Megadeth: Sleepwalker transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: April 30, 2007 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 (Clean) e|-------0-----------------| B|-----0---0---------0-----| G|---0-------0-----0---0---| D|-2-------------0-------0-| A|-------------2-----------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------0-----------------| G|-----0---0-------0-----0-| D|---2-------2---2---2-3---| A|-3-----------0-----------| E|-------------------------| e|-------0-----------------| B|-----0---0---------0-----| G|---0-------0-----0---0---| D|-2-------------0-------0-| A|-------------2-----------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------0-----------------| G|-----0---0-------0-------| D|---2-------2---2---2-----| A|-3-----------0-----------| E|---------------------3-2-| e|-------0-----------------| B|---------0---------0-----| G|-----0-----0-----0---0---| D|---2-----------0-------0-| A|-------------2-----------| E|-0-----------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------0-----------------| G|-----0---0-------0-----0-| D|---2-------2---2---2-3---| A|-3-----------0-----------| E|-------------------------| e|-------0-----------0-----| B|-----0---0-------3---3---| G|---0-------0---0-------0-| D|-2-----------4-----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-------0-----------------| B|-----0---0-------0-------| G|---0-------0---0---0-----| D|-------------------------| A|-4-----------3-----------| E|---------------------3-2-| Riff 2 (Distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| <-- Slight palm mutes D|-----------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000000-| * * ******** * * ******** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|------------------------8--| E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000-6--| * * ******** * * ***** Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000000-| * * ******** * * ******** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|------------------------8--| E|-0-0-00000000-0-0-00000-6--| * * ******** * * ***** Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-5h7------10p7------| E|-----0000------0000-| **** **** e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-9\8/9--------------| A|-7\6/7-----5h7---8--| E|-------000-----0-6--| *** * Riff 4 x3 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "I should be..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|----------------5--| E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3--| * * * * * * * "...night in my..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "Like last night..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "...sleep I got to..." Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------4-----------5-----| E|-2-0-2---2-0-2-0-2---2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "But then I woke..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------6-----------7-----| E|-2-0-2---2-0-2-0-2---2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "...safe in my little..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------11-----------12-----| A|-9-7-9----9-7-9-7-9----9-7-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------13-----------14-----| A|-9-7-9----9-7-9-7-9----9-7-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-5h7------10p7------| E|-----0000------0000-| **** **** "...bed..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-9\8/9--------------| A|-7\6/7-----5h7---8--| E|-------000-----0-6--| *** * Play Riff 4 "I get to force..." Play Riff 5 "No one is safe..." Riff 6 x2 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "And then I wake..." x2 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-5-5--5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * "And it was all just..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-7-7--7-5-7-5-7-8-7-5-| * * * * * * * * * * "And everything..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2-3---2-----------------| A|-----5---3-5-2-3---2-----| E|-----------------5---3-5-| "...is the same..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Let chords ring) x2 e|------0----------0-----| B|--------0----------0---| G|----------3----------3-| D|-----------------------| A|-4----------2----------| E|-2----------0----------| "Sleepwalker..." e|------0----------0-----| B|--------0----------0---| G|----------3----------6-| D|-----------------------| A|-4----------7----------| E|-2----------5----------| e|------0-----------0------| B|--------0-----------0----| G|----------8-----------11-| D|-------------------------| A|-9----------12-----------| E|-7----------10-----------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-4--------------------2--------------------| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-4--------------------7--------------------| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-4--------------------7--------------------| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2-2--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|----------4--| E|-2-2--2-0-2--| * * * * Solo (Drover) e|--------------------------| B|-17b19~~----(19)r17\--10/-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-14----14----------17----14----------| B|----17----17-14h17----17----17-14----| G|----------------------------------17-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-14----14-14-------------------------| G|----17-------17p14----16----14-------| D|-------------------16----16----18-16-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-14-----------------------------| D|----16-14----------16~----11/16-| A|----------16-15-14--------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-18-17-18-17-------18-17-18-17-------| D|-------------19-16-------------19-16-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-18-17-18-17--(17)b20r17--(17)b18-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------12-14-12-14-12/14-17p14-| B|----------14-16-------------------------| G|-17-16-17-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-19p14-19b20r19-17--------------| B|-------------------19~----(19)\-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-5h7------10p7------| E|-----0000------0000-| **** **** e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-9\8/9--------------| A|-7\6/7-----5h7---8--| E|-------000-----0-6--| *** * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-2----(2)----8\-2--------8\--| E|-0----(0)----6\-0--------6\--| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-2----(2)-------2------------| E|-0----(0)-------0------------| Play Riff 4 "You always make..." Play Riff 5 "No is safe..." Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 "No is safe..." Play Riff 6 "I'll call out the thunder..." Play Riff 7 "Sleepwalker..." Riff 9 x8 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-4-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-5-4-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----------------5----7--| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-3----5--| * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------17p14----19p14-17p14-| B|-19p17----17p14----19p14----------14-------------| G|-------14-------17-------17----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-19p17----17p14----19p14----17p14----------------| G|-------14-------17-------17-------17-17p14-16p14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-17-17p16p14-17-17p14-16p14-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-14^----16-----14-----16---------| G|-14^----16-----14-----16-----14~-| D|-----16-----16-----16-----16-----| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-19b21----(21)r19-19--17--14h17p14-------14----------| B|-----------------------------------17p14----17-14h17-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-14----------------------------------------------------| B|----17-14h17p14-------------14h17p14-------------------| G|----------------17p16p14-16----------17p16p14-16h17-16-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-17p16p14-16-------------------14h16p14-------------14h16-14~-| D|-------------16p15p14-14h15h16----------16-16p15p14-----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-55-5-555-8888-| * * ** * *** **** * * ** * *** **** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|----------------------------8--10--| E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-5555-6---8--| * * ** * *** **** * * **** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-55-5-555-8888-| * * ** * *** **** * * ** * *** **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------7--6-| E|-5-5-55-5-555-6666-5-5-5555-5--4-| * * ** * *** **** * * **** Solo (Drover) e|-------------------17-16h17p16---------------------| B|-/18--17-18-17~-----------------18h21p18--17h18p17-| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------17-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-19-18----19-18-19-18-18--------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------19-17-20-19-19-----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------20-20-19-17-20-19-17-19-16~-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------14-| G|-------------------14----------------14-15-17----| D|----------14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------| A|-17-16-17----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------17-171717-| B|----------------14-15-17------------------| G|-17-15-14-15-17----------15~--------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-17h18p17p15----17p15----------------------------| B|-------------18-------18-17-15-18-17-15-18-17-15-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----17-15-------15----------------15--------------------| G|-18-------18-16----18-16-15-16h18----18-(18)~~----(18)\-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9a x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-4-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-5-4-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------4-| E|-4-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-5-4-3-0--2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "I think you'd look..." Play Riff 5 "No is safe..." Play Riff 6 "And then I wake up again..." Play Riff 7 "Sleepwalker..." (Play 2x) Riff 7a (Song fades out with this) Guitar 1 (Let chords ring) x2 e|------0----------0-----| B|--------0----------0---| G|----------3----------3-| D|-----------------------| A|-4----------2----------| E|-2----------0----------| "Sleepwalker..." e|------0----------0-----| B|--------0----------0---| G|----------3----------6-| D|-----------------------| A|-4----------7----------| E|-2----------5----------| e|------0-----------0------| B|--------0-----------0----| G|----------8-----------11-| D|-------------------------| A|-9----------12-----------| E|-7----------10-----------| Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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