Mechanix Chords

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Mechanix by Megadeth is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Standard Tuning Down 1/2 Step 
 
Intro: 
 
E |-------------------------------------------- 
B |-------------------------------------------- 
G |---4----5-----------------4----5------------ 
D |---4----5----4-4/5-4-5----4----5-----------2       X3 
A |---2----3----4-4/5-4-5----2----3-----------2 
E |-------------2-2/3-2-3---------------0-2-3-0 
P.M.            .     .                 . . . 
 
Main Riff: (Timeing or Number may be off on G2) 
 
G |-------------------------5---7/5-2 
D |--------------2-2--------5-5-7/5-2 
A |--------------2-2--------3-5-5/3-0 
E |---pick slide-0-0----------3------- 
 
Guitar 2 
D |-------------------------------------------------------7p5------------- 
A |--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7------7p5-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---------7p5------7p5--575757 
E |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h7------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h7-------------------000000 
 
Verse: 
 
G|------9------9------9-7-7------9------9------9-5-7------9------9------9- 
D|------9------9------9-7-7------9------9------9-5-7------9------9------9- 
A|------7------7------7-5-5------7------7------7-3-5------7------7------7- 
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- 
PM . . .  . . .  . . .      . . .  . . .  . . .      . . .  . . .  . . . 
 
G|-12/9-5---7/5 
D|-12/9-5-5-7/5 
A|-10/7-3-5-5/3 
E|--------3---- 
 
Chorus: 
 
G|-9----9-7---7-5---5-4---------------4-5-4-- 
D|-9----9-7---7-5---5-4---------------4-5-4-5 
A|-7----7-5---5-3---3-2---------------2-3-2-5 
E|----------------------pick scrape---------3 
                    *End 1          * *End 2 
 
Break Down: 
Play as fast as you can, use alturnate picking. 
Riff 1: 
D|--------------------- 
A|--------------------- 
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000- 
PM .... .... .... .... 
 
Riff 2: 
G|----------------10/9-9----------------10 
D|----------------10/9-9----------------10 
A|----------------8-/7-7----------------8- 
E|-0000-0000-0000--------0000-0000-0000--- 
PM .... .... ....        .... .... .... 
 
Then the solo starts off like this: 
 
E|----------10-9p7 
B|-----10-10------ 
G|--9-9--9-------- 
D|-8-8------------ 
A|7--------------- 
E|---------------- 
 
 
Band: Megadeth 
Album: Killing Is My Business?And Business Is Good! 
Song: Mechanix 
 
Standard Tuning Down 1/2 Step 
 
Intro: 
 
E |-------------------------------------------- 
B |-------------------------------------------- 
G |---4----5-----------------4----5------------ 
D |---4----5----4-4/5-4-5----4----5-----------2       X3 
A |---2----3----4-4/5-4-5----2----3-----------2 
E |-------------2-2/3-2-3---------------0-2-3-0 
P.M.            .     .                 . . . 
 
Main Riff: (Timeing or Number may be off on G2) 
 
G |-------------------------5---7/5-2 
D |--------------2-2--------5-5-7/5-2 
A |--------------2-2--------3-5-5/3-0 
E |---pick slide-0-0----------3------- 
 
Guitar 2 
D |-------------------------------------------------------7p5------------- 
A |--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7------7p5-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---------7p5------7p5--575757 
E |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h7------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h7-------------------000000 
 
Verse: 
 
G|------9------9------9-7-7------9------9------9-5-7------9------9------9- 
D|------9------9------9-7-7------9------9------9-5-7------9------9------9- 
A|------7------7------7-5-5------7------7------7-3-5------7------7------7- 
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- 
PM . . .  . . .  . . .      . . .  . . .  . . .      . . .  . . .  . . . 
 
G|-12/9-5---7/5 
D|-12/9-5-5-7/5 
A|-10/7-3-5-5/3 
E|--------3---- 
 
Chorus: 
 
G|-9----9-7---7-5---5-4---------------4-5-4-- 
D|-9----9-7---7-5---5-4---------------4-5-4-5 
A|-7----7-5---5-3---3-2---------------2-3-2-5 
E|----------------------pick scrape---------3 
                    *End 1          * *End 2 
 
Break Down: 
Play as fast as you can, use alturnate picking. 
Riff 1: 
D|--------------------- 
A|--------------------- 
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000- 
PM .... .... .... .... 
 
Riff 2: 
G|----------------10/9-9----------------10 
D|----------------10/9-9----------------10 
A|----------------8-/7-7----------------8- 
E|-0000-0000-0000--------0000-0000-0000--- 
PM .... .... ....        .... .... .... 
 
Then the solo starts off like this: 
 
E|----------10-9p7 
B|-----10-10------ 
G|--9-9--9-------- 
D|-8-8------------ 
A|7--------------- 
E|---------------- 
 
 
Band: Megadeth 
Album: Killing Is My Business?And Business Is Good! 
Song: Mechanix 
 
Standard Tuning Down 1/2 Step 
 
Intro: 
 
E |-------------------------------------------- 
B |-------------------------------------------- 
G |---4----5-----------------4----5------------ 
D |---4----5----4-4/5-4-5----4----5-----------2       X3 
A |---2----3----4-4/5-4-5----2----3-----------2 
E |-------------2-2/3-2-3---------------0-2-3-0 
P.M.            .     .                 . . . 
 
Main Riff: (Timeing or Number may be off on G2) 
 
G |-------------------------5---7/5-2 
D |--------------2-2--------5-5-7/5-2 
A |--------------2-2--------3-5-5/3-0 
E |---pick slide-0-0----------3------- 
 
Guitar 2 
D |-------------------------------------------------------7p5------------- 
A |--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7------7p5-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---------7p5------7p5--575757 
E |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h7------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5h7-------------------000000 
 
Verse: 
 
G|------9------9------9-7-7------9------9------9-5-7------9------9------9- 
D|------9------9------9-7-7------9------9------9-5-7------9------9------9- 
A|------7------7------7-5-5------7------7------7-3-5------7------7------7- 
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-- 
PM . . .  . . .  . . .      . . .  . . .  . . .      . . .  . . .  . . . 
 
G|-12/9-5---7/5 
D|-12/9-5-5-7/5 
A|-10/7-3-5-5/3 
E|--------3---- 
 
Chorus: 
 
G|-9----9-7---7-5---5-4---------------4-5-4-- 
D|-9----9-7---7-5---5-4---------------4-5-4-5 
A|-7----7-5---5-3---3-2---------------2-3-2-5 
E|----------------------pick scrape---------3 
                    *End 1          * *End 2 
 
Break Down: 
Play as fast as you can, use alturnate picking. 
Riff 1: 
D|--------------------- 
A|--------------------- 
E|-0000-0000-0000-0000- 
PM .... .... .... .... 
 
Riff 2: 
G|----------------10/9-9----------------10 
D|----------------10/9-9----------------10 
A|----------------8-/7-7----------------8- 
E|-0000-0000-0000--------0000-0000-0000--- 
PM .... .... ....        .... .... .... 
 
Then the solo starts off like this: 
 
E|----------10-9p7 
B|-----10-10------ 
G|--9-9--9-------- 
D|-8-8------------ 
A|7--------------- 
E|---------------- 
 
 
i'm still trying to tab out the ending solo but if there any mistakes just email me or something 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante