Megadeth: Head Crusher transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: December 01, 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 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-------------------------5--| E|-7-0-0-6-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-3--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-| B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----15p12-| B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-19p12----18p12----17p12-15p12----17p12----18p12-| B|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-17p15p12-15-15p12-------12---------------| G|-------------------15p14----15p14p12-12~\-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| 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e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15p12-------12----------------------------------------------| G|-------15p12----15-14p12--15p14-12----14p12-------11~--(11)\-| D|-----------------------------------14-------14-12------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------2--4--5-| A|----------------------------------0--2--3-| E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------| ****** ****** ****** e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------7-5-| E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222-3200-5-3-| ****** ****** 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D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------7-5-| E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222-3200-5-3-| ****** ****** ****** **** * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------2--4--5-| A|----------------------------------0--2--3-| E|-3p2-222222-5p2-222222-7p2-222222---------| ****** ****** ****** e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---------4/5-4-2-------------------------------------| A|-4/5-4-2-2/3-2-0-6--------7------------9----------5--| E|-2/3-2-0---------4--------5------(5)p0-7----(7)p0-3--| Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------5--| E|-0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-2-2-2-0--0h2-3--| Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Riff 4 Guitars 1 & 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------3-------------------| A|-------1--------5--------3-| E|-0-0-0----0-0-0-3--0-0-0-1-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 (Let note open E ring into open B) e|---0--------0--------0-----| B|-----0--------0--------0---| G|---------------------------| D|-------3-------------------| A|-------1--------5--------3-| E|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-| * * * Riff 4a Guitars 1 & 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------5-------------------| A|-------3--------4--------5-| E|-2-2-2----2-2-2-5--2-2-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 (Let note open E ring into open B) e|---2--------2--------2-----| B|-----2--------2--------2---| G|---------------------------| D|-------5-------------------| A|-------3--------4--------5-| E|-2--------2-----5--2-----3-| * * * Riff 6 x4 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 6a Guitars 1 & 2 x4 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----9---------------------------| A|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-| E|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-| * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 6b x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----9---------------------------| A|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-| E|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-| * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 7 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-------------9-8-------------| A|-7-------------7-6-------------| E|----000-000000------000-000000-| *** ****** *** ****** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-8-7-------------7-6-------------| A|-6-5-------------5-4-------------| E|------000-000000------000-000000-| *** ****** *** ****** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6-5-------------5-4----------------| A|-4-3-------------3-2---------8-7-5--| E|------000-000000------000-00-6-5-3--| *** ****** *** ** Riff 8 Guitar 1 (Let open E ring into open B) e|---0--------0--------0-----| B|-----0--------0--------0---| G|---------------------------| D|-------3-------------------| A|-------1--------5--------3-| E|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-| * * * Guitar 2 e|---3-0------3-0------3-0---| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------3-------------------| A|-------1--------5--------3-| E|-0--------0-----3--0-----1-| * * * Play Riff 7 Lead into next section: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----9---------------------------| A|-----7-----8-----2-----5---7/8-7-| E|-0-0---0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5/6-5-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------9------10------7------7\6-----| A|--------7-------8------5------5\4-6\5-| E|-000000---0000----0000---0000-----4\3-| ****** **** **** **** e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|--------5h7------8p5------5h7-----------8888-| E|-000000-----0000-----0000-----0000-6666------| ****** **** **** **** **** **** Keep repeating above and then final time play: e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------9------10------7------7\6-----| A|--------7-------8------5------5\4-6\5-| E|-000000---0000----0000---0000-----4\3-| ****** **** **** **** e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------3--------| A|--------5h7------8p5------5h7------1--3--2--| E|-000000-----0000-----0000-----0000----1--0--| ****** **** **** **** Solo (Broderick) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------15------15--| D|-----14---------14------| A|-13-----13--------------| E|------------------------| e|----------18----18\-----------24----24-| B|----17-------17------------------23----| G|-15----15---------------21-------------| D|---------------------20----20----------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-22b23--(23)r22p20-22b23~~-| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|----------17----18-17h18p17----17-------| B|-17-21-18----21-------------21----18-21-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-17b18--(18)r17-18p17------| G|----------------------19~--| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|----------17----------------17-18-21-18-17-15-| B|-17-18-20----20-18-17-18-20-------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------19~-| B|-18-17-15---------------------------------------------| G|----------18-15-14----------15--(15)b16~----16-16-----| D|-------------------17-15-14---------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-20-20-22-2424242424242424242424-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-22h24p22p20h22p20\19-19h20h22p20p19-----------| B|-------------------------------------22-20p18\-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|----------17-19-202020202020202020202020-| B|-17h18h20--------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-19h20p19p17h19p17\15-15-17h19p17p15----------15h17h19p17-15-| B|-------------------------------------17----17----------------| G|----------------------------------------16-------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-18-17-15----------------------------------------------| G|----------17-16-14-------------------------------------| D|-------------------17-15-14----------17-15-14----------| A|----------------------------17-15-14----------17-15-14-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------15-15b17--(17)r15--[15]17~-| G|-------------15~-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-17-15-13-12---------------------------------------| e|-12-16-19p16-12----16-12-------12----------| B|----------------18-------18-13----18-13-12-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-18-13-12----13-12-------12----------| G|----------14-------14-13----14-13-10-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-14-13-10----13-10-------9-10-9~--| D|----------14-------14-12----------| 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