Megadeth: Off The Edge transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker 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: 06/01/13 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Riff 1 (Let top note ring out) d|-------------------------------| A|-6--------------6--------------| F|-7--------------7--------------| C|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-5--------------5--------------| F|-7--------------6--------------| C|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-6--------------6----------8---| F|-7--------------7----------7---| C|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| d|---------------------------------| A|-5--------------5----------------| F|-7--------------6----------------| C|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| Solo over Riff 1 d|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|---------14--15--14b15~----12-----------------------| C|-/12~-------------------------15-14~----------------| G|--------------------------------------12-13-12~-----| D|-------------------------------------------------/\-| Riff 2 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-2-------------3---------------| C|-2-------------3---------3-2-3-| G|---000-000-000----000-00-1-0-1-| D|-------------------------------| *** *** *** *** ** d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|----------------3----------5\-| C|-2--------------3----------5\-| G|-0--000-000-000----000-000----| D|------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|-2--------------3---------------| C|-2--------------3---------3-2-3-| G|----000-000-000----000-00-1-0-1-| D|--------------------------------| *** *** *** *** ** d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|---------------2-------------------| C|-2----------5--2-------------------| G|-0--000-000-5-----000-00-5555-4444-| D|-----------------------------------| *** *** *** ** **** **** d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|---------------3---------------| C|-2-------------3---------3-2-3-| G|-0-000-000-000----000-00-1-0-1-| D|-------------------------------| *** *** *** *** ** d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|----------------3----------5\-| C|-2--------------3----------5\-| G|-0--000-000-000----000-000----| D|------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|-2--------------3---------------| C|-2--------------3---------3-2-3-| G|----000-000-000----000-00-1-0-1-| D|--------------------------------| *** *** *** *** ** d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|---------------2--2-3-5~----3-| C|-2----------5--2--2-3-5~--0-3-| G|-0--000-000-5-----------------| D|------------------------------| *** *** Riff 3 x3 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|-2------------------2-3-5~----3-| C|-2------------------2-3-5~--0-3-| G|----000-000-000-000-------------| D|--------------------------------| *** *** *** *** d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|-2-------------2--2-3-5~----3-| C|-2----------5--2--2-3-5~--0-3-| G|----000-000-5-----------------| D|------------------------------| *** *** Riff 4 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|----------------5--------5-3---| G|-7--------7-5---3--3-3-3-3-1-5-| D|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0--------------3-| * * * * * * x2 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|----------------5--------5-3---| G|-7--------7-5---3--3-3-3-3-1-5-| D|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0--------------3-| * * * * * * d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-7--------7-5--7--------7-5--| D|-5--5-5-5-5-3--5--5-5-5-5-3--| * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-------------3-4-3--2-0-2------| D|-2~--222-222---------------2-3-| *** *** d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-----------------------------5-| G|-------------3-4-3--2-0-2------| D|-2~--222-222---------------2---| *** *** d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-4----------------------------| G|------------3-4-3--2-0-2------| D|----222-222---------------2-3-| *** *** d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-----------------------------5-| G|-------------3-4-3--2-0-2------| D|-2~--222-222---------------2---| *** *** Guitar 2 d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|-------------10-11-10--9----9-------| G|-9~--999-999-------------12----9-10-| D|------------------------------------| *** *** d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------12-| C|-------------10-11-10--9----9-------| G|-9~--999-999-------------12----9----| D|------------------------------------| *** *** d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-11~---------------------------------| C|--------------10-11-10--9----9-------| G|------999-999-------------12----9-10-| D|-------------------------------------| *** *** d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------12-| C|-------------10-11-10--9----9-------| G|-9~--999-999-------------12----9----| D|------------------------------------| *** *** Solo (Mustaine) d|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|-------------11-11----11--------------------------| C|-------------------------10-11-10~--9----9~-------| G|-17\--9~--99-------99-----------------12-----9-10-| D|--------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| F|--------11-11----11-----------------------12-| C|--------------------10-11-10~--9----9~-------| G|-9~--99-------99-----------------12-----9----| D|---------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|-11~-----11-11----11--------------------------| C|---------------------10-11-10~--9----9~-------| G|------99-------99-----------------12-----9-10-| D|----------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------14-------16--------10/19-| F|--------11-11----11-------14--xxxx-16-xx-----------| C|------------------------------xxxx----xx-(16)------| G|-9~--99-------99-----------------------------------| D|---------------------/15\--------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-4~----------5-6-5--4-2-4------| G|-------------3-4-3--2-0-2--4-5-| D|-----222-222---------------2-3-| *** *** x3 d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|------------5-6-5--4-2-4------| G|-4----------3-4-3--2-0-2--4-5-| D|-2--222-222---------------2-3-| *** *** Guitar 2 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------5-6-5--4-2-4------| C|-4~----------5-6-5--4-2-4--4-5-| G|---------------------------4-5-| D|-----222-222-------------------| *** *** x3 d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------5-6-5--4-2-4------| C|-4----------5-6-5--4-2-4--4-5-| G|-4------------------------4-5-| D|----222-222-------------------| *** *** Solo (Mustaine) d|----------------18-19-21-22-22-21-21-19-19-18-18\-| A|-19~--19~--19~------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| d|-15p14p12-15p14~--14~--14~--14~--14~--12-| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-15-14-12-14-12-14-12----------------------------| F|----------------------15-16-15-12----------------| C|----------------------------------16-14-16-14-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------| G|-16-14-12--------------------------13-| D|----------15-14-12-14~----12-15-14----| d|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------15-------------| C|----------14-16-14-14-16-17-16-14-14-16-17----17-16-14----| G|-14-16-17----------------------------------------------16-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|----------15-16-15-15-16-18-18-16-15-16-| C|-14-16-17-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------17-19p17-| F|-18-18-19-18-16-18-16-18-19----------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|----------------------18-19-21-21-18-19-21-21-| A|-17-19-20-19-19-17-20-------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| d|-19-18-19-22-24-24-22-21-24-24b26~--| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 Guitar 1 d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|-------4--4-3-------5--5-4-| D|-2~--2--------2~--2--------| d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|-------4--4-3-------3--3-2-| D|-2~--2--------2~--2--------| Guitar 2 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------11--11-10-------12--12-11-| G|-9~--9-----------9~--9-----------| D|---------------------------------| d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-------11--11-10-------10--10-9-| G|-9~--9-----------9~--9----------| D|--------------------------------| Solo (Broderick) d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------14-17~--15p14-15~--14-13-14~--13-10-| F|-----15-------------------------------------| C|-/16----------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------| A|-13b14r13b14r13-10h13p10-8-10-8-7----------7h8-7~-| F|----------------------------------10b11r10--------| C|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| d|----------12-14/-18~--------18-19-19b21~--| A|-12-14-15-------------20-19---------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| d|-18-19-21-19-18----18-19-21-22-22b24~--22b24-{23}-[22]24~-| A|----------------20----------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| d|-19p15-------------14-18-21p18-------18--------| A|-------------------------------19-------20-22\-| F|-------19p16-15h18----------------18-----------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 4 use this for ending: d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|------------------------5-3------| G|-7--------7-5--7--------3-1-5-7\-| D|-5--5-5-5-5-3--5--5-5-5-----3-5\-| * * * * * * 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