Megadeth: Amerikhastan transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: May 23, 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 Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2-0-2-5-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-5-3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Recruiting the ill-fated..." Guitar 2 (Clean) e|----------0---------5----------| B|-------7------7--------7-------| G|----6------------6--------6----| D|-4---------------------------4-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------0---------9----------| B|-------7------7--------7-------| G|----6------------6--------6----| D|-7---------------------------7-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------0---------7----------| B|-------7------7--------7-------| G|----8------------8--------8----| D|-9---------------------------9-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------0---------5----------| B|-------7------7--------7-------| G|----6------------6--------6----| D|-4---------------------------4-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 & 2 play Riff 1 Guitar 3 (Distortion) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------2------------------------| A|---4----0-----------------2----3-| E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----0-0--0-1-| * ** * * "Desperation provides..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------2---------------------------| A|---4----0---------------4-3-2-------| E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----------5-4-2-| * ** "In the end..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-| D|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2-0-| A|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2---| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------------------2-| D|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2-2-| A|-0h2--2--0h2-2-0h2--2-0h2-2---| E|------------------------------| Solo (Drover) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| --------------| A|----------------------| | E|-5-2-0--2~--5-2-0--2~-| | * * * * | e|----------------------------| |--> Play 3x B|----------------------------| | G|----------------------------| | D|----------------------------| --------| A|----------------------------| E|-5-2-0--2~--5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------3--3------2--2-| A|----------------3--3------2--2-| E|-5-2-0--2~--5-2-------5-2------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----1--1------0--0-----------| A|-----1--1------0--0------4--4-| E|-5-2-------5-2-------5-2-4--4-| * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------14-17p14----19p14----17p14----| B|-14h17----------17-------17-------17-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------13-16p13----18p13----16p13----| B|-13h16----------16-------16-------16-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------12-15p12----17p12----15p12----| B|-12h15----------15-------15-------15-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------11-14p11----16p11----14p11----| B|-11h14----------14-------14-------14-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------10-13p10----15p10----13p10----| B|-10h13----------13-------13-------13-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------9-12p9----14p9----12p9----| B|-9h12--------12------12------12-| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------------------2-------------| A|----------------2-3h4---4-3p2-----2-| E|-2--3-4-5-2-3h4---------------5-2---| "All that they..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4------------------2-------------| A|----3-2-------2-3h4---4-3p2-------| E|--------5-2-0---------------5-2-0-| "...things would..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------------------2-------------| A|----------------2-3h4---4-3p2-------| E|-2--3-4-5-2-3h4---------------5-2-0-| "Turned into a..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|----------------5----7--(7)\-| E|-2--0-2-5-2-x-x-3----5--(5)\-| "...blew to..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------2---------------4-| A|---4----4-4-0------4----4-4-2-| E|-0-2--0-2-2------0-2--0-2-2---| * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------2-----------------| A|---4----4-4-0------4----4-4-2-| E|-0-2--0-2-2------0-2--0-2-2-0-| * * * * * * Solo (Drover) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-2-0-2-5-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-5-3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "No rules of..." Guitar 2 x7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------2------------------------| A|---4----0-----------------2----3-| E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----0-0--0-1-| * ** * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------2---------------------------| A|---4----0---------------4-3-2-------| E|-0-2-0-------00-1-2~----------5-4-2-| * ** Harmony guitar comes in later: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------6~-----------------6~-| D|-6-7----------------6-7-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Drover) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "All that you..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm, Ending) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------2-------------| A|-----------------3h4---4-3p2-----2-| E|-2-2-3-4-5-2-2-2-------------5-2---| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4------------------2-------------| A|----3-2-------2-3h4---4-3p2-------| E|--------5-2-0---------------5-2-0-| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------2-------------| A|---------------2-3h4---4-3p2-------| E|-2-2-3-4-5-2-2---------------5-2-0-| * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-2-2-0-2-5-2-2-2-333333-555555-| * * * * * * * * ****** ****** e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-222334552222222222222222-| ************************ e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-222334552222222222222222-| ************************ e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-222334552222222334552222-| ************************ e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------2-----------4---------| A|--------------3h4---4p3p2-3h4---3p2p0-4-| E|-222334552222-------------------------2-| ************ Solo (Drover) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Drover) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Mustaine) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| 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