Megadeth: Blessed Are The Dead 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: August 2, 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 Intro e|---------------------------| B|------------------------5--| G|------------------------4--| D|-------9----------------2--| A|-5p0---7----------------2--| E|-----0------------------0--| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------9--------------5--| A|-5p0---7--------5p0---3--| E|-----0--------------0----| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------2-----------------| A|-5p0---0--------5p0---2--| E|-----0--------------0-0--| NOTE: The best way to see how this riff is arranged is to view the PDF or Powertab file as the timing is important. Basically Guitar 1 holds the chords longer than Guitar 2, then towards the end they alternate playing until they finally both play the same thing. Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------9-------(9)-------| A|-5p0---7-------(7)-------| E|-----0-------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------9--------------9--| A|-5p0---7--------5p0---7--| E|-----0--------------0----| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------9----------9--| A|-5p0---7----5p0---7--| E|-----0----------0----| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------9--------------9--------------| A|-5p0---7--------5p0---7----------5-3-| E|-----0------0-0-----0----0-0-0-0-3-1-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------9--------------5--| -----| A|-5p0---7--------5p0---3--| | E|-----0--------------0----| | | e|-------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-------------------------| | G|-------------------------| | D|-------2-----------------| -----| A|-5p0---0--------5p0---2--| E|-----0--------------0-0--| x2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-5p0---2----5p0---2--| E|-----0-0--------0-0--| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------9----------9--| A|-5p0---7----5p0---7--| E|-----0----------0----| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------9--------------9--------------| A|-5p0---7--------5p0---7----------5-3-| E|-----0------0-0-----0----0-0-0-0-3-1-| * * * * * * Riff 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-4------2-x-5-x-3-4------2-5-3-| E|-2--2-2-0-x-3-x-1-2--2-2-0-3-1-| * * * * "The doctrine..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-4------2-x-5-x-3-4------/5p0---| E|-2--2-2-0-x-3-x-1-2--2-2------0-| * * * * "Nation will rise..." Riff 3 (On second verse, the last three ) (E5 chords become just single a|-7-| notes.) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9--------------9--------------| A|-7--------5p0---7--------5p0---| E|----0-000-----0----0-000-----0-| * *** * *** "wash me in..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9--------------9----------------| A|-7--------5p0---7--------5p0-0-3-| E|----0-000-----0----0-000---------| * *** * *** "..let me be..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2--------5p0---2--------5p0---| E|-0--0-000-----0-0--0-000-----0-| * *** * *** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2--------5p0---2--------5p0-0-3-| E|-0--0-000-----0-0--0-000---------| * *** * *** Riff 4 Guitar 1 x3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------5-3--5-3-2--------| E|-/5~--5~--3-5-------------3-0-3-| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--------------5-3--5-3-4--5--6-| E|-/5~--5~--3-5------------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------5-3--5-3-2--------| E|-/5~--5~--3-5-------------3-0-3-| * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------8-7--8-7-5--------| E|-/8~--8~--7-8-------------7-3-7-| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--------------8-7--8-7-4--5--6-| E|-/8~--8~--7-8------------------| Riff 5 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7--------5p0---2--------5p0---| E|----0-000-----0-0--0-000-----0-| * *** * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7--8-7---7-5---2--------5p0---| E|-5--6-5-0-5-3-0-0--0-000-----0-| * * * *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7--------5p0---2--------5p0---| E|----0-000-----0-0--0-000-----0-| * *** * *** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------9-| A|-7--8-7---7-5---2--------5p0---7---7-| E|-5--6-5-0-5-3-0-0--0-000-----0---0---| * * * *** * Play Riff 1 but leave off the very first part, and ending is just: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------9--------------9--------------| A|-5p0---7--------5p0---7----------5-3-| E|-----0------0-0-----0----0-0-0-0-3-1-| * * * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Use this for the ending to Riff 5: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7--8-7---7-5---2----------5-3-| E|-5--6-5-0-5-3-0-0--0-000-0-3-1-| * * * *** * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-4------2-x-5-x-3-4------2-5-3-| E|-2--2-2-0-x-3-x-1-2--2-2-0-3-1-| * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-4------2-x-5-x-3-4------5-4---| E|-2--2-2-0-x-3-x-1-2--2-2-3-2-0-| * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-----------------------------| A|-7--------5p0---2--------5p0---| E|----0-000-----0-0--0-000-----0-| * *** * *** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7--8-7---7-5---2------| E|-5--6-5-0-5-3-0-0----0-| * * Solo (Drover) e|------------------14h16p14----14-------14-16----14-16-17-| B|-17b19r17-17b19~-----------17----16h17-------17----------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-21----(21)b22r21~----------| B|----------------------12/21-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-19----19\17----17\16----16----------------------| B|----21-------19-------17----17\16-14-16----16\15-| G|----------------------------------------17-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15\14----14p12----------------14--------------------------| G|-16-------16-------14----14-15h16----16-14-16-14-13~--(13)d12-| D|----------------------16--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 (Play 2x) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-6-5-3-0-5-0-6-5-3-0-5-0-6-5-3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-5-5-| A|-------------------------3-3-3-| E|-6-5-3-0-5-0-6-5-3-0-5-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7h9-7----------9-10-9~-7-------------7/8-| E|-------777-0-00------------000-3-0--0-5/6-| *** ** *** * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7h9-7----------9-10-9~-7-------------7/8-| E|-------888-0-00------------000-3-0--0-5/6-| *** ** *** * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7h9-7----------9-10-9~-7-------------7/8-| E|-------999-0-00------------000-3-0--0-5/6-| *** ** *** * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7h9-7----------9-10-9~-7-----------------| E|-------888-0-00------------000-6530-5650--| *** ** *** **** **** Solo (Mustaine, starts with pick slide) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7---------5---------7---5---| A|---7--7--7---7--7--7---7---7-| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-5---------7---------8---9---10---(10)\-| A|---7--7--7---7--7--7---7---7--7----(7)\-| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-14h15p14p12-14p12----12-15p12----14p12----15p12-| D|-------------------14----------14-------14-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-14~----14~----14~----[14]17\-| D|---------a------a-------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-------2--------5----------8-----------11-| B|-----4--------7---------10----------13----| G|-2h5------5h8------8h11-------11h14-------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|--------------------14----(14)b15-| G|-16-13--------12h14-14----(14)b15-| D|-------14~------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-x-14--13-13--12-12-----------------------------------| A|---------------------14-14--13-13-12------------------| E|--------------------------------------15-12~----(12)\-| End Solo Solo (Drover) e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-5------5/14-| D|-5-----------| A|-------------| E|----12\------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-1717----------1818----------1717----------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------14141414------14141414------14141414-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|-1515----------------------------------| G|---------------1717------1616------17~-| D|------14141414------1414------1414-----| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------14-------| A|----------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-| E|-14-15-17----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------14----------14-16-18~-| D|----------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-17-----------| A|-14-16-17-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-18p16----16-18p16-18p16----16\14----16----14\12-14~-| D|-------18----------------18-------16----16-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------17-19-19b20~-(19)p17----17------------| G|-16-17----------------------17----16~--(16)\-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------10h12h14p12----------------------------| B|-12h13-------------13p10-12h13p12-10----------| G|-------------------------------------12-11h12-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-10-12h13p12p10--------------------------| G|----------------13p12p10\7h9h10p9p7---9~-| D|------------------------------------9----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Ending: e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-9--------9-9-9-12--------12-12-12-| A|-7--------7-7-7-10--------10-10-10-| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-5--------7-7-7-2---------4-4-4----| A|-3--------5-5-5-0---------2-2-2-2--| 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