Megadeth: Burn! transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 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/ Date last modified: 06/10/13 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Intro lead d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-0-[pre-dive, release, dive again]--| d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-7*--9--9~--10~--10~--7--9~--| * = raise bar into notes C|-7*--9--9~--10~--10~--7--9~--| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| NOTE: Raise bar into both chords here, release from both also d|-------------| A|-------------| F|--7----9~----| C|--7----9~----| G|-------------| D|-------------| d|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------14----------------14-15-17-| G|----------------14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17----------| D|-17-15-14-15-17-------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------15-17-18-| F|-14----------------14-16-17----------| C|----17-15-14h15-17-------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|-15-17-19p17p15----15-17-19p17p15----| A|----------------18----------------18-| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|-19-17-19-20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17----| A|-------------------20----------------20-| F|----------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| d|-19-20-22p20p19---------------------| A|-----------------22--20--18--20--22-| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| d|-19--20--22--22b24~-------| A|--------------------------| F|--------------------------| C|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------------------X\-| Riff 1 Guitar 1 d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|-9----(9)\--------10---(10)\--7-7-7-8-8-8-| G|-7----(7)\---------8----(8)\--5-5-5-6-6-6-| D|------------0-0---------------------------| * * * * * * * * d|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| C|-9----(9)\--------1010-10----(10)\--7-7-7-8-8-8-| G|-7----(7)\---------8-8--8-----(8)\--5-5-5-6-6-6-| D|------------0-0-0-------------------------------| * * * Guitar 2 d|-12------12------12------12------| A|----12--------12----12--------12-| F|-------9----9----------9----9----| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| d|-13-------13------------10------11-| A|----13----------13---10------11----| F|-------10----10----7-------8-------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| Riff 2 NOTE: 2nd time start releasing palm mutes at end. d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-| G|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-| D|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-| G|-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-| D|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3-3--3-| G|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-3-3--3-| D|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-| G|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-| D|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fills over Riff 2 d|----------------------------------------------------| A|-12-12~--(12)\-----------10b12r10-------------------| F|-12-12~--(12)\--------/9----------12~-(12)-14-12~\--| C|---------------------------------------14--14-12~\--| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------| A|-20----20------(20)\-| F|-19b21-19b21~--(19)\-| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| d|----------12-------------------------------------| A|-------12----15b17--15-14-12----------------12~\-| F|-14b16-----------------------15-14-14p12----12~\-| C|-----------------------------------------14------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| End guitar fills Riff 3 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------/9--7-------------| C|-------5-------------9-8-7\5-----| G|-7-7-5---7-6-5---------------7-5-| D|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Guitar fills over Riff 2 d|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-12-12~--(12)\--------------------------------------------------| F|-12-12~--(12)\--------[14]16-[14]16-[14]15-[14]15-14-12~--(12)\-| C|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------| A|-20----20------(20)\-| F|-19b21-19b21~--(19)\-| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| d|-15tm--------------------------| A|------15tm---------------------| F|-----------14tm----------------| C|----------------14tm-----------| G|---------------------12tm------| D|--------------------------12~\-| End guitar fills Riff 3a x3 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------/9--7-------------| C|-------5-------------9-8-7\5-----| G|-7-7-5---7-6-5---------------7-5-| D|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------5-------------------------| G|-7-7-5---7-6-5---7-6-5---7-6-5---| D|---------------7-------7-------7-| * * * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 3a d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12----| F|-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12----| C|-------14-------14-------14-------14----14----14-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| End guitar fill Riff 4 d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-12-12-12-12-12-14\--9--9-9-9-9-7--| G|-10-10-10-10-10-12\--7--7-7-7-7-5--| D|-----------------------------------| d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|-12--12-12-12-12-14\--9----| G|-10--10-10-10-10-12\--7----| D|---------------------------| d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|-12--12-12-12-12-14\--9--9-9-9-9-7--| G|-10--10-10-10-10-12\--7--7-7-7-7-5--| D|------------------------------------| d|------------------| A|------------------| F|------------------| C|-5--5-5-5-5-7--2--| G|-3--3-3-3-3-5--0--| D|------------------| Guitar fill over Riff 4 d|---------------------------------------------------| A|-15-----15--15--15--15--15--15---------------------| F|-14b16-{14}{14}{14}{14}{14}-14b16r14p12----12~--14-| C|----------------------------------------14---------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------| A|-15-----15--15--15--15--15------------| F|-14b16-{14}{14}{14}{14}{14}-12~-------| C|-----------------------------------14-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| A|-15-----15--15--15--15--15--15---------------------| F|-14b16-{14}{14}{14}{14}{14}-14b16r14p12----12~--14-| C|----------------------------------------14---------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------| A|-15b17--15b17--15-14~----13\-| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| End