Megadeth: 1,320 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: October 18, 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|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7---------------| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------000000000000-| E|--------------------------------------| ************ e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7---------------| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------000000000000-| E|--------------------------------------| ************ e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------5-8p7p5-------| D|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7----------------7-5h7-| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------0-6h7---------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------5-8p7p5---5h7---------------| A|-0-6h7---------7------000000000000-| E|-----------------------------------| ************ Riff 1a e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7---------------| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------000000000000-| E|--------------------------------------| ************ e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7---------------| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------000000000000-| E|--------------------------------------| ************ 1st ending e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------8p7p5-------| D|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7--------5-------7-5h7-| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------0-6h7---------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------5-8p7p5---5h7---------------| A|-0-6h7---------7------000000000000-| E|-----------------------------------| ************ 2nd ending: e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------8p7p5---| D|-7--7-----5-8p7p5---5h7--------5-------7-| A|-0--0-6h7---------7------0-6h7-----------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----------5-----------------5-------| D|-7--7-----5--------7--7-----5-------| A|-0--0-6h7---8-10-8-0--0-6h7---3-5-3-| E|------------6--8-6------------1-3-1-| Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7--------7-5-7-8--------10-9-8-| E|-5--5-5-5-5-3-5-6--6-6-6--8-7-6-| * * * * * * Riff 3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------2b3-----4-1-----2-| D|------2h4-2h4---------4-2-----3-----| A|--------------------------------4---| E|-2--2---------2-2-------------------| * * * Riff 4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2---------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-0-2----| E|--------------------------3~-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----2h4-2h4-------------------------| A|-----------------------4-5-----7p6-7-| E|-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-------| * * * * * * * * * 1st ending: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2-0-2-----5-| E|---------------------------0--3-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----2h4-2h4-------------------------| A|-----------------------4-5-----7p6-7-| E|-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-------| * * * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3--2p0-2-----5-| E|-----------------------------0--3-| * * * * * * Riff 5 NOTE: Guitars play accidental differences, only one worth noting is in (). Right guitar plays note in () left guitar slides from A note. e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---4-4--4h5p4------5-5---5h7p5p4-5-| A|-4------------4-5------------------| E|-2------------2-3------0-----------| * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------7b8r7-------------------------| D|----5-7-7b8r7-(5)----9-9---9h10p9p7-9-| A|-7----------------9-------------------| E|-5-------------5/-7------7------------| * Play Riff 1a with just the 2nd ending Solo Rhythm Solo (Broderick) e|-17p12----12-15p12-15p12----12-17p12--17p12----| B|-------13----------------13-----------------13-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12-13-15-13p12----------------12-13-15p13p12-| B|----------------15-13-12h13h15----------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------12-13-15p13p12-| B|-------------------------------| G|-14-12-10h12h14----------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-12-10-9h10h12-10-10p9--------| D|-----------------------10-----| A|--------------------------12~-| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|----------12-13--13\12~)-| <-- Harmony guitar plays top notes G|-(9-10/12-12-14----------| D|-10-12/14--------14\12~--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|----------------12----15b17~--| B|----13----15-13----15---------| G|-14----14---------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------13-----| G|----------------------12-----------12----12h14----14~-| D|-------10-12-10-12/14----10h12--14----14--------------| A|-/12~-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------17-----| G|----------------------16-----------16----16h17----17~-| D|-------14-15-14-15/17----14h15--17----17--------------| A|-/15~-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 with this ending: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3--2p0-2-----5-4\-| E|-----------------------------0--3-2\-| * * * * * * NOTE: Solos are listed afterwards. Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------------4^---------| D|-6----4----6----4^----6--4-| A|-6----4----6----------6--4-| E|----0----0----0-----0------| * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----2--------------------| A|-----------4----3----2p0---| E|----0----0----0----0-----2-| * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4----2--------------4--5-| A|-----------4----3----4--5-| E|----0----0----0----0------| * * * * Keep alternating the above two riffs, then finally end with: Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) x7 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----2--------------------| A|-----------4----3----2p0---| E|----0----0----0----0-----2-| * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-------2-------4----| A|-4--2--0--4--2-2-4--| E|-2--0-----2--0---2--| End Rhythm. Solo (Mustaine) e|-----4----------4---------4-----------| B|-------7p4-7b9----7p4-------7p4-7b9~--| G|-6b8------------------6b8-------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----4-----------------------| B|---4---7p4---4---------------| G|-6---------6---7p6p4---6-4~--| D|---------------------6-------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-4-7p6p4-6p4---------------------------| B|-------------7-7p6p4-6p4h6-7p6p4-6p4---| G|-------------------------------------6-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-6p5p4-5p4h6-6p5p4-5p4---------------------| D|-----------------------6-6p5p4-6p5p4-6p5p4-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-5p4-----------------| A|-----6-6p5p4-5p4-----| E|-----------------4-2-| End