Megadeth – Wake Up Dead (Guitar Tab)
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[Riff 1]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2------------------5------------------7-|
A|-----4-----0------------4-----3------------4-----5-|
E|-0-2-2-0-2----------0-2-2-0-2----------0-2-2-0-2---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I sneak in my..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------9\----------------|
A|-----4-----7\-------4-----3--|
E|-0-2-2-0-2------0-2-2-0-2-1--|
* * * * * * * *
"...say I've been out..."[Solo]
(Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------2----------------| B|-----------------------------------5p2-------------| G|-4b6r4-4b6----(6)r4d*----4b6--4b6-----4h5p4p2-4p2--| D|-a-----a-----------------------------------------4-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------7p5-9p7p5----------------------| B|------------------------------8p7p5---8p7p5---------| G|-2---------------------------------7p5-----7p5------| D|--4p2--2-4p2----2-4~--------------------------7p6p4-| A|-----4------2h4-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-6~----6--6/7~---9---\4-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-4b6-[slow release and dive ]--(16)-16~~-| D|-a---[with tremolo bar, then]------------| A|-----[raise and slide to the]------------| E|-----[ next note ]------------| e|---------------------------------------14h7p14-17-19b20--19b21~-| B|-14h17p14-14-14-17p14-19p14-14-14-17p14-------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14-14-14-19p17p14-14-14-| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-| B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-| B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-19p17p14--14-| B|---------17-----------17-----------17-----------17---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--17----------------------------------------| G|--16b17---[long hold and then release]------| D|----------[slowly with tremolo bar vibrato]-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12\11-------12\11------------------------|
A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--9-10----9-------11/12-|
E|--------9/10-------------12---10-12--9/10-|(x3)
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-12\11-------12\11------------------|
A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--9-10----9-------|
E|--------9/10-------------12---10-12-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-11/12-7/8----------|
E|--9/10-5/6--0-0-0-0-|
* * * *
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-12\11-------12\11-----9------------------|
A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--12---10-12-9-10-11/12-|
E|--------9/10-------------------------9/10-|(x3)
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-12\11-------12\11-----9------------|
A|-10\-9-11/12-10\-9--12---10-12-9-10-|
E|--------9/10------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-11/12-7/8----------|
E|--9/10-5/6--0-0-0-0-|
* * * *[Riff 3] (x4)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7---|
D|--------------------------5---|
A|-10-9-8-----7-----8---7-------|
E|--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-|
* * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------7---------------|
D|-------------5---------------|
A|-8-----7---------------------|
E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * [Riff 3a]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7---|
D|--------------------------5---|
A|-10-9-8-----7-----8---7-------|
E|--8-7-6-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-|
* * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------------7----------------------|
D|-------------5---9----8-7-6---5-4-3-|
A|-8-----7---------7-10-6-5-4-7-3-2-1-|
E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0----8-------5-------|
* * * * *
[Riff 3b] (x3)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------------------7---|
D|-------------------5---|
A|-----7-----8---7-------|
E|-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-5-0---0-|
* * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------------7----------------------|
D|-------------5---9----8-7-6---5-4-3-|
A|-8-----7---------7-10-6-5-4-7-3-2-1-|
E|-6-0-0-5-0-0---0----8-------5-------|
* * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------5\3---|
A|-3-3-3/5-3\1-3-|
E|-1-1-1/3-----1-|
* [Riff 4] (x3)
(Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4---------------7--6-4--|
D|---------4---------------7--6-4--|
A|-6-------2--4-5--6-------5--4-2--|
E|-4-4-4-4----2-3--4-4-4-4---------|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4---------------6------|
D|---------4---------------6------|
A|-6-------2--4-5--6-------4--6-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4----2-3--4-4-4-4----4-5-|
* * * * * *[Solo]
(Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--6b7tm----[long hold, slow release]-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------4-----4-4-| G|-6p4---------4------------4-6-4-----4-6b7---6p4-----| D|-----6-6-4-6---5-6--4-5-6-------6-6-----------------| A|-------------------4--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5-6-7-6-7-8-7-8-9-8-9-10-9-10-11-10-11-12-11-12-13-12-13-14-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-13-14-15-14-15-16-15-16-17-18-19-18-19-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-16-19p16--16-19p16--16-21p16-19p16--16-21p16-21b23~~-| B|---------19--------19--------------19-----------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
(End Solo)
[Riff 4a]
(Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------6--------------------8-|
D|---------------------6--------------------8-|
