#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# RATTLEHEAD (Bassline) As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1985 Album KILLING IS MY BUSINESS... AND BUSINESS IS GOOD!) Transcribed by livingzombie Words and Music by Dave Mustaine Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Ellefson' Intro Q=180 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 W +W |------------|----------|--------| |------------|----------|--------| |------------|-3--------|-(3)----| |------------|----------|--------| Verse $ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q 3x |---------------------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------o|| |-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--o|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------| |---------------------------------|-------------------3-2--| Solo To Coda S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E 4x ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|| Bridge D.S. al Coda S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----o|| ||o-----------------------------3-|-----------------------------3--o|| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Solo continued & S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----o|| ||o-----------------------------3-|-----------------------------3--o|| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Verse Q=128 W +W Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S S S S S |----------|------------||--------------|----------------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------||o----3-----5--|----3-----------------| |----------|------------||o-5-----5-----|-5-----5-x-x-x-3---4--| |----------|------------||--------------|----------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S S S S S |-------------|----------------------|| |----3-----5--|----3----5S6S5-------o|| |-5-----5-----|-5-----5-------3---4-o|| |-------------|----------------------|| Q Q E S S S E. Q Q E S S S S S S |------------------|-----------------------| |----3--------5-3--|----3------------------| |-5-----5-x-x------|-5-----5-x-x-x-3---4---| |------------------|-----------------------| Q Q E S S S E. Q Q E S S S S S S |------------------|---------------------| |----3--------5-3--|----3----5S6S5-------| |-5-----5-x-x------|-5-----5-------3---4-| |------------------|---------------------| Q Q E S S S E. Q Q E S S S S S S |------------------|----------------------| |----3--------5-3--|----3-----------------| |-5-----5-x-x------|-5-----5-x-x-x-3---4--| |------------------|----------------------| Original Tempo Q=180 Q Q E S S S E. Q Q H +W |------------------|------------|--------| |----3--------5-3--|----6-------|--------| |-5-----5-x-x------|-5-----5----|-(5)----| |------------------|------------|--------| Solo |-3-| E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E Q Q Q ||--7-7--------5h7p5-|-7-7--------5h7p5-|-7-7--------5h7p5-|----------------|| ||o------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|-0-0--0-3---5--o|| ||o------------------|------------------|------------------|----------3----o|| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| Verse |-3-| E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E Q Q Q 4x ||--7-7--------5h7p5-|-7-7--------5h7p5-|------------5h7p5-|----------------|| ||o------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------------------|-0-0--0-3---5--o|| ||o------------------|------------------|-3-3--3-3-3-------|----------3----o|| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| Bridge Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||--------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------|---------------------------------o|| ||o-5-----3--5--|---------------------------------o|| ||-----4--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-3-| E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E Q Q Q |-7-7--------5h7p5-|-7-7--------5h7p5-|-7-7--------5h7p5-|----------------| |------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|-0-0--0-3---5---| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------3-----| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| Solo |-3-| E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E Q Q Q 4x ||--7-7--------5h7p5-|-7-7--------5h7p5-|------------5h7p5-|----------------|| ||o------0-0-0-------|------0-0-0-------|------------------|-0-0--0-3---5--o|| ||o------------------|------------------|-3-3--3-3-3-------|----------3----o|| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||--------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------|---------------------------------o|| ||o-5-----3--5--|---------------------------------o|| ||-----4--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| Outro S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W |---------------------------------||-----------|-------|| |---------------------------------||o----------|------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-5--------|-5----o|| |---------------------------------||-----------|-------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W ||------------------|------------------||------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-5----| ||------------------|------------------||------| +W +W Q H. |------------|------------|----------*| |------------|------------|----------*| |-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-5--5----*| |------------|------------|----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths