Megadeth: Play For Blood 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 07, 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 (Fade in): e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--0-| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--0-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------8----7-| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--x-6--x-5-| Solo (Mustaine) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-14tr17---[slowly dive on tremolo bar ]-| G|----------[then do miscellaneous slides]-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 1 x2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--0-| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------4-x-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----| "Everybody..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------| A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-| "...inside..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------4--4--------| A|-4-----2--2--------| E|-2--5--------5--0--| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------4-x-| A|---------------------------------2----------| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----5-2-----| "Any place..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------| A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-| "...lives..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------4--4-----3--| A|-4-----2--2p0---3--| E|-2--5---------0-1--| * Riff 2 (Slide down off last notes final time) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------5----------8---7h8p7p5-| A|-7--5-7-5-7----x-7---7---------| E|-7--5-7---7--------------------| "With fire and lightning..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------5---------------| A|-7--5-7-5-7----x-5--x-6-| E|-7--5-7---7----x-5--x-6-| "...shooting..." Riff 1a e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------4-x-| A|---------------------------------2----------| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2-----5-2-----| "Any place..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------| A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-| "...flight..." x2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------4--4--------| A|-4-----2--2--------| E|-2--5--------5--0--| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-------4--2--/5--| A|-4-----2--2--/5--| E|-2--5------------| Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Drover) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------12--(12)b13r12~----x-/14b15r14\13-10-| G|-9d4r9--11---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------12----------------| B|-12h13-----12-----------12----15p12----14p12-| G|--------14----15d14r15--------------14-------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|----12-------12-------15----15b17~-| G|-15----14-15----14p12----12--------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-14----14-------------------------------| B|----17----17b19-17b19~~-{17}~--(19)r17\-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-| E|-2--0-2-5-2----x-----------| * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----------------8----7-| A|-4--------4------8----7-| E|-2--0-2-5-2----x----x---| * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-16b18--{16}-{16}-{16}-{16}-...-[slowly release bend]-16~-| D|--------------------------------[ while picking ]-----| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------14h16p14-------------------------------------| B|-14h16h17----------17p16p14----------14h16p14----------| G|----------------------------14h16h17----------17p16p14-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------14h16p14-------------14h16p14----------| D|-14h16h17----------16-14h16h17----------17p16p14-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|----------14h16p14--------------------------------------| A|-14h16h17----------17p16p14----------14-15-16~----(16)\-| E|----------------------------14h16h17--------------------| End Solo Riff 1b e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------8----7-| E|-2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--x-6--x-5-| Play Riff 1 But don't repeat first line Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1a Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Drover) e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--/17\--| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|------17----17~----18-[17]18r17-(17)b18----(18)r17----17-----| G|-9/16----16----------------------------------------16----16~-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15h19----15h19----15h20----15h19----15----15h17-| B|-------17-------17-------17-------17----17-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-19/20-19-19p15-14-15p14----14h15----14----14----------------| G|-------------------------16-------16----16----16/-18~--(18)\-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------14----16p14-------------| A|-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-------16p15p14----| E|-14-17----------17-------------------------------17-| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------14----16p14-------------| D|-------14h15p14----14h15h16----16-------16p15p14----| A|-14h16----------16-------------------------------16-| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------14-14----14----| B|----------------------------14----17-14-------17----17-| G|-------14h16p14----14h16h17----17----------------------| D|-14h16----------16-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-20p18p14-18p17p14-------------------| B|-------------------19p17p14-17p16p14-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-19p17p14-----------------------------| G|----------17p16p14--------------------| D|-------------------17p16p14-----------| A|----------------------------16p14-----| E|----------------------------------16~-| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-6----6----------5-4-0-7-| E|-4----4----5-4-2-------5-| * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6----6------8----7-| E|-4----4----x-6--x-5-| Solo (Drover) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-------19~~----------------16------------| G|-18b20---------18b19r18-16----18-17-16~~-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------16-------------16----------16----------| B|-19-19b20-----19p16-19b20----19p16h19----19p16h19-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-16----------16---------19b21~~--16-------------| B|----19p16h19----19p16-x-------------19b21~------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------16\-| End Solo Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-8----8----------7-6-0-9-| E|-6----6----7-6-4-------7-| * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-8----8------8----7-| E|-6----6----x-6--x-5-| Solo (Mustaine) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------6-| D|------------------8--6----------6-7-----| A|------8-6-7-8-6h8-8--6----6-7-8-----8---| E|-X\\------------------------------------| e|-----------------18-----18-----18----| The last notes here are played B|--------------------18-----18-----18-| while diving with the trem. bar. G|-8--6--8b10~~--------\------------/--| So start diving on the b18 note D|----------------------\==========/---| and keep a steady dive until last A|-------------------------------------| note where you dive down a lot. E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| -----| A|-4----4----------------| | E|-2----2----x-3-2-0-2-0-| | * * * * |--> Play 3x e|--------------------| | B|--------------------| | G|--------------------| --------| D|--------------------| A|-7----7-----------7-| E|-5----5----x-2--x-5-| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-4----4----------------| A|-2----2----------------| E|-----------x-3-2-0-2-0-| * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7----7--------------9--9-----------| A|-5----5------8----7--7--7-----------| E|-----------x-6--x-5--------00000000-| ******** Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-0-5-2--2/-8-8-8-8-5-5-7-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|----------------2--4/5--| E|-2-2-2-0-5-2----0--2/3--| * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|------------------------| B|-17---------------------| G|-16b18----14------------| D|-------------16~--------| A|------------------------| E|--------------------X\\-| e|-------14--------------------------------------| B|----14----17p14-------14-----------------------| G|-16-------------16b17----17-16p14----16----14~-| D|----------------------------------16----16-----| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------14-16p14----14-----------------------------| D|-14-16----------16----16p15p14----14--------------| A|-------------------------------16----16p14--------| E|-------------------------------------------17-14~-| The first three notes lightly ring into the last note for these diminished groups. So hold the first three notes and strike them using a downstroke, then upstroke the e17. e|-------14-17----------14-17--------14-17--------14-17-| B|----16-------------16-----------16-----------16-------| G|-17-------------17-----------17-----------17----------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-19-17-14-14-14-14-19-17-14-14-14-14-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-20-18-15-15-15-15-20-18-15-15-15-15-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-21-19-16-16-16-16-21-19-16-16-16-16-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-22-20-17-17-17-17-22-20-17-17-17-17-21----(21)\-| G|-------------------------------------20----(20)\-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------x-4h5---4---------| E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------7---5h7-4h5-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------x-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-7-4--1//-11\\--| * * * * * * Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Solo (Drover) e|---------------22----19----------| B|-19b21--{19}~-----21----21-------| G|---------------------------20\16-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----18----16----------------------------| D|-18----18----18-16----16-------------16-| A|-------------------18----18-17-16-15-15-| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------7----------------| G|----------------------6h7h9---9p7p6-----8/16-| D|-(16)----16~----6h7h9---------------9p7------| A|-(15)----15~---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------14----14----14------| G|-16b18----{16}-{16}-{16}-(18)r16-----17----16----14~--| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|----------14----------------14-------| G|-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-16-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------14----------------14----| B|----------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-14-16-17----17-| G|-14-16-17-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------15-------------16-17-19b21~--(21)r19p17----17-14~--(14)\-| B|-14-16-17----17-16-17-19--------------------------19---------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 (Out chorus and solo rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4-------3--2-2-0-| E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------| * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-| E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------| * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------4-x-| A|-4--------4------3p0-2p0-----| E|-2----0-5-2----0-------------| * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4h5p4-2-4p2-----2---------------| A|-------------4p3---4-3-2-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------x-x-x-x-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4-------3--2-2-0-| E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------| * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4------3~--2-2-0-| E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------| * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4------3p0-2-2-0-| E|-2----0-5-2----0-----------| * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------2h4p2---2-4-5p4p2-------| D|-4h5-2-4---2-----------4-----------5p4p2-| A|---------5---4h5-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Repeat above, end with: e|------| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|--4\--| E|--2\--| Ending Solos: Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--4b6-4--2--4--2~--| D|---------------a---| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| End Solo Solo (Drover) e|----14-19----14-19----14-19----14----------| B|-17-------17-------17-------17----17-14----| G|----------------------------------------17-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-14-----------17-16-14----14---------------------------------| B|-----------------------17----17-14----14---------------------| G|----17-16-14-----------------------17----17-16-14------------| D|--------------------------------------------------16~--(16)\-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-17-14----14-14-14-19-14----14-14-14-| B|-------17----------------17----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17-14----14-14-14-19-14----14-14-14---------------| B|-------17----------------17----------17b19~--(17)\-| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Drover) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-16b18-16-14-16-14~~-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-16p14----14-16h17p16p14----------------------| D|-------16----------------17-16-14-16~~--(16)\-| 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