19----17-| G|----------------17-------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-15----------------23-19-20----19----| B|----17-19-16-17-------------22----20-| G|----------------17-------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17----15----------------------15-19-15b17r15-14-15~-| B|----19----19-17-19-17-15-17-19-----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|----------10---12---12-12b13r12-12-13------| G|-\9~----9----9----9-------------------11~--| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------12----12-15p12----12-------| B|----12-13----13----------13----13p12-| G|-14----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-14h15h17t20/22\20p17p15p14--------------------------| B|----------------------------15-----------------------| G|-------------------------------17-14-----------------| D|-------------------------------------16----------16~-| A|----------------------------------------17-15-14-----| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Final time play this for ending: e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------------5-7p5---------------------| D|-6/7--7-7-7-5h7-5-7p5-7--4-4-4-5-4-2-2/4--| A|-6/7--7-7-7-5h7-------7--2-2-2-3-2-0-2/4--| E|-------------------------2-2-2-3-2-0------| * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-21p17p14--------------------------------| B|----------17-19p17p14--------------------| G|----------------------17-17p16p14----14~-| D|----------------------------------16-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|----------------16--14~--| G|--------14------16--14~--| D|-161616----1616----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|---------14-----------------------------------| B|-------14--14-17p14----14---------------------| G|-16b18--------------16----17-16p14----16p14---| D|-----------------------------------16------16-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-14--------------------------------| D|----16p15p14----14-----------------| A|-------------16----16p15p14--------| E|----------------------------14-16~-| e|----------------------------------22-| B|------------------------------21-----| G|--------------------------19---------| D|-18------------------18/-------------| A|--a--17--18------17------------------| E|----------a--16----------------------| e|-12h15p12----17p15p12-12h15p12----17p15p12-----| B|----------15-------------------15----------15/-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-14h17p14----19p17p14----19p17p14----| B|----------17----------17----------17-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14----19---------------| B|----------17----17-19~--(19)\-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Broderick) e|------------------------------| B|-17b19--[17]19r17---17/19-14~-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------1414h16h17h19t22p19p17p14-| B|------------14--------------------------| G|----------14----------------------------| D|--------16------------------------------| A|------16--------------------------------| E|-14h17----------------------------------| e|-17p14-----------------------14-| B|------14----------------14h15---| G|--------14------------14--------| D|----------16--------16----------| A|------------17-16h17------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-21p17-14h15h16h17-19p17p16----------------------------------| B|----------------------------19-17-16-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------18-16-15----------------| D|----------------------------------------------18-16----------| A|----------------------------------------------------19-18----| E|----------------------------------------------------------19-| e|-16----16----16----16----16----------| B|----21----21----21----21----21-17----| G|----------------------------------20-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------16-| B|-17-------------------------------------| G|----20-16----------20-16----------------| D|----------20-18----------20-18----------| A|----------------19-------------19-18----| E|----------------------------------------| e|-17----17----17----17----------------| B|----22----22----22----18----18-------| G|-------------------------21----21-17-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-18b19-18b19-18b19-22b24--(24)r22-19\-14~-| B|------------------------------------------| 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