Megadeth: Cold Sweat 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: 06/04/13 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Intro: d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|---------------2--2-4--| G|-4-4-4---4-4---0--0-2--| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0---------| * * * * * d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|---------------4--4-2--| G|---4-4---4-4---2--2-0--| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0---------| * * * * * Riff 1 d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|---------------2--2-4--| G|---4-4---4-4---0--0-2--| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0---------| * * * * d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|---------------4--4-2--| G|---4-4---4-4---2--2-0--| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0---------| * * * * Riff 2 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------2--2-4--4-4-4-4-| G|---4-4---4-4---0--0-2--2-2-2-2-| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------4--4-2--2-2-2-2-| G|---4-4---4-4---2--2-0--0-0-0-0-| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------2--2-4--4-4-4-4-| G|---4-4---4-4---0--0-2--2-2-2-2-| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------------------------2-------| G|---4-4---4-4---4-5-4-2-0---5-4-2-| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0-2-----------------| * * * * * Riff 3 d|------------------------| A|------------------------| F|------------------------| C|-7--------9--------(9)\-| G|-5--------7--------(7)\-| D|------------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Riff 3a d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9\-| G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7\-| D|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------| G|-4--------2-4--4--------2-4---------2-4--4--| D|-2--------0-2--2--------0-2---------0-2--2--| Guitar 2 d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|---4b6r4b6r4p2--------------------| C|---------------4-2----------------| G|-------------------4-3-2---2-4----| D|-2-----------------------5-----2~-| x3 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|-4b6r4b6r4p2--------------------| C|-------------4-2----------------| G|-----------------4-3-2---2-4----| D|-----------------------5-----2~-| Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------2--2-4--4-4-4-4-| G|---4-4---4-4---0--0-2--2-2-2-2-| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------4--4-2--2-2-2-2-| G|---4-4---4-4---2--2-0--0-0-0-0-| D|-0h2-2-0-2-2-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * Solo (Broderick) x2 d|-5p2p0-5p2p0------5p2p0-5p2p0-------5p2p0-------| A|------------5p2p0-------------5p2p0-------5p2p0-| F|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| x2 d|-7p4p0-7p4p0------7p4p0-7p4p0-------7p4p0-------| A|------------7p4p0-------------7p4p0-------7p4p0-| F|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| x2 d|-9p5p0-9p5p0------9p5p0-9p5p0-------9p5p0-------| A|------------9p5p0-------------9p5p0-------9p5p0-| F|------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| d|-10p6p0--------11p7p0--------12p8p0--------13p9p0--------| A|--------10p6p0--------11p7p0--------12p8p0--------13p9p0-| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| d|-14p10p0---------15p11p0---------16p12p0---------17p13p0-| A|---------14p10p0---------15p11p0---------16p12p0---------| F|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| d|-19b23r19-19-17-16-19-17-16-14-17-16-14----16-14-------| A|----------------------------------------17-------17-16-| F|-------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| d|-14----------------------------------------------| A|----17-16-14-17-16-14----16-14-------14----------| F|----------------------16-------16-14----16-14----| C|----------------------------------------------16-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------17b22r17-x-17-16-14h15p14----14----------------| F|-16-14----14---------------------------17----17-16-14h16p14-| C|-------16---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|----14-----------------------------| C|-16----16-14-----------------------| G|-------------16-14\12----14-12-----| D|----------------------14-------14~-| d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------| G|-12-14b16r14-12-14~----(14)\-| D|-----------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------4--4-6--6-6-6-6-| G|-4/6-----6-----2--2-4--4-4-4-4-| D|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------6--6-4--4-4-4-4-| G|-4/6-----6-----4--4-2--2-2-2-2-| D|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|---------------4--4-6--6-6-6-6-| G|-4/6-----6-----2--2-4--4-4-4-4-| D|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|---------------6--6-4--------------2-------| G|-4/6-----6-----4--4-2----0-5-4-2-0---5-4-2-| D|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------| * * * * d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------| G|-4--------2-4--4--------2-4---------2-4--4--| D|-2--------0-2--2--------0-2---------0-2--2--| Solo (Mustaine) d|----------------------------------------------| A|-------16-19p16----16-19p16----16-21p16----16-| F|-18b20----------19----------19----------19----| C|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-19p16----16-21p16----16-19p16----16-21p16-19p16-19p16----16-| F|-------19----------19----------19----------------------19----| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-21p16----16-19p16----16-21p16----16-19p16----16-21p16----16-| F|-------19----------19----------19----------19----------19----| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-19p16----16-21p16----16-19p16----------------------------------| F|-------19----------19----------19-18-16-19-18-16-18-18-18-19-19-| C|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-| F|-------------16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-------------------------| C|-18-18-18-18-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|-19-19-19-19-18-18-18-18----------------| A|-------------------------17-18-17-16-16-| F|----------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| NOTE: He's just moving down this string with this pattern, sometimes an extra note or missed note is hit but just use this pattern: d|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-19-18-16-15-18-17-15-14-17-16-14-13-16-15-13-12-15-14-12-11-| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------------| A|-14-13-11-10-13-12-10-9-12-11-9-8-11-10-8-7-10-9-7-6------| F|----------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------/X\\-| x2 d|-------------------------------------| A|-t14p10p7-t14p10p7-t14p10p7-t14p10p7-| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| x2 d|-------------------------------------| A|-t15p12p7-t15p12p7-t15p12p7-t15p12p7-| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| x2 d|---------------------------------| A|-t12p9p5-t12p9p5-t12p9p5-t12p9p5-| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x2 d|-------------------------------------| A|-t14p10p5-t14p10p5-t14p10p5-t14p10p5-| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| x2 d|---------------------------------| A|-t10p7p3-t10p7p3-t10p7p3-t10p7p3-| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x2 d|---------------------------------| A|-t12p7p3-t12p7p3-t12p7p3-t12p7p3-| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x2 d|-----------------------------|-------| A|-t9p5p2-t9p5p2-t9p5p2-t9p5p2-|-------| F|-----------------------------|-------| C|-----------------------------|-------| G|-----------------------------|-------| D|-----------------------------|--X\\--| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Lead into next section: d|-----------------| A|-----------------| F|-----------------| C|---------2-------| G|-5-4-2-0---5-4-2-| D|-----------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------| G|-4--------------7--------------| D|-2--------2-2-2-5--------5-5-5-| * * * * * * d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------| C|-4--------------7----------9----------| G|-2--------2-2-2-5----5-5-5-7----7-7-7-| D|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|-4--4---------------------------| D|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|-7--7---------------------------| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-4--4---------------------------| G|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|------------------| A|------------------| F|------------------| C|-7--7-------------| G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 2 d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|---4b6r4b6r4p2--------------------| C|---------------4-2----------------| G|-------------------4-3-2---2-4----| D|-2-----------------------5-----2~-| x5 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|-4b6r4b6r4p2--------------------| C|-------------4-2----------------| G|-----------------4-3-2---2-4----| D|-----------------------5-----2~-| d|---------------------| A|---------------------| F|-4b6r4b6r4p2---------| C|-------------4-2-----| G|-----------------4-3-| D|---------------------| Both guitars end with: x3 d|-----------------|--------------| A|-----------------|--------------| F|-----------------|--------------| C|---------2-------|--------------| G|-5-4-2-0---5-4-2-|--4----2-4--4-| D|-----------------|--2----0-2--2-| 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