Megadeth:  Disconnect  

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

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Date last modified:  August 24, 2006

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1                             
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----5-----4-------2----------4-5-|
A|---7-----5-----3~-----------6-----|
E|-0-----0-----0-------0-/7~--------|
   *     *     *       *   
Final time
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----5-----4-------2--------------|
A|---7-----5-----3~-----------------|
E|-0-----0-----0-------0-/7~--6-5-3-|
   *     *     *       *   


Riff 2                               x3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-----9----7-----9----7---------10-9-|
E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7-8------|
   * *        * *        * * 
  "Behind closed doors..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-----9----7-----9----7-----------10-|
E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7--8-----|
   * *        * *        * * 
  "...shaking..."


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-3p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-6p0-|
E|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------|
A|-0--0-3p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-6p0-5p0-2-|
E|--------------------------------0-|


Riff 1a                         
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----5-----4-------2----------4-5-|
A|---7-----5-----3~-----------6-----|
E|-0-----0-----0-------0-/7~--------|
   *     *     *       *   
  "Turn off your conscious..."

Final time
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----5-----4-------2------------|
A|---7-----5-----3~--------/6-5-4-|
E|-0-----0-----0-------0-0-/7-6-5-|
   *     *     *       * *
  "...that anything's real..."


Play Riff 2  "The key to save..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4  "Turn off your conscious..."


Lead into next section:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-[let ring]----------------2-[let ring]-|
E|-0---------------------------0------------|


Solo Rhythm:  Riffs 4, 5, 6, 6a

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)       (Play 2x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-2-3-5---|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-----2-------|
E|---------------------5-3---5-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)                (Play 2x)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

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

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


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)       (Play 3x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-2-3-5---|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-----2-------|
E|---------------------5-3---5-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-2-3-5---|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-3-3-3-2-3-2-----2-------|
E|---------------------5-3---5-3-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-12----(12)^------12----14-12------|
G|-12----(12)^------12----14-12------|
D|-------------14~-----14-------14~\-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------0tr2-|
D|-9-12-9-10----9---------------------------|
A|-----------12------10-8-7-~-7\------------|
E|----------------10--------------X\\-------|

     |
     V top note is faint
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--/9~---(9)\-------------------------|
G|--/9~---(9)\--/8~---6-8--9~--/11--9~-|
D|--------------/9~---7-9-10~--/12-10~-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------12-----------------------------------|
B|-----12---15-12-----------------------------|
G|-/14------------15-15-12----14-12^----------|
D|-------------------------14--------14-12-14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--12b14---(14)r12-12~~~~-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Note: Play the following finger-tap section twice.
                                  x2
e|-15t12p0-15t12p0-15t12p0-15t12p0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-14t10p0-14t10p0-14t10p0-14t10p0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                              x2
e|-12t8p0-12t8p0-12t8p0-12t8p0-|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
                              x2
e|-11t7p0-11t7p0-11t7p0-11t7p0-|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-15t12p0-15t12p0-15t12p0-15t12p0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-19t15p0-19t15p0-19t15p0-19t15p0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-20t15p0-20t15p0-20t15p0-20t15p0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-19t14p0-19t14p0-19t14p0-19t14p0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Final note
e|-12~~\-|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-12-12^----14-12------------------------|
G|-12-12^----14-12-14-------12------------|
D|--------14-------14-12-14----14~--(14)\-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-[17]20--(20)r18-[17]18-[17]18-[17]17^-[17]17^-17-17-15~\-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------12---------------------------|
B|-------12---15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17~~-|
G|-14b16--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-12-15-12-13----12----------------|
G|-------------14----12--14---------|
D|--------------------------12-14~\-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2   


Riff 2a                              x7
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-----9----7-----9----7---------10-9-|
E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7-8------|
   * *        * *        * * 
  "Turn off your conscious..."

Riff 2b                              x5
e|------------------------------------|-----|
B|------------------------------------|-----|
G|------------------------------------|-----|
D|------------------------------------|-----|
A|-----9----7-----9----7-----------10-|--2--|
E|-0-0---10---0-0---10---0-0-7--8-----|--0--|
   * *        * *        * * 
  "Turn off your conscious..."


Ending solos (Pitrelli)
#1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-[14]15r14--(14)b15-{14}~--14p12-14~\-|
D|----------------------a---------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|------7-8-7h8p7-------------------------|
G|----9-----------9-7-\2-0-2p0-2/4~--(4)\-|
D|-/9-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


#2
e|-------------6-7p6------------------|
B|-7h8p7---7-8-------7p5-8p7----------|
G|-------9-------------------9p7------|
D|-------------------------------10p9-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7p5-----------------------------|
D|-----7p5-9p7---------------------|
A|-------------10p9p7-7p6-7----10~-|
E|--------------------------8/-----|


#3
e|-17p12-----------------------------------------|
B|------15p12----12------------------------------|
G|------------15----15-14-13----14----12~--14p12-|
D|---------------------------14-14-14------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------11----11/14-15-16p15-16p15-14----------|
D|-14-12-13-14----14-------------------------17-16-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

                    x6
e|-------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------17h19h20-|
G|-16p15p14----------|-16p15p14-----16h18h19----------|
D|----------17p16p14-|----------17/-------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-17b19----17b19--17b19--17~----15p12-12~-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

                                                          x3
e|-15-15-15-----14-14-14-----12-12-12-----10-10-10-----10/-|
B|-17-17-17-...-15-15-15-...-13-13-13-...-12-12-12-...-12/-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|--16\--|
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