Megadeth – Amerikhastan (Guitar Tab)
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transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected])
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Date last modified: May 23, 2007
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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