transcribed by: Russ Elton      ([email protected]) 
     help from: Jordan B.       ([email protected]) 
 
              The Vault of Deth: 
   The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection 
        http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ 
 
Tuning: Standard 
 
 
Intro 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| 
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
{Drums kick in} 
 
 
Riff 1 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|---------9--------------------------| 
A|---------7-----8-9-----4-5-----3--2-| 
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-6-7-0-0-2-3-0-0-1--0-| 
   * * * *   * *     * *     * * 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----9-----------------------| 
A|-----7-----8-9-----------1-2-| 
E|-0-0---0-0-6-7-0-1-2-3-4-----| 
   * *   * *     * * * * * 
   "I abandon..." 
 
 
 
Riff 2                            x2 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-| 
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 
 
Play Riff 1   "Drink from the chalice..." 
Play Riff 2 
 
 
 
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)      x3 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------5-6-7-------| 
E|-0-0-0-5-6-7-------5-6-7-| 
   * * * 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|-6~------------------| 
E|-----9-8-7-6~--5-6-7-| 
       * * *     * * * 
 
Final ending for Riff 3: 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-6~------------------------------| 
E|-----9-8-7-6~--5-6-7-7~--5-4-3-1-| 
       * * *     * * *     * * * 
 
 
 
Solo (Poland, wah pedal throughout) 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------12----12-------| 
D|-11b12---------------------------12-14----12----12-14-| 
A|----------10~~----12-13b14r13-14----------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------12-11------11--------------------------| 
G|-------12-14b15-----14-12---14b15-14-12-----------12\-| 
D|-12-14---------------------------------14-12-14~------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14b15r14-12b14r12--14-12-14b15-14p12----14p12---| 
D|-14b15r14----------------------------14-------14-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|-------12---------------------------------| 
D|-12-14----14~--14--12---------------------| 
A|-----------------------14--13--12---------| 
E|-----------------------------------15--12-| 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------12b14r12------------12-13-14b16-16-14-13------| 
D|-12b14r12----------14-12-14~----------------------15-14-| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14-13-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------14p12----14p12----------------------------| 
A|-------------14-------14-13-12-10----------9-----| 
E|----------------------------------12-10-12---12~-| 
 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-5-6-7----------5-6-7----| 
E|-------5~--0----------0--| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-------------12-12-15-------15-----------| 
G|-14-12-14b16----------14b16----{14}16r14-| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------15b17-(17)b19r17-| 
B|-------15b17-(17)b18r15-12-15------------------| 
G|-14b16-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-{17}19r17--15b17r15-12----12-15-------12~~-| 
B|------------------------15-------12-15------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-12-15-------12-----------------------------------| 
B|-------12-15----15p12----12-----------------------| 
G|----------------------14----14p12--14p12----------| 
D|---------------------------------14-----14p12-14~-| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|--7~---1~--| 
 
End Solo 
 
 
 
Play Riff 1   "No man..." 
Play Riff 2    
Play Riff 1 
Play Riff 2 
 
Ending: 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------2-| 
E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-2-0-| 
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...more to the future..." 
 
 
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