Megadeth: Don't Turn Your Back 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 (Clean guitar) d|-----------0-------------------| A|------8----0-------------------| F|------7------------7~----------| C|------6----------5-------5-7\--| G|------7-------/7-------7-------| D|-0-----------------------------| d|-------------------------0-------------------| A|------3--3----3----------1--1----------------| F|------0-------0----------0-------------------| C|------4-------4----------2--------2-0--------| G|-2----2----2--2--2--0----0-----0------2-0----| D|------------------------------------------3~-| d|-----------x--------------------| A|------8----x--------------------| F|------7----x--------------------| C|------6----x--------------------| G|------7----x-----------------5--| D|-0---------x--0--3--5--6--7-----| Solo over intro (Broderick, slight distortion) d|--------------------------------------------15-----| A|----------------------------------------/17----17~-| F|-12--14-14h15p14p12-14p12-------12\----------------| C|-12--14-14----------------14----12\----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|-15-17h18p17p15----17p15-----| A|----------------17-------17--| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| d|--------------------------------| A|-15-----------------------------| F|----16-15-14h15p14--------------| C|-------------------17-14--------| G|-------------------------17-----| D|----------------------------12--| h. d|---------------------| A|----5-----7------8\--| F|-5--h.-5--h.-7---7\--| C|-h.----h.----h.------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| d|-------22---------------------------------------| A|-22b24----22b24r22--19~--20p19-17--17~----------| C|------------------------------------------16-15-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| F|-14b15r14-(14)b15r14----14h15p14----14h15p14----| C|---------------------17----------17----------17-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|-14h15p14----14h15p14----14h15p14-------------------| C|----------17----------17----------17-14-------------| G|----------------------------------------17-14-------| D|----------------------------------------------17-15-| End Solo Riff 1 x3 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5h6-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------2p0---------| G|-------------------------2p0-----| D|-5h6-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0---------3p0-| * * * * Riff 2 x3 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-5/6-------------5/6-------------| D|-3/4-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/4-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|--------------------| C|--------------------| G|-2--5--7--8--9--12--| D|-0--3--5--6--7--10--| * * * * * Repeat above, then: d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-5/6-------------5/6-------------| D|-3/4-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/4-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|--------------------| C|--------------------| G|-2--5--7--8--9--12--| D|-0--3--5--6--7--10--| * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-5/6-------------5/6-------------| D|-3/4-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/4-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 d|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|--------------------| C|--------------------| G|-2--5--7--8--9--12--| D|-0--3--5--6--7--10--| * * * * * Guitar fill in Riff 2 over endings: d|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|-----------------7--| C|--------7--8--9-----| G|-7--10--------------| D|--------------------| Riff 3 d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-9-9-99-9-99-9999-9-9-99-9-99-9999-| D|-7-7-77-7-77-7777-7-7-77-7-77-7777-| d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|----------------------------------| G|-6-6-66-6-66-6666-2-2-22-4-44-4-2-| D|-4-4-44-4-44-4444-3-3-33-2-22-2-0-| Final time: d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-9-9-99-9-99-9999-9-9-99-9-99-9999-| D|-7-7-77-7-77-7777-7-7-77-7-77-7777-| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-11-11-xx-x-xx-xxxx-9-9-xx-x-xx-xxxx-| D|--9--9-xx-x-xx-xxxx-7-7-xx-x-xx-xxxx-| ** * ** **** ** * ** **** d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-7-7-xx-x-xx-xxxx-4-4-xx-x-xx-xxxx-| D|-5-5-xx-x-xx-xxxx-2-2-xx-x-xx-xxxx-| ** * ** **** ** * ** **** Then play this the rest of the time with slight palm mutes d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|-11-11-1111-11-1111-11111111-9-9-99-9-99-9999-| D|--9--9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-9-7-7-77-7-77-7777-| * * * * * * * * * ** * ** **** d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-7-7-77-7-77-7777-4-4-44-4-44-4444-| D|-5-5-55-5-55-5555-2-2-22-2-22-2222-| ** * ** **** ** * ** **** Solo (Broderick) d|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| F|-11b13-{11}{11}{11}{11}{11}-[11]13r11-11-9~--| C|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| d|--------------------| A|--------------------| F|--------------------| C|-11~----11p9-11~----| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| d|---------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------12b14-12~-| F|---------------------------------------| C|-11p9----------------------------------| G|------11p10p9----9---------------------| D|--------------12----12-9~--------------| d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------9hh11h13p11p9-| G|---------9h11h12p11p9-11h12---------------| D|-9h11h12----------------------------------| d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|---------------9h13p11p9h11-| G|-12p11p9h11h12--------------| D|----------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-9h11h12p11p9----9h11h12p11p9----9h11h12p11p9----| C|--------------11--------------11--------------11-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------9h11h12p11p9-11p9----9-| A|-----------------9h12-------------------12---| F|-9h11h12p11p9-11-----------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------| A|-12p11p9-11p9------------------------------| F|--------------12-9h11h12p11p9-11p9----9----| C|-----------------------------------11---11-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|-9h11p9---------------------------------------------| C|--------11-9h11p9----9------------------------------| G|------------------11---11p10p9-10p9----9h10p9-------| D|------------------------------------12--------12-9~-| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) d|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------| C|------------------------9----11p9----9h10h11-| G|------9h10p9----9h10h11---11------11---------| D|-9-12--------12------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|-9h11p9----9-11-11b13r11p9----11b13r11p9----9-11b13r11p9----9-| C|--------11-----------------11------------11--------------11---| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------| A|-11b13r11p9----11b13r11p9----11b13r11p9----| F|------------11------------11------------11-| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------| A|-11b13r11p9----11b13r11p9----9-| F|------------11------------11---| C|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-9h12p9----9h12p9----9h12p9----9h12p9----9h12p9----9-| F|--------12--------12--------12--------12--------12---| C|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| x5 d|-9h12p9----9h14p9----|-9-12-12-| A|--------12--------12-|---------| F|---------------------|---------| C|---------------------|---------| G|---------------------|---------| D|---------------------|---------| d|-/12tm--12\--/12tm--12\-| A|------------------------| F|------------------------| C|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| d|-/24tm-24\-/24tm-24\-/24tm-24\-/24tm--24\-| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Ending: d|-----------0-------------------| A|------8----0-------------------| F|------7------------7~----------| C|------6----------5-------5-7\--| G|------7-------/7-------7-------| D|-0-----------------------------| d|-------------------------0--x--| A|------3--3----3----------1--x--| F|------0-------0----------0--x--| C|------4-------4----------2--x--| G|-2----2----2--2--2--0----0--x--| D|----------------------------x--| d|----------------------| A|----------------------| F|----------------------| C|-------------------2\-| G|----------------5--2\-| D|-0--3--5--6--7-----0--| Solo over ending (Broderick) d|-22b24~-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|-----------16-15-14-14b15r14-------14-----| C|-----------------------------17p14----17~-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------7-----| C|-16h17p16p14-16~----8b9-8-7~---------9p7-| G|------------------------------10\--------| D|-----------------------------------------| d|-------------------------| A|------------10-8~--(8)\--| F|--------7-9--------------| C|----7-9------------------| G|-10----------------------| D|-------------------------| 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