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Megadeth:  Shadow Of Deth (The System Has Failed)
Copyright (c)  (Sanctuary) (2004)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  July 13, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4-------|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--...--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
        "...forever!"

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5-------------|
A|-5--------7--------3--------5----|
E|----------5-----------------3----|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5--------3----|
A|-5--------7--------3--------1----|
E|----------5----------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------5-------------|
A|-5--------7--------3--------5----|
E|----------5-----------------3----|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|
A|-1--------3--------6--------8----|
E|----------1--------4--------6----|


Guitar 3 (Comes in later)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------15-17----------------15--|
G|-14-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-13-15----18\17-17-------------15-----|
G|----------------------------------15--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------15-17--------20-------17-15----|
G|-14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-15-------------------------------------15-|
G|-------15-17------------15-13-15-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|




Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5--------4--------3--2----|
A|-5--------3--------2--------1--0--5-|
E|----------------------------------3-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5--------4--------3--2----|
A|-5--------3--------2--------1--0--5-|
E|----------------------------------3-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| -----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|      |
E|---------------------------------|      |
                                          |--> Play 2x
e|----------------------------------|     |
B|----------------------------------|     |
G|----------------------------------|     |
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-/12\-| ----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-/10\-|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     |
E|---------------------------------|     |
                                         |
e|---------------------------------|     |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------------|     |
G|---------------------------------|     |
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-----| ----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-0-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-|


Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10-9-7-10-9-7-|
D|-7------------------7-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8-----------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10---10-9-10-7-|
D|-7------------------7------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10-9-7-10-9-7-|
D|-7------------------7-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8--------------------|
G|---7-10-9-7-9-10~-----7-10---10-9-7-10-9-7----9-|
D|-7------------------7----------------------10---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12-11-9-12-11-9-|
D|-/9--------------------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10------------|
G|---9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12----12-11-12-9-|
D|-9--------------------9--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12-11-9-12-11-9-|
D|-9--------------------9-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10-----------------------|
G|---9-12-11-9-11-12~-----9-12----12-11-9-12-11-9-------|
D|-9--------------------9-------------------------12-12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15-18-17-15-17-18~------15-18-17-15-18-17-15-|
G|-/14----------------------14----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------15---------(13)-| <--Harmony note
B|----15-18-17-15-17-18~------15-18----18-17-18-15--|
G|-14----------------------14-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Harmony section:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-18-17-15-17-18~------15-18-17-15-18-17-15-|
G|-14----------------------14----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|----15-18-17-15-17-18~---|
G|-14----------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----13-17-15-13-15-17~------13-17-15-13-17-15-13-|
B|-15----------------------15----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----13-17-15-13-15-17~---|
B|-15----------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

End harmony section, back to one guitar for ending:
e|----------15---------------------------|
B|----15-18----18-17-15-18-17-15----15~~-|
G|-14----------------------------17------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|



Ending:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4-------|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--...--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
E|-5--2--3--4--5--2--3--4--|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *



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

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