Megadeth: Deadly Nightshade transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 12, 2011 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/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----7b8-----------------| A|--------7-8-7~----5-4-3-| E|-0--------------0-3-2-1-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----7b8-----------------| A|--------7-8-7~----2-1-0-| E|-0--------------0-3-2-1-| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------3---3-| E|-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-1-0-1-| * * *** * * *** * * *** * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------------------------3-| E|-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-0-023-1-| * * *** * * *** * * *** Riff 3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------/8---/8-| E|-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-/6-0-/6-| * * *** * * *** * * *** * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------/7---/6-| A|---------------------------/5---/4-| E|-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-0-023-0----0----| * * *** * * *** * * *** * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------3---3-| E|-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-1-0-1-| * * *** * * *** * * *** * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------3-----| A|-------------------------1--3--| E|-0-0-023-0-0-023-0-0-023----1--| * * *** * * *** * * *** Play Riff 1 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 1 use this for ending: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----7b8------------------------| A|---------7-8-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-| E|-0-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| Riff 4 x3 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-7--7------------------| A|-5--5--8-8-8-7----5-7--| E|-5--5--6-6-6-5----3-5--| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--7-------------------| A|-5--5--8-8-8-7----5-4-3-| E|-5--5--6-6-6-5----3-2-1-| Play Riff 1 Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7-6-5--------------7-6-5--------------| E|--------0-00-0-0000--------0-00-0-0000-| * ** * **** * ** * **** e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------5b6---| A|-7-6-5--------------7-6-5------7-6-5------7-| E|--------0-00-0-0000--------000--------------| * ** * **** *** Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm, harmony guitar plays notes in () ) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-(9-8-7)------------(9-8-7)-------------| A|--7-6-5--------------7-6-5--------------| E|---------0-00-0-0000--------0-00-0-0000-| * ** * **** * ** * **** e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------(7b8)----| D|-(9-8-7)------------(9-8-7)----(9-8-7)-5b6-(9)-| A|--7-6-5--------------7-6-5------7-6-5-------7--| E|---------0-00-0-0000--------000----------------| * ** * **** *** Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-222--2222-2-0-333--3333-5-0-| *** **** * * *** **** * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------1-| A|---------------------------1-| E|-222--2222-2-0-333--3333-5---| *** **** * * *** **** * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2-------------5--------1-| A|-2-------------5--------1-| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2---------/8-5-7------5------1-| A|-2---------/8-5-7------5------1-| E|---0-0-0-0---------0-0----0-0---| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2-------------5--------1-| A|-2-------------5--------1-| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-2---------/8-5-7------5------3-| A|-2---------/8-5-7------5------3-| E|---0-0-0-0---------0-0----0-0---| * * * * * * * * Solo (Broderick) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------------2----------| D|-4-------------2--------3-| A|-4----------------------3-| E|---2-2-2-2-2-2------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------/5-2-4------2--------| D|-4---------/5-2-4------2------3-| A|-4----------------------------3-| E|---2-2-2-2-----------2------2---| * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------------2----------| D|-4-------------2--------3-| A|-4----------------------3-| E|---2-2-2-2-2-2------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------/5-2-4--------------| D|-4---------/5-2-4--------------| A|-4-----------------------5-4-3-| E|---2-2-2-2---------------3-2-1-| * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| 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