guitar fill Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-| G|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-| D|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-| G|-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-| D|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) d|----12----------12---------| A|-12----15p12-------15b17~--| F|-------------14------------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| d|-12----------------------------------------| A|----15p12----12----------------------------| F|----------15----15-15p12----14-14b15r14-12-| C|-------------------------14----------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|-15-14b15r14p12----12-------------------| C|----------------14----14p13p12----12-14-| G|-------------------------------14-------| D|----------------------------------------| d|---------------------------| A|-12-----------14~----(14~)-| F|-12-----12-14-14~----(14~)-| C|-----14--------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Guitar fills over Riff 2 NOTE: Gradually lower bar for the '15s' below. d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-12-12~--(12)\----15----15----15----15----15-----| F|-12-12~--(12)\-------15----15----15----15----15--| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------| A|-20----20------(20)\-| F|-19b21-19b21~--(19)\-| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-14-13-12--------------------------| G|----------14-13-12-----------------| D|-------------------15~--12~--(12)\-| End guitar fills Play Riff 3a use same guitar fill Play Riff 4 but end with: x3 d|------------------| A|------------------| F|------------------| C|-5--5-5-5-5-7--2--| G|-3--3-3-3-3-5--0--| D|------------------| Guitar fill over Riff 4 d|---------------------------------------------------| A|-15-----15--15--15--15--15--15---------------------| F|-14b16-{14}{14}{14}{14}{14}-14b16r14p12----12~--14-| C|----------------------------------------14---------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------| A|-15-----15--15--15--15--15------------| F|-14b16-{14}{14}{14}{14}{14}-12~-------| C|-----------------------------------14-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| A|-15-----15--15--15--15--15--15---------------------| F|-14b16-{14}{14}{14}{14}{14}-14b16r14p12----12~--14-| C|----------------------------------------14---------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-15b17--15b17--15-14~----------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------14-14-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------12------12------12----14----15-----| A|-15b17--15b17--15-14~----15b17~--15b17~--15b17-17b19-18b20~-| F|------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------| A|-15b17--15b17r15p12-| F|--------------------| C|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| End guitar fill Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4 d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-5--5-5-5-5-7-5-4--4-4-4-4-2--| G|-3--3-3-3-3-5-3-2--2-2-2-2-0--| D|------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|-5--5--7--7-----------0-----------0----| G|-3--3--5--5--2--------0--2--------0-2--| D|-------------0-----------0----------0--| Solo (Mustaine) d|----------12-------12----------12-------12----------12-------| A|-------12----15p12----------12----15p12----------12----15p12-| F|-14b16----------------14b16----------------14b16-------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------12----------------------------12-------| A|----------15p12-------12-15p12----------15p12-| F|-14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| d|----------------------12----------------------------12-------| A|-------12-15p12----------15p12-------12-15p12----------15p12-| F|-14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------12----------------------------12-------| A|-------12-15p12----------15p12-------12-15p12----------15p12-| F|-14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------12----------------------------12-------| A|-------12-15p12----------15p12-------12-15p12----------15p12-| F|-14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------14b16----------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------12----------------12-15p12----12-| A|-------12----12-15p12-17p12----------15----| F|-14b16-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|-15p12----12-15p12----12-17p12----12-15p12----12-| A|-------15----------15----------15----------15----| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|-17p12----12-15p12----12-17p12----12-15p12----12-| A|-------15----------15----------15----------15----| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|-17p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-12-| A|-------15----------15----------15----h.-| F|----------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| d|-(12)--------(12)------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------X\\-| End Solo Play Riff 2 Guitar fills over Riff 2 d|----------------| A|-12-12~--(12)\--| F|-12-12~--(12)\--| C|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| d|----------------------| A|-12 [lower/raise bar]-| F|-h.-------------------| C|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| d|-3tm----4tm----5tm-------------| A|--[slow slide up, palm muted]--| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| d|---------------------| A|-20----20------(20)\-| F|-19b21-19b21~--(19)\-| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| d|----------------------------------------| A|-17-17p15p12-------12-15-17p15p12-------| F|-------------14b16----------------14b16-| C|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| A|-17p15p12-------12-15-17p15p12-------| F|----------14b16----------------14b16-| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| A|-17p15p12-------12-15-17p15p12-------12-12~--(12)\-| F|----------14b16----------------14b16----12~--(12)\-| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 3 Riff 4 x3 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------5---------------5---------| G|-7-7-5---7-6-5---7-7-5---7-6-5---| D|---------------7---------------7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|-------5---------------5------------| G|-7-7-5---7-6-5---7-7-5---7-6-5---7\-| D|---------------7---------------0-7\-| * * * * * * * * 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