Megadeth: This Day We Fight! transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: September 29, 2009 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|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|------------------------2-| A|---------------------4--0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-0-2----| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-7h8p7p0-5h7p5p0-3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------------------2----5--| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-0--0-3--| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-33333333333333333333333333333333-| E|----------------------------------| Guitar fill e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------10----12-| D|----------------------------------| A|-3------------------------8----10-| E|----------------------------------| 1st ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------------------2----5--| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-0--0-3--| * * * * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----------------5--4----| A|-----------------3--2--5-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-0-------3-| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888-------5-| A|-----0-----0----------5h6h7---| E|------------------------------| * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------------------5-| D|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888---------| A|-----0-----0----------5h6h7---| E|------------------------------| * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888-------5-| A|-----0-----0----------5h6h7---| E|------------------------------| * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888---------| A|-----0-----0----------7p6p5---| E|----------------------------8-| * * Solo (Broderick) e|----------------------------------------------| B|-15-----16---------------15-----16-----19b21~-| G|-17b19--18b20-----15-17--17b19--18b20---------| D|---------------19-----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-15-----16---------------| G|-17b19--18b20-----15-17--| D|---------------19--------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-15h17h20p17p15----15h17h20p17p15-------------------| B|----------------17----------------19p17p15----15h17-| G|-------------------------------------------17-------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-15h17h20p17p15---------------17-18-20-18-17----------| B|----------------20b22r20b22~-----------------20-18-17-| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------20b23~-| B|-20b22r20b22~---------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-17-12-15----------------| B|----------13-17----------| G|----------------14-17----| D|----------------------17-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-20-15-17-----------------------------| B|----------15-20-----------------------| G|----------------17-19----17--(17)b20~-| D|----------------------19--------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888-------5-| D|-----0-----0----------5h6h7---| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * e|------------------------------| B|----------------------------6-| G|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888---------| D|-----0-----0----------5h6h7---| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888-------5-| D|-----0-----0----------5h6h7---| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-7p5---7p5---7p5-8888---------| D|-----0-----0----------7p6p5---| A|----------------------------7-| E|------------------------------| * * Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-22b24r22--20h22p20p17-20p17-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------22p20p17-20h22p20p17-20p17----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------21p20p17-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------17-19p17-19p17-------------------------------| G|-20p19p17-19----------------20p19p17-19h20p19p17-19p17----| D|-------------------------------------------------------19-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------17-19-17---------------------------------------------------| D|-19p18p17----------19p18p17-18p17-18p17------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------19p18p17-17h18h19-19~--(19)\-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 x3 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------2--------2----5----7----8----7----5-------| E|-0000-0-000000-0-00-3--0-5--0-6----5--0-3-(3)p0-| **** ****** ** * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------8--| A|-5----7----8----(8)\--5----7----6--| E|-3--0-5--0-6----(6)\--3--0-5--0-6--| * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) e|-----------------------------| B|----------------------20b22~-| G|-19b21--(21)r19p17-----------| D|-------------------19--------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------20b22~-| B|-20b22---(22)r20p17-----------| G|--------------------19--------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-22-20-17----------------17----------------------| B|----------20-17----17-20----20-17----------17-20-| G|----------------19----------------19-17-19-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------17----------------| G|-17~----------19b21--(21)r19-| D|--------19-------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-20p17----20p17----20p17-18p17----18p17----18p17-| B|-------17-------17-------------17-------17-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-20p17----20p17----20p17-22p17----22p17----22p17-------| B|-------17-------17-------------17-------17-------18h20-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-------------------------------17-----------------------------| B|----20p18p17----------------18h20----20p18p17--------------------| G|-------------19----------19-------------------19p17--------------| D|----------------------19----------------------------20p19p17-19~-| A|----------------17h20--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-5h8p5---6h9p6---7h10p7---8h11p8----9h12p9----| B|-------7-------8--------9--------10--------11-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-8h11p8----9h12p9----10h13p10----11h14p11----12h15p12----| B|--------10--------11----------12----------13----------14-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-11h14p11----12h15p12----13h16p13----14h17p14----15h18p15----| B|----------13----------14----------15----------16----------17-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14h17p14----15h18p15----16h19p16----17h20p17----18h21p18----| B|----------16----------17----------18----------19----------20-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-22b24~----(24)r22\-| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| End Solo Play Riff 6 Riff 7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|------------------------2-| A|-----------------/5--4--0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-0-/3--2----| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-7h8p7p0-5h7p5p0-3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|------------------------2-| A|-----------------/5--4--0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-0-/3--2----| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------2h3p2p0-| E|-2-2-0-3-3-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-10h12p10p0-9h10p9p0-7h9p7p0-5h7p5p0-| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar fill x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-4----4----4--------4----4--| E|-2----2----2--------2----2--| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm After last play of Riff 1 the ending is: e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-10h12p10p0-9h10p9p0-7h9p7p0-5h7p5p0-4--(4)\-| E|-------------------------------------2--(2)\-| Ending solos: Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-16161616161616161616161616161616-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-14b15-------14b15-------14b15----| G|-14b15-------14b15-------14b15----| D|-------1616--------1616--------16-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-14161616161616161616161616161616-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-14-----16-----14-----16-----14-----| G|-14-----16-----14-----16-----14-----| D|-----16-----16-----16-----16-----16-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-------14-------------14-------------14-------| B|----------17p14-17b19----17p14----------17p14-| G|-16b18-------------------------16b18----------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------14-------------------------| B|-17b19----17p14-------14-17p14----| G|----------------16b18----------16-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-17p16p14-16-16p15p14----14----------------------| D|----------------------16----16p15p14-16p15p14-16-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-16p15p14----15p14-------14----------------------16~-| A|----------16-------16p15----16p15p14-16p15p14--------| E|----------------------------------------------17-----| End Solo Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------------14h15p14----14~-| B|------------------------17--15--17-17b19~-----------17-----| G|-18b19--18~----(18)\14-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------17-19-20-19b20--(20)r19-17~--(17)\-| G|----------16-18-19------------------------------------| D|-16-17-19---------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-/17--15p14-------------------------14h15h17p15p14--------| B|------------17p15p14----------14h15----------------17b19~-| G|---------------------16p14h16-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-14-19p17p14----------------------------------------| B|-------------19-19p17p14-19-19p17p14-------------19-| G|-------------------------------------17-17p16p14----| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-19p17p14----------------------------------------| G|----------17-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-------------17-| D|----------------------------------16-16p15p14----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-17p16p14----------------------------------------| D|----------16-16p15p14-16-16p15p14-------------16-| A|----------------------------------16-16p15p14----| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-16p15p14----------------------------------------| A|----------16-16p15p14-16-16p15p14----------------| E|----------------------------------17-17p16p14\12-| e|-19p17p14----------------------------------------| B|----------19-19p17p14-19-19p17p14-------------19-| G|----------------------------------17-17p16p14----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-19p17p14----------------------------------------| G|----------17-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-------------17-| D|----------------------------------16-16p15p14----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-17p16p14----------------------------------------| D|----------16-16p15p14-16-16p15p14-------------16-| A|----------------------------------16-16p15p14----| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|---------------------17--| G|-------------16----------| D|-----16----------14------| A|---------14--------------| E|-14----------------------| e|-----17-------19-------21-------------| B|---------------------------19~--(19)\-| G|-14------/16------/18-----------------| 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