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"RETURN TO HANGAR"
BY MEGADETH
FROM THE ALBUM "THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO"
TABBED BY DIMITRIS TSAGARAKIS
CORRECTIONS, COMMENTS, ADDITIONS, QUESTIONS
AT WWW.NARCOSYNTHESIS67@YAHOO.GR
This tab right here is my transcription of the song, and I believe that it is
close to the original. However there are probably some mistakes or variations.
This is how I play it, and it sounds pretty much correct to me. It is also my
very first tab. I hope that I did not fare too bad and that you can use it.
Feel free to make any corrections or additions, or use this tab any way you
like. As far as timing is concerned, just listen to the song, it should not be
difficult to get it right.
STANDARD TUNING EADGBE
SONG CONSTRUCTION
INTRO RIFF X4
RIFF A X2
RIFF B X2 WITH SOLO 1
RIFF A X2
RIFF B X2 WITH SOLO 2
HARMONY GUITAR ONE X2
HARMONY BOTH GUITARS X2
RIFF C
RIFF D
RIFF C WITH SOLO 3
RIFF D
RIFF C WITH SOLO 4
RIFF D
RIFF C WITH SOLO 5
RIFF D
RIFF C START SOLO 6
RIFF D X2 END SOLO 6
OUTRO
INTRO RIFF
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--2---22---2---2---2---2---22-|
|--2---22---2---2---2---2---22-|
|--0---00---0---0---0---0---00-|
. .. . . . . ..
first 3 times
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--2---22---2---2---2---2---5--|
|--2---22---2---2---2---2---5--|
|--0---00---0---0---0---0---3--|
. .. . . . . let ring
fourth time
RIFF A
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--2---22---2---2---2---2---22-|
|--2---22---2---2---2---2---22-|
|--0---00---0---0---0---0---00-|
. .. . . . . ..
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--10---1010---10---10---10---10---1010-|
|--10---1010---10---10---10---10---1010-|
|---8----8-8----8----8----8----8----8-8-|
. . . . . . . . .
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--7---77---7---7---7---7---77-|
|--7---77---7---7---7---7---77-|
|--5---55---5---5---5---5---55-|
. .. . . . . ..
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--8---88---8---9---9---99\\-|
|--8---88---8---9---9---99\\-|
|--6---66---6---7---7---77\\-|
. .. . . . slide down
RIFF B (solo backing for the first two leads)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--2~--2-----2~---2--2--2--2---1~--1-----1~-------|
|--------3-0------0--0--0--0---------3-0----------|
pm---- pm--------- pm----
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2---2~--2-----2~---2--2--2--2---1~--1-----|
|--0--0--0--0---------3-0------0--0--0--0---------3-0-|
pm--------- pm---- pm--------- pm----
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--2~--0-----2-0-----|
|--------3-0-----3-0-|
HARMONY 1,2,3 4
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------9h10p9~-|
|--9~--10--7~--------------|--9~--10--12~--10----------|
|--------------7-7h8p7~----|---------------------------|
guitar one
1,2,3 4
|--------------------------|-----------10~-----12h13p12~-|
|--10~--12--8~-------------|--12~--13------13------------|
|--------------10-9h10p9~--|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
guitar two
last time
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9~----------------9h10p9~-------------|
|--12~--10--7-----9--10--12~--9-----------10-9h10p9~-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
guitar one
last time
|--------------12~-------10~-----12h13p12~--------------|
|--13~--12--10-----12-13-----13------------13-12h13p12~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
guitar two
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|--2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------|
let each chord ring
guitar one
|----------------------------------|
|--12----------------------(12)\\\-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
let ring until (12) then slide down
guitar two
RIFF C (also the backing riff for the end solos)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-------------5--5-------------5-------------5--5--|
|-------------5-------------5--5-------------5-------------5--5--|
|--0000000000-3--0000000000-3--3--0000000000-3--0000000000-3--3--|
pm--------- pm--------- pm--------- pm---------
. . . . . .
