#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# YOUTHANASIA As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1994 Album YOUTHANASIA) Transcribed by /X/M Words and Music by Dave Mustaine E5 0 2 2 x x x E5VII x 7 9 9 x x B5 7 9 9 x x x Bb5 6 8 8 x x x D5 x 5 7 7 x x G5 3 5 5 x x x Bb 6 5 8 x x x G#5 4 6 6 x x x A5 5 7 7 x x x G 3 2 5 x x x G# 4 3 6 x x x A 5 4 7 x x x Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled' Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Gb) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderate Rock Q=11.,2.,3. 4. 4/4 Gtrs I, II Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E E Q E Q. Q E E ||-----------------|-------------------||---------------|| ||o----------------|------------------o||---------------|| ||-----------------|-------------------||---------------|| ||--2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7-------------||-5-7----8--9---|| ||o-2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7--------5--o||-5-7----8--9---|| ||--0----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-5----6h7------||-3-5----6--7---|| 1.,2.,3. 4. PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| ~ PM----| E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E Q E E E E E E ||-----------------|---------------------------||----------------|| ||o----------------|--------------------------o||----------------|| ||-----------------|---------------------------||----------------|| ||----2-2-----2----|---------------------------||------------0-1-|| ||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-2--------2-----|| ||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||----5-3-5-------|| Verse 1.,2.,3. 4. PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| ~ PM----| E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E Q E E E E E E ||-----------------|---------------------------||----------------| ||o----------------|--------------------------o||----------------| ||-----------------|---------------------------||----------------| ||----2-2-----2----|---------------------------||------------0-1-| ||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-2--------2-----| ||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||----5-3-5-------| PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| PM--------| E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E 3x E E E E E E E E W ||-----------------|---------------------------||-----------------|------|| ||o----------------|--------------------------o||-----------------|------|| ||-----------------|---------------------------||-----------------|------|| ||----2-2-----2----|---------------------------||---2-2-----2-----|------|| ||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-------2-5---2---|------|| ||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||-0---------------|------|| Pre-Chorus 1.,2.,3. 4. Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E E Q E Q. Q E E ||-----------------|-------------------||---------------|| ||o----------------|------------------o||---------------|| ||-----------------|-------------------||---------------|| ||--2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7-------------||-5-7----8--9---|| ||o-2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7--------5--o||-5-7----8--9---|| ||--0----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-5----6h7------||-3-5----6--7---|| Verse 1.,2.,3. 4. PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| ~ PM----| E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E Q E E E E E E ||-----------------|---------------------------||----------------|| ||o----------------|--------------------------o||----------------|| ||-----------------|---------------------------||----------------|| ||----2-2-----2----|---------------------------||------------0-1-|| ||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-2--------2-----|| ||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||----5-3-5-------|| Pre-Chorus 1.,2.,3. 4. PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~ PM------| PM--------| E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E a +E E E E E E E E E W ||-----------------|---------------------------||-----------------|------|| ||o----------------|--------------------------o||-----------------|------|| ||-----------------|---------------------------||-----------------|------|| ||----2-2-----2----|---------------------------||---2-2-----2-----|------|| ||o-------2-5---2--|-(2)----------------------o||-------2-5---2---|------|| ||--0--------------|------5-3-5-6-5-3b5==(3)r--||-0---------------|------|| 1.,2.,3. 4. |-3-| |-3-| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||-----------------|-------------------||-------------|| ||o----------------|------------------o||-8-8-8-7-7-7-|| ||-----------------|-------------------||-7-7-7-6-6-6-|| ||--2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7-------------||-5-5-5-4-4-4-|| ||o-2----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-7--------5--o||-------------|| ||--0----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-5----6h7------||-------------|| Chorus $ E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 G5 Gtrs I, II H H E Q. E Q. H H E Q. E Q. | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs III, IV ~ ~~ ~ ~~ H H E Q. E Q +E H H E Q. E Q. ||------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------| ||o-----------|-------------------|-----------|----------------| ||-------9----|----------7---(7)-|------9----|----------------| ||-------9----|-9-8----8----------|------9----|-9-8----8-5-----| ||o-7---------|-------------------|-7---------|----------------| ||--0---------|-------------------|-0---------|----------------| 1. 