Megadeth:  X-Games Theme

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com) 

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Date last modified:  September 01, 2005

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Tuning: Standard


Just use this as a guide as the mp3 I have is pretty poor quality,
the solo is vintage Mustaine so if you know his solos, you'll be
able to improv this no problem.

I can't tell if there is a guitar rhythm going on here or not,
so I'm not going to bother with it.


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7-7-6-9\-|
D|-14~--12~--12~--11~--11\-7--6-7-9--------------|
A|----------------------------------7~-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-//17~--15~--15~--14~--14\-10--9-10-12----15-15-14-17\-|
G|---------------------------------------9---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-22b24--[22]24-[22]24-[22]24-[22]23-[22]23-[22]23-|
G|-21b23--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Here's the vintage lick, just mix it up how you choose:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-|
G|---------15--------15--------15--------15---|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------15--------15--------15---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-|
G|------15--------15--------15--------15---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

[ETC. ETC. ETC.]

e|-17p15p12----------|
B|---------17p15p12--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-17~--15~--15~--14~--14\-10--9-10-12----15-15-14-17-|
G|-------------------------------------9--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------|
B|-17b19-17b19-17b9-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-17~--15~--15~--14~--14\-10--9-10-12----15-15-14-17\-|
G|-------------------------------------9---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
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