Megadeth:  Die Dead Enough 
 
transcribed by: Russ Elton      ([email protected]) 
                Jordan B.       ([email protected]) 
 
              The Vault of Deth: 
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection 
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 
 
Tuning: Standard 
 
 
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|-2-----2-3-----3-4-----4-3-----3-| 
B|---3-------3-------3-------3-----| 
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4---| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
e|-2-----2-3-----------------------| 
B|---3-------3---3-----3---5p3-----| 
G|-----4-------4---0-4---4-----4-0-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 
Repeat above until orchestra comes in, then 
before the verse guitar picks up with this: 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------0---2-0---------------------| 
A|-----2---2-----2-----------0-1-2---| 
E|-2-3-------------3-2-2-2-2-------3-| 
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 
Solo (Poland) 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-16~*-------16~*----18-19-18~*--| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|-15-17-15~*---17-19-17~*---19-20-19~*-| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-19h20-19-17-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------19~----(19)d16*--{fades out diving}-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|-4tm//12tm//19tm--| 
D|-4tm//12tm//19tm--| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|-16t10-16t10p9p7h10h11p10p9p7h10h11p10p9p7h10-| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|-16t11p10p9p7h10h11-| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-9b11r9p7----------------| 
D|----------9-7------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|--------------7-7--(7)d*-| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
 
Riff 2 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------0-1-2-----------0-1-2---| 
E|-0-0-0-0-------3-0-0-0-0-------3-| 
   * * * *         * * * * 
   "It's twilight and..." 
 
 
Riff 3 
Guitar 1 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
   "Oh, I can't punch hard enough..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| 
   "...I can't kick high enough..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2----2--------2-0----0--------0-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
   "...I can't shoot straight..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5-4--------------------| 
A|----------------2----------------| 
E|-3----3-------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
                     * * * * * * * 
   "...I can't hold on enough..." 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
   "Oh, I can't stay down..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| 
   "...I can't take pain enough..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2----2--------2-0----0----------| 
E|-------------------------------0-| 
   "...I can't bleed fast..." 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|------4---5--------------------------------------| 
A|-5----5---5-----5----------------5-5-5-5-0-1-2---| 
E|-3--3-3-3-3-0-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-| 
              * *    * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...can't die dead enough!" 
 
 
Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| 
D|---------------------------|  ----| 
A|---------------------------|      | 
E|---------------------------|      | 
                                    |--> Play 3x  
e|-----------------------------|    | 
B|-----------------------------|    | 
G|-12--14--12--14\12--12--11\9-| ---| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
 
 
Play Riff 2   "The air is thick..." 
 
 
Riff 3a 
Guitar 1 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
   "Oh, I can't punch hard enough..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| 
   "...I can't kick high enough..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2----2--------2-0----0--------0-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
   "...I can't shoot straight..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5-4--------------------| 
A|----------------2----------------| 
E|-3----3-------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
                     * * * * * * * 
   "...I can't hold on enough..." 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|---4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2---2--------2-0----0--------0-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
   "Oh, I can't stay down..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-3----3--------3-0----0--------0-| 
   "...I can't take pain enough..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4---4h5--4------4---4h5--4---| 
A|-2----2--------2-0----0----------| 
E|-------------------------------0-| 
   "...I can't bleed fast..." 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|----4---5--------------------------------------| 
A|-5--5---5-----5----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3--3-3-3-0-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
            * *    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...can't die dead enough!" 
 
 
Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| 
D|---------------------------|  ----| 
A|---------------------------|      | 
E|---------------------------|      | 
                                    |--> Play 3x  
e|-----------------------------|    | 
B|-----------------------------|    | 
G|-12--14--12--14\12--12--11\9-| ---| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-11--11/12--11--11\9--9-9~-| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
Riff 4 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|---9---9h10--9--------------------| 
A|-7---7---------7----9---9h10--9---| 
E|-----------------7----7---------7-| 
   "I don't know..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----7---7h9--7-------------------| 
A|-5----5--------5----7---9---10---| 
E|-----------------5----5---5----0-| 
                        *   *    * 
   "And I don't know..." 
 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|----9---9h10--9--------------------| ---| 
A|-7----7---------7----9---9h10--9---|    | 
E|------------------7----7---------7-|    | 
   "I don't know..."                      | 
e|---------------------------------|      |--> Play 2x 
B|---------------------------------|      | 
G|---------------------------------|      | 
D|----7---7h9--7-------------------| -----| 
A|-5----5--------5----7---9---10---| 
E|-----------------5----5---5----0-| 
                        *   *    * 
   "And I don't know..." 
 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----5---5h7--5-------------------| 
A|-3----3--------3----5---5h7--5---| 
E|-----------------3----3--------0-| 
                                * 
   "Something's compelling..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-4----5-4----5-4-5-4-5---------| 
A|-2----3-2----3-2-3-2-3-0-1-2---| 
E|-----------------------------3-| 
   "...to run into the dark..." 
 
