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

transcribed by: Russ Elton      (webmaster@abysslord.com)
      solos 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: November 6, 2004

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Tuning: 1/4 step down


Intro
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-0-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-\5-|
A|------------------------\3-|
E|---------------------------|
                             "Here I come..."


Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-0-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-5-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5-|
A|-3333333333333333-11111111-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
   **************** ********
  "Stand up..."


Riff 1a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-0-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-55-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-00-77-0-55-0-88-0-77-0-5-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-------|
A|-3333333333333333-11111111-0-5-5-2-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-0-|
   **************** ********
  "Let it loose..."


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------9--------10--------11--------12-|
A|------7---------8---------9--------10-|
E|-0000---000000----000000----000000----|
   ****   ******    ******    ******     x3
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------9--------10--------11--------12-|
A|--------7---------8---------9--------10-|
E|-000000---000000----000000----000000----|
   ******   ******    ******    ******

Solo (Poland)
e|-----------------------8--10--12-|
B|-6-7-9-7~----8--10--12-----------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-9b10----(10)r9-10-8-10-8-7-------|
B|----------------------------10-8--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-7-----------------------------------------|
B|---10-8-7-8-7b8--(8)r7-10-8-7-------7------|
G|------------------------------9-7-9----9-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-9-7----------------------------|
A|--------10-9-7---------------------|
E|---------------10-10b12----(12)r10-|

e|--------12---15---15b17--|
B|-10b12-------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-17b19----18b20----20b22----22b24--|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-0-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---|
A|-------------------------3-|
E|---------------------------|


Play Riff 1    "A dose of metal..."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2    Solo Rhythm


Solo (Poland)
e|-------12-13-------0-13-12-13-------13-12-13-|
B|-12-15-------15-12------------15-12----------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

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

e|----13-12-18-15----------------------------------|
B|-12-------------17-18-17-18-15----14----14-------|
G|-------------------------------16----15----15----|
D|----------------------------------------------17-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------11--12-10----|
B|------------------------10-11-12-11--10----12-11-----------12-|
G|-13-10-13-10----12-10-12----------------12--------------------|
D|-------------12-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-11-12-14b16--12-10-12-14b15--14-13b14--15-14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-15-17-15-14----15-17-19-17-15----15-17S--|
B|-------------17----------------17---------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-20--19----19-17-19b20-20-22b24----(24)r22-| Harmony guitar plays
B|-----------------------19-20b22----(22)r20-| bottom notes
G|-----------16-17-19b21---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------10----------10h12-10h12-|
A|-------10h12-------10h12----12-10h12-------------|
E|-10h13-------10h13-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------8-10-|
B|-------------------9-10-9-------9-10-12------|
G|-10----------10h12--------12-10--------------|
D|----12-10h12---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-8b10--10-10b11--13-12b13---13-12-13-17-15-13----15-|
B|----------------------------------------------17----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-13--------------17/20--20b22----(22)r20-|
B|-----17--15--13--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3a                     x3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-0-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---|
A|-------------------------3-|
E|---------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-0-77-0-55-0-7h8p7p5-7p5---7-|
A|-------------------------3-5-|
E|-----------------------------|



Riff 4 (Play 2x)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--/10\-7--/12\-7--/10\-7-xxx-5-6-|
A|-5--/-8\-5--/10\-5--/-8\-5-xxx-3-4-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   "You, your head..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7/8\7-----|
D|-7--/10\-7--/12\-7--/10\-7-5/6\5-5-6-|
A|-5--/-8\-5--/10\-5--/-8\-5-------3-4-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   "...is pounding with pain..."