A|-8-------------8-6-8-4--------------8-6-8-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------9--------9-8--|
D|-------------------9--------9-8--|
A|-------------8-6-8-7--------7-6--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6----6-6-6------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--X\\--|[Solo]
(Poland)
e|---------------------------------------------6h9-9b11r9-| B|-------------------------------------------6------------| G|-------------------------------6-------6h8--------------| D|---------------6-------6h8p6h8---8p6h8------------------| A|-----8-6h8p6h8---8p6h8----------------------------------| E|-/9-----------------------------------------------------| e|-6------------6----------------------| B|---9-6-9b11r9---9p6---6--------------| G|--------------------8---8b10r8p6-6b8-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-8-6--------------------------------| A|-----8-6----------------------------| E|---------9-6--9~~--(9)b10--7b8--4~~-|
(End Solo)
[Riff 5]
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------6p4---------------------| A|-------------------------6p4-----| E|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------7-4-| E|-4-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|---------6p4----------------------------4-5---| A|-------------------------6p4-----7-9-6--2-3-5-| E|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-7-4------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Riff 6]
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------4p2---------------------| A|-------------------------4p2-----| E|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-4-2-----2----------------------------6--------| A|-----4-3---4-3-2-4-3-2---3-2--------5----5---5-| E|-----------------------5-----5-2--4--------4---|
[Riff 7]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------2------------5----3-|
A|-4---4-0--2-3-4---4-3--5-1-|
E|-2-0-2----0-1-2-0-2----3---|
* * * *
"Well I wonder..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------7--6-4--------------|
D|-------5--4-2-------7----7-|
A|-4---4--------4---4-5--6-5-|
E|-2-0-2--------2-0-2----4---|
* * * *
"...bout the other..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------2------------7--9----6----------|
A|-4---4-0--2-3-4---4-5--7----4--------4-|
E|-2-0-2----0-1-2-0-2------------------2-|
* * * *
"...named Diana."Guitar fill over Riff 7 (Mustaine)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-6p4p2p0--------------------------| D|---------5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0----------| A|------------------------4p2p0-----| E|------------------------------0-2-|
Lead into next section:
e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--4--3--| E|--2--1--|
[Riff 8]
(Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|------9------------------------9--7--| A|-2----7----3--5-5-5-5---5h7-2--7--5--| E|-0----0----1----------7-----0--0-----|
[Solo]
(Mustaine)
e|-8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7-8/10-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-12-/24\-2h3p2h3-/14h15p14h15-| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7p0h7h8p0h8p7-8/10-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-12--11-10--9--8--/15---------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------11----11-12-| E|-----------------------12~----10-12----12-------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-14-12-11-14-11h12p11----11--------------| E|----------------------13----13-12-10-12~-| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------13---| D|----------------------------12--14-12-15-14--15-| A|-------11--12-11-14-12-15-14--15----------------| E|-13-12---13-------------------------------------| e|---------------------12--13---| B|------12--13-12-15-13--15--15-| G|-14-13--14--------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-17~~--15-17-17~~--15-17-17-----------| G|-----------------------------14-16-16-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-13-14-14-----------------------------------| D|-----------14-15-15--12-14-14~~--12-14-14~~-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-12-14-14--------------------------------| A|-----------14-15-15--12-14-14--11-12-12\-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------12h14h15 15p14p12-| A|----------------11h12h14-14p12p11-12h14h15-15p14-12-------------------| E|-10h12h13-13p12-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------16h17h19-19p17p16-| B|-------------------------------------15h17h18-18p17p15-------------------| G|-13h14h16-16p14p13-14h16h17-17p16p14-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-20p19p17-19p17-16-19p17p16-17p16----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------18p17p15-17p15-------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------17p16p14-16p14-13-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16p14p13-14p13-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------15--15p14p12-14p12----------------------------------------12-14~~-| A|-----------------------------------15-15p14p12-14p12P11-15p14p12-14p12p11---------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(End Solo)
Play Riff 8 "Wake up dead..."
Final time:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------9------------------------9--7-|
A|-2----7----3--5-5-5-5---5h7-2--7--5-|
E|-0----0----1----------7-----0--0----|
"You.......die....wake up dead!"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.
= 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.
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| (n) Ghost note
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ 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
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