Megadeth: Aboslution 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: December 05, 2005 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 (Nylon Acoustics) Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|-5-------5-------4-------4-------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-5-----5-6-5h6p5-------8------8-9-8h9p8-------| G|-----5-----------5----------8-----------8-----| D|---7---------------7/----10---------------10\-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| 1st ending e|------------------------------------| B|-3-----3-4-3h4p3--------------------| G|-----3-----------3------------------| D|---5---------------5--7-/10-10-5-7--| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| 2nd ending e|---------------------------------| B|-3-----3-4-3h4p3-----------------| G|-----3-----------3---------------| D|---5---------------5--7-5-5-8-7--| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-5-------5---------5-------5---------| D|-----7-------7---------7-------7-----| A|---7---7---7---7\6---6---6---6---6/7-| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5-----5-7-5h7p5-----8-------8-10-8h10p8-------| D|-----7-----------7--------10-------------10----| A|---7---------------7---10-------------------10-| E|-----------------------------------------------| 1st ending e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-3-----3-5-3h5p3--------------------| D|-----5-----------5------------------| A|---5---------------5--7-/10-10-5-7--| E|------------------------------------| 2nd ending e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-3-----3-5-3h5p3-----------------| D|-----5-----------5---------------| A|---5---------------5--7-5-5-8-7--| E|---------------------------------| Riff 2 (Nylon Acoustics) Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|-5-------5-------4-------4-------| G|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-5-----5-6-5h6p5-----5-----4-------4-| G|-----5-----------5-----5-----5---5---| D|---7---------------7-----7-----3-----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------3---3-5-6----------------| B|-3-----3---3-------6---6-------6--| G|-----3---------------6---6---6----| D|---5-----------------------8------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------0---------------------------------| B|-------6---6------------8-8/11-8h11p8------| G|-----5-------5--------6---------------9----| D|---7-----------7----5-------------------11-| A|-0----------------0------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-5-------5---------5-------5---------| D|-----7-------7---------7-------7-----| A|---7---7---7---7\6---6---6---6---6/7-| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-5-----5h7-5h7p5----------5--------------| D|-----7-----------7------7----------------| A|---7---------------7--6-----6\3----3/6\5-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|--------3p2-3--------------6p5-6---------------------| D|-5----0-------5-------------------8------------------| A|----------------5-5/8---------------8-8\7-7/12----12-| E|-------------------------6---------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-------5-5/8-5h8p5-----| G|-----3-------------6---| D|---2-----------------8-| A|-0---------------------| E|-----------------------| Riff 3 (Nylon Acoustic) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------------0-------3------| D|-----0-------0-----0-------3--------| A|---0-------0-----0-----0-1-----3-2--| E|-1-----1-0-----0---------------1-0--| Lead into next section (Distortion): Guitar 1 e|-12----------------------| B|-------12----(12)---(12)-| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-10----------------------| B|-------10----(10)---(10)-| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------12---------| B|---------------------12--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|----------------10-------| B|-(12)----(12)---------10-| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Riff 4 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------0-------| G|---------0---------------0-----0-----| D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2-----2---| A|---2-----------------4-------------5-| E|-0---------------------------------3-| e|-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------0-------| G|---------0---------------0-----0-----| D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2---------| A|---2-----------------4-----------5-4-| E|-0-------------------------------3-2-| e|-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------0-------| G|---------0---------------0-----0-----| D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0---2---2---------| A|---2-----------------4-----------4-5-| E|-0-------------------------------2-3-| 1st ending: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------0---------------------------| D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0-5----5----------| A|---2-----------------3----3------5-4-| E|-0-------------------------------3-2-| 2nd ending: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------0----------------| D|-----2-4---4-2h4p2p0-5----| A|---2-----------------3----| E|-0------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|---------0----------------0-------| G|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0-| D|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2---| A|-3----------------2---------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------0-------| G|-----0---3-0---0------0-----0-----| D|---0---0-----0------2---2-----2---| A|-1----------------0-------------0-| E|----------------------------------| Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------------| B|-15b17-15b17----15b17-15b17-15b17~--[15]17r15-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|----------------15--15---15---15---| G|----12-14b16-------{14}-{14}-{14}--| D|-14--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------15