Riff 4a
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7--/10\-7--/12\10--7--/10\-7-xxx-5-6-|
A|-5--/-8\-5--/10\-8--5--/-8\-5-xxx-3-4-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   "Winning, sinning..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7/8\7-----|
D|-7--/10\-7--/12\10--7--/10\-7-5/6\5-5-6-|
A|-5--/-8\-5--/10\-8--5--/-8\-5-------3-4-|
E|----------------------------------------|
   "Feeding the needing..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7--/10\-7--/12\10--7--/10\-7-xxx-5-6-|
A|-5--/-8\-5--/10\-8--5--/-8\-5-xxx-3-4-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   "Bashing, smashing..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7--/10\-7--/12\10--7--/13\--7--|
A|-5--/-8\-5--/10\-8--5--/11\--5--|
E|--------------------------------|
   "Frying, annihilating you!"


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
NOTE: Bass plays progression (D->F->D->F->F->C->G)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------5h7-7p5----------------5h7-7p5-----|
D|-7-7----7-7---------7p5-7-7----7-7---------7p5-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-------------5-5--5-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------5h7-7p5--------------5---7-|
D|-7-7----7-7---------7p5-7-7----7-3-5-5-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-------------5-5--5-5---3---|
E|---------------------------------------|


Solo (Poland)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-5-8-5-8-------------------------------|
G|---------7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12b14---------------------------|
D|-----------12-10-12-10-7---------|
A|-------------------------10-8-8--|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------14-13---------13-|
B|---------13b15------15-13-15---------15---14----|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-7b9--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------12-13-14-15-14-13-14-|
G|-12----------------11-12-14----------------------|
D|----15-12----12-15-------------------------------|
A|----------15-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------13-12-13-17-15-13----15-13----------17-20-20b22--20b22--|
B|-15b17--------------------17-------17-15-13---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-20b22----(22)r20\--|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

End Solo



Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------5h7-7p5----------------5h7-7p5-----|
D|-7-7----7-7---------7p5-7-7----7-7---------7p5-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-------------5-5--5-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
     "There's someone..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------3h5-5p3--------------5---7-|
D|-5-5----5-5---------5p3-7-7----7-3-5-5-|
A|-3-3--3-3-3-------------5-5--5-5---3---|
E|---------------------------------------|
     "You feel..."



Riff 7                         x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7-----5--7-------------------|
A|-5--6--3--5-------------------|
E|-5--4--------4444444444444444-|
               ****************
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-7-----5--7-----------|
A|-5--6--3--5--6--(6)\--|
E|-5--4--------4--(4)\--|


Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----12-11-10~---------12-11-10~-----|
E|-/10------------8-9-10-----------8-9-|

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

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-12-11-10b12----10-11-|
A|-------------12-------|
E|----------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----14-13-12----------14-13-12-------|
D|-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------15h16p15p13-|
B|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14-15-------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-16p15p13---------------------------------|
G|---------15p14p12-------------------------|
D|-----------------15p14p12-----------------|
A|-------------------------15p14p12---------|
E|---------------------------------15p14p12-|

e|-20b22--20b22--19-17-22-20-19-17--17---------------------|
B|--------------------------------21--19-21-17-19-19b21r19-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-18-18-16----16-18p16---16------16~-|
G|----------18---------18---17h18-----|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-20-22p20p19-20p19p17-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------22p20p19-20p19p17------------------|
G|--------------------------------------21p19p17-19p17p15-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-19p17p15-17p15p14---------------------------------|
A|------------------20p19p17-19p17p15-17p15p14-------|
E|---------------------------------------------19p17-|

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

e|-20b22-20b22-20p19p17---------|
B|---------------------20p19p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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

e|-20b22-20b22-20p19p17---------|
B|---------------------20p19p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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

e|-20b22-20b22-20p19p17---------|
B|---------------------20p19p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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

e|-20b22-20b22-20p19p17---------|
B|---------------------20p19p17-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------17\-|
G|-------------------------15-17-19----|
D|-----------------15-17-19------------|
A|---------15-17-19--------------------|
E|-15-17-19----------------------------|

End Solo


Ending:                      x7
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-00-7-00-5-00-8-00-7-00-5-0-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
   "Rattlehead..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--------------7--------7-7\-|
A|-5--5--5--5--55555555...-5--------5-5\-|
E|---------------------------------------|
                           "Rattle your goddamn head!"


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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