RIFF D
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5----4----|
|--2----4----5----7----9----2----5----4----|
|--2----4----5----7----9----2----3----2----|
|--0----2----3----5----7----0--------------|
SOLO 1 (start this solo a little before the backing riff starts)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9-11-12-14-12-14-14b16---b16~--/16--17-----15b16r15-15-15~-----9-|
|-/9-----------------------------------------14------------------/9---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12----14----15-14-12h14p12-14-15-14h15p14-|
|----------------------------12----12----12-------------------------------|
|--11-12-11-9h11p9---9-11-12----------------------------------------------|
|------------------9------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------AH-------------AH-AH--------------------|
|--15h17p15----15-15b17~-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------16-------------3b4---b4-b4-b4-b4r3---3-3~--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------7---5-|
|----------------------------------------------------------5---7---------|
|------------------------------------------------------7-7---7---7---7---|
pm-- pm pm pm
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12-11h12p11----12-14-11-12-14b16~~--|
|----7---5-5-7-5--8b9~--------------14----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---7----------------------------------------------------|
pm pm
SOLO 2 AH AH
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------14b15--b15-b15~-----AH-----|
|-/9-8-9~--/12-11-12~--/16-15-16-16-12\\------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------13-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14----14--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
slide down pm pm
|--14b15r14--12-15-12h15p12-14-12h14p12--------------------------AH--|
|----------------------------------------15*-13*-12*-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------14*-12*-10*-9~--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--AH---------------------------------12---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------12------------------------|
|--14b16---b16-b16-b16-b16--r14p11-12-------12-11-9-11-12-11-7-9~--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--13-12h13p1210---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-11h12p11-9-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------9-8-----7-5----------5---------------|
|-------------------------------7-9-----7-9------5-5-7-5-----7-5-7\\\----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm-- pm-- pm------ slide down
SOLO 3
|-----12-15-14~---15----12~------12-15-14~--15-17-17b19~--/22~--19-20-|
|-/12----------------12------/12--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--19h20p19-17-15-17-14-15-12-14-10-12-10-12-12-12----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12-12-12-11~--12-11~--11-12~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO 4
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------4~--005-007-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
|----------6~----6---7------10-9-7-10-9-7-6-9-7-6---7-6-----------------|
|--8~--7~------7---7---7--------------------------8-----8---------------|
pm pm pm
w/ wah
|----------------------------/14~--12-11----12-11-------11-------------|
|-008-0010-0012-0013-0016-0--------------13-------13-12----13-12-10-13-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+-+-+-
|------------------|
|--12-10-8-7~~~~~--|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
at the end of the solo (7~~) switch
repeatedly between bass and treble
with your pedal
SOLO 5
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15b17--b17r15p12-15b17--b17r15p12-15p14p12--12h14p12s10-12~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------6-------] [------6------] [-----6-----] AH
|-/17p15p12-15p12s10--12p10s7-10p7s5---7p5s3-5p3s2--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5~---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------/5---/9-8s10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------/14-15p14p12p0--/15-17p15p14p0-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------10----9\\\----------------------------------12-14-15-|
|--9s12-10s9-7s10----10------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
slide down
AH
|-----------12~-|
|--12-14-15-----|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
SOLO 6
|--14h15p14----14h15p14----14h15p14----14h15p14-17-14h15p14----14h15p14----|
|-----------17----------15----------17----------------------17----------15-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14h15p14----14h15p14-17-14h15p14----14h15p14----14h15p14----14h15p14----|
|-----------17----------------------17----------15----------17----------15-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AH AH AH AH
|--15p14p12----12------------------------------------15b16--12--15b16--12--|
|-----------15----14-12h14p12----12----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------14----14-12h14p12-12~------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AH AH AH
|--15b16--12-----------------15p14p12-12121212-17p15p12-12121212-15p14p12-|
|-------------12-----12---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-----12~-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15p14p12-12121212-17p15p12-1212-15p14p12-/19---19-19~--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------16-17-19-|
|---------------------------------------------------------16-17-19----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm-------
|--------------------19---19-19~--------------------------------------19---|
|-----------16-17-19-----------------------------------------16-17-19------|
|--16-17-19-----------------------------------------16-17-19---------------|
|------------------------------------------16-17-19------------------------|
|---------------------------------16-17-19---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm-------
|-19-19~--------------------------------------19---19-19~------------|
|------------------------------------16-17-19------------------------|
|---------------------------16-17-19---------------------------------|
|------------------16-17-19------------------------------------------|
|---------16-17-19-----------------------------------------16-17-19--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm------- pm-------
|-----------------------------19\\\--|
|--------------------16-17-19--------|
|-----------16-17-19-----------------|
|--16-17-19--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
slide down
OUTRO
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|--2--|
|--2--|
|--0--|
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
r - bend release
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
AH - artificial harmonic
~ - vibrato
* - trem. picking
pm - palm muting
- + - wah pedal swells
. - staccato (pick the note and then immediately mute it)
(x) - note previously struck
bx - note previously bent
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