Megadeth:  Shadow Of Deth

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

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2005

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4-------|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--...--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
        "...forever!"

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5-------------|
A|-5--------7--------3--------5----|
E|----------5-----------------3----|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5--------3----|
A|-5--------7--------3--------1----|
E|----------5----------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5-------------|
A|-5--------7--------3--------5----|
E|----------5-----------------3----|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|
A|-1--------3--------6--------8----|
E|----------1--------4--------6----|


Guitar 3 (Comes in later)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------15-17----------------15--|
G|-14-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-13-15----18\17-17-------------15-----|
G|----------------------------------15--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------15-17--------20-------17-15----|
G|-14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15-------------------------------------15-|
G|-------15-17------------15-13-15-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|




Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5--------4--------3--2----|
A|-5--------3--------2--------1--0--5-|
E|----------------------------------3-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5--------4--------3--2----|
A|-5--------3--------2--------1--0--5-|
E|----------------------------------3-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| -----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|      |
E|---------------------------------|      |
                                          |--> Play 2x
e|---------------------------------|     |
B|---------------------------------|     |
G|---------------------------------|     |
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-12\-| ----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-10\-|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     |
E|---------------------------------|     |
                                         |
e|---------------------------------|     |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------------|     |
G|---------------------------------|     |
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-----| ----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-|


Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-5---5-6~--------6-5---6-5---|
G|---7-----7-----------7-----7-----7-|
D|-7-----------------7---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-5---5-6~--------6-8-6-5-6---|
G|---7-----7-----------7-----------7-|
D|-7-----------------7---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-5---5-6~--------6-5---6-5---|
G|---7-----7-----------7-----7-----7-|
D|-7-----------------7---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----6-5---5-6~--------6-8-6-5---6-5-----5-|
G|---7-----7-----------7---------7-----7-5---|
D|-7-----------------7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---7-8~--------8-7---8-7---|
G|----9-----9-----------9-----9-----9-|
D|-/9-----------------9---------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-----8-7---7-8~--------8-10-8-7-8---|
G|---9-----9-----------9------------9-|
D|-9-----------------9----------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----8-7---7-8~--------8-7---8-7---|
G|---9-----9-----------9-----9-----9-|
D|-9-----------------9---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-7---7-8~--------8-10-8-7---8-7-------|
G|---9-----9-----------9----------9-----9-7-7-|
D|-9-----------------9------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------18-17----17-18~----------18-17----18-17----|
G|-----19-------19--------------19-------19-------19-|
D|-/19-----------------------19----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------(13)-| <--Harmony note
B|-------18-17----17-18~----------18-20-18-17-18------|
G|----19-------19--------------19-----------------19--|
D|-19-----------------------19------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Harmony section:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------18-17----17-18~----------18-17----18-17----|
G|----19-------19--------------19-------19-------19-|
D|-19-----------------------19----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|-------18-17----17-18~--|
G|----19-------19---------|
D|-19---------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----13-17-15-13-15-17~------13-17-15-13-17-15-13-|
B|-15----------------------15----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----13-17-15-13-15-17~--|
B|-15---------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

End harmony section, back to one guitar for ending:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------18-20-18-17----18-17------------|
G|----19-------------19-------19-17-19~~-|
D|-19------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|



Ending:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4-------|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--...--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *



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