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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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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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