Megadeth: 13 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 16, 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 (Acoustic) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0---------| B|-----5----5---5--| G|---4--------4----| D|-----------------| A|-0---------------| E|-----------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|------5----7----5--| A|-2----3----4----3--| E|-0-----------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------5----2----3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4--| A|-2----3----0----1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2--| E|-0-------------------------------| * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-2----2----2----2--| E|-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 2 (Acoustic) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2--------------2--------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-3--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------4--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-3--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 2a Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2--------------2--------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-3--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------4--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-5--------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2--------------2--------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-3--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------4--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-5--------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 3 (Distortion) NOTE: Let all notes ring e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----2----0-------2----0----| D|------------2------------2-| A|--------------3-----3------| E|-0-----0-------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----2----0------------0----| D|------------2----4-------4-| A|-0-----0------2-----2------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----2----0-------2----0----| D|------------2------------2-| A|--------------3-----3------| E|-0-----0-------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----2----0--------------------| D|------------2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-0-----0------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|------------------------------| * * * * Riff 1b Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| 1st ending: e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------| 2nd ending: e|-------0---------| B|-----5----5---5--| G|---4--------4----| D|-----------------| A|-0---------------| E|-----------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| 1st ending: e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------5--------------| E|-------------------------------| 2nd ending: NOTE: Third guitar plays open A and holds until palm mutes e|-------0---------------------------| B|-----5----5---5--------------------| G|---4--------4----------------------| D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4---| A|-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------0-| * * * * * * Play Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) NOTE: Previous distortion chord rings throughout Solo (Acoustic) e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------7-8-------7-8-------7-8-10--8-7-------| G|-9~--------9~--------9~----------------9~--7-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|--------7-8-------------------------------------| G|-9~---------9~----5-7~----4-5---4---------------| D|------------------------------7---5-7--4-5------| A|-------------------------------------------5-7~-| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2a Play Riff 3 Play Riff 1b Use this for final distortion section: e|-------0-------------------------| B|-----5----5---5------------------| G|---4--------4--------------------| D|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-4-7-8-| A|-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-2-5-6-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * Riff 5 (Distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-8-9-----------7-8-| A|-7-----------5-6-7-----------5-6-| E|---0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9-----9-8-----8-7-----------7-10-| A|-7-----7-6-----6-5-----------5--8-| E|---0-0-----0-0-----6-6-6-6-6------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----9-8-----8-7-----------7-8-| A|-7-----7-6-----6-5-----------5-6-| E|---0-0-----0-0-----6-6-6-6-6-----| * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) 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 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----9-7----9------------------| D|-----7-5----7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|--------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-0-0------0--------------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----9-7----9------------------| D|-----7-5----7-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-0-0------0---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Final time: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----9-7----9------------------| D|-----7-5----7-4--4-4-4-4-4-7-8-| A|-0-0------0---2--2-2-2-2-2-5-6-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 6 (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|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 7 Riff 8 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9-----9-----9-----------------------| A|-7-777-7-777-7-9-10-----10-----10-10-| E|---------------7--8-888--8-888--8--8-| *** *** *** *** e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-11-----11-----11-11-10-----10-----10-9-| E|--9-999--9-999--9--9--8-888--8-888--8-7-| *** *** *** *** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9-----9-----9-----------------------| A|-7-777-7-777-7-9-10-----10-----10-10-| E|---------------7--8-888--8-888--8--8-| *** *** *** *** 1st ending: e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-11-----11-----11-11-12--------12--------12-12-| E|--9-999--9-999--9--9-10-101010-10-101010-10-10-| *** *** * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-----7-----7-7-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-| E|-5-555-5-555-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-| *** *** * * * * * Repeat the entire above riff, but 2nd ending is this now: 2nd ending: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7-----7-----7-7-8-8-8-8-8-9--9-9-9-2--| E|-5-555-5-555-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-7-0--| *** *** * * * * * * * * * Outro (Acoustic) e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-------------------------------| A|-4--------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0--------| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5-| G|---4--------4-----4--------4---| D|-2-----------------------------| A|----------------3--------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------0--------------0---------0--| B|-----5----5---5-----5----5---5--5--| G|---4--------4-----4--------4----4--| D|--------------------------------2--| A|-4--------------5---------------2--| E|--------------------------------0--| 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