 
Guitar fill over Riff 4 
e|-24--------19---------22--------19-| 
B|-------20------20-----------19-----| 
G|----21------------21-----19--------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
e|-22-------17------21--------17-----| 
B|-------17-----17--------17-----17--| 
G|----19---------------18------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-12-----12-----{12}--12---\--| 
G|-14b16--14b16--{14}--14b16\--| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-9--10-9--10-9-10-9-10-7-8-9------| 
A|-----------------------------10-7-| 
E|----------------------------------| 
 
 
 
Riff 5 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-2----------5--2---------5-----| 
E|-0--x--3-2-----0--x--3-2---3-2-| 
                             * * 
     "And now I am..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-2----------5--2-------0-1-2---| 
E|-0--x--3-2-----0--x--3-------3-| 
     "And now I live..." 
 
 
 
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)              x4 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-2p1-2~----------------------4-5-| 
A|---------2-3--2-0----------3-----| 
E|-------------------3-2-1-2-------| 
 
 
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 
Solo (Poland) 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-12h15--15b19r18-{15}-(18)r15b17r15b17~~-| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------12--------12-14p12/14-16p14---| 
A|-12----------------12h14p12h14--14p12h14-----------------17-| 
E|----15p12h15p12h15------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------15-17b20r17--17b19b20r19r18~*--| 
G|------------------14h16--------------------------------| 
D|-16p14---14h16h17--------------------------------------| 
A|------17-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------15-17b19-(19)b20r19-(19)r17~--15-17-15b17r15-15b19r15-| 
B|-15-17-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-12-------12-------17-15p12-15p12--12-15h16h17p16p15p12-| 
B|----12-15---15b17~---------------15---------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-16-15-12-12-16-15-12-12-16-15-12-12-16-15-12-12-...-| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------19-21b22~-21b22~-| 
B|-20-21-22------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
 
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------5----------------5------| 
E|-0000000-3-2-(2)--0000000-3-2-(2)-3-2-| 
   *******          *******         * * 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|--------------5-------------0-1-2---| 
E|-0000000-3-2-(2)--0000000-3-------3-| 
   *******          ******* 
 
Solo (Mustaine) 
e|-22b24--22b24--22b24r22--19-17\16-18p17p15----| 
B|-------------------------------------------17-| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-17p15------15--------------| 
B|------17p15----17~~~--17\12-| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12-12h15p12--12-12h15p12--12-| 
G|---------------------------------15-----------15---| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|-14b16----14b16--14b16--| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 
 
e|-12-------------12-------------12-------------| 
B|---15p12-----12---15p12-----12---15p12-----12-| 
G|--------14b16----------14b16----------14b16---| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-12h15p12--12-13h16p13--13-14h17p14--14-15h18p15--15-| 
G|---------14-----------15-----------16-----------17---| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-16h19p16--16-17h20p17--17-18h21p18--18-19h22p19--19-| 
G|---------18-----------19-----------20-----------21---| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 
Note: Last bar blends into first bar of next solo: 
e|-24b26-24b26-24b26-24b26-...-24b26r24~~-| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
Play Riff 6    Solo Rhythm 
 
Solo (Poland) 
e|-20b22-20b22-20b22tm-20tm-19tm-17tm-17-{17}18r17p15-17-| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-16b17-{16}--{16}-{16}-{16}17----16b17~-| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
e|-12----------12-15-------12-12-| 
B|----12-15b17-------15b17-------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-15b17~--15-15-13--12-------12-----| 
G|----------------------14-12----9~~-| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
e|-7-----------7h8h10p8p7----------------| 
B|---10b12r10-------------10-10-12-11p10-| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
 
e|-11-10---------10-9--------9-8---------| 
B|-------11-10-9------10-9-8-----10p7h10-| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
 
e|-7h8h10p8p7----7--------7h9p7---------------| 
B|------------10---7h8h10-------10p9p8-10-9-8-| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------/15d14r15-| 
G|-10-9-7-10-9-7-----------------------------| 
D|---------------10-9-7-10-7-----------------| 
A|---------------------------9-7\5-----------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
Play Riff 5a  "I, I, I ..." 
 
 
Ending chord 
e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|--2--| 
E|--0--| 
 
 
Ending guitar fills (Poland): 
e|-15~--| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|------| 
 
e|---------------------| 
B|----17b19--(19)b20~--| 
G|-16------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 
 
e|--------12h15--------------| 
B|-15b17-------15p12-15b17~--| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
e|-17b19--{17}---(19)r17-15--| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 
e|-20b22~--| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-12--12*{dive}---------12~~--------14~~--------12~~--| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-15b17-15--12--12--------12-15p14p12-12h14p12-| 
B|-------------15--15p12h15---------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15p13p12--12h13-15p12\10-------------------------| 
G|---------14---------------12p11p9-----------------| 
D|---------------------------------12p10p9----------| 
A|----------------------------------------12p10p9---| 
E|-----------------------------------------------12-| 
 
End guitar fills 
 
 
 
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