The Vault of Deth:
The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection
http://abysslord.com/megadeth/
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4-------|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--...--|
* * * * * * * *
Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
* * * * * * * *
"...forever!"
Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5-------------|
A|-5--------7--------3--------5----|
E|----------5-----------------3----|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5--------3----|
A|-5--------7--------3--------1----|
E|----------5----------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5-------------|
A|-5--------7--------3--------5----|
E|----------5-----------------3----|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|
A|-1--------3--------6--------8----|
E|----------1--------4--------6----|
Guitar 3 (Comes in later)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------15-17----------------15--|
G|-14-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-13-15----18\17-17-------------15-----|
G|----------------------------------15--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------15-17--------20-------17-15----|
G|-14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15-------------------------------------15-|
G|-------15-17------------15-13-15-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5--------4--------3--2----|
A|-5--------3--------2--------1--0--5-|
E|----------------------------------3-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5--------4--------3--2----|
A|-5--------3--------2--------1--0--5-|
E|----------------------------------3-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| -----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |
E|---------------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
e|----------------------------------| |
B|----------------------------------| |
G|----------------------------------| |
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-/12\-| ----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-/10\-|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |
E|---------------------------------| |
|
e|---------------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-----| ----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10-9-7-10-9-7-|
D|-7------------------7-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8-----------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10---10-9-10-7-|
D|-7------------------7------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10-9-7-10-9-7-|
D|-7------------------7-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8--------------------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10---10-9-7-10-9-7----9-|
D|-7------------------7----------------------10---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12-11-9-12-11-9-|
D|-/9--------------------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10------------|
G|---9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12----12-11-12-9-|
D|-9--------------------9--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12-11-9-12-11-9-|
D|-9--------------------9-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10-----------------------|
G|---9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12----12-11-9-12-11-9-------|
D|-9--------------------9-------------------------12-12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15-18-17-15-17-18~------15-18-17-15-18-17-15-|
G|-/14----------------------14----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------15---------(13)-| <--Harmony note
B|----15-18-17-15-17-18~------15-18----18-17-18-15--|
G|-14----------------------14-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Harmony section:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-18-17-15-17-18~------15-18-17-15-18-17-15-|
G|-14----------------------14----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|----15-18-17-15-17-18~---|
G|-14----------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----13-17-15-13-15-17~------13-17-15-13-17-15-13-|
B|-15----------------------15----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----13-17-15-13-15-17~---|
B|-15----------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
End harmony section, back to one guitar for ending:
e|----------15---------------------------|
B|----15-18----18-17-15-18-17-15----15~~-|
G|-14----------------------------17------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Ending:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4-------|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--...--|
* * * * * * * *
Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
* * * * * * * *
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