Rattlehead Chords
by Megadeth
Rattlehead by Megadeth is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro:
D)-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-7-5-5----
A)--------------------------------
E)--------------------------------
D)-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-7-5-5---5-----
A)-------------------------------3-----
E)-------------------------------------
verse:
D)-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-7-5-5----
A)--------------------------------
E)--------------------------------
D)-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8-7-7-5-5----
A)--------------------------------
E)--------------------------------
D)-------------------------------------------------5-5-5
A)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3
E)------------------------------------------------------
last time, finish with:
D)--3--2--------------
A)--1--0---5--4--3----
E)---------3--2--1----
then:
D)------------------------------------------------------
A)-2-------------3-------------4-------------5----------
E)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0
"Rattlehead!"
D)-0-7-7-7-5-5-5--7-h-8-p-7-p-5--7-p-5--------
A)--------------------------------------------
E)---------------------------------------8----
"you...your head"
G)------------------------------------------------
D)-7-----10-------7------12-\-10------7-----10----
A)-5-5-5--8--5-5--5-5-5--10-\--8--5-5-5-5-5--8----
E)------------------------------------------------
G)---------------------------
D)------7---------5--5-/-7---
A)-5-5--5--x-x-x--3--3-/-5---
E)---------------------------
G)---------------------------------------------
D)-----10------7------12-\-10------7-----10----
A)-5-5--8--5-5-5-5-5--10-\--8--5-5-5-5-5--8----
E)---------------------------------------------
G)--------7-/-8-\-7-----------------
D)--------5-/-6-\-5----5--5-/-7-----
A)-5-5-5---------------3--3-/-5-----
E)----------------------------------
solo rhythm:
G)----------------5-h-7-p-5-------------------------
D)--7-7--0-0-0-0-------------7-7--0-0-0-0--- etc.---
A)--------------------------------------------------
E)--------------------------------------------------
"there's someone back in the shadows":
G)----------------5-h-7-p-5------------------
D)--7-7--0-0-0-0-------------7-7--0-0-0-0----
A)-------------------------------------------
E)-------------------------------------------
G)--5-h-7-p-5----------------5-h-7-p-5---------
D)-------------5-5--0-0-0-0-------------7-7----
A)---------------------------------------------
E)---------------------------------------------
G)-------5-----------
D)--0-0--3---5--7----
A)-----------3--5----
E)-------------------
then:
D)--7------5--7-------------------------------------
A)--5--6---3--5-------------------------------------
E)-----4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----
the ending is just a D5 chord, with alternate picking on the root. that's it!