Megadeth - "These Boots" Guitar Tab
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Megadeth: These Boots
(Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good)
Copyright (c) (Combat) (1985)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Bob McInnes (futureal2112@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
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x4
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-9----9----9----9-|
D|-9----9----9----9-|
A|-7----7----7----7-|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-9----9----9----9-|
D|-9----9----9----9-|
A|-7----7----7----7-|
E|------------------|
x4
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-2---5-2----5---|
A|-2---5-2----5---|
E|---0------0---0-|
* * *
Solo (Poland)
e|-24b26---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------4b5r4-2-2----------|
A|------------------------5b7------|
E|----------------------------4-3\-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9-14p9-12p9---9-14p9-12p9---|
D|-------------9-------------9-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-14p9-12p9---9-14p9-12~~--|
D|-------------9--------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-[not finished]----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|
A|-7--------[let ring]-----|
E|-0-------------------X\\-|
x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9----(9)\-------------------|
A|-7-7-7----(7)\-------------------|
E|----------------0000000000000000-|
****************
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|
* * * * * * * * * *** ** **
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------2--|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-0--|
*** *** *** *** ** **
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|
* * * * * * * * * *** ** **
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-|
*** *** *** *** ** **
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
Riff 4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
"You keep saying..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
"Some things you call..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------------5------|
A|-------------5-6-7-5------|
E|-55555555...-5-6-7----7p5-|
********
"You've been kissing..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
"...and now someone else..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5---5-------2---2-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
* * * * * * *
"These boots..."
e|--------------0-0------|
B|--------------0-0------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5---5-----2-----------|
E|-3-3-3-3-2-0-------0-2-|
* * * * *
"...and that's just..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-5---5-------2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
* * * *
"One of these days..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Poland)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|
* * * * * * * * * *** ** **
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-|
*** *** *** *** ** **
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
Play Riff 4 "You keep lying..."
Play Riff 5 "These boots..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Poland)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "You keep dressing..."
Play Riff 5 "These boots..."
Riff 3b
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|
* * * * * * * * * *** ** **
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------2--|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-0--|
*** *** *** *** ** **
"Yeah!"
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-121212-111111-101010-999-88-77-|
* * * * * * * * * *** ** **
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-666-555-444-333-22-11-|
*** *** *** *** ** **
Riff 6
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------7------|
D|-------------7-8-9-7------|
A|-77777777...-7-8-9----9p7-|
E|--------------------------|
********
"Are you ready boots?"
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-------5-6-7-------5-6-|
E|----0--7--------0--7-----|
Solo (Poland)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-[not finished]----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------4-5-6------4-5-6------|
A|---5-6-7------------7--7-------7--7-|
E|-7-------7--7-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7-8-9------7-8-9------|
D|-7-8-9--------7-8-9--------------9--9-------9--9-|
A|-------11--11-------11--11-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-11-12--------10-11-12--------|
G|-11-12-13--------11-12-13-----------------13--13----------13--13-|
D|----------14--14----------14--14---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------14-15-16-----------|
B|-15-16-17--------15-16-17-----15-16-17-----------17--17~\-|
G|----------16--16----------16-------------------------16~\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--9--------|
A|--7--9--2--|
E|-----7--0--|
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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