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Megadeth:  Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!
(Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good)
Copyright (c)  (Combat) (1985)

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       solo by: Richard Hinks   (livingzombie@gmail.com)
     edited by: Jordan B.       (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  September 24, 2004

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Tuning: 1/4 step down


Intro (Starts with feedback from first ghost chord)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-4-|
A|-(11)----11\----10\----9\--------0-2-|
E|-(-9)-----9\-----8\----7\------------|


Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----/6--------------------------|
D|-6------6-5-4-2-----------------|
A|-4--------------4-3-2-----------|
E|----------------------4-3-2-1-0-|
                  * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-|
A|---------4--xx---------0-2-|
E|-2h3p2p0-2--xx-2h3p2p0-----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----/6--------------------------|
D|-6------6-5-4-2-----------------|
A|-4--------------4-3-2-----------|
E|----------------------4-3-2-1-0-|
                  * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------4--xx---------4-2-|
E|-2h3p2p0-2--xx-2h3p2p0-2-0-|



Riff 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----4-------4-----------|
D|-6----6-5-4---6-5-4-----|
A|-4------------------4-2-|
E|--------------------2-0-|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|----------------9~-----|
D|-6--9h11p9------9~---4-|
A|-4---------11-x----0-2-|
E|--------------x--------|


Final time:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----4-------4-----------|
D|-6----6-5-4---6-5-4-----|
A|-4------------------4-2-|
E|--------------------2-0-|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------------6-|
A|-6-------2----4-|
E|-4--X\\--0------|



Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2------------|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-22-4-|
E|------------77-------------------------------2-|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------6-|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2----------4-|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-22---|
E|------------77---------------------------------|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **


Riff 4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------9---------------9-|
A|-444444444444-7--444444444444-7-|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------9---------------9-|
A|-444444444444-7--444444444444-7-|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------6--------------9-|
A|-7--9-7--6-7-9-4-444444444444-7-|
E|-5--7-5--4-5-7------------------|
                   ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------6--------------9-|
A|-7--9-7--6-7-9-4-444444444444-7-|
E|-5--7-5--4-5-7------------------|
                   ************
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-7--9-7--6-4-2-|
E|-5--7-5--4-2-0-|


Play Riff 1

Lead into next section:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7--6---6------5--------------|
A|-5--4---4------3------5-4-5-7-|
E|------5----2/4----2/4---------|



Play Riff 2   "I do the getting rid of..."
Play Riff 3   "...you..."

Final time for Riff 3:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2------------|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-22-4-|
E|------------77-------------------------------2-|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4h5p4p2-4p2--------------|
A|-4444-77-44----44-99-44-------------44-33-22-4-2-|
E|------------77-------------------------------2-0-|
   **** ** ** ** ** ** **             ** ** **
                                      "Don't ya know..."


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------|
A|-7----------5-6-7----------7-9-|
E|---00000000-3-4-5-55555555-5-7-|
     ********       ********
   "Killing, is my business..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------5------------------|
A|-10----------5-3-4------------4---|
E|--8-88888888-3---2-2222222222-2-0-|
      ********       **********
    "...and business is good..."


Solo (Poland)
e|----------12----------12----------------|
B|-15b17-------15b17-------15p13-12----12-|
G|----------------------------------12----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-14p12----12---------------------------------------|
D|-------14----14p12-14------------------------------|
A|----------------------15-14-14-12-12---------------|
E|-------------------------------------14--13-12-12--|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------12-12-|
E|-12-----12---12---12-12-13-13-14-14-------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------12-13h15-|
G|----------------------------------12-14p12h14-14----------|
D|----------------12h14p12-14p12-14-------------------------|
A|-12h14p12-14-15-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12h15----12-12-12-------------------------------------|
B|----------15----------15p13-15p13p12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14p12h14-12-------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------14-14----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12h14h16-14-14-------14--------------------|
D|----------------12h14----12-14-(14)-(14)----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-12-15b17-------{15}-------15b17-15b17--15~----15p12-15-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|------12-------------------------------------|
B|-15------15-13-12-12-13----------------------|
G|------------------------14-14-12-12-14p12h14-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-14--------------12-14-------15-14----------12-14-|
A|--------15p14p12-------14p12-------15p14p12-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------12-15-------------(15)----|
B|-12----12---------------------------|
G|----14------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-14-----15---17---22p20p19----19-20p19p17----17--|
B|---------------------------22-------------20-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-19p17p15----15-------19-22-22p20p19-19-19-19p17p15-15----|
B|----------19----17-15----------------------------------17-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17p15p12----12-15p12---12-10p8p7------------------------------|
B|----------15----------------------10p8p7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9p7-7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9--7-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------9-7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7-5---|

e|------------|
B|-7--(7)d----|
G|-h----------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|


End Solo


Ending:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7p5---5--5p3---3--1p0-----|
A|-----7--------5--------1p0-|
E|---------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7p5---5--5p3---3--1p0-----2-|
E|-----7--------5--------3p0-0-|
                     "You better believe it!"


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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