Megadeth:  Moto Psycho

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
  
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Date last modified:  August 27, 2002

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-1-3-3-3-3--1-3-3-3-3-|
   * * * *    * * * *   
  "Responsibility..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1---3-1-|
E|-1-3-3-3-3--1-3-3-3-3----3-----|
   * * * *    * * * *      * 
  "...an anchor..."


Riff 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7---7-|
A|-6666666...--6\3333333...-3/5-5-x-5-|
E|------------------------------------|
  "Got my wheels in motion..."


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Pitrelli)
e|------------15--------------------------------15-|
B|-18b20~~-------18p15--20b23r20--18b20~~----18----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p15----19p15----18----15h18p15----15----------------|
B|-------18-------18----18----------18----18-17-15-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------17h18-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

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

End Solo


Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7---7-|
A|-6666666...--6\3333333...-3/5-5-x-5-|
E|------------------------------------|
  "One way ticket nowhere..."

Guitar 2 (wah pedal)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-16----------16----16----------16----16----------|
G|----15----------------15----------------15-------|
D|-------17-15----17-------17-15----17-------17-15-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------3-----------3----|
A|---------------1-----------1--3-|
E|-3-333-333-333----3-333-33----1-|
   * *** *** ***    * *** **
  "Moto Psycho..."

Guitar 2 (wah pedal)
e|--------------------|
B|-12~~---[fades out]-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|


Lead into next section (fading effect):
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------3-----|
A|-5----4----3----1--3--|
E|-3----2----1-------1--|
  "Moto Psycho..."


Play Riff 1   "You know you can't resist..."
Play Riff 2   "Got my wheels in motion..."
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo (wah pedal) (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3h6p3-----3h6p3-----3-6p3-----6p3-3-6p3---6p3-3-|
G|-------6b7-------6b7-------6b7-----------6-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---5p3-5p3-------------------------------|
B|-3---------6p5p3-5-6p5p3-----------------|
G|-------------------------3---5p4p3---3~~-|
D|---------------------------5-------5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|--------15---------------------------------------|
B|-----------18p15-18b20--18p15--------------------|
G|-17b19------------------------17b18--18p17p15----|
D|----------------------------------------------17-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-20-18-15-15----------------------------|
B|-------------18-15----------------------|
G|-------------------18-17-15-------------|
D|----------------------------17-16-15-13-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2   "One way ticket nowhere..."
Play Riff 3   "Moto Psycho..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "One way ticket nowhere..."
Play Riff 3   "Moto Psycho..."


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