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Megadeth:  Chosen Ones
(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)

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU!

Date last modified:  September 22, 2004

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Tuning: 1/4 step down


Riff 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5---------------5---------------|
D|-------7---5-----------7---5-----|
A|---0-0---0---6-7---0-0---0---6-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   *         * *   *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5---------------7-6-5-----------|
D|-------7---5-----------7-6-5-----|
A|---0-0---0---6-7-------------7-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   *


Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------5---------------5---------------|
D|-9----7-----------7---5-----------7---5-----|
A|-7----5--8----0-0---0---6-7---0-0---0---6-7-|
E|---------6----------------------------------|
                * *   *         * *   *
   "An animal so vicious..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------5---------------7-6-5-----------|
D|-9----7-10--------7---5-----------7-6-5-----|
A|-7----5--8----0-0---0---6-7-------------7-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
                 * *   *
   "So on the fields..."




Play Riff 1   "Human bones..."
Play Riff 2   "When I walk..."

Ending chord for Riff 2 above:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--7--|
E|--5--|



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

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---0h2-5p4p2p0----------0h2-5p4p2p0--------|
D|-2-----a------5p4p2p0-5-----a------5p4p2p0-|
A|-0------------a-------3------------a-------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0h2-5p4p2p0----------0h2-5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0-|
D|-4-----a------5p4p2p0-3-----a-------a-------|
A|-2------------a-------1---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|



Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-----2--2-5--2-----2--2-4-|
A|-0-000-0--0-3--0-000-0--0-2-|
E|----------------------------|
     ***           ***
  "Heaven's powers..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-0-----|
D|-2-----2--2-3--2-----2-----1-0-|
A|-0-000-0--0-1--0-000-0---------|
E|-------------------------------|
     ***           ***
  "Onward now..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---0h2-5p4p2p0----------0h2-5p4p2p0--------|
D|-2-----a------5p4p2p0-5-----a------5p4p2p0-|
A|-0------------a-------3------------a-------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0h2-5p4p2p0----------0h2-5p4p2p0-5p4p2p0-|
D|-4-----a------5p4p2p0-3-----a-------a-------|
A|-2------------a-------1---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|




Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-2222-00-22-3333-55-33-2222-00-22-3333-55-33-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   **** ** ** **** ** ** **** ** ** **** ** **
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4--4-4-|
A|-2222-00-22-3333-55-33-00-2--2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
   **** ** ** **** ** ** **

Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)   x6
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5555-33-55-6666-88-66-|
E|-----------------------|
   **** ** ** **** ** **
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7--7-7-|
A|-5555-33-55-6666-88-66-33-5--5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   **** ** ** **** ** ** **


Play Riff 3a   Solo Rhythm

Ending to riff 3a:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-----2--2-5--2-----2--2-|
A|-0-000-0--0-3--0-000-0--0-|
E|--------------------------|
     ***           ***
   "Never let you..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---0h2-5p4p2p0----------0h2-5p4p2p0--------|
D|-2-----a------5p4p2p0-5-----a------5p4p2p0-|
A|-0------------a-------3------------a-------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


Solo (Mustaine)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-9b10--(9)r----------------9--7----|
G|-9b10--(9)r---9p8-9p7-9----9--7tr9-|
D|------------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------7----------------------------------|
B|--------------7h8-10-10-10---10-7-10-7------------------------|
G|---------7-10--------------------------9b11-9-7---7-----------|
D|-7h8-9-9----------------------------------------9---9-7---7-9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------9-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9---8--------------------12---11-------------|
D|-7---10-----------7--------10h13------------------12---|
A|----------------------10---------------------13--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------15---14---15---17----|
B|---------14---13-------------13---17------------------------|
G|-11h14------------------11----------------------------------|
D|-------------------14---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-20p19-17p15---------14h15-17-20p19-17----------------|
B|-------------15b16---------------------20p19-17-------|
G|------------------------------------------------19b20-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----14h15-17-15---14-15-17p15-14-15---14--------------|
B|-16--------------------------------------17-15-14-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------16--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-22b24-----------22b24-------22b24p19-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-24b26-----------24b26-----------22---19---|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-22---20---19----------------------------------12---|
B|----------------22---20---19------------------------|
G|-------------------------------21b23----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12---------------------------------|
B|---------15p12-------------------------|
G|-----------------14p12-----------------|
D|-------------------------12b13---------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

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

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

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------14-15-16-17-18-19-19-18-17----------|
G|-14-14-16-17----------------------------19-18-17-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------10-11-12-13-|
E|-10-11-12-13-12-13-14-15-13-14-15-16-------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------10-11-12-13-12-13-14-15-|
A|-12-13-14-15-13-14-15-16-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------13h15-13----|
G|-------------10h12-10----10-12-14-15----------15-|
D|-14-15-16-17----------14-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------13----------------------13-15-13-15-13-|
B|-13-15-16----16-15-13----13-15-16----------------|
G|----------------------15-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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

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

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-17-17-16-16-15-15-14-14-13-13-12-12-11-11-10-10-|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-8-8-7---7-6-6---5-5--4---4-3-3-2-2-|

                                   x3
e|-24tm-23tm-24tm-23-24-20-19-17-19-|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|--19tm--21tm--|
G|----------------------------------|--------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------|

                                   x3
e|-24tm-23tm-24tm-23-24-20-19-17-19-|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|--19tm--21tm--|
G|----------------------------------|--------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------|

                                   x3
e|-24tm-23tm-24tm-23-24-20-19-17-19-|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|--19tm--21tm--|
G|----------------------------------|--------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------|


e|-24tm-23tm-24tm-23-24-20-19-17-19--24tm-23tm-24tm-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 5
e|-----0--0-------0--0----|
B|-----------0----------0-|
G|------------------------|
D|-10----------9----------|
A|--8----------7----------|
E|------------------------|
     "I reign..."
e|----0--0--------0--0----|
B|----------0-----------0-|
G|------------------------|
D|-8-----------5----------|
A|-6-----------3----------|
E|------------------------|
     "...now I say..."



Riff 6
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------4-3-2----------5-4-3----------6-5-4-----|
D|------------4-3------------5-4------------6-5-|
A|-2--2-----------3--3-----------4--4-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------8--8--8~-|
G|------7-6-5----------8-7-6----------9-8-7------7--7--7~-|
D|------------7-6------------8-7------------9-8-----------|
A|-5--5-----------6--6-----------7--7---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
                                           "I say to kill!"


Play Riff 2   "You doubt your..."
Play Riff 2   "An animal so..."

Ending:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7----7------------7--------7\--|
E|-5----5------------5--------5\--|



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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