Solo Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------14p9----9-14p9-------------| B|-14p10----10-14p10------10--------14p10----10-| G|-------11-------------------------------11----| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------15p10-14/15\14p10-15p10----------------| B|-15p12----12-15p12-------------------------12-15p12----12-| G|-------12-------------------------------------------12----| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------14p11----11-14p11-------------| B|-16p13----13-16p13-------13----------16p13----13-| G|-------14----------------------------------14----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------21-| B|-18p14----14-18p14/-21p18h19h21p19p18h21/23----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------18--------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------19h22p21p19-----------| B|-23\22p19-22p21p19-18/19-------------21p19-21\-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------5h8p5-7h8p7p5-8-7p5-----| E|-4h7-4h6h7---------------------7-4-| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-------------8h11p8-10h11p10p8-11-10p8------| E|-7h10-7h9h10---------------------------10-7-| e|--------------------------------------------------10h13p10-| B|------------------------------9h12p9-9h12-9h11h12----------| G|-----------7h10p7-7h10-7h9p10------------------------------| D|-6h9-6h8h9-------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-11p8-----------14p11-----------------| B|------10-7h10p7-------13-10h13p10-----| G|----------------------------------11~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Broderick) Guitar 1 e|-14h15p14----14-------14----17p14-15~----15----| B|----------17----15-17----15-----------------17-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-15\14----12h14p12----12----12\10----9h10p9-9----| B|-------15----------14----14-------12----------10-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-9\7-----9-7-9-7-9b11~--| B|-----9-7----------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-17h19p17----17-------17----20p17-19~----19----| B|----------20----19-20----19-----------------20-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-19\17----15h17p15----15----15\14----12h14p12-12----| B|-------19----------17----17-------15-------------14-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-12\10-------12-10-12-10-12b14~--| B|-------12-10---------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|-12-------------12-------------12-------| B|----15p12-15b17----15p12----------15p12-| G|-------------------------14b16----------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-14p12----12------------------------------| B|-------15----15p12-15p12----12------------| G|-------------------------15----15-13~---\-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-16h17-17----------------------| D|----------18-18-18-16h18p16----| A|----------------------------18-| E|-------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-16-------------------| A|----18-17-16----16----| E|-------------19----19-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-16h17-17-----------------------| D|-16(16-16)-18-18-18-16h18p16----| A|-----------------------------18-| E|--------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------16----18----| D|-16-17-18----18----18-| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-16h17-17----------------------| D|----------18-18-18-16h18p16----| A|----------------------------18-| E|-------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-16-------------------| A|----18-17-16----16----| E|-------------19----19-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-16h17-17----------16h18p16----| D|----------18-18-18----------18-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|----------16h18p16----16-18-19~-| G|-16-18-19----------19-----------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Broderick) e|-17p14----14-17p14-17p14----14-17p14-| B|-------17----------------17----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-19p14----14-19p14-19p14----14-19p14-| B|-------17----------------17----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-20p14----14-20p14----14-20p14----14-| B|-------17----------17----------17----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-19p14----14-19p14-19p14----14-19-| B|-------17----------------17-------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-12h14h16p14p12--------------------------------------| B|----------------16p14p12\10--------------------------| G|----------------------------12p9-9-13p11p9-----------| D|-------------------------------------------13p11p9\7-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-11p9p7-11p9p7-------| E|---------------0-5~--| Guitar 1 e|-/14p11---------------------------| B|--------13----13------------------| G|-----------14----14-13~----(13)\--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-11----11----11----| D|----13----13----13-| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-21-21b23--(23)r21-21tm-| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-21p19p16-19p16----------------------| B|----------------21-21p19p16-19p16h21-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-21p19p16-19p16----------------------| G|----------------18-19p18p16-16h18h19-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-18p16----18p16----18p16----18p16----| D|-------18-------18-------18-------18-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-16----------------16----16-18p16h18-| D|----18p16-18p16h18----18-------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------16-19p16----------16-19p16----| B|-16h19----------19-16h19----------19-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-16-------------16-21p19p16-16h19h21-21-| B|----19p16-16h19-------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------17-| G|----------------------18-20-21p20p18-18----| D|----18-19-23p19p18-19----------------------| A|-19----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------16-| B|-21-22p21p17-17----| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-17h20-21p17p16h17h21-t24p21p17p16----16-| B|-----------------------------------19----| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-19p18p17p16----16-------------------| G|-------------18----------------------| D|-------------------19p18p17p16h17h19-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-16h17h18h19p18p17-| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-16-19p16p13----------------16-19-22p19p16----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------19-16-14h16h19----------------22-19-17h19h22-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-17-20p17p14----------------17-20-23p20p17-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------20-17-15h17h20----------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-23-20-18h20h23-19b21~--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|----------12----------------12-------| B|-13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----16-14-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------12-14-16-17p16p14----16p14----| B|-13-14-16-------------------17-------17-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------14----------------14-------| B|-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-16-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------14-16-17-19p17p16----17p16----| B|-14-16-17-------------------19-------19-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------16----------------16-17-20-| B|-16-17-19----19-17-16-17-19----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-21-19-17-----------------------| B|----------21-19-17--------------| G|-------------------20-17--------| D|-------------------------19-16--| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-10------12------13------14-----| G|-12b14~--14b16~--15b17~--16b18~-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-0-14-16-17-16-14------------| B|------------------17-16------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------16~--| 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