----------| B|-----------------------------15-------| G|-------12~-------12-14b16-------14-12-| D|-12h14--------14----------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----12-14b15-12b13----12b13-------| D|-14-----------a----14--a----14-12-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-12h14p12----12-----------------------------------| A|----------14----14-13-12h13p12----12--------------| E|-------------------------------15----12b14r12-12~-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------12----| G|-------------------------------12----14-12----15-| D|-------------------12----14-12----14-------------| A|----------12-13h14----14-------------------------| E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-15-12----12-12h15p12----12-15/17-17-17-| G|-------15-------------15----------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-15-17b19--{17}-{17}--{17}--{17}--(19)r18-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-15p12----12-15p12-17p15p12----12-| G|-------15-------------------15----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-15p12----12-17p15p12----12-| G|-------15-------------15----| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-15p12----12-17p15p12----12-| G|-------15-------------15----| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-15p12----12-17p15p12----12-| G|-------15-------------15----| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-15p12-12-12-17p15p12----12-| G|----------------------15----| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-17p15p12-12-12-15h17-17-12-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-17p15p12----12-17p15p12-15p12-| G|----------15-------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-[14]15r14-12----12-14-15/16-16b17r16-15-14-----| D|--------------14----------------------------17\-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Harmony section: Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-/17~--------17-16~--| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-16-16/19~--------21-19-18tr19---------17\-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------| B|-/17~--------17-15~--| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-15-15/18~--------20-18-17tr18---------17\-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----0-1---0-1--------0-1---0-1---| A|---3-----3-----3----3-----3-----3-| E|-4----------------3---------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----0-1---0-1-------3-----6-3---| A|---3-----3-----3---2-----5-----2-| E|-2---------------1-----4---------| Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Friedman) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-3b4~~----[3]4r3--[3]4r3--[3]4~~--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-------------------------7-| G|-/7--6b7r6-4-/9--------9---| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-8h10p8-7-7b8--(8)r7--8-7---------| G|--------------------------9p7-----| D|------------------------------9~~-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------8---------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7h9p7-5-7b8r7-5-7/8---8\7p5-7h8-7p5-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------5------------------------------------| A|-7p5-7---7~~----7/9-9/10/12-12/14-14/16-16~-| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------15-17/19-21b24-| B|----------------------------15h16h19----------------| G|-------------------14h16h18-------------------------| D|----------14h16h17----------------------------------| A|-14h16h17-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-[21]23-[21]24-[21]23-[21]24~~------(24)--------| B|--------------------------------([21]24)-(0)-12-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-15b17~~----15-12-14----12-------------------------------| B|---------------------15----15-12----12-------------------| G|---------------------------------14----14b15r14p12----12-| D|---------------------------------------------------14----| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-15p12-14----12-------------------------------------| B|----------15----15p12----15p12----------------------| G|----------------------14-------14b15r14-12----12-14-| D|-------------------------------------------14-------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|---------15p12-----17p12---------------14h15/19-19-19-| B|-12-15p12-----15p12-----15p12/18-15-17----------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-19b20~--15h20p15----15p12-15p12-------------12-| B|------------------17------------13--------13----| G|----------------------------------12------------| D|------------------------------------14-12-------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--------15------------------------------------------------------| B|-15b16^----15b17~----17-19-20-20b22--[20]22r20-19-[19]20r19b20~-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------20b22--[20]22r19-[20]22r20--(20)b22r20-| B|-17-17----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----17----------17-----------------------| B|-17----17-20b22----20p17-----------------| G|-------------------------19b21r19p17-----| D|-------------------------------------19\-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Ending: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----0-1---0-1--------0-1---0-1---| A|---3-----3-----3----3-----3-----3-| E|-4----------------3---------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----0-1---0-1---| A|---3-----3-----3-| E|-2---------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-3------2--5--2--4/6--3--5-| E|-1--4-3--------------------| Harmony guitar in () e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-(/5--4--1)---------------5----------------5\-| D|--/6--5--3-(5--3--1--0)---5----------------5\-| A|------------6--5--3--2----3----------------3\-| E|--------------------------3----------------3\-| 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