Megadeth – The Threat Is Real (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Chords
From the album "Dystopia" (2016)
Tempo: 156 bpm
[Intro Riff]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-13-12-0-13-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-12-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-13-0-0-7-6-5-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|[Lead Guitar Intro]
|-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E. E. E H +Q E E E S S E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q D|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------9-10-12-13--| A|--------------|--------------------|--------8-10-11-|-10-11-------------| F|--------------|----------6-7-6---6-|-7-9-10---------|-------------------| C|-7--7--5-7----|-(7)--7-8-------8---|----------------|-------------------| G|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| D|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E D|-12-13-12-10-12-10-|-9-10-9-6-9-6-|-5-6---5---------|-------------------------| A|-------------------|--------------|-----8---6-8-5-6-|---5---------------------| F|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-7---6-7---6-------------| C|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------8---7-8-5-7---5-| G|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------8---| D|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|
[Chorus]
a E. a E. Q S S S S E E. E. Q S S S S E 3x D||--------------------------|---------------------|| A||o-------------------------|--------------------o|| F||--------------------------|---------------------|| C||--3/4--3/4--3-------------|---------------------|| G||o-1/2--1/2--1-------------|-5--7--2------------o|| D||-----------------0-0-0-0--|-3--5--0----0-0-0-0--|| 2/4 a E. a E. Q S S S S E Q Q D|------------------------|-------| A|------------------------|-------| F|------------------------|-------| C|-3-4--3-4--3------------|-------| G|-1-2--1-2--1------------|-5--7--| D|----------------0-0-0-0-|-3--5--|
[Solo after first Chorus]
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D|-12-13-12-10-12-10-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------13-12-12-13-12-10-------------|----------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------13-14-13-10-|-9-10-9-7-9-7---------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|--------------10-9-9-10-9-7-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------11-12-11-8--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
D|---------------------------------|-------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------|
G|-7-8-7-5-7-5---------------------|-------------|
D|-------------8-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-4-1-|-0\\\--x\\\--|
whammy bar dive and pick slide|-3--|
H E E. E. Q Q Q S S S S S S S S D|------------------|---------------------------| A|-8b10-----6---5---|-6--5-4-4-5-4-1-4-5-4-1----| F|------------------|---------------------------| C|------------------|---------------------------| G|------------------|---------------------------| D|------------------|---------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W D|-----------------4-4-4-5-5-7-8-8-|-------------------12-12-13-13-13-16-16-16-13-13-|-12----| A|-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-----------------|-13-13-13-14-14-14-------------------------------|-------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------|
[Rhythm under Dave's Solo]
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-9-----------------------------|-----------------12-9-11--|---------12-9-11-|---------9-10-11-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7--9--|-11--11--10-7--9-|-11--11--7--8--9-|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--9---9----------|--9---9----------|[Dave's Solo]
|---3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q D|----------------------|-------------------| A|----------------------|-------------------| F|-12b14-12r12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Gradually release bend over two bars C|----------------------|-------------------| G|----------------------|-------------------| D|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------| F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|
|----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------|-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------| A|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-|-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-| F|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------| F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-| A|----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----| F|----------------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|-12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12-17-12----12-15-12----12--| A|----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15-----| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------| F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------| A|----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12----------17-15-12-17-15-12-----------| A|----------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12-------------------17-15-12--| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
S E. Q Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q Q D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-9-----------------|-9-----------------| F|-9---------12-9-11-|-9---------9-10-11-| C|---11--11--12-9-11-|---11--11--9-10-11-| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3---| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E D|---------9--------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------9---12-9-------9-------------|-------------------------------| F|-11b13----------11b13---9-11-9------|-9----9------------------------| C|-------------------------------11-9-|---11---11-9----9--------------| G|------------------------------------|-------------11---11-10-9------| D|------------------------------------|--------------------------12-9-|
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----| F|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11-| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9----9-12-9----9-14-9-----| F|--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--| C|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Rhythm under Kiko's Solo]
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q S S S E. E Q Q Q Q Q Q D|------------------|-------------------| A|------------------|-------------------| F|------------------|-------------------| C|-------7-5---5--7-|-------------------| G|-7--7------7------|-7--5--7--7--8--5--| D|-5--5-------------|-5--3--5--5--6--3--|
[Kiko's Solo] (corrections welcome)
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
H E E E E E E E E E E E E H D|-------------------------|----------15-17-20-20b22----| A|-------------------------|-------17-------------------| F|-------------------11-12-|-14-18----------------------| C|-------------12-14-------|----------------------------| G|-12----12-16-------------|----------------------------| D|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
+Q E H E E E E E E E H D|-(20)--17-22b24----20-|-18-17-18----17-------------| A|----------------------|----------20----20-20b22~~~-| F|----------------------|----------------------------| C|----------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|---17-18-17-15-------15-------15-------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------18-17----18-17----18-17-17-18-|-17-15-------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------|-------17-15-14-17-15-14----15-14-------14-------| C|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------17-------17-15----17-15-| G|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. D|-------------------------------------------------|-13-15-17-13-15-13-12-------12--------| A|-------------------------------------------13-14-|----------------------15-13----14~~~--| F|-------------------------------------13-14-------|--------------------------------------| C|-------14-------14-------------13-14-------------|--------------------------------------| G|-17-15----17-15----17-15-16-17-------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-3-| E S S Q H Q Q Q H D|------------------|--------------| A|---10/11\10--5~~--|-5-6-8-6b8~~~-| F|------------------|--------------| C|------------------|--------------| G|------------------|--------------| D|------------------|--------------| E S S Q Q Q +Q E E E Q. D|---------------------|-------------------------| A|---10/11\10--5~~/14~~|-(14)--14-15-17-15b17~~~-| F|---------------------|-------------------------| C|---------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-15-17-20-15-17-x-17-17-------------------------|-------------------------------| F|------------------------14-15-14-14-14----12----|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------14----14-|-14-14-11-12-14-12-11----------| G|------------------------------------------------|----------------------14-12~~~-| D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E S W D|-------------------------------------------17----|----15-------17-------17S21----21S22----22-|-22b24~~~| A|-------17-------15-------17-------18-------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| F|-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-|-14----14-14----14-14-------18-------19----|---------| C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
[Repeat Verse and Chorus]
[After Final Chorus]
S S S E. S S S E. S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S S S S D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| F|---------------------------|---------------------------| C|-7-5---5--5-3---3--3-2---3-|---------------------------| G|-----7--------5--------3---|-7-5---5--6-4---6--3-2---2-| D|---------------------------|-----7--------6--------3---| W +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D|----------|------------|----------------------------------| A|----------|------------|----------------------------------| F|----------|------------|----------------------------------| C|----------|------------|----------------------------------| G|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| D|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q Q H D|---------------------------------|------------*| A|---------------------------------|------------*| F|---------------------------------|-2----------*| C|---------------------------------|-2----------*| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------*| D|---------------------------------|------------*|
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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
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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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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
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