Megadeth: Bite The Hand 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: November 03, 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|---------------------------| E|-2--2--0-2-3-2--2--0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|-2--2--0-2-3-2--2--2-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|-2--2--0-2-3-2--2--0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------------------------5-| E|-2--2--0-2-3-2--2--2-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--4----------------------| E|-2--2--0-2-3-2--2--2-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--4--------------------5-| E|-2--2--0-2-3-2--2--2-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------7h8p7-5-7-| D|-5-----7-----5-----7---------------| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5---------------5-----5-----5---| D|-5-----7-----5---5-----5-----5---| A|---0-0---0-0---0---x-x---x-x---x-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------7h8p7-5-7-| D|-5-----7-----5-----7---------------| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5---------------5---7-5---7-5---| D|-5-----7-----5---5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-| A|---0-0---0-0---0---7-----7-----7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * Riff 3a e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------7h8p7-5-7-| D|-5-----7-----5-----7---------------| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * x2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------(7/8-5h7)-| <-- Gtr 2 plays top notes G|-5------------------------7/8-5h7--| D|-5-----7-----5-----7---------------| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-5--------------------------| D|-5-----7-----5-----7--------| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-5--| E|-------------------------3--| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 3a Play Riff 2 Riff 4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-0-7-8-5-0-7-8-5-0-7-8-5-0-7-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---------------------------5--| E|-7-0-9-10-7-0-9-10-7-0-9-7-3--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4--------5--5--------5--6--6--------5--5----7-6-5-| E|-2--2--0-1-2-3--3--3-0-2-3--4--4--0-3-4-3--3--0-5-4-3-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-0-7-8-5-0-7-8-5-0-7-8-5-0-7-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------4p2p0-4p2p0-------------| A|-------------------------------4p2p0-------| E|-7-0-9-10-7-0-9-10-------------------4p2p0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 5a e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4--------5--5--------5--6--6--------5--5----7-6-5-| E|-2--2--0-1-2-3--3--3-0-2-3--4--4--0-3-4-3--3--0-5-4-3-| * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4--------5--5--------5--6--6--------7--7----7-6-5-| E|-2--2--0-1-2-3--3--3-0-2-3--4--4--0-2-3-5--5--0-5-4-3-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------| A|-5-----7-----5-----7-------------| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--------------------------| A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----3--| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-1--| * * * * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------| D|-2-----4-----2-----4-------------| A|-------4-----2-----4-------------| E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-2---------------------------| D|-2-----4-----2-----4---------| A|-------4-----2-----4-----5-6-| E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-3-4-| * * * * * * * * Solo (Broderick) e|-12------12h13p12------------| B|-15b17~-----------15-16b17~--| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-12h14p12p11-14h15p14p12/14h15h17p15p14-19-15-----------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------19-17-16~-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-------------------------15----17-15----15-17-19-19b20r19~-| B|----16-17----19-17----19-------------19--------------------| G|-16-------16-------16-------16-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------17----19-17----17-19-20-20b22r20~-| G|-------17----20-17----20-------------20--------------------| D|-17-21----17-------17-------17-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|-19p15----------------------------15-| B|-------17----------------------18----| G|----------16----------------18-------| D|-------------17----------20----------| A|----------------19-16h20-------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-19b21~----19b21r19b22--(22)r20-19b21~--0-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-19-16-13---------------------------------| B|--------------------19-16-13--------------| G|----------19-16-13------------------------| D|-----------------------------19-16-14-16~-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-/17-17-------------------------| G|--------18-15-18p15-------------| D|--------------------17p14-------| A|--------------------------16p13-| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|----------14----------------12-14-16-| A|-12-13-16----16-13-12-13-16----------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------13~-| G|----------12-----------------12-14-16-----| D|-12-14-16----16-14-12-14-16---------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 Play Riff 3a Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 3a Play Riff 2 Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 4a Play Riff 5a Final time for Riff 5a play: e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4--------5--5--------5--6--6--------7--------7\5-5\3-| E|-2--2--0-1-2-3--3--3-0-2-3--4--4--0-3-4-5--5-5-5-5\3-3\1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------5-----------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-5h7-7-8-7-7-| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------5-----------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-----5h7-----| E|-------------5h7-----5h7-| Solo (Broderick) e|-12p0-8-12p0-8------8--------| B|---------------12p0---12p0-8-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------0-8p0-12p0-8p0-| B|-12p0-8-12p0----------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-12p0-8-12p0-8------8--------| B|---------------12p0---12p0-8-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------0-14p0-15p0-14p0-| B|-12p0-8-12p0------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-15p0-12-15p0-12------12---------| B|-----------------13p0----13p0-12-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------14p0-12p0-14p0-| B|-13p0-12-13p0-13----------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-19p0-15-19p0-15------15---------| B|-----------------19p0----19p0-17-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-19p0-17-19p0-17-13p0-17p0-13p0-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------5-----------------5------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-/8-7--5h7-7---7-7-/8-7-5-| E|-------------/6-5--------------/6-5-3-| Solo (Broderick) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------12-14-14b15-14~----------12-14-14b15-14--12--| D|-14~---------------------14-14---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------12--------------------12------------------| B|------------15-14b15-14~----------15-14b15-14--12--| G|-14~--12--------------------12---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------15-------------------------------------------| B|-17~-----17-15-17b18-17~-------15-17-17b18-17--15--| G|----------------------------16---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-19~--17-15-17-17b18-17~----15-------------------------| B|-------------------------------17-17-17b18-17--15--17~-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------16-18-18b19-18~----------16-18-18b19-18--16--| D|-17~---------------------17-17---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------20-18-17b18-17~-------20-18-17b18-17-----| G|-18~--16--------------------16----------------19--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|------19-------------------------------------------| B|-20~-----20-19-20b22-20~-------18-20-20b22-20--19--| G|----------------------------19---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-22~--22-21-19-21b22-21~----19-19-21-21b22-21--19-------| B|---------------------------------------------------20~--| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------5-----------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-5h7-7-8-7-7-| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------5-----------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-----5h7-----| E|-------------5h7-----5h7-| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------4-----------------| D|-4h5-5---5-5-4h5-5-7-5-5-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------4-----------------| D|-4h5-5---5-5-------------| A|-----------------5h7-----| E|-------------5h7-----5h7-| Solo (Broderick) e|-12p0-8-12p0-8------8--------| B|---------------12p0---12p0-8-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------0-8p0-12p0-8p0-| B|-12p0-8-12p0----------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-12p0-8-12p0-8------8--------| B|---------------12p0---12p0-8-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------0-14p0-15p0-14p0-| B|-12p0-8-12p0------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-15p0-12-15p0-12------12---------| B|-----------------13p0----13p0-12-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------14p0-12p0-14p0-| B|-13p0-12-13p0-13----------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-19p0-15-19p0-15------15---------| B|-----------------19p0----19p0-17-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-19p0-17-19p0-17-13p0-17p0-13p0-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9a Guitars 1 & 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------5-----------------5------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-/8-7--5h7-7---7-7-/8-7-5-| E|-------------/6-5--------------/6-5-3-| Final time: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------5-----------------5--------------------| A|-5h7-7---7-7-/8-7--5h7-7---7-7-/8-7-5-7-5-3-2-| E|-------------/6-5--------------/6-5-3-5-3-1-0-| Guitar fill over Riff 9a e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|----------12---------------------12--------| D|-12h14-14----14-14------12h14-14----14-14--| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| 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