2. To Coda E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 B5Bb5 H H E Q. E Q. H H E E Q H E E Q H | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / ~ ~~ ~ H H E Q. E Q +E H H E E Q H E E Q H |-----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------||-------------|| |-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------o||-------------|| |------9----|----------7---(7)-|------9----|--------------||-------------|| |------9----|-9-8----8----------|------9----|-9-8----------||-9-8---------|| |-7---------|-------------------|-7---------|-------------o||-------------|| |-0---------|-------------------|-0---------|--------------||-------------|| Interlude Gtrs I, II PM--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| ||------------------------------5p0-| ||o-----------------5p0-8p0-7p0-----| ||--0-0---0---0-6p0-----------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. PM--------| ~ PM--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E. S +E E |-----------------------------||------------------------------|| |----------------------------o||------------------------------|| |-----------------------------||------------------------------|| |-----------------------------||-----------------5--6-(6)-7---|| |-----------------5p0-8p0-7--o||-----------------5--6-(6)-7---|| |-0-0---0---0-6p0-------------||-0-0---0---0-6p0-3--4-(4)-5---|| Guitar Solo E5 B5 Bb G5 G#5 A5 Gtr I W W W H E E +E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Gtr III TP TP TP TP ~~ W W W H S a +E +S S S E |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------| |-17--------|-----------|-----------|-------15------------------------------| |-----------|-16--------|-15--------|-14-------14pb16==(14)r==(14)p12-14-12-| |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------| E5 B5 Bb G5 G#5 A5 W W W H E E +E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / 1.5_____/ 7 TP TP TP TP W W H H Q +Q +H |-----------|-----------|-------15----|-22------(22)--(22)--------|| |-15--------|-17--------|-18----------|---------------------------|| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|| |-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|| E5 W | / Gtr IV ~~~~~~~ E E +E. S +S S S S S S S S |------------------------15h17p15----15h17-| |-----17-(17)---------19----------19-------| |-/16---------16-(16)----------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| B5 Bb W W | | / / ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ S S E +E. S S S S S S S S S S S E +E. S S S S S S S S S |-17h19-14-(14)-14-15p14-17p15p14p12----12-|-14p12---------10-------13-------10--------| |------------------------------------15----|-------15-(15)----11-10----10-11----11-10--| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| G5 G#5 A5 H E E +E E | | | | | / / / / / S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------------------------| |----11p10--------------------------------------| |-12-------12-10--------------------------------| |----------------12s14-12-----------------------| |-------------------------10-13-12-10-12-10-----| |-------------------------------------------13-| E5 B5 W W | | / / ~~~~~~~ ~~~ E E +E. S +S S S S S S S S S S Q. a +E a +Q +E |------------------------15h17p15----15h17-|-17h19s22----22b24==(22)r-22b24==(22)r=(22)--| |-----17-(17)---------19----------19-------|---------------------------------------------| |-/16---------16-(16)----------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| Bb W | / S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-22p18----------18-------18-------------13-------| |-------18s15-18----18p15----18p15h18s15----15p11-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| G5 G#5 A5 E Gtrs I, II H E E +E E s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / ~~~~~~ Q. +E E. S S S E E +E Q H |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-15-------(15)--15------16----16-----17-----17-----|----------------------------------------| |-14b16====(14)r-14b16---15b17-15pb17-16pb18-16pb18-|-19b21r==(19)---------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G G# A E s s S s S s s S E. S +E E s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / ~~ H E. S +E E a +E +S S Q +Q Q |-----------------12--13-(13)-14-|------------------------------------------------| |-----------------12--13-(13)-14-|-14-(14)---(14)---------------------------------| |-----------------12--13-(13)-14-|-14-(14)---(14)-12------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------14-------(14)---------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| A G# G s s S s S s s S E. S +E E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / |---3---| |--3--| H E S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------11h==12h15p12p11--------| |-----------------12--14------------------14-12--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| E G G# A s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S E. S +E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~~ +Q +E E H H E. S +E E |----------------------------------------|-----------------15--16-(16)-17-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------15--16-(16)-17-| |-(12)-------(12)-----------------------|-----------------15--16-(16)-17-| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E s s S s S s s S s s S s S s s S | | | | | | | | | | o / / / / / / / / / S +E. Q H |-17----(17)--------------------------------| |-17b18r(17)-----17------------------------| |----------------16------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda A G# G s s S s S s s S E. S +E E W | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / W W |---------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------|-------|| Out-Chorus & E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 G5 Gtrs I, II H H E Q. E Q. H H E Q. E Q. | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs III, IV ~ ~~ ~ ~~ H H E Q. E Q +E H H E Q. E Q. |-----------|-------------------|-----------|---------------| |-----------|-------------------|-----------|---------------| |------9----|----------7---(7)-|------9----|---------------| |------9----|-9-8----8----------|------9----|-9-8----8-5----| |-7---------|-------------------|-7---------|---------------| |-0---------|-------------------|-0---------|---------------| E5 E5VII B5Bb5 D5 E5 E5VII B5Bb5 H H E Q. E Q. H H E E Q H | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / ~ ~~ ~ H H E Q. E Q +E H H E E Q H |-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------*| |-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------*| |------9----|----------7---(7)-|------9----|-------------*| |------9----|-9-8----8----------|------9----|-9-8---------*| |-7---------|-------------------|-7---------|-------------*| |-0---------|-------------------|-0---------|-------------*| 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