Megadeth:  The Disintegrators 
 
transcribed by: Russ Elton      ([email protected])  
 
Date last modified:  2/05/01 
   
Tuning: Standard 
 
Intro 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-3333--3333-3-5--3333-3333-3---------------| 
E|-----------------------------3~~---(3)b4---| 
   ****  **** * *  **** **** * 
 
Riff 1 
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B|-----------3p0------------------3p0-------| 
G|--------------2p0------------------2p0----| 
D|-2------2--------2p0--5------5--------2p0-| 
A|-0-0000-0-------------3-3333-3------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
     ****                 **** 
  "The slayer's arrived..." 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3p0------------------3p0-------| 
G|--------------2p0------------------2p0----| 
D|-7------7--------2p0--2------2--------2p0-| 
A|-5-5555-5-------------0-0000-0------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
     ****                 **** 
  "Trouble is coming..." 
 
 
Riff 2                                        x3 
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B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------2-----2-----------------------| 
A|-4------4------0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-| 
E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-| 
                         "We say retribution..." 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------2-----2-----------------------| 
A|-4------4------0-----0--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-----| 
E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx---3b4----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-x-3~--| 
                         "With a cast iron fist..." 
 
Riff 3 
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|----------7-7-7-----------------------------| 
A|-2-2-2----5-5-5----5-5---5---5--7-7---7-8-9-| 
E|-0-0-0-------------3-3-0-3-0-3--5-5-0-5-6-7-| 
                         *   * *      * 
  "Coming down the road...." 
 
Riff 4 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--| 
A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--| 
E|-0-000000-0----------------------| 
     ******          ******  
  "Anarchy's coming..." 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2-4-5--2--------2-4-5-| 
A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3-333333-3-3-3-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
     ******          ****** 
  "...to town..." 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--| 
A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--| 
E|-0-000000-0----------------------| 
     ******          ******  
  "Burning it down..." 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2-4-5----------------| 
A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
     ******        **** **** * *  
  "...ground...      the disintegrators..." 
 
 
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm 
Play Riff 2   "We say retribution..."  with pick slide at end 
Play Riff 3   "Coming down the road..." 
Play Riff 4   "Anarchy's coming..." 
 
Riff 5  (Solo Rhythm) 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------| 
A|-0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--0-0-0--xx-xx-xx--| 
E|--------xx-xx-xx---------xx-xx-xx--| 
 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-2-2-2--5-7-8--2-2-2----------| 
A|-0-0-0--3-5-6--0-0-0--xxx-----| 
E|----------------------xxx-3b4-| 
 
 
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm 
Play Riff 4   "Anarchy's coming..." 
 
 
Ending: 
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B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------------4-5--4--------4-5-4--| 
A|-7--------7-5-7--5-555555-5-5-5--| 
E|-0-000000-0----------------------| 
     ******          ******  
  "Burning it down..." 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-2--------2-4-5------------------------------2-| 
A|-4-444444-4-4-4--3333-3333-3-5-3333-3333-3---0-| 
E|-------------------------------------------3---| 
     ******        **** **** * * **** **** * *  
  "...ground...      the disintegrators..." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notation: 
 
10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
{10}12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, 
             then release to the 10th fret. 
10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 
 
10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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